‘How a building can speak science’

Energy. Environment. Experiential Learning. University of Calgary

JANUARY 2008 | COHOS EVAMY | BUSBY PERKINS + WILL

EEEL University of Calgary

Summary from Last Meeting (January 25th )• Scheme A : Pros• Scheme A : Cons• Scheme B : Pros• Scheme B : ConsConsensus• Offices Location• Social vs. Peer Exchange Spaces• Labs• Circulation• General Building• AtriumScheme B Template Plans• Scheme B - site plan• Scheme B - 3D view• Scheme B - Ground Floor• Scheme B - Second Floor• Scheme B - Third Floor• Scheme B - Fourth Floor

Agenda

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Summary from Last Meeting

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• Offices throughout the building is good• Better sightlines• Requires people to mix and interact• Social interaction is spread throughout the building at different scales• Cost benefits in constructability• Better at intermingling

Scheme A : Pros<TALLER BUILDING ~7 STORIES>

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• Undergrad circulation to upper stories• More unfriendly response to 32nd Ave• Social space can be more territorialized• Scale too high for 32nd Ave.• More interaction from walking than elevators• Harder to put science on display• More difficult for way finding• More problematic expansion• Worse as East-West connector• Seems less student oriented

Scheme A : Cons<TALLER BUILDING ~7 STORIES>

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• Not elevator intensive• Undergrad access by stairs easier• More space at ground for interaction• More human scale• Better definition for expansion especially engineering linkage• Student circulation is better ; more student oriented• Allows for less territorial social spaces• More functional for students visibility• Manageable height; 3-4 stories feels much better• Better massing• Science on display (lends itself)

Scheme B: Pros<SHORTER/LONGER ~3 or 4 STORIES>

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• Stratified office more problematic• Don’t like skylights (leaks over time)• Not as good at encouraging interaction

Scheme B: Cons

Scheme B: Cons<SHORTER/LONGER ~3 or 4 STORIES>

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Consensus

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• Low rise (to 4 stories): Scheme B• Labs on both sides of building• Distributed offices• Gradient wet to dry labs horizontally across plan (west to east)• Separate service/support space to wet end of building• Landscape environment adjacent to building is very important to support building and

program• Outdoor teaching areas on South façade• ISEEE program at the front door• Building is a learning tool• Program space for energy related research• Roof access for internal and external programs• Demonstration green roof• Mini glacier to use for research (1mx10mx20m) – use for building cooling• Interactive display terminals• Windmills for display and energy use• Donor pieces incorporated into design

Consensus

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• Distributed• Convenient but must walk• Line of sight to labs• Mostly Grads – variety of sizes• Adjacent to open social peer areas

Office Location

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• Mostly at grade• Some more quiet• Limit territorial opportunity• Design to be named• Mix of programmed and accidental sizes• Not too far away from any place in building• One big event space at grade (200-250 ppl)• Outside space(s)

Social vs. Peer Exchange Spaces

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• Diagonal service access• 4’ service space• Range of full wet to dry W--------E

• Allow for but not prebuild

Labs

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• Zone undergrad students closest to ground• Stairs - priority• Hide elevators• No escalators• Connectivity to other buildings (section)• Roof access• Connect to outdoor teaching• Connections through buildings E/W -+ N/S• Contribute to interactivity• Double main floor

• Also connection to future elevated links

Circulation

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• Transparency into labs• Science/Applied Science On display• Art• Outdoor teaching• Edge to 32nd Ave.• Gate vs. door• Connection• 4/5 storey

General Building

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• Justification (brand)• Energy efficiency – 20%• Uses – Shapes/Str• Daylighting• Program analysis (what goes in)• Science on display

• Passive evaporation cooling tower• Primary gathering space

Core and Light

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EEEL University of Calgary Scheme B - Site Plan

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EEEL University of Calgary Scheme B – 3D view

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EEEL University of Calgary Scheme B – Ground Floor

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EEEL University of Calgary Scheme B – Second Floor

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EEEL University of Calgary Scheme B – Third Floor

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EEEL University of Calgary Scheme B – Fourth Floor

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