The jury immediately noticed the simplicity of the solution, which adequately meets the expectations of the program; the understanding and spatial organization is clear from the entrance.
The treatment of the studios and the integration of the services make it a very efficient and technically very well controlled ensemble. The result is pleasant spaces despite their closure to nature.
However, the jury was challenged by the orientation of the project, which visually isolates the School from the Cité through the opacity of the studio block: the formal research is surprising without convincing of its relevance. The technical complexity of the fabric makes us fear that maintenance is too demanding for the School's resources.
Report of the technical committee (July 9, 2001)
Program and functionality
-The distribution of space is in keeping with the program.
-The organization mixes academic and circus training as requested.
-The functions provided in the basement are appropriate.
-The incorporation of community organizations is integrated into the whole.
-Public access is clear, as is student access.
-The location of the teachers' locker room is away from the offices.
-Access to the resource center is not easily visible from the entrance.
-The weight room is far from the studios.
-The layout of the studios is functional; they have little relationship to the outside.
-The location of the agora does not provide the privacy requested by the program.
Area
Concept: 8,347 m2 gross
A surplus of 1,300 m2
Net to gross ratio of .65
Technical Analysis:
-The canvas roof construction becomes complex due to junctions with the building and curtain walls.
-The roofing of the curved volume is complex in terms of the waterproofing of the curved segment.
-The canvas can create ice formation caused by heat loss through the canvas.
-The drilling and waterproofing of the fenestration in the curved volume is complex.
Environmental Architetcure:
-There is little environmental data expressed in this design.
-There is a weakness in the natural lighting of the interior spaces.
-The fabric, in addition to being a non-ecological material, is less energy efficient.
-The mechanical principles stated are applicable but not well integrated into the concept.
-The proposed ventilation system is energy intensive and not very innovative.
-The envelope can be efficient because of the balance between the glazing and the opaque walls.
-The opacity of the south elevation does not exploit solar orientation.
Urbanism:
The 30 meter height of the masts is in excess of the 23 meters allowed by the current bylaw.
Cost/ Estimate
Reported cost: $14,220,600
Estimated cost: $15,974,000
The reported estimate is missing the cost of equipment ($138,000).
(From jury report)
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