Awards

2002 Award of Distinction/First Place
Special Application
Information Research Facility
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Square Feet: 588
Time to Completion: 116 days

Building Details

A. Architectural Excellence
The Canada Place Pavilion is an architectural showpiece designed to enhance & provide a research area for Canadian culture & recreation. The modular building consists of 3 modules with 30'0' clear spanning beams to provide a 1300 sf Public Hall Area for computer research terminals. The building exterior is finished with a combination of glazing, metal and stone veneer. Two of the exterior walls are finished with full height seamless glazing to create a feeling of transparency. The exterior wall is finished with metallic steel siding, which provides a modern high tech appeal while the stone veneer complements the building's natural surroundings. The building has an 11'0' exposed ceiling structure with painted spiral ductwork to create a feeling of height and blend with the surrounding multi-storey structures.

B. Technical Innovation
This building was fully constructed at the factory and delivered 80% complete. The floor system is of steel and pre-poured concrete construction, which was completed at the factory. This provides for a permanent modular building but also allows the building to be moved in the future if necessary.

C. Cost Effectiveness/Energy Efficiency
The mechanical system for this building, a Carrier HVAC unit with economizer was installed inside the interior ceiling cavity, which allowed it to be completely factory installed. Only the intake louvers are visible on the building exterior and all the interior ductwork is spiral ducts, which is exposed and painted.