Connection With Nature. For integrating nature in the design the central atrium and roof garden provide areas of greenery throughout the built space and enough room for everyone using the building to have access to that space when required. The natural spaces are also the focus of the social space giving office workers and the public a chance to find a source of nature and social space combined in the city.
The central atrium has a balcony combined with a green wall, this will add a highlight of green to the office overall and provide an attractive social space. The plants used on this wall will also have a secondary benefit of being de-humidifying and to an extent managing the levels of humidity in the atrium and social spaces.
The green wall is detailed on page 25 and the selection of plants means that maintenance will be reduced compared to a ‘traditional’ green wall.
Alpine Roof Garden.
Balconies on south facade.
Natural ventilation can be controlled by the user through opening the internal windows and shutters to each of the rooms and office spaces. In the more open-plan spaces such as the ground floor and 6th floor the ventilation is largely maintained through the central atrium and narrower atriums either side, these provide stack ventilation and allow light to penetrate from the roof all the way down the centre of the building. The solar gains on the top floor are moderated by the more open-plan space allowing the air to flow more freely and out of the roof lanterns (which can also be mechanically operated to manage the air-flows)
Green Wall Balconies around central Atrium. Natural Stack Ventilation.
North Facade with view on the city and the St. Laurence river.
North Facade with unrestricted view from the main atrium onto the surrounding city and natural elements.
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