Brentwood Tower 6 Hoarding

April 25, 2023March 24, 2023 by mgadmin

The Amazing Brentwood Tower 6 Hoarding

The next phase of the Amazing Brentwood development is here and we are excited to be a part of it. This time we are starting off with printing and installing a massive hoarding for the highly anticipated tower six. Brentwood Tower 6 is part of the Brentwood Town Centre development, a mixed-use complex that includes residential, commercial, and retail spaces. The tower will stand 60 stories tall with 369 homes, making it one of the tallest buildings in Burnaby.

With the construction underway, we were assigned to cover part of the perimeter (facing toward the mall) with custom hoarding graphics. The beautiful hoarding stretches for 400+ feet in length and stands at 8 feet in height. In addition to the hoarding, we also produced a 12ft x 16ft site sign at the corner of Willingdon Avenue and Halifax Street.

Check out the pictures and videos of our work below. For more details on the development visit https://homes.theamazingbrentwood.com/

Our Work

SQFT of print

Painted Screws

ACP Sheets

Rolls of Vinyl

Rolls of Laminate

The project spanned over a couple of months from pre-planning to completion. Like all of our projects, a dedicated team was assigned to plan, manage, and oversee the production and installation.

We started the project with a thorough site check. Our team measured all the sizes and angles from which a digital template was created.
The client then used the supplied template to create their artwork.
Once the scope was set, we printed samples to ensure color quality and accuracy.
After the samples were approved, the job was sent to production where we started with precutting the ACP sheets.
The vibrant graphics were printed separately on our state-of-the-art printer using highly durable 3M Vinyl and Anti-Graffiti Laminate.
Each graphic panel was then meticulously hand-mounted onto the precut ACP sheets – a process that took over a week of labour.
In addition to the full panels, we produced 46 infill panels to cover the angled gaps at the bottom for a uniform appearance.
After the production was completed, we began the final stage of installation which was spread over multiple days.
For the final touch, each panel was screwed in using pre-painted screws to match the graphics and make the hoarding appear seamless.

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Massive Building Wrap at YVR Airport

March 10, 2023September 29, 2022 by mgadmin

The First of Its Kind

Building Wrap in Vancouver

65,000 SQFT Building Wrap at The Vancouver International Airport

After almost a year of planning, producing, and installing this monumental project, we are absolutely thrilled to reveal our biggest project to date in its whole grandeur. Located just east of the Vancouver International Airport, the soon-to-be Airport Commerce Centre is impossible to miss with its fully wrapped sides showcasing YVR’s commitment to be carbon net zero by 2030.

Back in the summer of 2021 when the building went under construction, the team at YVR saw a great opportunity to emphasize their commitment to being the greenest airport in the world in the grandest way possible. Whether you are flying in, taking the Skytrain, or driving, the bold statement is towering above the surroundings that is visible for miles in all direction. What would otherwise have been an unsightly scaffolded site has now been transformed to reflect YVR’s branding, while glamourizing the path to YVR and concealing the future commerce centre for a grand reveal.

We are honored to have been trusted to execute a project of a scale the city has never seen before. Through this page, we hope to convey the months of hard work and dedication that went into this project. If you are ever in the vicinity, share your pics with us with the hashtag #yvrbuildingwrap. We would love to see it through your lens.

For more information on YVR’s commitment to carbon net zero, visit yvr.ca/netzero.

Our Work

For the first month and a half, our team went through an extensive pre-planning phase where they sat down with all the stakeholders including the installation and scaffolding teams. They then planned through the logistics involved in the production and installation of all four sides, the deliverables by each team, and the timeline it must be completed within. Once the plan was laid out, we produced and approved a few samples to test the installation method, color vibrancy, and the overflow of the image within the panels.

Due to the magnitude of the project, the production and installation phase was broken into four phases – each phase representing a side. The first phase was produced and installed towards the end of 2021, while the last one completing at the end of May. Throughout these 6 months, our team went through countless hours of printing, finishing, packing, and installing.

Feet of Rope

Grommets

Feet of Media

Hours of Finishing

Hours of Printing

Feet of Rope

Grommets

Feet of Media

Hours of Finishing

Hours of Printing

SQFT Covered

Behind the Scenes

Production

The whole project was printed on 70 rolls of Mesh Banner media and required over 40 days of printing, and 16 days of finishing in total. A few samples and prototypes were created to ensure accuracy prior to producing the full banners.

Scaffolding

There was a thorough review of the scaffolding being used as it needed to withstand the weight and wind load of the banners. By providing the specs of our media and accessories, our scaffolding partners were able to engineer, produce, and install the scaffolding to our specific requirements.

Installation

Spread over six months and four phases, the installation took about 20 days in total. An 80-foot articulating lift was needed to attach all the banners at the top which were then rolled down and attached manually on the remaining three sides.

See more Projects at YVR

Vancouver Pride Graphics at YVR Airport (2022)

Kelp Forest Graphics at Vancouver International Airport

Hoarding Graphics | YVR Airport

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Vancouver Pride Graphics at YVR Airport (2022)

October 18, 2022August 15, 2022 by mgadmin

Vancouver Pride Window Graphics at the Vancouver International Airport

After successfully creating a unique and innovative underwater experience in 2019 where the Vancouver International Airport (YVR) teamed up with the Vancouver Aquarium to showcase the importance of respecting the oceans, the YVR team has once again utilized the space for another community project.

As part of the 2022 Vancouver Pride Festival, the YVR teamed up with the Vancouver Pride Society to create an art piece that highlights their support as an airport that welcomes all. The artwork spans over 66 windows on the crossover between the Domestic Terminal and Vancouver Airport Skytrain station. The stunning and vibrant artwork was designed by local artist, Lindsey McEwan. In an interview with the airport she said:

“My aim was to include as many of the (over 32+) pride flags as possible. Each representing queer communities around the world, I placed them in a way that demonstrated how intertwined we are while keeping the integrity of each flag used”

We were honored to be selected as the printing partner for this beautiful collaboration and we highly recommend checking it out in person if you get a chance. It is located on the crossway between the Domestic Terminal Building and the Vancouver Airport Skytrain Station.

"public art and design that elevates built environments to uplift and amplify communities."

Lindsey McEvan (Artist)

Gallery

Behind the Scenes

As with all large-scale projects, it all started with a pre-production meeting to go over the process, site measurements, timeline, and testing.

After reconfirming the window sizes and adjusting the artwork, we ran a few internal tests at various ink densities to ensure product quality matches the vision of our client, all in all, while ensuring the additional elements of text and icons remain vivid.

The whole project spanned over 2 weeks with 4 full nights of installation and over 1600+ sqft of windows covered.

See YVR's Previous Project

Kelp Forest (in Collaboration with Ocean Wise)

The unique experience of feeling like you are under water comes from the creative design and printing process. Solid elements such as text, icons, and kelp forest are all printed in three layers, while the water (gaps between the plantation) is printed with one layer of ink. When light passes through (whether natural or artificial), it gets blocked through the three layered areas while passing through the single layer. This lights the whole image up, while allowing you to see through the windows to create an illusion of walking under water.

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Huge Parkade Ramp Wall Mural in Downtown Vancouver

October 18, 2022June 20, 2022 by mgadmin

sqft of Print

feet wide

feet high

printed panels

Vancouver Mural Festival's Massive Parkade Ramp Wall Mural

One of our largest wall murals to date was installed at a parkade ramp wall in downtown Vancouver as part of the Vancouver Mural Festival. The stunning and alluring art was designed by Cas Nahui (IG: @casnahui) and commissioned by Westbank.

The graphics were printed on 3M premium vinyl with a luster laminate to alleviate the vibrant colors. Due to the sloping ramp with a lurking overhead at the end, our team had to take in the angle and varying heights into consideration during the pre-flight of the artwork.

Needless to say, our team did an excellent job predicting all the possible challenges we may face and split the length of the graphics into various sections. These sections were then lined up perfectly together during the 2-day install which resulted in the seamlessly panoramic piece that you see in the gallery and video below.

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Office Graphics at BC Ministry of Children & Family Development

October 18, 2022April 10, 2022 by mgadmin

New Office Graphics at BC Ministry of Children & Family Development

The BC’s Ministry of Children & Family Development recently moved into a beautiful new office where they needed help with printing and installing a variety of custom graphics to spruce up their workspace.

The design involved scenic wallpaper to create statement walls that oozes calmness and positivity. Additionally, they wanted to create a unique privacy film that involved a subtle printed pattern on frosted vinyl that would help continue the theme of nature from their walls to the office windows, all while providing privacy.

Lastly, there were a few smaller pieces of signage needed in the form of wayfinding such as the room IDs and locker numbers. These were produced using multiple elements like Aluminum Composite Panels, write-erase vinyl, printed vinyl, tactile lettering, and brailling.

GALLERY

Behind the Scenes

To ensure design and color consistency across the different types of signage, we produced various samples for the client to review. While most of the samples were approved on the first try, the privacy film required a few tweaks to ensure the right balance of white is printed to give that subtle imagery while still providing enough privacy.

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Scenic Wall Murals at Three Links Care Centre

October 18, 2022June 14, 2021 by mgadmin

Scenic Wall Murals at Three Links Care Centre

The Three Links Care Centre (TLCC) has been providing high-quality, affordable, and professional residential care and independent housing to seniors and older adults with special needs for more than 35 years. Their mission statement is to provide residents with safe, compassionate, and care housing that improves their quality of life. As part of their continuous efforts in improving their resident’s living experience, the team at TLCC approached Multigraphics to help them revitalize some of their interior spaces with beautiful landscapes of British Columbia.

The project consisted of 10 wall murals (approximately 140 feet x 7 feet of area) and a magnetic World Map. Spanning over 6 months (due to COVID delays), the project started with a vigorous search for the perfect images. Both, our team at Multigraphics, and the team at TLCC search through 100s of images on the web which were then analyzed to ensure they will retain their quality when printed at full scale. As we narrowed down the options to just a few images, a test print was done to verify the resolution and quality.

Once all the images and test prints were approved, we proceeded with printing the full job. In the meantime, we conducted a site check to plan and coordinate our installs with the team at TLCC. Since it is an occupied site, we had to abide by a certain set of limitations and work on one mural at a time. Thanks to the heavy workload upfront and careful planning, the install went smoothly. While both the client and we were delighted with the results, the biggest takeaway for us on this wonderful project was the joy it brought to the local residents who loved experiencing the many landscapes of BC from the comfort of their home.

Have a look below at some of the before and after shots, along with the completed pictures from this beautiful project.

Before and After
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GALLERY

Behind The Scenes

From image selection to mockups to test prints, we went through a plethora of planning to ensure the final results align with TLCC’s vision and goals.

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King Street Toronto’s Construction Hoarding

October 18, 2022April 21, 2021 by mgadmin

Video source: http://kingtoronto.com/films-gallery

king street toronto | Westbank

Construction Hoarding

king street toronto | Westbank

Construction Hoarding

The most talked-about residential build in Toronto, KING Toronto, has entered the construction phase. The one-of-a-kind project will be bringing hundreds of residences and dozens of shops to the retail district on the city’s King Street. The buildings, encompassing 600 feet of frontage, will be built atop the four existing heritage buildings. The team behind King Toronto plans to transform the existing urban manufacturing into a vibrant and successful neighborhood through architectural diversity.

KING Toronto will be extruding upwards on a 45-degree grid to King Street to open up views and increase exposure for retail and interior spaces. This Yin and Yang of the new and the old will help create a unified purpose of combining hundreds of individual terraces that all come together to create a beautiful contoured, man-made mountain range. With each home having its own little garden in the sky, KING Toronto is bringing nature into the city in an interesting and creative way.

Images from: http://kingtoronto.com/

Our Work

To showcase the living experience of KING Toronto to potential buyers and investors, Westbank marketing team partnered up with Multigraphics to produce and install the entire site’s hoarding graphics. The beautiful design consisted of:

320 feet x 16 feet of Aluminum Composite Sheet’s Hoarding
152 feet x 30 feet of custom banner
Custom fabricated brackets to secure and install the banner to the existing steel structure
Produced in Vancouver
Shipped to and installed in Toronto

We are extremely pleased to show you the finished photos of this behemoth of a project that our team so passionately helped bring to life. We even included some behind-the-scenes images to highlight the level of details that went into the project to ensure smooth execution.

sqft of Material

Feet of Coverage

Rolls of Media

Days to Complete

GALLERY

Behind the Scenes

Prior to printing, multiple site checks were conducted to ensure the measurements were precise as the architectural drawings were not as built. Once we had the correct size, we proceeded to the testing phase where we printed three different samples to select the media with the most vibrant colors.

With both measurements and testing out of the way, our production and installation team collaborated to determine the specs, finishing, and engineering required for the installation of the custom banner. Since the banner was being installed on an existing building (essentially a steel structure), the banner required custom brackets, pole pockets, aluminum pipes, and lumber to ensure it stays secure. Needless to say, the team came up with some clever engineering that helped in a smooth and secured installation.

This project also required some heavy lifting (literally and figuratively) from our shipping department. The team custom packed tools, hardware, aluminum pipes, lumber, and printed graphics into secured and custom-made crates/bundles. They were then shipped to Toronto on a flat deck truck where another local courier picked it up again for delivery to the site.

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Massive Floor Graphics Project for a Tech Company

October 18, 2022January 15, 2021 by mgadmin

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Floors

Rolls of Media

Days to Complete

Custom Floor Graphics for a New Office in Downtown Vancouver

We dove into 2021 with a massive order involving floor graphics for one of the largest tech companies in the world. The brand, which is moving into a new office in downtown Vancouver, will be leasing an entire building. Since the building had to undergo renovation, our client wanted to upgrade their hallways by adding a dimension to the existing concrete floors through custom printed patterns.

The floor space encompassed an area of almost 9000 square feet that spanned over nine floors. To ensure smooth sailing, our team conducted thorough pre-checks to predict possible challenges. These included various site visits, printing samples, and figuring out the assembly line for printing and paneling the enormous floor graphics.

We also had to work closely with 3M to ensure the media we use warranties a long life and withstand extreme foot traffic while being anti-slip. We produced samples on two different 3M vinyls with white and grey patterns. The client preferred grey over white and chose 3M IJ180 vinyl with 3M 3645 anti-slip laminate.

For the full prints, we decided to split the job per floor for efficiency. Each floor with its unique patterns will get printed for two days followed by another two days of installation (as we simultaneously print the next floor). Cumulatively, all nine floors took about three and half weeks to complete.

Despite the magnitude and challenges we faced, we are delighted with the results. All the stakeholders (client, designers, sales, prepress, production, and installers) did a spectacular job of planning, organizing, and executing the proposed solutions.

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Behind the Scenes

One of the biggest challenges we faced was fitting the various panels onto the media while ensuring they flow seamlessly. While quite an unadorned problem on paper, it required an elaborate solution.

We first conducted multiple site checks to measure the site and compared it with the architectural drawings supplied.
Next, we re-scaled the supplied-artwork to match site measurements.
Then, we strategically paneled each pattern (manually) to make sure none of the panel breaks fall on the actual printed area.
Finally, we reversed engineer our custom panel breaks to re-create the full image and then compare it again with our site measurements to ensure accuracy.

We also faced challenges with lamination. Because the media was transparent, we had to ensure there were no dust particles under our prints or lamination. Our production team did a thorough 2-day cleaning of the entire shop floor, including waxing of the flooring to guarantee cleanliness before printing.

We even tweaked the pressure of our laminator to accommodate the media’s stretch factor. All in all, we printed about 18 rolls of media over 8-days – an effort that reflects in the final results.

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3M Solar Film Installation at The Oceanic Plaza in Downtown Vancouver

October 18, 2022October 21, 2020 by mgadmin

Outsmart the sun

Solar Film Installation at the Oceanic Plaza in Vancouver

Located at the center of Vancouver’s Business district, Oceanic Plaza attracts top tenants by offering a convenient location, outdoor space, and rich amenities, all streamlined for a productive and balanced environment. As part of their continuing effort to increase value for their clients, they reached out to Multigraphics for a solution to help reduce their building’s heat, glare, and energy consumption.

After extensive research, cost analysis, and thorough discussions with the client, we finalized 3M™ Amber 35 Low E Window Film as the best fit for this project. The film tackles all their pain-points and includes features such as:

Keeping occupant cool in the hotter months and warm in the colder through metalized heat gain reduction and heat insulation technology
Creating a comfortable environment by reducing glare and eye discomfort
Extending the life and vibrancy of furniture, fittings, and fabrics.
Reducing the risk of injury from flying glass.
Improving energy savings by reducing the workload of heating and cooling systems.

The whole project encompassed 18 floors, almost 1200 windows, and 130 rolls of media. The installation took place mostly at night and on weekends to minimize disruption to existing tenants. Considering how the building is covered in glass from top to bottom, the tenants will enjoy reduced heat and glare, while retaining great views.

Project Summary

sqft of Material

Floors covered

Windows In total

Days to Complete

Behind the Scenes

Prior to installation, each floor’s tenants had their furniture moved away from the windows to create sufficient work space. Some windows require prior film removal, while the rest only required cleaning. Once the glass was ready, our two teams of installers – each comprising of 2-3 members – then wet applied the solar film onto the windows.

Science Behind Solar Films

Enhanced Comfort and Protection

The spectrally selective films reject up to 97% of the sun’s heat-producing infrared light, helping keep interiors cooler, reducing the load on cooling systems, and saving energy.

Unsurpassed Capabilities

What sets solar films apart is the precision with which light waves are controlled as they pass through or reflect off of hundreds of layers of film. This means when the sun is working its hardest, so is the solar film.

UV Protection

By blocking 99.9% of UV rays, the film helps protect furnishings from the harmful effects of the sun. And according to the Skin Cancer Foundation, window film is one of several recommended safeguards against UV damage.

No Corrosion or Signal Interference

Being non-metallic, Solar films aren’t susceptible to corrosion in coastal environments. they also don’t interfere with electronic device signals

WHICH SOLAR FILM IS RIGHT FOR YOU?

Visit our Sun Control Solar Films (temporarily unavailable) page for more info or ask us directly on how we can help you successfully complete the project, step-by-step.

Off-White Vancouver Pop-up Store Graphics

August 22, 2022August 31, 2020 by mgadmin

Pop-up Store Graphics at Off-White Vancouver

Multigraphics is once again a part of a new pop-up shop opening in Vancouver. This time it’s the luxury brand Off-White™ Vancouver that launched on the walkway between CF Pacific Centre and the third floor of Holt Renfrew. Opening just for a month (September 1 to September 30), the exclusive collection is presented in a re-designed space that aims to embrace “sophisticated, modernity”.

The store covers 2,000-square-foot of space that is filled with custom fabricated display cases, racks, osb millwork, LED acrylic Neon sign, custom lightbox with backlit print, floor vinyl (matte background with white glossy logo), and window decals. The entire project was a collaboration between many parties and we are very happy to see it come to life and fully installed.

If you get a chance, do go and check out the Pop-up store. If you missed the opportunity, then fret not, you can still see the beautiful layout in the pictures and video of our work below.

Behind the Scenes

The project required testing and color sampling to ensure the colors matched across different media as we wanted to ensure that regardless of the location, each sign must be identical and on brand.

INSTALLATION

The entire installation process was completed overnight which included installation of the entire floor with vinyl, setting up fabricated fixtures, cut vinyl on glass, backlit frames with graphics, and 3D Neon sign.

Gallery

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The Amazing Brentwood Tower 6 Hoarding

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65,000 SQFT Building Wrap at The Vancouver International Airport

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Vancouver Pride Window Graphics at the Vancouver International Airport

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Kelp Forest (in Collaboration with Ocean Wise)

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Vancouver Mural Festival's Massive Parkade Ramp Wall Mural

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New Office Graphics at BC Ministry of Children & Family Development

GALLERY

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Scenic Wall Murals at Three Links Care Centre

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king street toronto | Westbank

Construction Hoarding

king street toronto | Westbank

Construction Hoarding

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GALLERY

Behind the Scenes

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Custom Floor Graphics for a New Office in Downtown Vancouver

GAllery

Behind the Scenes

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Outsmart the sun

Solar Film Installation at the Oceanic Plaza in Vancouver

Project Summary

Behind the Scenes

Science Behind Solar Films

Enhanced Comfort and Protection

Unsurpassed Capabilities

UV Protection

No Corrosion or Signal Interference

WHICH SOLAR FILM IS RIGHT FOR YOU?

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Pop-up Store Graphics at Off-White Vancouver

Behind the Scenes

INSTALLATION

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Before and After
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