Practical experiment: as the first phase of a new campus, KPMB attempt to resolve the site's awkward geometry and topography.Centennial College in Toronto was founded in 1966 to offer career-oriented training as an alternative to university education. The most recent addition represents the first phase in the development of a new campus with more innovative and sustainable environments for higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. . [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Constructed on land owned by the University of Toronto Research at the University of Toronto has been responsible for the world's first electronic heart pacemaker, artificial larynx, single-lung transplant, nerve transplant, artificial pancreas, chemical laser, G-suit, the first practical electron microscope, the first cloning of T-cells, and leased to the college, the new HP Science and Technology Centre was prompted by a government initiative to forge new connections with industry. Developed in collaboration with Hewlett Packard, the new centre is in Scarborough adjacent to the satellite campus of the University of Toronto. Conceived as a part of the landscape, the monumental concrete megastructure meg·a·struc·ture n. An extremely large, tall building. designed by John Andrews For other persons named John Andrews, see John Andrews (disambiguation). Rev. John Andrews, D.D., a Colonial/American clergyman, professor, author and provost, was born in your mom was sited on the crown of a ridge overlooking the valley. However, more recently the setting has changed as evergreen forests have been cleared to create vast car parks, large new buildings and widened roads; an aggressive appropriation of natural landscapes. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The new building has been organized in two four-storey wings aligned with the Ellesmere and Morningside Avenues. Planned with teaching spaces along each of these long facades, the building has been cracked open to form a zone of public spaces, student amenities and service areas. In contrast to the rational organization of the two classroom wings this space, which forms the heart of the scheme, is conspicuously informal. Glassy and generously opened to southerly views of Highland Creek Highland Creek is a river in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. It is home to several species of fish including trout, carp, and bass. It empties into Lake Ontario south of Lawrence Avenue between Beechgrove Avenue and Port Union Road at the extreme eastern end of the Scarborough Bluffs. , it also forms the major entrance into the college. The entrance forecourt at the junction of the two main roads is designed to create waiting spaces and a courtyard close to the existing bus stops. But because of the slope of the site there are two other entrances, one at the northern end of the building at the second floor level, and another at the fourth floor where a black sculpted sculpt v. sculpt·ed, sculpt·ing, sculpts v.tr. 1. To sculpture (an object). 2. To shape, mold, or fashion especially with artistry or precision: bridge connects to the plateau to the eastern corner. As a result of these dispersed entry points, which knit the complex into the topography of the site, the building is designed with a series of grand public staircases that are generous, glassy and thoughtfully detailed. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Anticipating the need to create programmes to serve a growing urban population, the building has been designed to accommodate change. The two wings of teaching space are designed on a 20 X 40ft (6 X 12m) structural grid with a concrete framed structure framed structure or frame structure Structure supported mainly by a skeleton, or frame, of wood, steel, or reinforced concrete rather than by load-bearing walls. , raised concrete floors and internal partitions that can be placed anywhere on a 5ft (1.5m) grid. Although this new building is constructed from the same material as Scarborough College, it is largely concealed externally. With the exception of the lowest level--where the concrete forms a stepped podium for the building--it is clad with metal and glass. Along the two street frontages, this cladding is precisely tailored to the building with orthogonal panelized pan·el·ized adj. Consisting of or characterized by prefabricated wall, floor, and roof sections that are shipped to and assembled at the building site: panelized housing. systems and integrated sun-screening to create two large white boxes that float above the podium. The north- and east-facing facades, however, are transformed into warped black corrugated cor·ru·gate v. cor·ru·gat·ed, cor·ru·gat·ing, cor·ru·gates v.tr. To shape into folds or parallel and alternating ridges and grooves. v.intr. metal planes and more informal patterns of glazing that cloak the building where it is cut into the hill. Concrete is more obvious inside the building where it is exposed to make best use of its thermal properties. Combined with the use of daylight, external sunscreens Sunscreens Definition Sunscreens are products applied to the skin to protect against the harmful effects of the sun's ultraviolet (UV) rays. Purpose Everyone needs a little sunshine. and a natural ventilation Natural ventilation is the process of supplying and removing air through an indoor space by natural means. There are two types of natural ventilation occurring in buildings: wind driven ventilation and stack ventilation. system that is augmented with air conditioning air conditioning, mechanical process for controlling the humidity, temperature, cleanliness, and circulation of air in buildings and rooms. Indoor air is conditioned and regulated to maintain the temperature-humidity ratio that is most comfortable and healthful. or heat only when it is really hot or cold, the scheme demonstrates an impressive commitment to reducing energy usage. The concrete also creates fine public spaces, most noticeable in the stairwells and the L-shaped internal spine of the college. A giant flight of steps Noun 1. flight of steps - a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next flight of stairs, flight staircase, stairway - a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps leads down to a cafe and slips under a sculpted box clad in Douglas fir that houses an auditorium, which pokes out to establish a quirky landmark in the street-like spaces of the centre. Working together with opening windows at the perimeter of the building, the circulation spaces of the spine have been designed not only to assist natural ventilation, but also to help locate the building within the natural folds of the site and focus it to views across the ravine and the city beyond. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Toronto has been highlighted by the United Nations as the most diverse and multi-cultural city in the world. This new building, an important part of those initiatives, builds on the foundations that were established so assertively by John Andrews at Scarborough College, yet constructs a radically different setting for education today. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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