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TO R O N TO294 Richmond Street East

40R Laneway House

Loggia Condominiums

Transformation AGO

Toy Factory Lofts

Bloorview Kids Rehab

Jazz

Ireland Park

Artscape Whychwood Barns

Spadina Wavedeck

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The goal for development of the project at 294 Richmond Street East was to create a sustainable, multi-use development that would make best use of the small site and its constraints while complementing the existing urban streetscape. The designers also wanted to create a model for future developments that would be in keeping with the scale of the existing urban fabric and not require the amalgamation of properties.

“The inspiration for the design of this project was partly a result of its constraints, and a desire to create an exemplary project in the regenerating neighbourhood,” said Dermot Sweeny, Principal, Sweeny Sterling Finlayson & Co Architects Inc. “Rather than taking literal cues from its historic neighbours to the north, we chose a simple but elegant design that complements its neighbours through its multiple uses (retail, office and residential), and appropriate height, scale and street relationships.”

The six-storey, mixed use building is located at 294 Richmond Street East, on the northwest corner of Sherbourne Street. It consists of ground floor retail, second-storey offices, and 10 two-storey loft residential units. The rooftop contains terraces/patios for five of the residential suites. The south wall consists almost entirely of glazed operable windows, providing an abundance of natural light. Amenities include bicycle parking for guests and tenants, large personal storage spaces, individual suite efficient HVAC systems, and an on-site refuse and recycling room.

There were several obstacles stemming from the small site size (footprint of 30 feet by 100 feet) and lack of developable neighbouring

lands (a 3-storey century building sites to the north). Both the client and architects focused on providing a simpler work and live scenario. The City of Toronto supported the elimination of all extraneous building infrastructures including on-site loading and parking which would have otherwise made any development on the property impossible. The City of Toronto also had to grant a partial lane closure on Richmond St. East, and partial laneway closures on the side street, to stage the construction activities.

“The tight site constraints dictated to a great extent that the most economical and efficient way to construct the building was by employing a modular construction system,” said Emilio Celotti, P.Eng., President, Celotti Building Corporation. “The only solution to this problem was to erect the building in two phases—first the easterly 2/3 of the building and then the remaining 1/3 westerly portion. The ground floor slab was used as a staging area for the crane installing the

structural steel and precast floor slabs. The entire ground floor suspended slab was installed and heavily re-shored to accommodate the weight of a crane and the steel and precast concrete slabs it would be lifting.”

The Toronto Urban Design Awards jury felt that the building made good use of the limited space, and commended the project’s inclusion of component of rental housing. The jury also complimented the architects on “successfully devising a single-loaded building… on an extremely tiny site.”

“We were enthused about the opportunity to provide much needed vitality to an area that is, just now, experiencing positive regeneration,” said Sweeny. “We embrace challenges as they often inspire design character, and the small isolated property would require creative manipulation in its conceptual design, programming, and construction logistics.” P

294 Richmond Street Eastaward of excellence Building in Context | Private mid-rise building

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Ingenuity and creativity are evident in the design of the home located at 40R Shaftesbury Avenue in Toronto. The architects had to work within strict space restrictions (both in terms of the neighbourhood and the structure itself) to convert a building that was more than 120 years old into a functional single-family home. It also had to suit the owners’ budgetary and aesthetic requirements. In the end, the architects accomplished their goals and walked away with an award for their efforts.

“This project speaks to the things we are passionate about in our practice: design innovation in the service of sustainability at the level of both the individual and the city,” said Meg Graham, Principal, superkül inc. “Its tiny site and the need for skyward orientation not only called for design dexterity, but led to a solution that makes a unique architectural contribution in a city dominated by Victorian houses on much larger lots.”

The home (completed in October 2008) dates back to the 1880s, when it was used as a blacksmith’s shop. Over the years, it has served a number of purposes, including a taxi depot, hotel storage unit, horse shed, and sculptor’s workshop. The current owners planned to convert the property into a single-family home. Over the years, the building has gone through several retrofits, although the external steel panels have remained. The Toronto Urban Design Awards jury was pleasantly surprised by the building’s architectural design, and how it complements the wide array of design styles in the

neighbourhood. The jury agreed that the project is cleverly designed, combining profound and playful elements, and succeeds in integrating into the narrow confines of the surrounding area. In fact, the successful design inspired the jury to question the myth that single-family homes cannot work within dense urban spaces. With respect to the building’s exterior, the jury states that it “was clearly designed to exude a rough aesthetic befitting a laneway residence of this kind.”

“The history, texture and the patina of the existing house, and the passion the clients had for both its character and the design process, provided much inspiration,” said Graham. “This project is about many things coming together to make a highly unique and very site specific design. It’s less about the parts than the whole.”

Space was a defining factor, as the home has a very small footprint (about 850 square feet of interior living space). As such, the architects

had to be more strategic in their operations. Construction involved building upward (as opposed to outward), and fitting the interior elements into a narrow space. Natural lighting illuminates most of the interior space. Existing steel cladding and many of the structural studs were salvaged for reuse, and a sliding steel door was repurposed. Green features were also included in the project, such as rainwater harvesting, passive ventilation and daylighting, radiant in-floor heating, low-flow plumbing fixtures, sustainably harvested wood, and a green roof.

“The house features a green roof, therefore it was important to incorporate rainwater harvesting into the design,” said Grant Youdelis, P.Eng., President, GPY + Associates Engineering Inc. “Rainwater is captured in a cistern located in the basement, and the rainwater is used for irrigation of the green roof. The cistern has an overflow provided which discharges any excess rainwater overland.” P

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Loggias are enclosed elevated exterior rooms. They served to inspire the design (and name) of Loggia Condominiums, which are located at 1040-1050 The Queensway in the west end of Toronto (Etobicoke). They also helped the architects to create an intermediate zone between the building edge and the street, and establish mass on a street that is viewed as an underutilized area of the city.

“The primary goal was to settle the street by creating mass on the street indicative of the density a corridor of this size could handle and create a pedestrian presence,” said Daniel Cowling, Partner, SMV Architects. “This was accomplished by pushing the mass of the building to street line, incorporating pedestrian-oriented retail fronting onto the street and terracing the building back at the upper floors to decrease the apparent mass of the building on the street.”

Loggia Condominiums, completed in 2008, consists of two 10-storey buildings that contain 140 and 174 units, respectively. The building exterior is glass and precast concrete. The two terraced buildings are stepped back, allowing for outdoor garden rooms. Amenities include a concierge, party room, pool, hot tub, sauna, and exercise centre. The extensive balconies and loggias provide shading in summer months. Parking is located within the building. Another feature is the Loggia Club, which is an

amenities centre suspended between the two condominium towers.

“This was a time-sensitive project,” said Fiorenzo DiBiase, Managing Officer, Marando Painting Ltd. “It required working very closely with the client, as well as the other trades and suppliers, to meet the client’s demanding standards.”

The Toronto Urban Design Awards jury felt that the building “sets a precedent for mid-rise buildings on main streets,” especially ones that are as busy as the street on which Loggia Condominiums are located. Most of their appreciation was focused on the simplicity of the design and the straightforwardness of the building’s architecture. The jury also noted the effort involved in the development’s urbanization intentions, which should contribute to the long-term densification strategy for the area.

“Elevating the amenity space between the two phases of the development resulted in a number of positive and effective results,” said Cowling. “The move created a gateway

to the development at the existing signalized intersection, a pedestrian connection to the existing single family residential neighbourhood to the north, a covered, protected lay-by for the building entrances and effectively separated the shared resident amenity from the public lobbies, creating a shared gathering space and resource.”

One of the key issues for design and development in this area of the city is the lack of development in the area. While there are single-family residential buildings to the north of the condominiums, as well as a nearby mall and movie theatre, there is very little in the way of mixed-use presence. The designers established the benchmark for a mixed-use property in the area.

“The lack of existing urban context left little to address,” said Cowling. “Our goal was to set an example of the density and mixed-use that could be effectively be established on this avenue, establishing a new minimum standard for future development.” P

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Frank Gehry (Principal, Gehry Partners LLP) grew up in the neighbourhood in which the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) is located. He visited it as a child, and considers it his first art experience. In November 2002, the AGO announced plans of a capital expansion of the Gallery’s facility, known as Transformation AGO. Gehry knew that he had to be involved in this unique opportunity.

“The first goal of the project was to expand the gallery space of the AGO to accommodate the wonderful gift of the Thomson Collection. The second goal was to reorganize the overall layout of the gallery to make it more comprehensible and easier to navigate. We did this by putting the door back on the centre line of the original neo-classical building and opening up Walker Court as the centre of the gallery. The third goal was to create a new public façade for the building, unifying the previous additions and creating a new iconic presence in the city. The galleria on the Dundas façade does this”, explained Gehry,

The Toronto Urban Design Awards jury deemed the AGO to be a positive contribution to the neighbourhood. They were impressed with how the

galleria gives protection to the sidewalk, as well as the unification of the sidewalk and loggia.

“The challenge of this site was to create a new and expanded AGO without overpowering the neighbourhood of single-family houses and small-scale commercial buildings,” said Gehry. “The Dundas Galleria is a large scale building element that stays low enough to relate to the two- and three-storey buildings across the street. These buildings are very present inside the glass space of the galleria and connect the art viewing experience to the experience of the city.”

The AGO, located at 317 Dundas Street West in Toronto, officially re-opened its doors in November 2008. The Transformation AGO expansion added 97,000 square feet of space and increased art viewing space by 47 percent. P

Transformation AGO

Honourable Mention Building in Context | Public

317 Dundas Street West Gehry International, Architects, Inc.

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The key goal for the Toy Factory Lofts was to create a live/work building that would enable the residential and employment communities to thrive in the neighbourhood. Renovating and retrofitting a century-old building added to the complexity of the project. The architects managed to repurpose and redesign the building so that it functions as a part of the revitalized Liberty Village.

“We wanted to keep as much of the original building as possible, and then to add in strategic and appropriate locations in a way that took cues from the original building,” said Sheldon Levitt, Principal Architect, Quadrangle Architects Ltd. “The goal was also to respectfully and faithfully restore the retained structure and provide a contemporary and complimentary architectural expression to the new parts of the building.”

The building known as the Toy Factory Lofts, located at 43 Hanna Avenue in Toronto, was built in the early 1900s. At the time, the area was an industrial hub, and the building features common architectural elements of similar structures from the time period. The building was initially home to Toronto’s largest paper manufacturer. In 1940, the Irwin Toy Company purchased it for use as a toy factory (hence the source of its name), which it maintained for the next 50 years.

After sitting unused for several years, the Toy Factory Lofts underwent several years of extensive renovations and additions. Completed in 2007, the seven-storey building contains 215 live/work units, 40,000 square feet of commercial space, and 220 parking spaces.

The building also includes a concierge, interior landscaped atrium, rooftop terrace with hot tub, landscaped terraces, and fitness room. Lofts are available with a den and one- or two-bedroom suites.

The Toronto Urban Design Awards jury approved of the implementation of different strategies to enable the building’s successfully interaction with the surrounding neighbourhood. Opening the courtyard to the street supportively enhanced the created public space. The tapered end of the building, combined with the use of industrial materials and landscaping, “provides for a welcomed urban gesture to this renovation of an old industrial building.”

“Our first thought was that the solution would be based on analyzing which parts of the building should be retained and which parts should be demolished in order to make the huge floor areas workable,” said Levitt. “We wanted to develop as much exterior wall as possible for best exposure to views and to allow maximum light into the lofts. We were also looking for opportunities to create great streetscapes and new exterior spaces, such as the courtyard, the

landscaped terraces and the parking structure.”

Maintaining as much of the original materials and design is usually a key goal when working with older buildings. The exterior architecture is a unique selling feature, although it often requires extensive renovation and updating. The Toy Factory Lofts faced its own challenges, including stabilization of building components that had deteriorated over many years. By reusing existing materials and elements, the designers were able to repurpose the building for its current uses, and achieve the complementary goal of sustainability.

“The existing steel structure and solid plank wood floors were left exposed to the extent possible. This required innovative restoration and fireproofing methods. The addition to the building continued the steel column structure for four new floors,” added Levitt. “Saving and adapting a very large building is probably the most significant sustainable achievement. We were able to find a new use for the structure and to contribute to urban intensification rather than tearing the building down and adding to the landfill.” P

Toy Factory LoftsHonourable Mention Building in Context | Private mid-rise building

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The Toronto Urban Design Awards jury was impressed with how the Bloorview Kids Rehab project developed into an active and vibrant health campus. The building’s integration into the residential neighbourhood and surrounding environment was well conceived and designed.

“Our key goal was to make a building that connected kids to the unique natural setting as well as the surrounding residential neighbourhood,” said Terry Montgomery, Principal, Montgomery Sisam Architects Inc. “We did this by creating a new street as well as a new walkway along the ravine edge. On entering the building, one can see directly through to the lush greenery of the ravine. A series of outdoor terraces at the upper levels provide settings for both programs and outdoor play.”

Bloorview Kids Rehab, located at 105 Kilgour Road in Toronto, is Canada’s largest children’s rehabilitation teaching hospital and is affiliated with the University of Toronto. The facility serves about 7000 children per year and trains health care specialists in the field of childhood disability. After ten years of planning, Bloorview Kids Rehab opened its doors in February 2006.

“The idea that the whole building design would play an active role in the therapy for kids was very inspirational for us. This led us to approach the design of all building elements with the understanding that they had the potential to add richness and enhance the central therapeutic and rehabilitation goals”, explains Jane Wigle, Principal, Stantec Architecture Ltd.

Michael Moxam, Vice President, Stantec Architecture added “every project has a dual responsibility; to satisfy the needs of the program and those that utilize the facility and beyond this, to contribute in a significant way to the public realm and city building. We are thrilled that our collaborative efforts with our Client and our Joint Venture Partner have been recognized in this way.” P

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JAZZ, located at 167 Church Street (on the corner of Shuter Street) in Toronto, is a 28-storey condominium residence. The Concert Properties development was completed in March 2006. Suite options include studios, one bedroom and two bedroom apartments (with or without dens). The building includes a number of amenities such as a multi-storey party room with fireplace, fitness centre, media screening lounge, games room, and business centre. Security features include gated underground parking and card access to the building.

The existing architecture and surrounding neighbourhood influenced the design and construction of the condominium. Two of the oldest churches in Toronto are located across the street. JAZZ is a heritage-inspired building, as the brick and stone façade of the Athenaeum Club (originally built in 1891) was incorporated into the design, as well as two replicas of adjacent Victorian commercial buildings. Redeveloping the corner so that it worked with the existing architecture was one of the driving elements.

“The key goal was to revitalize part of Church Street without recreating the street character that was already there,” said Mark Zwicker, Project Architect, Burka Architects Inc. “Hence we proposed the preservation and reconstruction of three of the existing building façades and incorporated them as part of a three-storey datum podium.”

Preserving the existing façade was a difficult, time-consuming process. Photographs and detailed measurements were taken to replicate existing features. The façades were disassembled, catalogued and then reassembled or replicated off-site. Building elements were cleaned, or restored or replicated when beyond repair before being reinstalled.

The Toronto Urban Design Awards jury agreed that the project was successful in its approach to urban design, even with the inherent difficulties of maintaining the building’s historic façade. Much attention was paid to the historic building in the middle of the block. The jury also commended the fact that the project “made an honest attempt to unify a variety of buildings on the block while introducing a variety of scales in the development’s overall massing.”

JAZZ achieved its goals, and successfully increased the block’s density to ensure the commercial viability of the project. Besides the retail spaces, a vibrant outdoor space with a café was added to the northeast corner of the building. This space was achieved by pulling back at the corner of the street intersection, thereby encouraging pedestrian traffic.

“The biggest challenge was the merging of existing façades into the new structure,” said Zwicker. “Since there are different floor to floor heights presented by the three existing façades, we had to introduce steps inside each individual residential unit on the second and third floors. At the end, we had to treat each unit as a custom-design unit.

Preserving the architectural heritage of the existing site became a driving element

in the building’s design and construction. As such, existing façades were preserved and reconstructed, which helped in reducing landfill and construction waste. The existing façade of the red brick building was made the new building’s entrance.

Sustainability was another key element in the building’s design. JAZZ is one of the first residential high-rise projects in Toronto to include a green roof. The seventh floor podium roof features about 200 square metres of one-inch deep vegetation. The “extensive green roof” includes 12 types of pre-cultivated sedum cover on top of a felt layer that retains moisture, thereby minimizing watering needs and requiring little maintenance. It provides sun and weather protection for the roofing membrane, significantly increasing its lifespan.

JAZZ was also built to meet a number of high energy efficiency standards. Features include enhanced exterior wall insulation and high-efficiency boilers with variable speed, which provides hot water on demand. Occupancy lighting sensors are installed in common areas. Energy efficient thermopane glass replaced the existing single-pane glass. Energy efficient appliances are included in all condominium units. P

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167 Church Street Burka Architects

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Ireland Park

One of the key goals for the design of Ireland Park Toronto was to create a memorial for Irish Canadians.

Ireland Park Toronto, located at 5 Eireann Quay in Toronto, was officially opened in June 2007. It was built in honour of Irish immigrants who fled their home country during the Irish Famine of 1847. A memorial wall commemorates the names of the 1100 people who lost their lives during the period.

“In making the park meaningful to all Canadian and non-Irish visitors, we chose to create a space that would symbolize the Irish famine and conjure up feelings of the rugged and beautiful landscape that the immigrants left behind,” said Jonathan Kearns, Principal, Kearns Mancini Associates Inc. “At the same time, we did not want to create a mere imitation of an Irish landscape, so it had to be abstract and sculptural. There had to be a balance of emotion and rationalization in the form and material of the park.”

The Toronto Urban Design Awards jury felt that the project was worthy of mention due to its weighty and haunting presence. The Canada Malting Silos, which form the backdrop to Ireland Park, serve as a perfect foil to the sculptures.

The architects visited the sculptor’s studio in Dublin, as well as the Feely Stone Quarry near Kilkenny, as points of inspiration for the creative process. The variety of stone in the Quarry demonstrated that different visual treatments and finishes could be used to depict different moods and purposes.

“This inspired us to make the body of the stonework in dark, moody crust and split finishes, and then to cut or slice through the whole stone landscape with saw-cut stone,” said Kearns. “Within these cuts on the pale grey sawn stone, we located the names of the deceased. They would have to be found just like the fossils in the stone itself.”

Two sides of the park are quays to the Toronto Harbour, and a third side is highlighted by the 120-foot-high Canada Malting Silos. The silos resemble old fortified castles, which are common in the Irish landscape. The architects closed the fourth side of the park with a filter or screen wall to separate the space from the rest of the quay, protecting its moody, emotional tone from the outside environment. P

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The architects’ vision for Artscape Wychwood Barns involved bringing together a number of elements to foster a greater sense of community, including arts and culture, environmental leadership, heritage preservation, urban agriculture and affordable housing. Artscape Wychwood Barns is home to artists with families, individual artists, and several non-profit arts and environmental organizations.

“The key goal was to provide an affordable space for community-based arts, environmental, educational and recreational groups and services,” said Joe Lobko, Architect and Partner, du Toit Architects Ltd. “We also wanted to preserve an important part of our building heritage and demonstrate best practices in sustainability design.”

Artscape Wychwood Barns, located at 601 Christie Street in Toronto, officially opened on November 20, 2008. The redesigned facility is a 60,000 square foot multi-purpose community centre. It is surrounded by a new city park, which includes a children’s play area, open sports field, natural ice rink, off-leash dog area, beach volleyball court and picnic tables.

The Wychwood barns were built from 1913 to 1921, and consisted of five attached brick buildings that ranged from 198 to 326 feet long and 38 to 44 feet wide. They originally served as the hub of the Toronto Civic Railway. From 1921 to 1979, the TTC used the barns as streetcar houses. During their peak, the barns serviced 10 routes and 167 streetcars. In the 1980s, they

were used as a testing and development facility for new streetcars and retrofitted Scarborough rapid transit trains.

In 2001, after the barns sat unused for decades, Artscape began working with the City of Toronto and The Stop Community Food Centre to redesign and repurpose the buildings as part of a community development project. Following a feasibility study, the City of Toronto chose Artscape as the preferred proponent for the site’s redevelopment. Construction began in March 2007 and was completed in October 2008.

The Toronto Urban Design Awards jury commended the successful transformation of Artscape Wychwood Barns into a “veritable community centre that is vibrant, inviting and accessible.” The jury appreciated the designers’ adherence to the site’s industrial heritage, its approach to adaptive reuse of the buildings, and the appropriate use of spare and raw materials in strategic locations. The Barns are considered to be an integral part of Toronto’s transit history and the surrounding neighbourhood.

“One of the largest challenges was the heritage restoration of the existing structures,” said Mike Pharant, Project Manager, The Dalton

Company Ltd. “The existing roof provided the greatest challenge. To overcome this, we worked closely with the project team to find cost-effective solutions that stayed within boundaries of the heritage requirements.”

Environmental sustainability was a key feature in the redesign of the Artscape Wychwood Barns. It is the first designated heritage site in Canada to seek LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) certification. Some of the environmentally friendly features include geothermal heating, ventilation and air conditioning; storm water harvesting and reuse system; potable water use reduction systems; a white roof for reducing the heat island effect; energy efficient lighting and appliances; and 100% recycled plastic siding panels.

“We went in with the objective of LEED Gold certification,” said Lobko. “Besides the geothermal system, we installed a water harvesting system that allows us to use roof water to flush toilets and irrigate. Reusing, instead of demolishing, a wonderful old building helped, as did materials specifications emphasizing high recycled content. With no parking on site, there will also be a reliance on public transportation for access.” P

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It is no small feat to design an aesthetically pleasing structure that works within the highly visible Toronto waterfront district. The Spadina WaveDeck, located at Spadina Avenue and Queen’s Quay in Toronto, is part of the master plan to revitalize the city’s central waterfront area.

“The wavedecks provide an opportunity to extend the public realm at formerly cramped heads of slips by creating a unique family of timber structures that celebrate the north-south street termini along Queens Quay,” said Adam Nicklin, Principal, du Toit Allsopp Hillier (DTAH). “In addition to stitching together the major public spaces along the waterfront, these uniquely Canadian structures create continuity along the waterfront through their instantly recognizable form and materiality.”

The Spadina WaveDeck, completed in September 2008, is the first in a series of similar construction ventures along the central Toronto waterfront. The 630 square meter wooden wavedeck replaces a narrow sidewalk and provides a new waterside gathering place, offering public access to the lake.

“The form of the wavedecks derives its inspiration from the contours of the shorelines of the Canadian Lakefront, realized in a robust timber

approach,” said Nicklin. “The final geometry for the wavedeck integrates a curving step / ramp structure that proves that innovative design and accessibility can co-exist harmoniously.”

The Toronto Urban Design Awards jury was impressed with the design and execution of the Spadina WaveDeck. The design was inventive, appropriate for the area, and beautifully executed.

Other issues to overcome designing the wavedeck were, structures built on or near the lake have to withstand constant environmental wear and tear from the water spray, waves, wind, and winter freezes. As such, all elements of the wavedeck were constructed to last at least 50 years in a harsh environment.

“The WaveDeck is engineered to be supported by the dock walls themselves, which in turn were reinforced to take their shelf life beyond that of the deck itself – a truly robust structure,” explained Nicklin. “Further, the aquatic habitat below the deck is integrated into the ecology of the adjacent Spadina wetlands, a fish spawning habitat.” P

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Montfort Hospital (Hôpital Montfort) was founded in 1953 through collaboration between the francophone community of Eastview (Vanier), the Montfortain Fathers, the Daughters of Wisdom, and leaders of the Association canadienne-française d’éducation de l’Ontario. The Ottawa-based hospital (located at 713 Montréal Road) is the only francophone hospital in Ontario. It offers a full range of services in French, and it also functions as a French language teaching hospital. In 1992, Montfort expanded by adding a new wing as part of its growth as a teaching hospital.

On February 24, 1997, the Ontario Health Services Restructuring Commission recommended the closure of Montfort Hospital as part of the government’s financial restructuring plan. The announcement was met with resistance from the Franco-Ontario community, who received support from provincial and federal politicians. SOS Montfort took the issue to court on the grounds that the hospital’s survival was necessary for the protection of the rights of linguistic minorities. On December 7, 2001, victory was declared when it was officially proclaimed that Montfort Hospital would remain open.

In 2003, the provincial government announced a $250 million expansion plan that would double the hospital’s capacity. Montfort Hospital awarded the project to a joint venture between Dunlop Architects Inc. and Murphy Hilgers Architects Inc. Both firms are now part of Stantec Architecture Ltd., which completed the project. The master planning process was completed at the end of 2003, and in 2004 the design was ready to proceed.

Stantec Architecture and Montfort Hospital officials discussed the facility’s future in several visioning sessions, which centred on increasing the hospital’s capacity and its role in the Franco-Ontario community. The project was to upgrade the hospital’s capacity, increasing the number of beds (from 160 to 289) and more than doubling total

building area (to approximately 800,000 square feet). As a full service teaching and community hospital, it also wanted to expand its programs to include additional services, such as surgical services, mental health, and ambulatory care.

The design team worked with Montfort administrators and users to define a number of objectives for the redeveloped facility. The new hospital had to provide long-term flexibility so that it could grow and expand its program offerings based on the needs of the community and its patients. Patients and visitors should find it easier to get around, as clarity of wayfinding was to be a central theme, and there should be greater access to natural light within the hospital. The hospital’s operations had to be maintained, as there was to be little to no impact on patients and beds could not be closed during construction. The hospital also wanted greater patient focus, stronger connections to the community, and a more supportive work environment.

“Our goal was to achieve a modern environment for patient care,” said Lucille Perreault, Vice President, Clinical Services, Montfort Hospital. “We wanted to update all the equipment and spaces allocated for care,

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and improve the level of activity with the acute care centre. We also wanted to create a contemporary environment of wellness for patients and staff.”

While the institution was located on a fair-sized piece of property, there was not enough land to continue expanding outward. The hospital consisted of several buildings from two different periods: the original T-shaped building from 1953, and the 1992 additions on the south side of the property. There were also several smaller buildings on the north end of the property, which had to be taken down.

“When I first saw the site, my jaw dropped,” said Michael Moxam, Vice President, Stantec Architecture Ltd. “It was such a tight area that I wondered what we could do with it. As we delved into it more, it became clear that we could enhance the buildings to meet the needs of the hospital, while protecting future flexibility and expansion potential.”

The hospital property abuts Montfort Woods, which is the property of the National Capital Commission (NCC), and the Aviation Parkway, a federally owned, two-lane roadway. The parkway connects to the highway and leads to the Aviation Museum. It is not intended for use by commercial traffic. The trees contribute to the aesthetics

of the parkway as well as the environment. As such, the architectural design team had to negotiate with the NCC to access the parkway and make use of the abutting land.

“We spent a great deal of effort to save the existing trees on the land, as it was part of the agreement,” said John Wright, Principal, Corush Sunderland Wright Limited. “We took an inventory of more than 200 trees, and replaced any trees that had to be removed. There were also issues with thin soil, and the lowering of grade for service. We installed a drip irrigation system to make sure that the trees would survive with the water they received.”

Maintaining the hospital’s functions during construction was central to the hospital’s requirements. All existing areas had to remain open, as shutting down for any length of time was not possible. Stantec Architecture organized the different teams such that they would function separately and in parallel with each other. They employed broadly based teams with multiple leaders to ensure that all groups and the project stayed on schedule. They involved hospital teams to help make critical decisions related to hospital functions.

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Construction worked around two main stages. The first stage involved selectively demolishing buildings and constructing the new buildings while maintaining hospital functionality. Construction of the new east and west wings was completed in the fall of 2008. The second stage involved renovating the two existing buildings, which is currently in the final stages of construction. Completion of intermediate “mini-stages” enabled the hospital to reallocate hospital functions and maintain operations throughout the project.

Integration between the existing and new buildings was fundamental to achieving a cohesive new image for the expanded health campus. The 1953 wing consisted of a cream coloured brick, while the 1992 buildings are clad in a salmon coloured block. The new construction is expressed in a combination of red brick and charcoal masonry. The charcoal coloured masonry forms a series of landscape walls, which connect the new program accommodation, clad in red brick, to the ground plane. The landscape walls transition from interior to exterior, and provide continuity of expression and materials within the building.

“A lot of work was done to interface between the new and existing buildings,” said Rob Ellis, Structural Consultant, Halcrow Yolles. “We had to deal with differences in grades and floor levels across the property. Rock levels varied dramatically across the site. Caissons were replaced with spread footings where the rock was exceptionally high.”

Accessibility and wayfinding are interconnected elements of Montfort Hospital’s development. The designers were given the mandate of improving circulation through the hospital and making navigation more intuitive for patients, visitors, and staff. They developed a fully glazed corridor system, which is conceived as “ribbons of glass,” that pass through the hospital connecting the various wings. The system connects to and includes the courtyards, which form the framework for the hospital’s circulation system. The ribbons of glass function as an integral part of an intuitive wayfinding system, as they enable people to orient themselves as they move through the building.

The hospital used to have patients on gurneys going through the same corridors as patients. With the new glass corridors, these two groups of people are separated, which preserves the patients’ dignity and enables clear access for both groups. The fully glazed corridor system also allows natural light to enter more deeply into the hospital. It provides a connection between the new east and west wings, the existing architecture, and the exterior courtyards and landscape.

“The ribbons of glass provide a functional yet efficient connection between the indoors and the outdoors,” said Moxam. “We tried to diffuse the relationship between inside and outside, and wanted to give a feeling of passing through the courtyard, not next to it. They provide accessibility to all areas, from the clinical waiting areas to patient rooms.”

The new Montfort Hospital is organized around a series of four courtyards. Aligning the hospital around the courtyards enables the designers to take down the old buildings at some time in the future to make room for expansion. The courtyards provide a strategy around which the hospital can continue to grow and expand around into the future.

The courtyards also ensure that there is adequate space and light within the hospital. People in the courtyards can see into the hospital through the glass walls, and people walking through the hospital can see and connect to the courtyards. Patients can also see into the courtyards from their rooms, which have been redesigned with windows that drop to the floor.

“Each courtyard is based on different landscape forms,” said Ronald Mar, Principal, Stantec Architecture. “The southeast courtyard forms a wedge, and the landscape is sloped to form a wave garden. The southwest courtyard is more like a rolling wave. The northwest courtyard is based on a forest grove, and is planted with different types of vegetation. The northeast courtyard is designed like a moat, with a block of green and a light well or trench around the perimeter.”

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in the hospital with a visible connection to the outside natural world. They serve as an attractive visual backdrop, as well as a calming and healing space. Visitors, patients and staff can use the benches near the cafeteria, or walk through the courtyards to enjoy the natural beauty.

A new two-storey Entry Pavilion serves as the hospital’s new public entrance. It constitutes part of the southeast courtyard, capturing a piece of the landscape, and brings natural light into the facility. The pavilion provides an immediate visual connection to the two southern courtyards. It helps to orient visitors and connects them to the primary circulation system, which connects visitors to all areas of the hospital.

Montfort Hospital shares the space with the Department of National Defence (DND), which operates the National Defence Medical Centre (NDMC) on the top four floors of the new east wing. This unique partnership enables both entities to share acute care and ambulatory clinical services. The hospital’s main entrance is the two-storey pavilion, while DND’s entrance is discretely located adjacent to the main entrance, with its own three-storey-high lobby on the third floor. The NDMC can also be accessed by a circular staircase, which serves as a sculptural object in the lobby. The designers moved the arrival roadway to the east side of the building, which allows visitors to see both entrances as visitors approach the hospital.

Security was a key concern for the DND. With the exception of certain hospital zones, such as mental health and critical care, security is not often addressed in public hospitals. The NDMC has public access restrictions and security checkpoints to help control levels of movement through the building. While the NDMC has few public visitors, visitors to the hospital pass by its entrance area. It has its own entrance next to the hospital’s two-storey atrium, and can be accessed by elevator.

The hospital and the NDMC have different services located within their respective areas. While Montfort Hospital provides full service acute care, the NDMC

works on a 9-to-5 schedule, with day-to-day clinical facilities. The design team worked individually with each group, and then in tandem, to ensure that all services functioned well enough that each could share the other group’s services in a seamless manner.

“It is a true definition of a partnership, as the hospital and the Department (of National Defence) work well together,” said Moxam. “Since the hospital and the (National Defence) Medical Centre share medical services, there are various secure connections to different parts of the hospital, such as the dental clinic and ambulatory components.”

Ensuring client satisfaction before and after occupation is part of Stantec’s design process. The company interviewed several members of the Montfort Hospital team pre- and post-occupancy as part of its exercise in determining what worked best and where improvements could be made. They also filmed interviews with administrative staff, patients, medical staff, nurses and doctors. They asked the interviewees to envision what the new facility should be, and if it was working as they intended.

Many positive comments related to the facility’s increased capacity, and demonstrated appreciation for the addition of new facilities and services. There was also a positive response to the increased exposure to natural light and intuitive circulation. Patient stress levels have been visibly reduced, thanks in part to their ability to connect with the surrounding landscape. The changes have also had a positive impact on the medical staff; there is less employee turnover and they are much happier with their work environment.

“I noticed an important difference in the well-being of staff due to the reallocation of space,” added Perreault. “The medical day area is very fast paced and stressful, as medical staff have to deal with in-patients, day care patients, and blood transfusions. Thanks to better lighting and better overall visuals, there have been almost no staff complaints or crises. There is a definite visual impact on tension levels from being able to see the courtyards and connect to the environment.”

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The City of Hamilton collected input from the public to develop a master plan for Dundas Driving Park, which was completed in December 2008. Redevelopment of the historic park included construction of a new central complex, building a new ice rink, replacing the existing wading pool, upgrading existing elements (such as lighting and picnic shelters), and adding new pathways. The architects were excited about the project, as it involved designing a complete environment (as opposed to just a building) that would have a greater impact on the community at large.

“The key goal was to create an active place that would carry on the tradition of an old urban park, but take it in a new direction,” said Rick Lintack, Principal, Lintack Architects Incorporated. “A new pavilion building was designed to, among other things, provide a new bandshell backdrop for an established orchestra.”

Dundas Driving Park, located at 71 Cross Avenue in Dundas (Hamilton), is one of the city’s oldest parks. It has hosted a number of significant sporting events, as well as many military, church and civic celebrations. The site covers 26.5 acres and provides a number of amenities, including four ball fields, a bandshell, children’s play equipment, wading pool, sheltered picnic areas, and private lawn bowling club and tennis club. The park also provides washroom and seasonal concession facilities. The project included the addition of

an outdoor skating rink with artificial ice to provide year-round ice time.

The City of Hamilton Urban Design & Architecture Award jury created the Healthy Communities award to emphasize the importance of urban design in promoting healthy communities. The jury was most impressed by the panoramic views of the escarpment from the ice rink building, which has become a local landmark. They stated that it “has a daring sculptural form” that attracts people to the park, and the park “provides an important community focus and celebrates active living and sport.”

“The natural setting of the park itself served as an inspiration for its creation, with the escarpment as backdrop,” said Lintack. “The building is a combination of wood and stone, which are two elements that come from the nature of the setting. The sweeping roof over the ice rink is one of our favourite features, as it almost creates an outdoor room.”

One of the issues involved in the design and redevelopment of Dundas Driving Park is the park’s history. The park dates back to the 1880s, when the Town of Dundas purchased the property from the original owner. The geography of the park has remained relatively the same, with a flat common area surrounded by small tree-covered hilly slopes. The entrance gates were donated to the town in 1911. The ring road is also considered to be historically significant, and was a required element for incorporation into the final design. The original bandshell dates back to 1953; replacing it with a more modern and functional building was part of the master plan.

“As an architect, I had mixed feelings about introducing a modern building into an historic park. The use of natural materials brought the building back to its natural setting,” said Lintack. “We took this very historic place that was near and dear to the residents of Dundas and made it more endearing to the citizens.” P

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The original plan for West Village Suites was to build a student residence for McMaster University that was modern, fully featured and easily accessible. The developers wanted to ensure that the residence was close enough to campus to retain the best of campus life and still provide a separate space for students. It eventually became the largest LEED Platinum project in Canada, redefining the concept of student housing. The designers helped to create a healthy place for students to live, study, and play, and integrated a number of features that improved the quality of life for students.

“It did not start as a LEED project, but at the direction of the client it quickly evolved into one,” said Rick Lintack, Principal, Lintack Architects Incorporated. “The goal was LEED Platinum, the highest level possible. We became an integral part of a design team focused on achieving that goal.”

West Village Suites includes a large number of environmental features, such as solar heating, smart meters, reflective roofing membranes, low-flow plumbing fixtures, and rain water collection for toilet flushing. The insulated concrete form construction provides better insulation and an airtight environment. Individual units are equipped with “all-off” switches for increased energy savings. Tenants are also reimbursed for using less than $60 a month in electricity. Large windows in units provide an abundance of natural lighting.

Sustainability is also a key element of the building’s design. The development is

located along a transit corridor within walking and bicycling distance of the university, thereby reducing automotive transportation requirements. The concrete and concrete block from the original building was crushed and used for granular bases in the construction of the new building. More than a third of the materials used in the building came from regional sources, and almost two thirds of the construction waste was diverted from landfills.

West Village Suites, located at 1685 Main Street West in Hamilton, was completed in September 2007. The property is surrounded by 4000 square metres of green space. The building provides 449 student bedroom units, as well as a fitness studio and common rooms. Individual units are equipped with kitchenettes and a common living room. There are also street-level storefronts and a large patio on the ground floor, which enables the mixed-use building to contribute to the vibrant neighbourhood.

The City of Hamilton Urban Design & Architecture Award jury was greatly impressed by the array of environmentally friendly features included in West Village Suites. It liked how the building massing was broken into two pieces, which was “shaped and terraced to reduce shadowing and create a visually interesting silhouette.” The jury liked that the building’s bulk was “reduced with thoughtful attention to proportion and by delineating the ground floor with masonry and setting cornice lines.”

“We recognized that we were designing a building that had to be integrated from an architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical and site civil point of view,” said Lintack. “After commencing design, we came to appreciate the scale of its natural setting, and liked how the variation of colour actually contrasts with the natural setting.” P

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McMaster Innovation Park is a long-term project development between the City of Hamilton, Province of Ontario, and McMaster University. The plan is to convert vacant brownfields and warehouses into a first-class research park, building upon the university’s reputation in research excellence. However, there is more to the redevelopment than demolishing old buildings to create new research opportunities. It also encompasses creating an identity for the area, addressing transportation and space issues, and implementing sustainable design initiatives.

“One of the main goals was to create a flexible, interactive space that would contribute to the sharing of knowledge and ideas,” said Rick Lintack, Principal, Lintack Architects Incorporated. “The design was inspired by the beauty of the steel structure of the raw, industrial building.”

McMaster Innovation Park, located at 175 Longwood Road South in Hamilton, was completed in May 2009. The former industrial site, which is being converted into a Research Park, housed a number of Canadian manufacturing companies for more than 50 years. Most of the original plant was demolished; the original red brick building was preserved and upgraded to promote sustainability and maintain its industrial heritage. A portion of the building will house CAMCO’s engineering offices, with the remainder of the building being used for light manufacturing. Space is also being provided for laboratories, conference and meeting

rooms, food concessions, and fitness facilities. New elevators and an advanced security were incorporated into the upgraded building.

The City of Hamilton Urban Design & Architecture Award jury was pleased with the adaptive reuse of the existing industrial architecture. It stated that the most important part of the project was “the use of sustainable elements to improve the building’s efficiency,” as well as the reuse of the existing building. The jury was also impressed with the sensitive enhancements of the building exterior, new windows, rooftop loggia and interior retrofits, as they enabled the accommodation of offices and conference facilities.

“The atrium is one of our favourite features of the updated building,” said Lintack. “The atrium was cut into the centre of the building and the space illuminated by natural light by way of a large skylight.”

Creating a collaborative research environment in McMaster Innovation Park

involves the design and development of many integrated components. On the transportation front, the area is designed to pedestrian, bicycle and transit friendly. Greenspace links connect the site to larger water and open space networks. Buildings were built to be LEED certified with sustainable landscape infrastructures. Existing mechanical and electrical systems were replaced with energy efficient systems, including a Building Automation System to provide a high level of comfort for occupants.

“The interior of the building envelope was completely stripped and insulated with high performance insulation,” said Lintack. “The steel structure was left exposed after the original lead paint was stripped, and it was covered with intumescent pain for fire protection. A white roof will reduce the heat island effect. Windows were also enlarged, and a skylight atrium was created, to provide an abundance of natural light.” P

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Hamilton

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Heritage Green Mixed Use Dvelopmentaward of excellence Community Design

1875 Stone Church Road East, Stoney Creek Sam Esposto Architect Inc.

Designing large-scale “big box” retail developments can be a challenge. It can be difficult to design something that is both functional and aesthetically pleasing. In the case of Heritage Greene, the designers managed to build upon past experiences and incorporate a range of uses by designing buildings that address the public realm and internal streets. Looking forward to increasing the density of the residential area will also help to improve the development and make it more enjoyable for residents in the surrounding community.

“We saw this project as an opportunity to explore the potential for an urban development amongst an area of essentially urban sprawl,” said Sam Esposto, Principal, Sam Esposto Architect Inc. “The key goal was to address the interface between a big box development and creating a pedestrian friendly neighbourhood feel.”

Heritage Greene Mixed Use Development, completed in Spring 2010, is located at 1875 Stone Church Road East in Stoney Creek. The project involves the development of a 21-hectare mixed use area, and incorporates retail, entertainment, service, restaurant,

residential, live-work, and office uses. The mall portion consists of 400,000 square feet of retail space and 25 stores, mostly of the “big box” variety. The design includes enhanced streetscaping that features the City of Hamilton’s Urban Braille system, pedestrian scale lighting, boulevard planting, street trees and public transit lay-by areas.

The City of Hamilton Urban Design & Architecture Award jury was impressed with how the project incorporated a range of uses and good building design to address the public realm and internal streets. The common view was that future incorporation of residential uses will complete the community and create a place that combines work, live and play. The jury based their award on the premise of integrating higher residential densities and mixed uses into the area, which will support the plan’s public transit initiative.

The designers addressed the goals of the project in a number of ways. First, they combined several of the large format retailers into fewer building masses, rather than having several stand alone. The buildings were then organized to the periphery of the site, with centralization of the parking. A service corridor and truck delivery alley was created around the site, minimizing direct impact on pedestrians. The buildings that line the main street leading into the development were brought down in scale.

“Landscaped courtyards weave between each of the retail blocks creating a comfort zone for patrons, and ease of connection between the buildings,” said Esposto. “Formalized walkways and extensive landscaping form a connection to all places and building on site.” P

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The Gown and Gavel Pub is located in Hamilton’s downtown dining and entertainment district. The pub is ideally situated at a prominent intersection in the district, and has an extensive street presence. However, it needed serious renovations, as the buildings looked tired, one building was underutilized, and the patio was fragmented. The designers looked to the cool modern loft dining and beverage spaces of Toronto’s Distillery District and King West area for inspiration in the redevelopment.

“The key vision for the project was to create an upscale, modern entertainment complex that preserved and enhanced the heritage character of both buildings while providing a chic, contemporary take on the traditional English-style pub experience for patrons,” said Bill Curran, Principal, Their + Curran Architects Inc.

The Gown and Gavel Pub, located at 24 Hess Street South in Hamilton, was completed in August 2008. The City of Hamilton Urban Design & Architecture Award jury determined that the articulation and design details of the patio area demonstrated excellence in urban design.

“As an adaptive re-use project, heritage features were retained and enhanced in both buildings,” said Curran. “The exposed structure remaining in both buildings is visually rich and echoes the original heritage character, juxtaposed against the slick new elements like the bars.”

A new kitchen and washroom structure was built to link the two buildings that constitute The Gown and Gavel Pub. The south house is a lofty three storey pavilion with a central racetrack-style, while the north building retains part of the second floor as a mezzanine open to the main bar below. New openings on all sides of the interior space within the pub encourage flow and promote transparency, serving to animate and link the buildings and tie together the previously separate and isolated terraces.

“Elevated from the street, the central courtyard connects both buildings through circulation and visually through strong site lines,” said Curran. “Its generous elevated patio is a focal point and a comfortable, contained gathering place that is great for people-watching and surveying street life.” P

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award of excellence Urban Design

24 Hess Street SouthTCA | Their + Curran Architects Inc.


Hamilton

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Engineering Technology Building

award of excellence Architectural Design

1280 Main Street WestVermeulen Hind Architects Inc.West 8 / DTAH

Prince of Wales Elementary School

award of Merit Urban Design

77 Melrose Avenue NorthVentin Group Limited, Architects

Ancaster Carriage Works

award of excellence Contextual Architechture

231 – 253 Wilson Street East, Ancaster Kaj Devai Architect

Ottawa Street Gateways

award of excellence Streetscaping

South of Barton Street and North of Main Street East Brooks Signs / Aluminous Lighting Products


Hamilton

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The Gore Building

Terraces on King

STARRT Institute

Honourable Mention

89 king Street EastGraff Grguric Architects Incorporated

Honourable Mention

260 King Street EastLorne Haverty Ltd. / Kathryn Vogel Architect

award of Merit Architechtural Design

481 Barton Street, Stoney CreekDiamond and Schmitt Architects Incorporated

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Watercolours Community

Eve Condominium

The Plastic Surgery Clinic

Vic Johnston Community Centre & Streetsville Arena

Daniel’s FirstHome Eglinton West


Mississauga

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Watercolours Community

Eve Condominium

Vic Johnston Community Centre & Streetsville Arena

The Plastics Surgery Clinic

award of Merit Execution and Context

Indian Road West of Mississauga RoadSTLA Inc.

award of Merit Significance | City-wide Scale

3515 Kariya Drive Alexander Budrevics & Associates

award of excellence

1421 Hurontario StreetTeeple Architects Inc. / The MBTW Group

award of excellence

335 Church Street John George Associates Inc.


Mississauga

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Daniels FirstHome Eglinton West

One of the key elements of a Daniels FirstHome™ community is affordability. Many of their homes are geared toward first-time buyers. Daniels also offers longer-term mortgages (for lower monthly rates) and an exclusive deposit structure, where interim occupancy fees are waived until the date of registration. Daniels’ homes are also built to exceed energy efficient standards set out by the Ontario Building Code, which also provide monetary savings.

However, people won’t buy homes just because they are less expensive—they should be conveniently located, functional and attractive. The architects were given the mandate of designing aesthetically pleasing, liveable homes that blended in with the existing community. Also, the homes would actually be built (not just on paper) so that people could walk through them before deciding if they wanted to buy. After seeing the homes, people should want to live there. (It worked, as the homes sold out in six hours.)

“Our initial thoughts were to create a new urban environment within an existing suburban context,” said Berardo Graziani, Principal, Graziani + Corazza Architects. “In considering a higher density infill form, the goal was to address public streets with front doors rather than typical cars and garages. As well, we attempted to create this new urban edge on both the perimeter and internal portions of the site”

Daniels FirstHome Eglinton Avenue (completed in the summer of 2009) is

located at 5005 Oscar Peterson Boulevard in Mississauga. It consists of 157 stacked townhomes in two different styles. The “back to back” townhomes are located along Eglinton Avenue West, and serve to address the main arterial road. The remaining three storey stacked townhomes are arranged axially in blocks to frame the open landscape spaces. The designers incorporated a series of architectural components that were common to the surrounding context. Covered garages at the rear of the townhomes provide parking for homeowners, and also serve as exterior private outdoor spaces.

“The biggest challenge was designing a product that would yield a density as prescribed by the client in a low-rise form,” said Graziani. “As a result, we designed a stacked product, which incorporated a laneway concept, as well as a back-to-back stacked product, which addressed both public and private streets.”

The Missisauga Urban Design Awards jury was pleased by the arrangement of different elevation types and the use of different materials, massing and contrasting colour combinations. The architects’ efforts served to visually minimize block repetition. Other key factors included the use of locally produced materials, which require very little maintenance and have long life expectancies. The jury was also delighted by the design of the walkways in the central open space, which were fashioned to reflect a piano keyboard (in homage to Oscar Peterson).

“Our inspiration was urban living. We sought to create an urban environment through the use of varied open space rooms, laneways, and mews, which allow for a variety of experiences,” said Graziani. “My favourite element is the translation from open space to intimate front door entry court. It allows an individual to experience a series of outdoor rooms, as one makes their home.” P

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57 Lewis Street

MacKay House

Sandy Hill Flood Control and Park

Rehabilitation

Cancer Survivors Park

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Strathcona on the Parc



Ottawa

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Sandy Hill Flood Control and Park Rehabilitation

Chamberlaine Offices

57 Lewis Street

MacKay House

award of excellence Urban Infill low-rise building

76 Chamberlaine AvenueJames A. Colizza Architect Inc.


57 Lewis StreetHamel Design

award of excellence Urban Infill mid to high-rise building

295 Mackay StreetBarry J. Hobin & Associates Architects Incorporated

award of Merit Public Places and Civic Spaces

250 Somerset Street East Stantec Consulting Ltd.


Ottawa

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Urban beautification is one of the more common reasons for building a park in the city. Turning wasted urban land into usable green space makes the area more livable and attractive for residents. The architects were given a grander purpose: design a space to serve as a message of hope for cancer patients (and their families), a tribute to cancer survivors, and a thank you to the people involved in cancer research, diagnosis and treatment. Specifically, the designers were directed to turn a leftover parcel of land at a major Ottawa intersection into the Cancer Survivors Park.

“The purpose of the Park was to communicate the message that, with the right medical help and mental attitude, people can survive cancer,” said Steve Sunderland, Principal, Corush Sunderland Wright Limited. “The Park is like a billboard that shouts this message out to passersby every day. People are curious about the Park and make a point of visiting it to read and understand its message of hope.”

The Cancer Survivors Park, located at the junction of Alta Vista Drive, Riverside Drive, and Industrial Avenue in Ottawa, was supported by the City of Ottawa, in partnership with the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation and the Richard and Annette Bloch Cancer

Foundation. The local construction community also donated time and materials in the construction of the Park. The Cancer Survivors Park functions as a beacon for people heading to the Ottawa Hospital and Regional Cancer Clinic, and serves as a gateway to the surrounding residential communities.

“Our initial thought was that the Cancer Survivors Park could be a real opportunity to create a special kind of landmark in the City of Ottawa that would serve the community in many ways,” said Sunderland. “Good design makes our cities more livable, memorable and welcoming.”

The Cancer Survivors Park features gentle grades that reduce the noise from roadways and provide a sense of privacy. Trees provide shade and serve as wind barriers along the edge of the space. A sculpture titled “Cancer, there is Hope” sits near the park’s Riverside entrance, while a stainless steel sculpture called “Shine” is located at the east entrance.

Stationary plaques carrying positive messages are mounted on stone cairns that surround a large circular walkway. Seven metal flowers, each six feet tall, rise from behind the entry wall, attracting the attention of visitors throughout the seasons.

The Ottawa Urban Design Awards jury liked how the Cancer Survivors Park incorporated a variety of elements and public art pieces. They stated that the “design and execution of the Park involves great skill and care in detail,” and recognized the level of experience and workmanship required to pull off the design. The jury also appreciated how the Park defined a crossroads in the community that can be experienced by car.

“The founder of the Bloch Foundation encouraged the design team to be bold and daring in our approach,” added Sunderland. “We were also encouraged to use colour and form in a bold way to strengthen and communicate the survivorship message.” P

Cancer Survivors Parkaward of Merit Urban Elements

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Ottawa

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Montmartre on the Market

Strathcona on the Parc


224 – 230 Dalhousie Street, 114-126 Guigues Avenue Douglas Hardie Architect Inc.


417, 419, 421 Laurier Avenue EastBarry Padolsky Associates Inc. Architects

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Corporare Construction Inc. ................................................................ 25

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