performance. Special attention was focused on balancing the desire for transparency and natural light with building thermal performance to minimize demand on active mechanical systems. Interiors were fitted out with low-emitting materials, chosen for high recycled content and locally sourced wherever possible. In response to the rugged nature of the program, finishes were selected for their durability and natural appearance.
Jury: Transformed by a series of big, bold moves that celebrate basic materials, modular construction and an industrial ethos, this modest program for a technical trades college elevates the commonplace into the heroic. Embedded within the sober, stripped-back structure, a dignified and generous set of spaces form an uplifting environment for technical education and show how apparently ordinary buildings can be elevated into truly memorable architecture. ca
client College of New CaledoNia architect team sTeve mCfarlaNe, miChelle Biggar, aNaBella alfoNzo, miNgyuk CheN, JeaN-PhiliPPe delage, BeTh deNNy, NiCk fosTer, Josie graNT, JeNNell hagardT, gerry reiBliNg, lydia roBiNsoN, feliz sarCePuedes, susaN sCoTT, Barry woNg, JiNg Xu structural eQuiliBrium CoNsulTiNg mechanical/electrical CoBalT eNgiNeeriNg code ghl CoNsulTaNTs civil l&m eNgiNeeriNg landscaPe Pwl ParTNershiP sPecifications morris sPeCifiCaTioNs Builder PCl CoNsTruCTioN area 2,500 m2 comPletion sPriNg 2011 Budget $9.5 m
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