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SISTERS OF ST. jOSEPH mOTHERHOuSE
PETErBOrOuGH, ONTArIO
Client:
Sisters of St. Joseph Peterborough
Size:
56,500 sq.ft.
Status:
Completed 2009
LEED速:
Gold
Honours oAA Design Excellence Award
A unique solution to the spatial, programmatic and social needs of modern-day nuns, this innovative design redefines contemporary convent design. Historically, convents were inward facing, often focused around a central cloister - considered the physical and social heart of the residents’ life. This convent unreservedly rejects that model and presents a paradigm shift in formal convent typology. Ideologically and practically, the Sisters are constantly engaging the community, in particular in their work with the poor and disadvantaged. The building articulates and embodies this outward looking approach, and draws inspiration from the Sisters’ unwavering mission to help others and protect the earth. Nestled into a sloping mountainside on the outskirts of Peterborough, ON, the site is delineated by large hedgerows that conform to the existing agricultural grid. In response to this rectilinear formality, the formal concept for the convent is to introduce curved surfaces that allow the landscape to flow through, over and around the building. Functionally and conceptually, the goals of the project were twofold: to build an inviting, accessible and efficient convent; to ensure ecological responsibility by reflecting the Sisters’ commitment to the earth and environment. At the end of a long tree-lined drive, the 90-seat chapel is the convent’s primary interface with the community – it is an open, inviting, modest space with a spatial composition that inspires and delights, bringing the eye upward with natural light, and uplifting forms. The spaces of the motherhouse are not only functional and welcoming; they are efficiently laid-out, have low operating costs and minimal environmental footprint, and are focused on economic sustainability. The convent facilitates the accommodation and care of an increasingly elderly and ailing congregation, and, moreover, incorporates facilities that will allow the building to be eventually re-purposed as a retirement facility. Care for the earth is one of the Sisters’ guiding principles and therefore environmental responsibility was central to the design. The LEED Gold project addresses macro and micro climate issues through features such as green and white roofs, extensive daylighting, a high-performance envelope, energy-efficient windows, high-performance boilers and geothermal heating and cooling. These measures not only reduce fossil-fuel dependency, but are combined with the use of local and VOC-free materials to ensure a healthy and comfortable indoor environment. The project stands as a model of responsible building practices, contemporary faith-based architecture and a symbol of the Sisters’ mission. It has ignited a new dialogue about the formal qualities of religious buildings, and in many ways, asks important questions about the physical expression of the relationship between clergy and community.
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Scarborough Chinese Baptist Church
Scarborough, Ontario
Client:
Scarborough Chinese Baptist Church
Size:
80,000 sq. ft.
Status:
Completed in 2007
Honours Governor Generals Medal in Architecture OAA Design Excellence Award
TCCC Community Centre
TORONTO, ONtario
Client:
Toronto Chinese Community Church
Size:
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Status:
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Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum
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Client:
County of Grande Prairie
Size:
42,000 sq. ft.
Status:
Expected completion in 2014
LEED速: Gold (Targeted)
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clareview community recreation centre & Branch Library
Edmonton, Alberta
Client:
City of Edmonton + Edmonton Public Library
Size:
190,000 sq. ft.
Status:
Expected completion in 2014
LEED速: Silver
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