institutional portfolio 2016
contents history................................................................................................................................................................1 letters.............................................................................................................................................................. 2 bahå'à temple of south america.......................................................................................................... 8 richard ivey building, richard ivey school of business, western university..... 20 jackman law building, faculty of law, university of toronto.....................................38 schulich school of business, york university....................................................................... 48 school of pharmacy, university of waterloo......................................................................... 58 michael g. degroote school of medicine, mcmaster university....................................70 max gluskin house, department of economics, university of toronto................... 80 welcome centre, university of windsor.................................................................................... 88 casey house................................................................................................................................................. 96 alliance française de toronto.....................................................................................................102 robertson house crisis care centre.......................................................................................... 110 pape danforth library......................................................................................................................... 118 open space master plan, university of toronto.................................................................122 awards..........................................................................................................................................................126
history
Hariri Pontarini Architects is a full-service Canadian firm devoted to producing work of lasting value. Siamak Hariri and David Pontarini founded the Toronto office in 1994 motivated by a shared commitment to design quality. Today their 85-person practice offers its clients in-depth partner involvement through all stages of design and the breadth of building experience and technical expertise to rigorously oversee construction. hpa believes solid relationships result in strong projects. They take pride in forging lasting collaborations with all involved in the design, development and construction process: clients, consultants, fabricators, policymakers, construction workers, colleagues. With each commission, hpa assumes full responsibility to materialize a design vision inspiring to its occupants, attuned to its setting and respectful of stakeholder needs, client budget and timeline. Every project in their diversely scaled, award-winning portfolio reflects the hpa mission to craft architectural and urban solutions that exceed expectations, without excess.
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letter from marianne mckenna
The Next Challenge
Unlike most architecture awards which commend a completed project, the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada’s Architectural Firm Award recognizes one firm’s body of work as well as a practice that collectively contributes to achieving design excellence. For Hariri Pontarini Architects, the raic Award is well-deserved and will ideally serve to further leverage its expanding role as a contributor to the national discourse on architecture. When Siamak Hariri and David Pontarini left Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects in 1994, they were both Associates of the firm with significant individual experience in both design and the technical accomplishment of our emerging practice. In less than two decades of founding their practice, their institutional work has forged a trajectory of projects of national and international distinction including the McKinsey & Company’s Toronto headquarters on the Victoria University properties in the University of Toronto’s downtown campus, the Bahá’í Temple of South America, the Schulich School of Business at York University and the Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto, as well as private residences for Mike Lazaridis and Lawrence Bloomberg. While hpa has consistently worked with some of Canada’s most astute institutional clients it has also shared its expertise as co-authors of the City of Toronto’s Tall Buildings guidelines and its portfolio now includes many of Toronto’s strongest developers. Although often regarded in a different light, I believe this work in the development sector is of equal importance. The rapid and seemingly insatiable demand for density is re-shaping Toronto’s communities – how we live, work, and play.
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The raic Award offers hpa an opportunity to champion the value of quality and the irrefutable role that architecture has to play in shaping civil societies and the urban environment at both the street level and skyline. Most critically the Award confirms that hpa—through its dedication to architectural excellence—has earned the authority to convince clients to embrace design strategies that actively contribute to making a vibrant public realm with great spaces for citizens to gather and build community. This is the ultimate value of the raic Architectural Practice Award to hpa: to augment the role of hpa Principals and Associates, as advocates for consistently excellent architecture - in every domain.
Marianne McKenna, O.C., FRAIC RAIC 2013 Architectural Firm Award Jury Member
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letter from lisa rochon
Architecture often reflects the glitter of civilization though it rarely touches the human spirit. In any booming economy, there will always be formulas of efficient architecture driven by strict bottom lines. Yet, there’s a band of architects quietly toiling around the world—and I would include Hariri Pontarini Architects within this category—who operate as guardians of urban vitality and generators of beauty at the scale of a fireplace or a tall tower. They echo in their architecture a concern for humanity and the need to anticipate individual human gestures. All of these forces are intertwined. To accomplish enduring, place-making architecture requires an insistence that verges on the obsessive. This has always been the way for the greatest architects and the master works of human grace that they produce. hpa’s attention to the particularities of place and people has always driven their practice. In this way, the studio advocates for a democracy of design. It matters little whether you belong to a marginalized group or an elite business school. You get the same life-giving treatment. The Robertson House Crisis Care Centre in downtown Toronto offers temporary refuge and retreat for women and children, with a protected outdoor garden and private family suites equipped with window seats and dormers allowing generous natural light. Next to Victoria University at the University of Toronto on Charles Street, McKinsey & Co. management consultant headquarters was among the first contemporary works in Canada to catapult past the design tropes of post-modernism to create a signature hpa style defined by stone-clad façades, cornerless wood-framed windows and genteel, domestically-scaled connections to the neighbourhood. For the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario, design lead Siamak Hariri honoured the same protective courtyard building plan first used by hpa back in the late 1990s for Robertson House, but this time around, he applied it to a complex
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program masterfully ensuring that 274,000 square feet spread over three storey’s feels like a large, liveable home. Locally-quarried limestone, generous glass openings and hallways defined by oak benches and wood-framed windows deliver a domestic sensibility to a contemporary college architecture. A great hall of curved walnut balustrades features a fireplace with stone chimney assembled as an abstract landscape. That affection for curved elements and collaging of textures enjoys pride of place at Massey Tower on Yonge Street, a strip that has suffered from urban decay for decades. Lead architect David Pontarini has orchestrated a remarkable achievement of organicallyinspired design for a tower that rises sixty-storeys high. In lesser hands, the tower might have been another green-glass slab, like most of the 160 other condominiums now under construction in Toronto. Instead, Massey Tower is conceived as a piece of urban acupuncture between two historic buildings, including the Beaux-Arts Canadian Bank of Commerce Building (1905), demonstrating a masterful integration of historic fabric with contemporary, light-filled volumes. Perhaps what Hariri Pontarini Architects has managed to do best with its architecture—in university campuses, in private residences and in its latest mixed-use development in downtown Toronto—is slowing down architecture to a resting heartbeat. Effectively, framing space with stillness so that there is room to think.
Lisa Rochon, Architecture Critic The Globe & Mail
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letter from lawrence and frances bloomberg
There are no words to describe how it feels to live in this magnificent house. Wherever we look, it reminds us of a conversation we had, or a story that led to a stunning effect or a graceful result. I am writing to share our deepest thanks and appreciation, and to recognize what you have given us. Special thanks as well to your wonderful team, especially Edward Joseph, who did a great job. Thinking back, in sum we worked together on this project for nearly eight years: two years of design, one year for city approval, and four and half years to build. From the start, we found in you an architect who inspires his clients, and were immediately invested in your architectural fantasy on our behalf. Our discussions were comfortable and engaging, and your personal warmth and dedication took us above and beyond any level we could have imagined in demanding a higher standard and an added measure of creative originality at every stage. The sumptuous materials sourced in Europe (and France in particular) were so meticulously chosen and reflect an extraordinary array: ebony, bronze, marble, hardwood, the list goes on –wrapped in Ontario limestone and glass. We have state-of-the-art mechanical systems and digital touches, and marvel at lighting that anticipates the angle of every sunbeam and the placement of every artwork with considered care and curatorial taste. The staircase is breathtaking. There are no dead ends, every room has a view. Every detail enriches the experience, from the warmth of the fireplaces to the brilliant wine cellar, to the remarkable patio with the pool that lights the garage below, where the dramatic wall of rugged crust face stone is a work of art in itself. The relationship of structure to spaces is inspiring, and the aesthetics inside and out are world class. We are thrilled every day that we dedicated the best real estate in the house to a second floor gym, a decision as whimsical as healthy.
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We have lived in this location since 1980, and enjoyed the neighbourhood cachet, the convenience of access to downtown, and the lay of the land. We recall how you talked about “magic moments” over the course of the project. For us, the whole house is a magic moment. It is an iconic modern castle with its historic counterpart Casa Loma down the block. It is a “today” house combining dignity and modern design –and one that will last forever. We are mindful and proud of being the custodians of a legacy. When you came to the house to be with us on moving day, it was a very special gesture that we realized we had come to expect. Your personal and professional involvement has been total, from overseeing design and construction to offering suggestions and inviting our ideas, and ingeniously finding new ways to make the house reflect our vision almost inch by inch. All of this found expression in having you there on the day we walked through the door to stay. We want you to know that we consider this house one of our key achievements as a couple –and it is thanks to you. The renown you enjoy as a celebrated and successful architect so greatly in demand resides in the genius you contribute. It is a singular gift to find in one person the combination of values and qualities, expertise, talent, inventiveness, intuitive grasp, work ethic and supreme attention to detail that brings a dream to life from concept to creation. Working with you was truly phenomenal, and the house – well, we love it more each day.
Frances Bloomberg and Lawrence Bloomberg C.M., O.Ont., LL.D.
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bahá'í temple of south america the national spiritual assembly of bahá'í of chile
Santiago, Chile
The Bahá’i Temple of South America, situated in a seismic zone
Under Construction
on the outskirts of Santiago, Chile, uses light for its spiritual and
26,000 sq.ft. | 2,438 m2
design inspiration. Its billowing, structurally robust form won a
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two-phase international competition requesting a nine-sided, domed
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structure with nine entries—a requirement for the design of Bahá’i Temples. This is the final continental Temple to be built. Designed through physical models in conjunction with state-of-the-art digital technology, the Temple combines advanced engineering solutions, cutting-edge material innovation, and computerized fabrication methods to create a light-filled space for prayer and meditation at once monumental and intimate. Nine identical wing-like shells spatially define the house of worship. Each is clad on its exterior with thousands of faceted and shaped custom cast-glass panels and on its interior with computer-cut and carved, translucent marble. The cast glass panels - developed in a four year collaborative research process with Canadian artist Jeff Goodman- in combination with the translucent stone, bathe visitors with dappled light. A slim-profile structural steel frame, comprised of hundreds of individually unique engineered members and nodal connections, rests on a concrete substructure set on seismic isolation pads. The project, expected to be completed in 2016, has already received five architectural awards, including World Architecture News Best Building of the Year in 2010, and a Progressive Architecture Awards Citation in 2007. 2010 — World Architecture News, Civic Building—Unbuilt 2009 — International Property Awards, Americas, Architecture Award 2007 — Architect Magazine, Progressive Architecture Awards Citation 2005 — Ontario Association of Architects Awards (oaa)
Ideas & Presentations Category, Honourable Mention
2004 — Canadian Architect, Award of Excellence
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richard ivey building, richard ivey school of business western university
London, Ontario
The vision for the Richard Ivey Building in London, Ontario, was to create a
Completed 2013
vibrant, unified campus that would attract the best students and faculty, express Ivey Business School’s global identity, and celebrate Western University’s history.
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Business schools operate in a very competitive environment, and for a long
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time, the School’s programs were dispersed between five different locations on campus. Consequently, the Richard Ivey Building, not only had to unify the Ivey community into one location, it also had to clearly demonstrate the quality and scope of the Ivey Business School’s offerings. At the core of this approach is the concept that collaboration is fundamental to Ivey’s unique, case-based, team-learning pedagogy. Its architecture must therefore be an expression of this singular identity by encouraging collaboration and fostering the lifelong networks that are the foundation of global leadership. The design of the building supports this vision through its form and massing. A contemporary interpretation of the archetypal quadrangle building, Ivey is a three storey, 274,000 square foot structure, organized around a central courtyard. The courtyard connects directly into the full-height Grand Hall via oversized lift-andslide doors. Filled with light, open to the terraced floors above, and flanked by a monolithic fireplace and the Grand Staircase, the Grand Hall is the physical heart of the building. It anchors the building’s everyday circulation, while being grand enough to support graduations and alumni events. At the ground floor, the perimeter of the building is made up of twenty Case-Study classrooms. The Case Study educational model is unique to the Ivey Business School’s identity, therefore the proportions and sightlines of the 80 and 50 seat classrooms were paramount. Designed for active conversation rather than traditional lecturing, the tiered, horseshoe-shaped configuration democratizes the dynamics of the classroom; with the professor functioning as more of a mediator. Every classroom has natural light and outward views,
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fundamental to a learning space being inviting and inspiring. Adjacent breakout rooms and open seating areas fill the colonnade looking into the quad. This interplay of spaces facilitates formal and informal opportunities for interaction and collaboration. A gradation from the active to the contemplative— the public to the private— informs the distribution of additional program elements. The active areas are in the northeast corner around the Grand Hall, and the contemplative areas in the southwest corner around the library. Dining hall, library, and amphitheatre are afforded distinctive treatment as pavilions that extend into the surrounding landscape. The second and third floors include an administration wing, a faculty wing, and a distinct wing for the MBA program. Ivey is designed to feel like home. The building’s materials—stone, walnut, glass, copper, steel, and Douglas fir—were selected for their warmth and timelessness. The solid masonry on the exterior conveys the traditional materiality of Western University’s Gothic architecture, while the walnut accents throughout the interior create a warm, welcoming environment. Innovative site strategies were employed to achieve a sustainable design, including storm water and waste management plans, and the use of locally sourced and manufactured materials. The quadrangle layout and orientation of the building maximizes natural light, and operable windows allow crossventilation throughout, contributing to its LEED-Gold designation. Achieved on an aggressive project schedule, the Richard Ivey Building is an expression of the Ivey Business Schools goals and a beacon of the school’s global status. 2016 — AIA/CAE Educational Facility Design Award of Excellence 2016 — Lieutenant Governor's Award for Design Excellence in Architecture 2016 — Ontario Association of Architects (oaa) Design Excellence Award 2013 — Regional Commercial Council of LSTAR,
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jackman law building, faculty of law university of toronto
Toronto, Ontario
The renovation and addition to the Faculty of Law at the University
Under Construction
of Toronto is sited to make strong physical and visual connections
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to Queen’s Park and Philosopher’s Walk. It takes advantage
Siamak Hariri,
of its prominent location by embedding the School within the
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campus while making it an integral part of the cityscape. The
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competition-winning design responds with three simple gestures
B + H Architects
to its surroundings: a crescent-shaped classroom and office wing overlooking Queen’s Park; the renovation of an outmoded library as a luminous pavilion connecting to Philosopher’s Walk; and the creation of a unifying gathering space, the Law Forum. The Forum, at the heart of the School, consolidates the previously dispersed faculty and enables the social relationships considered vital to the school’s success. Several sustainability strategies target a LEED Gold rating. The design balances the ratio of transparent glazing to insulated wall in order to achieve maximum daylighting while minimizing heating and cooling needs. Vertical stone fins run the height of the crescent façade to shade from south and west sun. Operable windows in the offices, fitted with roller shades for personal control, provide natural ventilation, and a native vegetation green roof on the library pavilion manages storm water. The new Faculty of Law has a sophisticated, visible presence that positions the Faculty amongst North America’s premier law schools. 2013 — Canadian Architect, Award of Excellence
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schulich school of business york university
Toronto, Ontario
The Schulich School of Business integrates an educational facility
Completed 2003
for team teaching and learning with luxury residential dwellings in a
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corporate learning complex. Configured to advance the urban design
Siamak Hariri,
master plan goals of York University, the building is a composition
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of individually articulated buildings, comprising 340,000 square feet
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and occupying a full campus block. The Executive Learning Centre
Young + Wright Architects
(elc) offers short term and long term residence programs to business executives and corporations. Massing, materials and a shared formal language unite the three structures into an experiential whole. The elc accommodates mid-career students who attend special classes while staying in a hotel attached to the school. The design caters to executive–level expectations by taking cues from boutique hotels and elegant business settings. The building features a strong sense of privacy, spectacular views, and a landscaped courtyard. Stylish guest suites are equipped with fully integrated desk and work areas and enhanced classrooms have comfortable furniture. Other amenities include a fitness facility, lounges equipped with internet access, and a double-height dining room serving fine food in an elegant setting. The School of Business won the 2007 Ontario Association of Architects Design Excellence Award, the 2006 Governor General’s Medal in Architecture and the 2004 Toronto Construction Association’s ‘Best of the Best.’ 2007 — Ontario Association of Architects (oaa)
Design Excellence Award
2006 — Canada Council for the Arts
Governor General’s Medal in Architecture
2005 — City of Toronto
Architecture & Urban Design Awards,
Honourable Mention - Building in Context
2004 — Toronto Construction Association
Best of the Best Awards
2004 — Ontario Concrete Awards
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school of pharmacy university of waterloo
Kitchener, Ontario
The University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy, part of the
Completed 2009
Integrated Health Sciences Campus, establishes a gateway to
100,804 sq.ft | 9,365 m2
downtown Kitchener in a hybrid medical campus conceived to
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challenge received ideas of siloed research and patient care. A dual
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experiment in pedagogy and city building, the plan of the structure,
Joint-Venture with
which includes an eight storey tower, facilitates collaborative
Young + Wright Architects
learning. Crafted with local limestone, copper, and recycled wood, the corner building contains faculty and student laboratories, lecture and seminar rooms, and an auditorium. Its immediate neighbour, the Michael G. DeGroote McMaster School of Medicine, houses a family clinic and commercial pharmacy. Day-to-day School activities revolve around a courtyard and central fireplace which provide interactive spaces for relaxed exchanges among students and faculty. A medicinal garden supports a holistic approach to pharmaceutical research and study. Custom designed glass panels on the exterior elevations showcase medicinal plants. The curtain wall not only conveys the history of Pharmacy; it enlivens the streetscape and reduces sunlight penetration, controlling solar heat gain. In 2003, the City and the University formed a private public partnership to offer quality pharmaceutical education and services to the community in a hybrid health sciences campus, built on city-owned property. Today, the School of Pharmacy sets a precedent as an innovative, integrated approach to education, primary healthcare facility design, and urban regeneration. 2011 — Ontario Association of Architects (oaa)
Design Excellence Award
2010 — Design Exchange Awards
Silver Medal—Architecture, Commercial
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michael g. degroote school of medicine mcmaster university
Kitchener, Ontario
The Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine is part of the University
Completed 2009
of Waterloo’s Integrated Health Science Campus, a hybrid medical
60,300 sq.ft | 5,600 m2
campus that includes community clinics and the hpa-designed School
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of Pharmacy. The School’s family clinic, staffed by faculty and students,
Partner-in-Charge
is integral to its curriculum, based on early introduction to the clinical
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experience. The interior layout was planned to facilitate interaction;
Young + Wright Architects
for example, the nurses’ station pinwheel form maximizes space and relates to the surrounding examination rooms. Classrooms and offices constitute the remainder of three storey building. The School of Medicine’s subdued design contrasts with its landmark neighbour, the School of Pharmacy. The brick mass of the façade visually anchors the corner of the site and seems to hover over the large glass windows of the first storey. A landscaped green space links the buildings and welcomes the community at large. Positioned at the edge of the revitalizing warehouse district, the Campus provides community benefit and serves as a gateway to downtown Kitchener. 2011 — Ontario Association of Architects (oaa)
Design Excellence Award
2010 — Design Exchange Awards
Silver Medal—Architecture, Commercial
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max gluskin house department of economics university of toronto
Toronto, Ontario
The renovation and extension to Max Gluskin House, Department of
Completed 2009
Economics at the University of Toronto, seamlessly integrates new
40,000 sq.ft | 3,715 m2
facilities with landscaped open spaces that benefit the campus community.
Siamak Hariri,
Three heritage buildings are unified through a contemporary addition
Partner-in-Charge
that serves as the new entrance. The rust-coloured Corten steel of the addition harmonizes with the historic brick, and its large glass windows visually connect the interiors and exteriors. The buildings are unified through interconnected and elevated bridges. Working with a constrained site, complex program and restricted budget, this project notably enhances the Department of Economics’ architectural character and gives it an improved street presence. The design adds offices, a central gathering space, a resource centre, research spaces, meeting rooms, and graduate and faculty lounges. The minor interior alterations to the historic buildings create a more unified and coherent working space, increasing collegiality and accessibility. Department facilities are organized around an open green space to maximize natural light indoors and views from offices, common spaces, lounges and meeting rooms. The south court, for social and academic Departmental gatherings, can be used in conjunction with neighbouring Innis College court, creating a large area benefitting the Department as well as the adjacent College, and has revitalized the St. George Campus.
2009 — PUG Awards, Honourable Mention for Outstanding Achievement
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welcome centre university of windsor
Windsor, Ontario
With Amico Design Build and Architecttura Inc. Architects
Completed 2015 18,000 sq.ft | 1,675 m2
The design of the new Welcome Centre for the University of Windsor
Siamak Hariri,
establishes a focal point to activate and encourage connections between
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the University campus and its surrounding community. The building, a dynamic gateway pavilion visible from every angle and accessible from multiple campus routes, will become the front door and address for the entire University. Welcoming a broad range of visitors for a variety of functions, the two storey Centre offers a comfortable and flexible environment characterized by natural light and generous views of its surroundings. In its interior, the ground level constitutes a lobby and forum; from outside, the Centre will be easily identified by a gently arcing ribbon of milky glass weaving around the site. The building will act as a beacon within the landscape, and form a lively backdrop for campus activities. Located at the southern edge of campus, at the corner of Wyandotte Street and Patricia Avenue, the 18,000 square foot building will also house administrative departments for admissions and alumni affairs in a collaborative work setting.
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casey house
Toronto, Ontario
The renovation and extension to Casey House, a specialised health-
In Progress
care facility for individuals with HIV/AIDS, meets the needs of
59,000 sq.ft | 5,480 m2
patients and health care providers in a setting designed to evoke the
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experience and comforts of home. With a new Day Health Program
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servicing a roster of 200 registered clients and 14 new inpatient rooms, the 59,000 square foot addition brings much needed space and modernized amenities to augment and renovate the heritagedesignated Victorian mansion. The new structure embraces the existing building, preserving its qualities and organizing day-to-day user experience around a new landscaped central garden court. This open space is a fundamental part of the design and is the heart of the facility, visible from every corridor and each of the inpatient rooms. Through operable windows that allow for fresh air and cross-ventilation, every inpatient enjoys an unobstructed garden view from their bed. The windows flood patient spaces with natural light and provide a connection to the outside world, making the hospital feel like a home. Sustainable design elements include high efficiency tinted glass, rainwater collection cisterns and locally sourced materials. The plan received a Canadian Architect Magazine’s 2013 Award of Excellence for its high design and respect for client welfare. 2013 — Canadian Architect, Award of Excellence
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alliance française de toronto
Toronto, Ontario
The addition and renovation undertaken by Alliance Française de
Phase 1 Completed 2014
Toronto (AFT) is being delivered in two phases on a tight budget,
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concurrent with a full programme schedule. Phase I opened to the
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public in 2014, adding a wing at the rear of the existing Victorian
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era building to contain teaching and performance space. The second
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phase will enhance AFT’s public presence and relationship to the street through a new front entrance on Spadina Road and a small reception space adjoining the existing building to the south. When complete, the expansion will add 11,000 square feet to the building. Programmatically, Phase I includes a 147-seat performance space at ground level, two floors containing eight classrooms, an elevator and new mechanical systems. Full-height operable windows naturally light and ventilate the second and third floor classrooms. A curved cedar and copper wall at street level indicates the location of the multi-purpose performance space. In addition to the new entrance and reception, Phase II will provide the institution with a gallery, second floor meeting room, café and library, and renovated infrastructure throughout.
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robertson house crisis care centre city of toronto housing and homelessness services
Toronto, Ontario
A temporary shelter for homeless women and their children, the
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renovation and addition to Robertson House creates the experience
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of a single house—a safe, supportive, and nurturing shelter for
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collective and individual living. Working within the limitations of an
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existing structure, a tight neighbourhood site, a complex program and a restricted budget, the House blends with its surroundings to dispel the “special housing” stigma. Communal facilities—child care, dining, and residents’ lounge—are organized around a central, protected garden courtyard. The lobby, designed to give a feeling of security from the street, is organized to accommodate the flow of residents, visitors, strollers, etc. Other communal spaces include a circular story room and indoor play area, a youth room, a prayer/ meditation room, and various activity nooks. The second floor bedrooms are modest and intimate, each with a private window seat in the dormers overlooking the courtyard. The original structure, comprised of two historic houses altered by makeshift additions and renovations, was inefficient and crowded. Requiring a thoughtful understanding of residents’ issues, the design embraces the potential of the complex site and program to create a unified facility that encourages a sense of community and support. This experience set a precedent for future hpa projects. It was the inception of a commitment to prioritizing the inner life of buildings over their exterior presentation—Robertson House’s new addition is hardly visible from the street. hpa also learned how to create additions to heritage buildings that complement, not overwhelm. The project received awards from the 2001 Wood Design Awards and the 2000 Toronto Architecture & Urban Design Awards. 2003 — Ontario Association of Architects (oaa)
Institutional A: (less than $10 million)
2001 — Canadian Wood Council, Wood Design Awards, Residential Category, Citation 2000 — City of Toronto
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pape danforth library toronto public library
Toronto, Ontario
Toronto Public Library’s Pape/Danforth Branch, designed by
Completed 2006
Moorehouse & King Architects, first opened its doors in 1929. hpa’s
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2006 renovation, following retrofits in 1977 and 1983 that accommo-
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dated growing collections, maintains the architectural integrity of
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the historic building envelope while re-connecting the library to the street. This most recent reconfiguration relocates the main entrance to allow for barrier-free access. A prominent new interior staircase between the first two levels, and a new large elevator accessing all three library floors, improve circulation and access to library reference systems and materials. The restored façade integrates materials characteristic to the original architecture with stone and timber complements. Inside, open zones encourage interactivity. Skylights and bay windows fill the interior spaces with light and provide passersby with a glimpse of the building’s activities. Glass, used throughout, in concert with custom-designed bookshelves and window benches that act as low partitions, give access to street views and create spatial and operational transparencies. The project received the 2009 Toronto Architecture & Urban Design Awards’ Award of Excellence—Building in Context/Public. 2009 — City of Toronto
Architecture Urban Design Awards
Award of Excellence—Building in Context/Public
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open space master plan university of toronto
Toronto, Ontario
Founded in 1828, the University of Toronto’s St. George campus
Completed 1999
was originally a distinct place apart from the city, with large,
Siamak Hariri,
interconnected, densely treed open spaces. Over the decades, trees
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were removed, roads were widened, and large parking lots were
Joint Venture with
added, so that by the 1990s, busy streets and narrow sidewalks
Urban Strategies, Inc.
made pedestrian movement difficult, and campus spaces were incoherent and unattractive. Realizing the important relationships between the physical, social, and academic environments, the University initiated a consultation and planning process that culminated in a targeted action plan to improve the campus landscape. As part of a team, Siamak Hariri consulted with the University community, and examined the spaces around and between buildings; the central green spaces, gateways and pathways; and the 20 intersections where the campus meets the city. The resulting Open Space Master Plan recommended specific and detailed revitalization actions, to be carried out within a coherent, unifying framework. The Plan balanced the pedestrian and architectural elements of the campus, and gave recommendations to reduce the volume of automobile traffic. Street design, based on an understanding of the differing character and roles of the various campus corridors, established a distinctive University of Toronto presence. Siamak’s work on this award-winning Plan was the foundation of his exploration of the relationship between academic buildings and their surrounding landscape, informing his later work on projects such as the Richard Ivey Building at Western University. 2001 — American Society of Landscape Architects, Merit Award 2001 — City of Toronto, Toronto Urban Design Awards, Award of Excellence
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2001 — Canadian Society of Landscape Architects
Professional Awards of Excellence, National Merit
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awards Peer recognition, in the form of citations and awards, has been one of the ways in which we measure our success. As noted previously, Hariri Pontarini Architects has received over 60 awards over the years, several of which are of particular significance.
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AIA/CAE Educational Facility Design Award
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Design Excellence Award
Institute Excellence in Planning Awards, Research/New Directions
Richard Ivey Building, Richard Ivey School of Business,
Tall Buildings: Inviting Change in Downtown Toronto
Western University
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Lieutenant Governor’s Award
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Ontario Association of Architects (oaa) Design Excellence Award
Massey Tower —
Massey Tower
Western University City of Toronto
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Award of Excellence – Elements
Award of Merit – Private Buildings in Context - Mid-Rise
Shangri La Toronto
B.Streets Condos Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (raic)
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Award of Merit – Elements
Hariri Pontarini Architects
The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema
Regional Commercial Council of LSTAR Don Smith Commercial Building Awards, Institutional –
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Private Buildings in Context – Mid-Rise
Richard Ivey Building, Richard Ivey School of Business,
Art Condominiums
Western University Canadian Architect
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Richard Ivey Building, Richard Ivey School of Business,
Casey House
Western University
Canadian Architect Award of Excellence Jackman Law Building, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
Canadian Institute of Steel Construction Ontario Steel Design Award, Award of Merit—Architecture
Award of Excellence
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City of Toronto Toronto Urban Design Awards, Award of Merit –
Education
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City of Toronto Toronto Urban Design Awards,
Architectural Firm Award
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City of Toronto Toronto Urban Design Awards,
Toronto Urban Design Awards
2013
Ontario Home Builders’ Association (ohba) Most Outstanding High-Rise Building (11+ Storeys)
Richard Ivey Building, Richard Ivey School of Business,
2015
Ontario Home Builders’ Association (ohba) Project of the Year - High or Mid-Rise
Western University —
Ontario Professional Planners
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Building Industry and Land Development Association bild Awards, Project of the Year—High-Rise Massey Tower
126
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2012
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Building Industry and Land Development Association
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bild Awards, Best High-Rise Building Design
Tucker Design Award
Massey Tower
Ravine Residence, Toronto
Building Industry and Land Development Association
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cisd Innovation Award
Art Condos
Ontario Pavilion at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics
Ontario Home Builders' Association
2009
Honourable Mention for Outstanding Achievement
B.Streets Condos
Max Gluskin House, Department of Economics, University of Toronto
Building Industry and Land Development Association —
Award of Excellence—Building in Context/Public
International Property Awards, Americas One Bloor
Toronto Public Library, Pape/Danforth Branch —
Bahá’í Temple of South America
bild Awards, Best Building Design 2007
Bahá’í Temple of South America
bild Awards —
Schulich School of Business, York University
Ontario Association of Architects Design Excellence Award
2006
Schulich School of Business, York University
Ontario Association of Architects Design Excellence Award
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Art Collectors’ Residence
Design Exchange Gold Medal—Temporary Structure
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Art Collectors’ Residence
Design Exchange Silver Medal—Architecture, Commercial
2005
Art Collectors’ Residence
World Architecure News Civic Building — Unbuilt Bahá’í Temple of South America
Architecture Magazine, Home of the Year, Citation
School of Pharmacy, University of Waterloo —
ArtInfo One of the World’s 12 Best New Buildings
Ontario Pavilion at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics —
Ontario Association of Architects (oaa) Award of Excellence
Ontario Pavilion at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics 2010
Canada Council for the Arts Governor General’s Medal in Architecture
School of Pharmacy & Michael G. Degroote School of Medicine —
Ontario Association of Architects (oaa) Design Excellence Award
five Condos at 5 St. Joseph —
Architect Magazine Progressive Architecture Awards Citation
Building Industry and Land Development Association Project of the Year —High-Rise
International Property Awards, Americas Architecture Award
Building Industry and Land Development Association five Condos at 5 St. Joseph
City of Toronto Toronto Urban Design Awards
Best Residential High-Rise Development
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pug Award
Project of the Year—High or Mid-Rise
B.Streets Condos
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Canadian Institute of Steel Construction
bild Awards, Best Suite Design—750-1,500 square feet
bild Awards, High-Rise of the Year
2011
Building Stone Institute
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Canadian Interior Best of Canada Design Competition, Project Winner Art Collectors’ Residence
127
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National Post/Design Exchange
Honourable Mention
Camera Bar
Artist’s Studio
Ontario Association of Architects (oaa)
2004
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Barrie Urban Design Awards
Bahá’i Temple for South America
MacLaren Art Centre
City of Toronto
2001
Award of Excellence
Honourable Mention - Building in Context
McKinsey & Company Toronto —
Merit Award
Architecture and Urban Design Awards,
Open Space Master Plan, University of Toronto,
Honourable Mention - Building in Context
St. George Campus —
Architecture and Urban Design Awards,
Tucker Design Award, Award of Excellence
Award of Excellence—Visions and Master Plans
Art Collectors’ Residence
Open Space Master Plan, University of Toronto, St. George Campus
Canadian Architect —
Open Space Master Plan, University of Toronto, St. George Campus —
York University
McKinsey & Company Toronto —
Schulich School of Business, York University
Robertson House Crisis Care Centre 2000
MacLaren Art Centre
McKinsey & Company Toronto —
MacLaren Art Centre —
Robertson House Crisis Centre —
Ontario Association of Architects (oaa) Michael V. and Wanda Plachta Award MacLaren Art Centre
128
Ontario Association of Architects (oaa) Award of Excellence McKinsey & Company Toronto
Ontario Association of Architects (oaa) Institutional A: (less than $10 million)
National Post/Design Exchange Office—Gold Winner, Built Environments, Grand Projects
Ontario Association of Architects (oaa) Institutional A: (less than $10 million)
Canadian Wood Council Wood Design Awards, Residential Category, Citation
National Post/Design Exchange Award of Merit
Toronto Construction Association ‘Best of the Best’ Awards
Toronto Construction Association Best of the Best Awards
Canadian Society of Landscape Architects Professional Awards of Excellence, National Merit
Ontario Concrete Awards Parking Structure iii & Student Services Centre,
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City of Toronto
Building Stone Institute
Sustainable Concrete Construction
2003
American Society of Landscape Architects
City of Toronto
Bahá’í Temple of South America
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Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (raic)
Architecture and Urban Design Awards,
Award of Excellence
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The City of Barrie
Ideas and Presentations Category, Honourable Mention
Schulich School of Business & Executive Learning Centre —
Ontario Association of Architects (oaa)
Architecture Commercial, Honourable Mention
Camera Bar, Mongrel Media and Stephen Bulger Gallery —
2002
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City of Toronto Architecture and Urban Design Awards, Element or Building McKinsey & Company Toronto
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City of Toronto Architecture and Urban Design Awards, Element or Building Robertson House Crisis Care Centre
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Ontario Association of Architects (oaa) Award of Excellence Nike, Toronto
1997
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Canadian Architect Award of Merit McKinsey & Company, Toronto Ontario Association of Architects (oaa) Award of Excellence Massie Residence
1995
Canadian Architect Award of Excellence Robertson House Crisis Centre
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