The proposed Northern Ontario School o f Architecture building will be located on Brady Street in downtown Sudbury, Ontario. The four level building will be separated into two masses connected by an endosed walkway located on the north side of the southeast and southwest blocks at the intersection of Brady Street and Minto Street. This building will benefit its students, staff, faculty and community in the following ways.
Sustainability
The N.O.S.O.A. building is organized in two long rectangular masses that provide maximum northern and southern exposure. The southern double curtain wall façades will help passively heat the building in the winter. Sun shading devices will prevent the summer sun from increasing the cooling load.
The air cavity within the curtain wall structure will allow natural ventilation across the narrow axis of the building.
The large curtain wall façades will allow considerable natural light to penetrate into the building, thereby eliminating some of the need for artificial light during daylight hours.
The location of the building is convenient for Sudbury's public transportation system. Its proximity to t he train station and bus route will reduce automobile dependency.
Relocating underground much of the surface parking that currently exists on the site will reduce the "urban heat island effect" and eliminate a significant amount of impervious surface.
A portion of the green-space created by relocating surface parking will be used for a community gardening program.
Urban Revitalization
The N.O.S.O.A. building is an important part of the revitalization of downtown Sudbury. The functions of t his building will make it a destination for not only students, but people of allages. Street level amenities will include a library with coffee bar and outdoor sitting area, three retailers, and a public exhibition space that will display information and artifacts about Ontario's First People.
The students attending NOSOA will immediately become an important part of the downtown culture. This newly transplanted demographic will live, eat, shop and recreate at downtown businesses and generate key revenue in the new Sudbury. Throughout the next decade, new businesses and housing developments will infill the southern downtown neighbourhood and restore a proper urban density to the area.
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