The Labourers’ International Union of North America Building, Ontario Offices and Assembly Hall, Canada
The Labourers’ International Union of North America in Vaughan
Office Building Development in Ontario, Canada ? design by Diamond Schmitt Architects
1 Mar 2018
The LiUNA Building
Design: Diamond Schmitt Architects
Location: Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
The LiUNA Building

A highly transparent glazing system distinguishes the approximately 295,000-square-foot headquarters for the Labourers’ International Union of North America (LiUNA) Local 183.
The building comprises a six-storey tower and three-storey wing that sits dramatically on an Assembly Hall, which is buried in the landscape. This assemblage provides views and visual connection to a large landscaped forecourt designed for social gathering. ?The project creates an urban sense of place in a currently undifferentiated agricultural environment and, as the first building in a larger master plan, establishes a high standard for future developments,? said David Dow, Principal, Diamond Schmitt Architects.
The project comprises an office wing, a large Assembly Hall and an array of Member?s Services that may include medical clinic facilities, a pharmacy, financial services, training classrooms and recreational facilities for retired members. The Assembly Hall will have capacity to accommodate 3,000 diners.
The building is designed as an innovative and distinctive headquarters for Local 183. Large contiguo...