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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. The Arbour in Toronto, Canada by PROVENCHER_ROYSeptember 18th, 2018 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: PROVENCHER_ROY The Arbour proposes to be the hinge of the George Brown College Waterfront campus. The building links the School of Design, the Daphne Cockwell building, and upcoming Innovation Center while also serving as the gateway to future development. Located at the junction of the urban grid and nature’s grid, the Arbour interlaces both to boldly respond to the site’s conditions. Cutting a diagonal across the site from top to bottom, the Arbour organizes itself around the available daylight on site. Inside, an escalating atrium serves as the extension of the public realm and brings light deep into the building’s floorplate. Around this core, a staggered truss system organizes the different spaces in an efficient and adjustable way. The trusses create resilient and generous spaces using mass timber construction.  Image Courtesy © PROVENCHER_ROY
 Image Courtesy © PROVENCHER_ROY The structural matrix is boldly expressed on the Sherbourne Common and Queens Quay facades. Crowning the Arbour is the Tall Wood Research Institute (TWRI). Its orientation allows harnessing energy from the sun and wind while framing views on the city. The TWRI’s structure is a lightweight post and beams construction that allows the volume to adapt and change in time. Movement through the Arbour is organized on either side of the north-south axis. The public gathering spaces extend east towards Sherbourne Common and Lake Ontario, creating a contemplative and restful common ground. Classrooms and labs are located west of the central atrium, taking advantage of the column-free spans. This atrium connects to a bridge that extends the Daphne Cockwell circulation scheme. Auditoriums are placed closest to grade, with the largest one located on the ground floor. It can convert into a conference space or expo centre. The lobby facing Sherbourne Common can open to the park, connecting the Arbour to the community and using the city as a classroom.  Image Courtesy © PROVENCHER_ROY  Image Courtesy © PROVENCHER_ROY The Arbour is designed to be futureproof and allow for three-dimensional program flexibility. This comes from the staggered truss structural system and a stacking program that acts as a cellular system. Cells 8.4-meter high, 17.4-meter wide, and 40-meter long house elements such as classrooms and double-height auditoriums. The macro scale of the structure makes it possible to adapt the building to host diverse programs such as basketball courts, column-free startup spaces, or future auditoriums. The CLT floors are interchangeable without taking the whole building down.  Image Courtesy © PROVENCHER_ROY  Image Courtesy © PROVENCHER_ROY As a net-positive energy performance building, the Arbour uses several passive and active features. The roof system is the main energy producer and incorporates sixty-five-percent PVT panel coverage. The south-western solar facade generates energy while also framing views to the park. The Queens Quay facade serves as the lung of the building, harnessing the north-west winds to bring fresh air up through the atrium. via with manually operated windows. The last two floors, dedicated to the TWRI and academic offices, use the roof as test labs and the double envelope as research infrastructure for various cladding and energy generating systems.  Image Courtesy © PROVENCHER_ROY  Image Courtesy © PROVENCHER_ROY  Image Courtesy © PROVENCHER_ROY  Image Courtesy © PROVENCHER_ROY  Image Courtesy © PROVENCHER_ROY  Image Courtesy © PROVENCHER_ROY  Image Courtesy © PROVENCHER_ROY  Image Courtesy © PROVENCHER_ROY  Image Courtesy © PROVENCHER_ROY  Image Courtesy © PROVENCHER_ROY  Image Courtesy © PROVENCHER_ROY  Image Courtesy © PROVENCHER_ROY  Image Courtesy © PROVENCHER_ROY  Image Courtesy © PROVENCHER_ROY  Image Courtesy © PROVENCHER_ROY  Image Courtesy © PROVENCHER_ROY  Image Courtesy © PROVENCHER_ROY  Image Courtesy © PROVENCHER_ROY  Image Courtesy © PROVENCHER_ROY
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