University of Ottawa Campus Master Plan
November 2, 2015
University of Ottawa Campus Master Plan
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Introduction 1.1. Purpose and Goals 1.2. uOttawa’s Campus Locations
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Campus Precincts
1.3. Study Process
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Context 2.1. Brief History of Campus 2.2. The Campus in the City
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Development
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Framework and Big Moves 3.1. Campus Framework
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3.2. Big Moves
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Renew the Core
Surrounding Neighbourhoods
Green the campus
Market Overview
Transform King Edward
Regulatory Context
Develop the River Precinct
Start development around Lees Station
Heritage 2.3. The Campus Today
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Facilities Assessment
2.4. Projections and Trends
Current Projects
Accessibility at uOttawa
Sustainability at uOttawa
2.5. Directions and Opportunities
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Develop complete communities
Foster new partnerships
4.1. Sites for Renewal or Redevelopment
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4.2. Land Use
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4.3. Community Hubs
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4.4. Research Facilities Strategy
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4.5. Housing Strategy
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4.6. Open Space and Streetscapes 90 4.7. Campus Identity
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4.8. Mobility
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4.9. Alta Vista
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4.10. Servicing and Utilities
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5 Precinct Strategies 6 Implementation 5.1. Tabaret
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6.1. University Projects
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5.2. Core
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6.2. Tools and Strategies
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5.3. King Edward
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5.4. Mann
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5.5. River, Robinson and Station
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5.6. Peter Morand and
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Roger Guindon
Table of Contents
4 The Plan
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Over the past two decades, uOttawa has grown steadily and today accommodates more than 42,000 students and more than 8,000 employees. Enrollment growth over the next 20 years is not expected to be as great as in recent years. Nevertheless, the campus will continue to evolve to address existing and future needs for new academic facilities, social and recreational spaces, and housing. The University of Ottawa Campus Master Plan will guide the campus’s future evolution by providing a framework and guidelines for the development of buildings, open spaces and infrastructure. The plan looks comprehensively and holistically at the University’s setting, land base and facilities. In establishing directions for physical growth and improvements, it aims to ensure future investments not only support the academic mission but also contribute to creating a campus that is inviting, memorable and sustainable.
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Introduction
The University of Ottawa holds a prominent place nationally and internationally as one of Canada’s leading universities and the largest bilingual university in the world. It is also located in the heart of the nation’s capital, contributing significantly to the region’s economy, culture and quality of life.
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1.1 Purpose and Goals The purpose of the Campus Master Plan (CMP) is to guide the physical development of uOttawa’s campus over the next 20 years. The CMP describes and illustrates how the campus should be structured in terms of land use, open space and connectivity. It identifies initiatives intended to implement the framework and generally improve the environment and functionality of the campus. Within the framework a range of facility types and forms can be accommodated as required to support academic and other objectives over the long term. Recognizing short-term needs and opportunities, the plan also identifies facility priorities for the next 5-10 years.
With its focus on the campus environment, the CMP complements and supports the University’s Strategic Plan. In 2011 the University adopted Destination 20/20, a strategic plan to guide their continued rise to prominence in the period to 2020. The vision is to become one of Canada’s very best universities: to attract the most promising students and the most gifted faculty, and to create an academic environment in which students are challenged and respond, teachers are valued and inspire, and researchers are supported and excel. Destination 2020 sets out four strategic goals: 1 Enhance our students’ experience, enriching both the teaching and learning dimensions of their time here. 2 Deepen our research efforts and broaden their contribution to society. 3 Strengthen our unique role in the Francophonie and in the advancement of bilingualism. 4 Further the internationalization of our teaching and research programs.
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The University also identifies the following priorities: • Strategically plan our student growth to meet our goals while responding to the increasing need for university access in Ontario. • Hone the attributes that are essential to our mission while undertaking new strategic ventures that will inspire and motivate our University community. • Destination 2020 also reinforces uOttawa’s commitment to continue being a leader in sustainable development.
The CMP supports the University’s five goals for campus development:
There are six parts to the overall Campus Master Plan:
1 Enhance the teaching, research and service mission of the University.
1 Introduction provides background and describes the planning process.
2 Improve the quality of life of the University community through creating humane, safe and inspiring spaces for interaction and activity as well as through intelligent “place making”.
2 Context summarizes the historic evolution of the uOttawa campus, analyzes the urban context and existing conditions on campus, highlights growth projections and trends, and describes opportunities for improving the campus.
3 Unlock economic value of land through intelligent mission related and ancillary development, and value creating trades. 4 Create a strong constituency for the University by creating spaces that are platforms for engagement and are resources for the broader community. 5 Relate to a “zone of interest” around the campus productively, managing the impact of campus development on the surrounding area and shaping the development of the surrounding area to achieve the above.
3 Framework and Big Moves illustrates the planned structure of the campus and describes the major physical changes envisioned. 4 The Plan describes the intent with respect to each layer of the campus, including development sites, land use, transportation and open space. It also provides strategic directions regarding housing and social space.
The Campus Master Plan will guide all decisions about the campus’s future development and therefore should be used by anyone involved in shaping and improving the campus, including: staff, faculty and students; architects, landscape architects and engineers; City officials, neighbouring residents and the general public.
5 Precinct Strategies zooms into each distinct part of the campus to describe development and open space opportunities and future projects. 6 Implementation identifies shortterm projects and tools that will help to implement the plan.
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1.2 uOttawa’s Campus Locations The uOttawa campus has grown beyond its historic site on the east bank of the Rideau Canal and today includes the former Algonquin College lands on the Rideau River and facilities adjacent to the Ottawa Hospital. All of these three areas, described below, are included in the Campus Master Plan. They are made up of distinct places, or “precincts”, with each precinct having a distinct role in supporting the academic mission and a unique set of opportunities and challenges. Downtown/Sandy Hill
The historic main campus remains the heart of the University. Triangular in shape, it extends south from Stewart Street to Mann Avenue and east from the Rideau Canal to Henderson Avenue. It occupies a prominent place downtown, within walking distance of Ottawa’s Central Business District and the Byward Market. The Downtown/Sandy Hill area of the campus comprises 28 hectares of land, about 100 buildings and close to 450,000 square meters of floor space. It is home to all of the University’s faculties except Health Sciences and Medicine and most of its administrative functions.
Lees Station Area
The University owns, controls or otherwise has an interest in the majority of the land available for development or redevelopment within 600 meters of Lees Station area, including: 200 Lees Avenue (lands formerly owned by Algonquin College), the former City snow dump (the “Robinson Precinct”) and the lands immediately adjacent to the Lees Transit Station. The University currently uses the 200 Lees site for a variety of campus activities including classroom and lab space for several faculties (Arts, Engineering, Health Sciences, and Science), administration space, library services, food services, and a large football stadium with a grandstand.
Alta Vista
The lands described as Alta Vista are located near the intersection of Smyth Road and Alta Vista within the Ottawa Hospital complex. The complex also includes the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario and the Rehabilitation Centre. The Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Health Sciences are located in Roger Guindon Hall, and the University also owns two buildings and lands on Peter Morand, east of the Ottawa Health Sciences complex.
Other Facilities
The University currently leases several buildings in Ottawa, mostly downtown. St. Paul University, located in Old Ottawa East, is affiliated with the University of Ottawa but manages its campus independently from uOttawa and is not included in the Campus Master Plan.
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Campus Precincts For the purposes of the Campus Master Plan, the campus is divided into precincts based on historical development, the pattern of existing uses and the distinct opportunities for future development. The Downtown/Sandy Hill area comprises four precincts:
The Lees Station area comprises three precincts:
• Tabaret Precinct captures the original university buildings and neighbouring properties north of Laurier.
• Station Precinct includes the properties immediately adjacent to the future LRT station.
• Roger Guindon Precinct includes the building of the same name and the adjacent parking area used by the University.
• The Robinson Precinct (bowl) is the site of the former City snow dump on the north side of the Queensway.
• Peter Morand Precinct captures the University’s properties on the street with the same name, east of the Ottawa Hospital.
• Core Campus Precinct includes most of the University’s academic buildings and other facilities south of Laurier. • King Edward Precinct comprises the six blocks on both sides of King Edward, between Laurier and Templeton.
Alta Vista comprises two precincts:
• River Precinct captures the former Algonquin College lands, also sometimes referred to as 200 Lees.
• Mann Precinct includes the Minto Sports Complex and University and other public lands on the south side of Mann.
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1.3 Study Process The uOttawa Campus Master Plan study was conducted over a 12-month period in 2013-2014 and engaged students, faculty, staff, neighbouring residents and the City of Ottawa. The consultation process ensured the plan developed in alignment with broader University objectives and responded to the needs of all users of the campus. Early in the process, meetings were held with the deans, senior administrators and representatives from student groups, community associations, the City, the NCC and the conservation authority. The in-person consultation program also included open houses in the University Centre and Roger Guindon and a visioning workshop that brought together students, faculty and administration. A bilingual project web site and blog provided access to study information and materials, as well as a place to gather community input and have an ongoing dialogue about the campus and student life.
Study Team
A team of consultants prepared the CMP under the supervision of the Office of Strategic Planning. Urban Strategies Inc. led the consultant team, providing expertise in campus planning, urban design, architecture and landscape design. Educational Consulting Services (ECS) assisted with an assessment of existing facilities, and Parsons (formerly Delcan) provided advice on transportation and environmental infrastructure. Real estate advice was provided by Altus.
Administration Committee and Advisory Committee on Campus Development
The process was guided by the Administration Committee (CA) and the Advisory Committee on Campus Development (CDC). The CA comprises senior administrators and the CDC includes representation from administration, faculty, the Board, students and the community. The CDC was established in 2011 and is responsible for: 1 Guiding the Board in its decision concerning the type of long-term campus development by including consultants and key community partners from the National Capital Region; 2 Advising the administration in the elaboration of the Master Plan and periodically reviewing its implementation.
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Administration Committee Membership: • Allan Rock - President and Vice-Chancellor • Christian Detellier - Vice-President, Academic and Provost • Mona Nemer - Vice-President, Research • Louis de Melo - Vice-President, External Relations • Marc Joyal - Vice-President, Resources
Figure 1-3 Visioning Workshop
• Diane Davidson- Vice-President, Governance
Advisory Committee on Campus Development Membership: • Pierre Deblois - Co-Chair, External Board Member • Khalil Shariff - Co-Chair, Member of the Board of Governors • Allan Rock - President and Vice-Chancellor • Robert J. Giroux - Chair of the Board of Governors • Marie Lemay - Member of the Board of Governors • Michael Miles – Professor, Telfer School of Management • Barry Padolsky - Architect, External • Anaïs Elboujdaïni - Graduate Student Representative • Sanni Yaya – Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences
Figure 1-4 uOttawa Open House - University Centre
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The Campus Master Plan acknowledges uOttawa’s historical development and responds to the campus’s urban setting and physical condition. It also considers growth projections and broader campus trends that will influence future development. This section describes the planning context and concludes with a summary of needs and opportunities, which sets the stage for the Campus Master Plan.
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2.1 Brief History of Campus Development The University of Ottawa was founded in 1848 on the grounds of Notre Dame Cathedral in Lower Town. In 1856, the College moved to a new building between Wilbrod and Theodore (now Laurier) in what is now known as the Sandy Hill Campus. The University has changed dramatically since 1856. Then, it was the College of Bytown - a small, all-male Catholic college created and administered by the Oblate Fathers of Mary Immaculate. During and after WWII the University saw construction of several new buildings, and enrollment increased significantly as veterans and young people were encouraged to seek higher education. The growth and development that has occurred in the past 50 years, guided by a series of master plans, has dramatically changed the main campus of the University. From 1960 to 1980, the University went through an era of construction that resulted in many new buildings, including three residences, the University Centre, the main library, a sports field and several faculty buildings. Steady growth since the 1980s has led to such landmark buildings as SITE and more recently Desmarais and the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Figure 2-1 1903 Campus Plan
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1968 Campus Plan
Independent University uOttawa becomes a publicly funded University.
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uOttawa opens the SITE building
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Jack Turcott (UCU), Montpetit and Morisset Library are built
Roger Guindon Hall opens in the Ottawa Hospital campus
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uOttawa opens the Faculty of Social Sciences building
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2.2 The Campus and the City The University of Ottawa has a central role in the national capital region both physically and economically. Directly and indirectly it contributes over $4 billion annually to the regional economy. Not only is uOttawa a major employer and purchaser of goods and services, but its graduates, well represented in the city’s public and private sectors, also earn higher incomes and are a source of innovation. With over 42,000 students and over 8,000 academic and support staff roles, the combined spending power results in 1.17 billion dollars in economic activity each year. Physically, the campus is within walking distance of Parliament Hill, City Hall, the Rideau Canal, Byward Market, the Rideau Centre and many of the city’s cultural attractions. The campus’s downtown location is much appreciated by students, faculty and staff, and conversely downtown businesses and cultural venues benefit from the University population. Many central city residents also take advantage of on-campus facilities, like the library, recreational facilities and performance spaces.
A transit-oriented campus
The University’s central location makes the campus easy to access by foot, bicycle or car, but public transit is the key to maintaining a walkable campus and reducing its environmental footprint. Today there is an extremely high rate of transit usage by students, faculty and staff to access the campus (83% of commuters), and this will only increase when the Confederation LRT Line is completed in 2018. The line will include stations at the existing University and Lees BRT stations, while the Laurier BRT station will be replaced with a station on Rideau. Headways for the LRT vehicles will be short for maximum convenience. The Confederation Line, extending from Tunney’s Pasture in the west to Blair Station in the east and including a tunnel through the downtown core, will put much more of the city within a short commute of the campus. Students, faculty and staff living close to any of the stations will be able to reach the campus in 20 minutes or less. As more students seeking affordable off-campus housing take advantage of the LRT, the pressure on neighbourhoods adjacent to the campus to accommodate student housing should gradually diminish. The line will also reduce the perceived distance between the core of campus and the Lees Station area.
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University of Ottawa Academic/Administration Academic-Mixed use General Mixed use Neighbourhood Residential
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Surrounding Neighbourhoods The University is surrounded by several wellestablished neighbourhoods, which play a significant role in the everyday activities of the University and its students, faculty and staff. Consequently, decisions made by the University have an impact on these neighbourhoods. The state and health of these neighbourhoods affect the image of uOttawa and its ability to attract future students and faculty and its image as a good neighbour. Physically, the campus is tied to the neighbourhoods through networks of streets, bike routes, open spaces and transit. It is important for the University to think holistically about the relationship between its campuses and the neighbourhoods and how the various networks can be better coordinated. Every day, thousands of residents pass through the campus. The Somerset axis, which connects Centretown to Vanier with links across the canal and through the campus, is a key corridor in the city. Pedestrian and bicycle traffic on this eastwest route will only increase when the Vanier pedestrian bridge is built and the uOttawa LRT station opens.
The following neighbourhoods in particular and have close connections with the University.
Sandy Hill
Sandy Hill and the University have a long historical relationship. Situated between the campus and the Rideau River, Sandy Hill is an attractive, predominantly low-rise residential neighbourhood where many students, faculty and staff live. The increase in student rental accommodation in the neighbourhood in recent years is a concern of many residents.
Old Ottawa East
The number of students living in Old Ottawa East is not as great as in the neighbourhoods closer to the main campus, but many live in the highrise apartment buildings near Lees Station.
Gatineau
Many students, faculty and staff commute to the campus from Gatineau by car, transit or bicycle.
Centretown
Located across the Rideau Canal, the Centretown neighbourhood, with its mix of apartment buildings and historic houses, is also home to many students, faculty and staff, who have easy access to the campus via the Corktown Bridge. Since the bridge was opened, Elgin Street has become a more popular destination for bars and restaurants.
Vanier
The Vanier neighbourhood is a neighbourhood of choice for university students seeking proximity to the campus but lower rents than in Sandy Hill. The new pedestrian/bicycle bridge across the Rideau River may make the neighbourhood even more attractive for students, faculty and staff.
Figure 2-5 Sandy Hill
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As uOttawa’s campus continues to become more integrated with the larger city, there may be opportunities to accommodate “non-academic” uses on University land or to dispose of strategic sites for private development that complements and supports uOttawa. Depending on the site context, residential, office and/ or retail uses could be either integrated with or separated from institutional activities. This section provides an overview by Altus of the residential and commercial real estate markets as they relate to the University.
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Market Overview
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Generally, the Main and Lees Campuses offer a range of amenities that are supportive of new development. These campuses are centrally located, surrounded by established residential neighbourhoods, contain large student and staff populations, and offer river/canal access and scenic views. These campuses also benefit from strong connections to arterial roads and highways, and feature excellent public transit, which will improve further upon completion of the new LRT system. On the other hand, the Alta Vista Campus is not as well regarded and offers fewer opportunities for redevelopment.
Residential
The local housing market is characterized by a thriving rental housing sector – with low vacancy rates and higher than average rents – and relatively weak condominium apartment conditions marked by slow sales and increasing competition from resale condominiums. With the recent focus on new condominium housing, the rental apartment market has been buoyed by limited new rental development activity over the past few years, which has helped sustain low vacancy levels and put upward pressure on rental rates. This pattern may be changing, however, as some developers are considering repositioning their condominium projects as rental buildings.
Private Student Housing
In terms of student housing, the concentration of university students on all three campuses generates a steady demand for student accommodations, particularly in locations within closest proximity to campus facilities. Overall, the Main and Lees Campuses are the most attractive areas for new student housing, given the range of amenities that exist within the area. The Alta Vista Campus is somewhat less desirable due to its location farther from the amenities and facilities available within the Ottawa core. The University indicates that demand for on-campus housing exceeds their current inventory. The University is taking steps to meet the demand, which is estimated at a total of 6,000 beds As the University seeks to meet this demand with new residences and partnerships with owners of existing residential or hotel buildings, the potential new supply may negatively impact the desirability of locating similar new development on University campus lands.
Office
The University of Ottawa campuses are not perceived as primary markets for office functions, and where they exist rental rates are low. Weak office market conditions exist across the City of Ottawa as well, with public sector fiscal constraint and private sector market contraction reducing the overall demand for office space. The availability of office space is increasing, which puts downward pressure on rents. By virtue of its proximity to a wide range of amenities and strong transit connectivity, the Main Campus has the most potential to attract office tenants.
Retail
While none of the campus locations feature strong retailing characteristics, the Main Campus also offers the best potential, given its central location, large student and staff population, availability of public transit, and exploitable street frontages, particularly on King Edward Avenue, Waller Street and Laurier Avenue East. Yet this location is perceived as a secondary retail market that typically offers neighbourhood scale retail, service, and grocery uses. There is also strong competition from existing retailers along the Rideau Street corridor and within the Byward Market area. The River and Alta Vista Precincts are not currently conducive to substantial retailing activity.
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Almost of the all of the University’s lands between the Rideau Canal and the Rideau River, north of the Queensway, are subject to the Sandy Hill Secondary Plan. Schedule J of the plan designates the campus an Institutional Area, making a distinction between heritage areas (around Tabaret lawn) and non-heritage areas (the remainder of the campus). The policy applicable to Institutional Areas states: To permit orderly development of the University of Ottawa, and to encourage useful links between the University and the adjacent community, a mix of institutional, commercial, and residential uses that will serve both the University and the adjacent residential community will be permitted to locate along both sides of King Edward Avenue between Laurier Avenue East and Templeton Street. The University’s lands south of Mann are designated Mainstreet Mixed Use. Buildings up to 20 storeys are permitted at the southeast corner of Mann and Lees, and buildings up to 30 storeys are permitted in the Robinson Precinct (bowl).
Old Ottawa East Community Secondary Plan
The Old Ottawa East Secondary Plan applies to the University’s lands south of the Queensway, i.e., the Station and River Precincts. Schedule A of the plan to designates these lands MixedUse Centre. The lands along the river edge are designated Open Space. • Policies applicable to the Mixed-Use Centre include the following: • Encourage convenience, personal service, and retail shops on the ground floor of buildings throughout this Mixed-Use Centre. • Care should be taken as the University of Ottawa campus intensifies to ensure a compatible relationship with the Rideau River, Highway 417 and the Transitway by means such as, spatial separation, vegetative buffers, earth berms, and buildings as barriers. • Link the campus area by pedestrian and bicycle pathways to the Lees Avenue Transit Station and the University of Ottawa Campus to the north. • Encourage mixed-use development at the Lees Avenue Transit Station. Buildings up to 45 storeys are permitted on the east side of the transit station, 35 storeys on the west side. The maximum height in the River Precinct is 30 storeys, 20 storeys in the east half.
Zoning By-law 2008-250
Zoning By-law 2008-250 zones the majority of the lands on the campus as I2A - Major Institutional Zone. This zone permits major institutional uses such as hospitals, colleges and universities. The lands north of Laurier and certain properties along King Edward are in a Heritage Conservation overlay. While the overall development density is limited to 3.0 times the lot area (FSI), there are no height limits in the I2A zone west of King Edward. The properties on the east side of King Edward, north of Templeton, are zoned I2E, which permits a variety of uses including institutional. The maximum heights range from 17 metres to 26 metres. Most of the properties on the west side of Henderson Avenue are designated as R4S which limits development to residential including apartment, detached, semi-detached townhouses. The maximum height is 13.8 metres. Permitted uses and height limits in the Lees Area are consistent with the recommendations in the recent TOD studies and subsequent secondary plan amendments. The Peter Morand lands are zoned as IP Business Park Industrial Zone which permits mixed office, office-type uses and low impact, light industrial uses, and other complementary uses. The Roger Guindon lands are zoned as I2 Major Institutional Zone which permits major institutional uses such as hospitals, colleges and universities.
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Heritage Since its origins in 1848, the University of Ottawa has been an important educational and institutional presence in Ottawa. The value of the University’s oldest buildings is recognized by their inclusion in the Sandy Hill West Heritage Conservation District, which captures the area generally bounded by Nicholas/Waller, King Edward, Laurier, and the properties on the north side of Daly. This area also includes the Arts building at 100 Laurier.
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The City of Ottawa uses a four-tiered classification system in identifying buildings with heritage value:
Any infill development should also maintain the Group 2 and 3 buildings. Recently, the University has succeeded in preserving and improving the Group 2 and 3 buildings along Séraphin-Marion in the establishment of Alex Trebek (Alumni) Hall. Future heritage restoration and adaptive reuse projects will reinforce the Tabaret Precinct as the historic heart of the campus.
Group 1 (Heritage) - Highly significant heritage resource Group 2 (Heritage Interest) - Buildings of heritage significance but not at the level of a Group 1 building
The cluster of buildings around Tabaret Lawn comprises the most significant heritage resources on the campus. These buildings and the lawns are within the Sandy Hill West Heritage Conservation District. Group 1 buildings include Tabaret Hall, Academic Hall, Hagen Hall and 100 Laurier. Together with the lawn, they should be maintained for their significance to both the University and the city.
Group 3 (Contributing/Compatible) - Buildings that are significant as part of a wider grouping or streetscape Group 4 (Of No Heritage Interest) - Buildings from a later period or which do not contribute to the heritage character of the area Identified buildings of heritage value on the uOttawa campus are illustrated in Figure 2.8.
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In 2015, the City completed a study of Sandy Hill and the five original Heritage Conservation Districts that were established in 1982. The will result in the creation of a Cultural Heritage Character Area; the final boundary remains under review. Properties within the Cultural Heritage Character Area boundaries will be subject to applicable City guidelines. Any renovation, upgrade or redevelopment of the uOttawa lands along this section of Henderson should maintain and reinforce the residential character of Sandy Hill, consistent with the heritage zoning overlays that were adopted for the most significant heritage properties in 2004. With the exception of the University’s Development Office at 190 Laurier, King Edward south of Laurier relates strongly to the academic core of the University, and has significant potential to transform into a vibrant, mixed-use street serving as an important transition between the campus and the wider community. The University will continue to work with the City and the community to facilitate the transformation of King Edward as envisioned in the Campus Master Plan and the earlier King Edward Precinct Study (2004), which had City and community support.
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The recent acquisition of the former Algonquin College lands (200 Lees) and the securing of City-owned lands surrounding the future Lees LRT Station (including the Robinson Bowl) give the University flexibility in how to develop the larger campus in the future. The 200 Lees lands will become the new home of the Health Sciences faculty within the next five years and could become the home for other departments or faculties. They could also be a staging area where departments locate temporarily to allow redevelopment in the core. Other options include clustering administrative uses or student housing around the station, freeing up land and buildings in the core for academic uses. Under any scenario, future campus development will become more complicated as the core continues to intensify through infill and redevelopment and the need for academic facilities is balanced with the need for indoor and outdoor common space. Roger Guindon, in the Alta Vista area, is a major hub of teaching and research physically removed from the core of the downtown campus downtown. It, too, has become congested and is lacking social space and amenities. Expansions to its facilities are planned, but significant long-term growth may depend in part on taking advantage of space and land in the core or Lees Station area and in the nearby Peter Morand precinct for some health-related programs.
KEY CAMPUS FACTS (2013 - 2014) Enrolment Undergraduate: 36,000 Graduate: 6,500
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Facilities Assessment Education Consulting Services (ECS) was retained by the University of Ottawa to prepare a Facilities Assessment Review to gain a comprehensive understanding of current conditions and address the anticipated future development of its three campuses. The Facilities Assessment Review considered a range of issues: overall enrollment trends, a high-level look at the availability of the space resources required to fulfill the University’s mandate compared to normative standards, and an analysis of the quality of the University’s facilities from the perspective of the appropriateness of buildings for their current use. The analysis did not include whether the buildings met accessibility requirements. An accessibility assessment should be undertaken to further assess the buildings on campus.
The qualitative ‘fit-to-function’ (FCI) assessment of all campus buildings determined the suitability of these spaces for their current uses, identifying buildings as fit, deficient for current use, or wholly unfit for current use. As shown in Figure 2-11, many of the buildings on campus are fit for their current use while relatively few buildings are either deficient or unfit for their current use. Several of the older houses on King Edward are unfit.
This analysis was used to inform Urban Strategies’ analysis of the buildings on campus. The analysis looked at other elements of the buildings including anecdotal information on accessibility issues and whether the existing buildings are a good utilization of space given the need for additional space on campus. For instance, 100 Laurier is listed as ‘deficient’ because it is poorly adapted for its current use as a fine arts teaching facility, but there are also issues with accessibility that are not included in the assessment. The Brooks Residence, for example, is listed as ‘fit’ on the FCI scale but has a limited useful life before renewal or replacement will be required. It also occupies a site with significant capacity for academic development.
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2.4 Projections and Trends Recent enrolment history at uOttawa shows an overall rate of growth over the period from 2008 to 2012 of approximately 16%. Full-time enrollments increased by 19% including an increase of 35% in full-time graduate enrolment. This growth has been supported, in part, by the creation of 250 new faculty positions since 2005. In the same period, fifty new programs have been launched, primarily at the masters and doctoral levels. Looking ahead, enrolment growth is projected to be more modest than it has been in recent years. The University’s Strategic Plan Destination 2020 establishes a target of 500 additional students accepted annually over the next five years. Specific targets described in the plan include increased enrolment of graduate students, with a target of 16% of the total student body by 2015 and 18% by 2020 and a corresponding increase in the number of postdoctoral fellows; an increase in the number of international students including doubling the number of international students in undergraduate and graduate programs to 15% of total enrollment by 2020.
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In addition to meeting anticipated growth needs for student and faculty, the University must also consider meeting other space requirements to keep pace with its peers. A widely used benchmark for assessing institutional space requirements is the Council of Ontario Universities (COU) Building Blocks which provides guidelines for 15 categories of assignable space. The COU looks at the ratio of space available at an institution (Inventory) relative to the space required to accommodate current activity (Generated) based on the guidelines. The outcome provides an indication of the general position of each university compared to its peers in the system. The comparison provides a high-level guide for estimating the likely trajectory of facilities growth over time as institutions improve their physical infrastructure to match the needs generated by institutional development. The University’s current shortfall when compared to the COU standards is in the order of 126,000 net assignable square metres (nasm). Expressed as gross floor area, the difference between the inventory and generated space is approximately 210,000 square metres. Figure 2-11 illustrates the University’s inventory compared to the COU benchmarks for selected space categories.
The University of Ottawa’s rating, with an overall I/G percentage of 65.0%, is substantially below the system average and lower than the ratings of peer institutions. In particular the University is below its peers in Student and Central Services, Recreation Space and Library and Study Space but fares well in terms of Administrative Offices and Maintenance.
Other pressures for growth implicit in the University’s strategic plan include: • A planned increase in the faculty complement, which will drive the need for new research and office space. New faculty will support the proposed increase in graduate students who will require suitable work and meeting space. • The need to upgrade the University’s teaching space with high quality lecture halls and flexible teaching spaces. • Incremental growth in space demands in all faculties in response to program change, enrolment shifts, and changing pedagogy that will incorporate more project-based and group-based activity in the curriculum. • The variable but increasing scale of research spaces. Graduate level and research-based space depends on the nature of the activity but is typically larger per person than traditional university space.
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• The need for swing or surge space on campus to facilitate incremental improvements and change to the existing space inventory. • Providing sports and recreation facilities that address the demand for access from the University community. • Expectations of students for access to suitable social and informal study space.
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The University has approximately 230,000 net assignable square meters (nasm) of institutional space. To meet institutional space needs and improve its rating amongst its peers, the University needs to build new facilities. Figure 2-13 shows two different scenarios of how the University’s facilities might grow over the next 20 years to meet campus space needs. The first scenario looks at how much space will be needed to accommodate planned short-term faculty growth. The second scenario projects the amount of new institutional space that is required to meet a COU rating of 85%. From this chart, it is estimated that the University will need to build a minimum of 45,000 gross square metres (26,000 nasm) of additional academic space in the near term. In addition to this space, the University has committed to the addition of 1,000-1,200 firstyear student housing units (3,600 nasm) to meet the current demand. Figure 2-13 Growth projection scenarios over the next 20 years to meet campus needs
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The University of Ottawa is committed to maintaining the dignity and independence of all members of its support and teaching staff, its students and all visitors to the campus. The University seeks to ensure that the university campus is inclusive and that each person enjoys free and unhindered access to the University’s programs, goods, services, facilities, residences, communications, events and employment opportunities.
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Accessibility at uOttawa It is recognized that slopes, stairs, narrow entrances and uneven pathways are only some of the physical barriers faced by individuals with mobility challenges. Accessibility regulations in Ontario are continually being refined and improved to better meet the needs of all individuals. As a public institution, the University of Ottawa must comply with the evolving regulations under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Building Code when developing new facilities or improving existing ones.
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The following outlines the University’s plan for campus accessibility: •
As new campus facilities are developed and existing facilities are renovated or redeveloped, projects will comply with accessibility standards as set out in the most up-to-date provincial regulations and building codes;
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The University recognizes that the built environment contains significant physical barriers for persons with disabilities. Improved accessibility is a fundamental consideration in the design and redevelopment of campus facilities.
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The University recognizes the finite nature of natural resources and the severe impact of human activities on the natural environment. Thus, the University acknowledges the need to achieve sustainability for the well-being of the environment and our community, as well as to establish a functioning model for economic viability.
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Recognizing the University‘s significant environmental footprint and the potential for teaching, research, and academic activities to be used to promote sustainable development amongst the student body and the wider community, and in accordance with the University’s commitments as a signatory to the Taillores Declaration, the Halifax Declaration and the ‘Ontario Universities Committed to a Greener World’ pledge, and its obligations under domestic law, the University commits to striving for sustainability in all its activities. The following describes a framework and principles to encourage and guide initiatives that promote sustainability.
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The achievement of sustainable development shall be guided by the “4C Model of Campus Sustainability”, which divides the University’s activities into four categories:
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a) economic, social and environmental consequences (the lifecycle effects);
a) Campus, which includes the physical buildings and facilities, landscaping, procurement, catering, transport, and social practices;
b) the interests of all stake-holders; c) the promotion of equality and diversity; d) the conservation of resources;
b) Community, which encompasses relationships internal and external to the campus; c) Culture, which reflects the values and policies influencing university’s governance and activities, which in turn influences our culture; and d) Curriculum, which includes the teaching, learning and research activities at the University.
All decision-making at the University shouldtake into account:
e) the need to mitigate environmental damage and enhance environmental quality; f) the precautionary principle; and g) the conservation and promotion of the cultural and natural heritage of the land the campus sits upon. 2
The University shall strive to move beyond minimum legal compliance and meet or exceed current best practices in the achievement of sustainable development.
3 The University recognizes that sustainable development is a multi-faceted challenge that requires coordinated and cooperative solutions. Thus, where possible, vertical and horizontal integration of sustainable practices within and between the Units of the University should be explored.
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• The University will minimize its consumption of natural resources by working for the efficient use of water, energy, and land. Procurement practices will strive to manage its operations responsibly, in a way that protects and sustains the natural environment.
• A transportation demand management plan that discourages driving to campus and encourages walking, cycling and transit use;
The following policies relate specifically to “campus activities” in support of sustainability:
• The University of Ottawa is committed to sustaining the natural environment and protecting human health by preventing the systematic degradation of ecosystem functions through the responsible management of human activities and the concentration of harmful products, thus the creation and spread of pollution through soil, air, and water. • The University will work actively to be stewards of the land by conserving and augmenting the natural environment of the campus. This will be accomplished by managing the development of space on campus and remediating and naturalizing degraded spaces to maximize functional green space.
The following are specific sustainability initiatives the University has implemented or is pursuing:
• Innovative approaches to stormwater management, including rainwater capture and reuse systems, more green space for infiltration and bio-swales; • Improved bicycle infrastructure; • An off-site public works yard for the central management of recycling programs and maintenance facilities;
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• Additional community gardens, including teaching gardens; • More green roofs and rooftop gardens; • Ongoing retrofitting of buildings for energy efficiency and environmental health.
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The key directions for the Campus Master Plan flowed from extensive consultations during the planning process. Between October 2013 and April 2014, over 300 people representing all facets of the campus and surrounding communities were consulted. Students, faculty, administrative staff, university leadership, alumni, community groups, neighbours and civic officials were interviewed or participated in workshops and campus open houses. The following twelve themes reflect the shared values, concerns and goals for the campus and played a fundamental role in shaping the Master Plan.
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2.5 Directions and Opportunities 1 A greener campus in all places with more outdoor amenities • There are many cherished places, and new common areas have been successful, but more are needed • Enhance the role of the canal by preserving views and enhancing linkages • All new buildings should also improve the surrounding public realm 2 Distinguish the Tabaret heritage precinct • New buildings should respect the heritage attributes of the area • Improve accessibility in older buildings 3 Create places to celebrate university life and extend “stay time” on campus • A large event space is needed for highprofile lectures and convocation • More food options • Establish public spaces in every building • Improve the sense of belonging • Invite the neighbouring communities onto campus 4 A more pedestrian-friendly campus • Give priority to pedestrians on all campus streets • Reduce the amount of surface parking on campus and the number of cars in the core • More bike paths, trees and wider sidewalks 36
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5 Develop a complete campus with more mixed-use places • The ground floors of new and renovated buildings should contain community uses like cafeterias, retail and lounge space • As 200 Lees becomes a campus, it needs the full range of amenities–social spaces, food options, services, housing • Roger Guindon needs a community hub 6 King Edward should become an important and attractive part of the campus • Create more businesses and retail opportunities along King Edward • Improve the safety of the street • Replace run-down buildings • Improve relationship with Sandy Hill 7 Create a unified and positive image of the University from Laurier to Lees Station • Make King Edward and Lees Avenue safer and more inviting for pedestrians and cyclists • Use trees, banners and signage 8 Clarify the right locations for all types of facilities and uses – academic, athletic, social, research, housing, office, retail • Show the possibilities to relocate faculties and departments • Consider the needs of allied agencies, institutes and NGOs • Identify potential places on-campus for new student residence
9 Identify under-developed sites and buildings that should be demolished
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• Areas like King Edward and Lees Station would benefit from more commercial uses
• Need flexible spaces for teaching, research, informal meetings, and social activities
• Undertake an accessibility audit of existing facilities to highlight the most urgent or deficient areas. This will be used as basis for the development of a strategy to improve accessibility across campus. • Ensure that new developments, facility renovations, and public realm improvements are compliant with provincial accessibility standards and follow best practices.
• Hybrid, project based learning and inter-disciplinary approach is the new way of learning 11 Protect the land base • Ensure university land is protected for long-term academic needs • Commence development at 200 Lees for primarily academic purposes • Focus new development on existing land holdings
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Sections 3 and 4 together encompass the overall plan for the uOttawa campus. This section describes the foundational layers of the Campus Master Plan and the major physical “moves� intended to define campus development for the next 20 or more years. The layers include the planned transportation network, open space system, land use pattern and strategic development sites. The resulting framework will ensure future development and other initiatives contribute to a coherent, unified and interconnected campus structure. The big moves provide general direction regarding the priority locations for new or renewed buildings and open spaces. By promoting a green, compact, pedestrian-friendly and energy-efficient campus, both the framework and big moves support a more sustainable campus.
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The framework and big moves focus on the Downtown/Sandy Hill and Lees Station areas of the campus. The structure for future development in the Alta Vista precincts is described in Section 4.
The framework for future campus development consists of multiple layers, as illustrated on the opposite page and further described in the pages that follow. Starting at the bottom, the first layer looks at which of the existing buildings on the campus should be reconsidered in the fullness of time. With those buildings removed, a new road and pedestrian structure can be implemented, creating new blocks. With this new block structure, additional green spaces can be incorporated and the existing public realm enhanced. Finally, several new buildings can be developed on the new blocks fronting onto the new public spaces.
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3.1 Campus Framework The campus of the future will reflect the best features of the campus today. It will be compact, complete and sustainable. Spaces will be renewed and the campus will become more walkable and integrated to ensure a high-quality campus image and experience. Embedded within the nation’s capital and Canada’s fourth most populous city and along the Rideau Canal–a National Historic Site and UNESCO World Heritage Site–the campus will continue to be defined by its remarkable setting. It will be a place that past, present and future members of the university community will recognize, remember and cherish.
Building on the campus framework, the 3D model images in the Master Plan conceptually illustrate how the campus of the future might develop over the next 50 years. The vision is based on the following seven big physical moves, which are described beginning on page 52: 1 Renew the Core 2 Green the campus 3 Transform King Edward 4 Develop the River Precinct 5 Start development around Lees Station 6 Develop complete communities 7 Foster new partnerships
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classes. New and re-allocated parking in the core campus will be principally below-grade, in blocks along the outer edge of the campus and on-street parking will be introduced where appropriate. Pedestrian routes will lead to new and improved open spaces on the campus, with a new multipurpose open space on Lot X being the most significant.
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The existing surface parking lot (Lot X) south of the Student Centre will be transformed into the University Square–a heavily landscaped open space that can be programmed for multiple purposes, providing a central gathering place on campus. This space will become iconic for its beauty and the memories of chance meetings, daily lunches, people watching and many special events that occur there during a student’s time at the University.
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Functionally, it must allow for diagonal pedestrian movements, have ample space for catering tents and special events, and provide ample seating. Furthermore it must be well built for practical maintenance and cleaning. It will be a comfortable place through the week but also serve as a venue for a variety of events of different scales, e.g., Welcome Week, winter ice sculptures, small lunchtime performances, outdoor cinema nights, demonstrations, or
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C. A New University Centre Campus community hubs are places that bring together a significant number of students to one location and typically include student services, a book store, event space, outdoor open space, and dining options. Amenities like child care may have a place there, too, as may other community spaces like performance venues. The existing University Centre provides students with a range of services and activities but was designed for a student body of far less than the current 42,000 students. The UCU is not only undersized but also inefficient, not universally accessible and in need of substantial repairs. The campus master plan proposes that a new University Centre be built in a central location where exciting synergies between student services, commercial uses, academic uses, and recreational uses may be realized. While the precise location will require further study of alternative locations and phasing strategies, the new University Centre will, by the nature of its associated uses, anchor a primary community hub in the Core Precinct.
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D. Enhancing Somerset/Marie-Curie as the Main Campus’s east-west spine Somerset/Marie-Curie is a key east-west connection linking the campus to the Sandy Hill neighbourhood to the east, and to the transit station, the Rideau Canal, and Centretown to the west. As the campus evolves, this connection will be enhanced with high quality design, active ground floor uses, and enhanced pedestrian and cycling infrastructure. The intersection of Somerset/Marie-Curie and King Edward will be given special attention as a community hub and important campus gateway. Services, dining options and the new King Edward Park will draw students, staff and the broader community.
2 Green the campus The university community wants to see a greener campus. More trees and landscaped open spaces will soften the built environment and create a more attractive campus; provide places for relaxation, gathering and learning; help to manage stormwater and mitigate the impacts of climate change; and generally support a healthy campus and healthy lifestyles. New landscape initiatives implemented with every new development or renovation will ensure that the character and experience of the campus is gradually enhanced and extended to all areas of the campus. Moreover, new landscape initiatives, like the new University Square open space, will provide campus focal points and an opportunity to improve the structure, function and appreciation of the campus. A number of landscape projects have been identified in the Plan, some of them to be implemented on their own and others associated with new buildings or infrastructure.
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3 Transform King Edward Despite its location adjacent to the heart of the University, the King Edward Precinct is in need of revitalization. There are vacant sites on King Edward being used as temporary parking lots, empty buildings awaiting demolition, and on Henderson, some houses are in need of repair. The long-term vision for this area is to create an active and attractive corridor with a series of academic, residential, and mixed use buildings on both sides of the street with a mix of amenities on the ground floors. The pedestrian realm of the street will be widened, landscaped and furnished to invite foot traffic and reinforce the sense of a campus street. Cyclists will be given a dedicated bi-directional path in the boulevard. New east-west streets on the west side of King Edward will improve connectivity through the campus.
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Over time, the demolition of a number of buildings on the west side of King Edward, including the Leblanc and Brooks residences, Louis-Pasteur, potentially Fauteux, and most of the former houses, will make way for primarily academic buildings that incorporate student and commercial services at the ground level and possibly housing on upper floors. King Edward’s intersection with Somerset/Marie-Curie will be enhanced as a key gateway to the campus with a mix of ground-floor amenities framing the new King Edward Park. At the southwest corner of King Edward and Laurier, a signature academic building is envisaged, potentially incorporating a cultural venue. On the east side of the street, housing and smaller academic buildings can be accommodated, all with services and lounge space on the ground floor.
By lining both sides of the street with active, pedestrian-oriented uses and greening it, King Edward will become a gathering place that invites the community onto campus and enhances uOttawa’s urban image.
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4 Develop the River Precinct Acquisition of the former Algonquin College lands enables uOttawa to create a new “campus within the campus”, with a mix of academic facilities, administrative uses, services and potentially housing. A network of open spaces will link development to the river while the LRT and a parallel bike path will provide convenient connections to the Downtown/Sandy Hill campus core. The University’s plan to relocate the Faculty of Health Sciences in a new building in the River Precinct provides the springboard for planning other elements that will help to make the area a more complete precinct within the campus. New social spaces and services in a central location will support the establishment of a community hub. As the precinct is redeveloped, existing buildings will continue to accommodate teaching, research and administrative space. Development in the River Precinct will frame a central open space that opens to the river. A linear park along the river’s edge will provide vantage points and accommodate a multi-use trail linked to the City’s larger trail network. A boathouse and dock will provide access to the river for paddlers and rowers. Figure 3-11 Proposed Faculty of Health Sciences Building in the River Precinct
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5 Start development around Lees Station In 2014 Ottawa City Council approved the City-initiated Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Plan for the Lees Station area. The goal of the TOD plan is to accelerate transitoriented development that supports high levels of ridership for the LRT. The TOD plan, and implementing zoning bylaw amendments permit a significant amount of mixed-use development on the University land holdings. The land use permissions and TOD zoning allow for flexibility for future development while supporting the City’s TOD density and built form objectives. This flexibility will allow building uses, heights and form to vary from block to block and within sites, depending on market conditions. The University should continue to capitalize on the development potential of these lands, potentially through partnering with developers. Any University-led development of these lands should ensure that communities are built with the appropriate amenities and mix of uses to create complete community hubs.
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6 Develop complete communities Having a variety of places where the university’s communities can eat, sleep, meet, socialize, attend a sporting event, or enjoy art and culture is essential to offering a great university experience. Social spaces are vital to nurturing a sense of community and are also where learning happens, be it individuals with their laptops or tablets or small groups of students studying together. As the uOttawa campus has physically grown to accommodate enrolment growth over the past two decades, the building and improving of “non-academic� facilities essential to life on campus, specifically housing, dining facilities, retail, social spaces and other student service space, have not kept pace. As the University continues to focus on attracting top students, faculty and staff, the development of a more complete campus, with a range of amenities and housing options, will become increasingly important.
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The most pressing need is for housing for firstyear students, and the University is working to provide up to 1,200 new first-year beds in the short term. As described in Section 4.4 there are a number of potential locations on campus for new student housing. Housing with active ground-floor uses is appropriate on the east side of King Edward, and mixed-use academic developments with a housing component are appropriate on the west side and elsewhere in the core. Longer-term, there is the potential for student housing projects in any of the precincts in the Lees Station area. New on-campus housing will be needed to not only meet current and projected demand but also to replace the aging LeBlanc, Brooks, Stanton, Marchand, and Thompson residences, where redevelopment is required in the short to medium term.
In concert with the building of student residences, the enhancement of community hubs in the core of campus (specifically the UCU but also smaller hubs), the Lees Station area and Alta Vista (in Roger Guindon) will be a priority over the next decade. While a new UCU may be a stand-alone project, other community hubs will be planned within existing and new academic buildings.
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partnerships (as shown on the following map in pink and blue) is along Laurier, along King Edward and around the Lees Station Area— places where uOttawa is planning to be more integrated with the fabric and life of the city. These partnerships could take on a range of forms, such as ground floor commercial uses, residential or office development above an academic podium, or a mixed use development. In addition to exploring private sector development partnerships, the University will strengthen its collaboration with the City of Ottawa, building on the success of the Arts Court development. Key initiatives requiring cooperation and collaboration include leveraging the new LRT line and improving the campus-wide mobility network. As it explores development partnerships and leasing opportunities, the University should be cognizant of market conditions. Altus has concluded that revenues from leasing or selling land for commercial or private residential development, in the current real estate climate, are unlikely to be significant.
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This section takes each layer of the campus introduced in Section 3 and describes it more comprehensively, providing general direction for campus development, including a range of improvements to the circulation, open space and social infrastructure networks. The first six sub-sections focus on the Downtown/Sandy Hill and Lees areas, and the penultimate sub-section describes the plan for Alta Vista. The final section addresses matters directly related to environmental sustainability, including energy, water and other utilities.
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4.1 Sites for Renewal or Redevelopment Future campus growth will see the evolution of facilities over time through a combination of renewal and new construction. Buildings shown in dark blue require significant investment to improve the condition of the building but will continue to support current, or similar uses. The buildings with red hatching have been identified for strategic demolition. These buildings, which include the UCU, Montpetit, MacDonald, the Brooks Residence, the Physical Resources office building and many of the houses on King Edward, are either deficient for their intended use, have significant physical issues or prevent more substantial development on their site. Although improvements to these buildings may be required to address immediate issues, significant reinvestment to upgrade them should be discouraged in favour of wholesale replacement. Fauteux is identified for renewal; however, the feasibility of replacing it should be considered before any major improvements are initiated.
The pink areas generally outline where new development on the campus can be accommodated, Lot K being the largest available site (post-LRT construction). Partial or full demolition of hatched buildings will be required to create other substantial sites for new development, although a new building can be accommodated adjacent to MacDonald. Some buildings, such as Fauteux and 100 Marie-Curie, will require further assessment to determine whether they should be maintained, renewed or demolished. Existing housing owned by the University on Henderson, Osgoode, Somerset and Templeton, and the Sandy Hill Co-op on Henderson, have been identified for renewal, since many of the buildings will require reinvestment or may be candidates for redevelopment in keeping with the character of the neighbourhood. The site where the Sandy Hill Co-op units front King Edward is planned for mixed-use redevelopment.
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4.2 Land Use This chapter describes how the campus should be organized in terms of general land uses. The land use plan promotes a greater integration of uses in strategic locations to facilitate academic interaction, support community building, encourage sustainable modes of travel, rationalize infrastructure and generally improve the quality of life on campus. It acknowledges the desire to increase the University’s presence along King Edward and the opportunity to expand uOttawa’s uses, including academic facilities, dining facilities, community amenities, and housing, towards the Lees campus area. The land use plan also provides opportunities to leverage economic benefits by seeking development partnerships in the provision of commercial uses, residential development, and athletic facilities and encouraging commercial uses within highly visible ground floor areas. The University should remain flexible and responsive to market conditions to best leverage its land assets. 72
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Precinct Boundary Academic Teaching and research facilities; administrative uses; ancillary student residences and services
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Academic
In areas designated as Academic the University will focus on enhancing its academic and administrative spaces in the form of building additions, renovations and construction of new buildings on key sites. The ground level of academic buildings should be reserved for public uses such as common areas, study spaces, student services, recreation facilities and food services. Generally residential is not permitted as a stand-alone use in the academic land use designation. Exceptions can occur when residential is integrated into the tower portion of new academic buildings, with the podium being dedicated to academic, cultural and community hub uses. Athletic facilities are permitted anywhere in this designation.
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Academic Mixed-Use
In areas designated as Academic Mixed-Use, the University should build mostly new academic buildings but seek to incorporate other uses within or above academic “base buildings�. Opportunities for residential towers, for example, should be considered. Office uses (e.g. space for NGOs) and ancillary athletic/recreation facilities would also be appropriate in this designation. On the east side of King Edward and in the River Precinct, stand-alone residences may be considered. Regardless of the primary use(s), the ground floors of buildings in this designation should contain cultural, community hub and/or retail uses that help to animate adjacent streets and open spaces. In the hatched area, where the football field is currently located, athletic and recreation facilities will continue to be appropriate.
General Mixed-Use
In the General Mixed-Use designation, lands should be developed with transit-supportive land uses such as office, academic, recreation, daycare centres, retail uses, entertainment uses and high to medium density residential uses. In this designation, academic buildings are not required as a primary use. The ground floor of buildings in this designation should be animated with cultural, community and/or retail uses, specifically around the LRT station. Athletic facilities are permitted anywhere in this designation.
Athletics and Recreation
This designation recognizes the Minto Sports Complex and the opportunity for additional facilities focused on athletics and recreation on the south side of Mann Avenue. In the hatched area, where the football field is currently located, athletic and recreation facilities will continue to be appropriate. Residential and administrative uses are also appropriate in this area and should be considered as part of a mixed-use development at the southeast corner of Lees and Mann. To expose all students, staff and faculty to a range of sports and recreational opportunities and to promote a sense of community, athletic and recreational facilities are also permitted and encouraged in all other land use designations. Section 4.3 describes the Community Hub strategy.
Neighbourhood Residential
Residential uses are appropriate in all areas of the campus, but along Henderson Avenue, they are the only uses that are appropriate. Academic or commercial uses should not be permitted. Future investments should include renovations, infill housing or redevelopment that is in keeping with the character of the Sandy Hill neighbourhood. Section 4.4 describes the University’s housing strategy.
Open Space
While open spaces are appropriate in all areas of the campus, the land use plan reflects existing and planned major open space elements. These open spaces are centrally located and will be used by the entire campus community and as such require special planning as they will be intensively used and will be integrated with surrounding developments. Section 4.5 describes the open space and streetscape direction in more detail.
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Community hubs are the places on campus where students, as well as faculty and staff, come together to eat, meet, study, access services and shop for basic supplies. Other amenities, like performance spaces, fitness facilities and day care centres, might also be found there. The plan calls for the existing University Centre to be replaced with a new community hub in a central location on campus, while the development of smaller hubs with dining options and meeting space should be a priority in the River Precinct and at Alta Vista. These improvements will encourage social and academic integration and play an important role in nurturing a strong sense of community on campus.
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4.3 Community Hubs Primary community hubs should include a full range of campus amenities including food courts, recreational facilities, fitness centres, support services, social spaces and study spaces. These spaces will accommodate a significant amount of users and should be planned accordingly. The University Centre area will continue to act as the main primary community hub on campus due to its location, size and the offerings but other locations - Lees River, Mann Precinct and Roger Guindon - act as primary hubs in those areas but may offer different amenities. Secondary hubs are those facilities that act as campus destinations and include a variety of community uses including food services and/or a dining hall, gyms and/or a fitness centre and potentially other services. Students, faculty and staff should find a range of amenities in each community hub. Community hubs should be located at intersections within the pedestrian network and relate to open spaces and walkways. The River Precinct, as the new home of the Faculty of Health Sciences, should include a primary community hub that can grow and evolve as the population of the precinct increases over time.
Generally, social and cultural spaces, as well as other amenities, should be located on the ground floors of buildings, facing important pedestrian routes, gathering places and primary streets. The University should ensure that new academic buildings contain ground-floor social and meeting space and, where appropriate, dining facilities and cultural space. The new UCU should contain many if not all of the existing uses, an expanded food court, other grab-and-go food outlets and recreational facilities. Some of these facilities and additional amenities should also be considered for existing and future buildings surrounding the UCU. The new Learning Centre, for example, will contain social, dining, learning and study spaces, in addition to teaching facilities. The following pages describe the recommended approach to planning athletic facilities and food services in the short and long terms.
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4.3.1 Athletic Facilities Strategy Sports, recreation and physical activity are a fundamental part of the uOttawa experience for students, faculty, staff and community members. However, with only 50% of the recreational space required to meet the Council of Ontario Universities standard, uOttawa’s existing athletic facilities are not sufficient to address current athletics needs. uOttawa has identified the following specific priorities to meet current and future demand for varsity sports and general recreation:
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The University will continue to explore opportunities to share the use of its athletic facilities with the wider community. This will strengthen the relationship between uOttawa and the surrounding communities and help to finance the University’s athletics programming. The University should also continue to explore opportunities for land acquisition or strategic partnerships to develop large-scale recreational facilities such as new sports fields. The principal athletics and recreational facilities should be located in primary community hubs, with complementary facilities (e.g. training rooms) in secondary community hubs.
Mann Precinct This area presents the greatest opportunity for the creation of an athletics-focused community hub due to its centralized location and land availability. The University should augment the Minto Sports Complex by adding gyms and additional elite sports facilities on the south side of Mann Avenue, integrating them with housing and community hub uses. This area can accommodate an Olympic-sized swimming pool (replacing the pool at Montpetit), a triple gym with stand capacity, and a field house. This area has the potential to transform into a primary community hub bustling with athletes, students from nearby science and engineering buildings, and residents. The development of such facilities will require negotiations and partnerships with the City and NCC.
River Precinct The existing sports field in the River Precinct should be maintained over the long term, and additional support infrastructure for the field should be incorporated as the precinct evolves. The stand capacity of the field should increase to 5,000 from the current 3,400, representing an increase of 1,600 seats. Additional athletic facilities in the River Precinct should include, at minimum, a new triple gym and a new training room. Facilities such as stacked triple gyms, rowing facilities, or pools may also be considered in the River Precinct based on space needs and their impact on achieving the objectives and requirements set out by the City’s Transit-Oriented Development Plan for the Lees Station area.
University Centre The Master Plan proposes the demolition of the UCU and Montpetit to develop two new buildings with a substantial increase in gross floor area. These new buildings have the potential to accommodate training facilities and/or an additional gym. Prior to demolition and redevelopment, the existing gyms and swimming pool should be relocated.
Alta Vista Precinct Significant plans for renovations or additions to Roger Guindon or development of the Peter Morand lands should consider the opportunity for recreational facilities that meet the needs of the medical science students, faculty and staff in the area.
4.3.2 Food Services Strategy Porter Khouw Consulting, Inc. (PKC) was retained by the University to create a strategic campus-wide dining services master plan for the University. This study ran concurrently with the Campus Master Plan. The Study provided the University planning team with specific recommendations regarding the optimum dining program for campus including short and long-term strategies for modifying the University’s food service program as the campus landscape continues to evolve. PKC made the following recommendations, which have been incorporated into the CMP:
Short Term: (3-5 years)
Long-term (5-10 years)
1. Over Summer 2015 renovate the entire first floor of the existing UCU into a 24hour Anytime Dining facility to provide a meaningful socially-rich gathering place in the heart of campus. This venue will offer continuous service and a wide variety of display cooking and made-to-order foods until a new and contemporary Anytime Dining/Learning Commons can be built in the core precinct.
Create a state-of-the-art marché-style Anytime Dining/Learning Commons in the heart of the core precinct and near the existing residence halls. A new venue will play an important role in adding value to the overall campus experience and that it will become a benefit to living on campus (versus a deterrent). Ideally, this venue would be physically connected to the new UCU proposed in the Master Plan.
2. A 350-seat Anytime Dining venue in the Learning Centre addition to Lamoureux. This venue will complement (not compete with) the proposed changes to UCU and will provide food service support in the University’s Learning Centre and better serve the southern section of the core precinct. Buildings such as Bioscience, D’iorio, Marion, and Macdonald are all underserviced and will be better served from the Learning Center’s new food court.
The Community Hubs Plan above identifies existing food services locations and areas on campus where Primary and Secondary Community Hubs should be located. The designation of a primary or secondary community hub location was chosen for several reasons including: existing food, athletic and/ or social facilities or areas where new facilities should be located. Primary Hubs are locations where large food courts (e.g. existing UCU) should be located to accommodate existing and proposed demand for Food Services. Secondary Hubs are considered locations where a large food court may not be necessary but a Destination Food Place like a Starbucks, Tim Horton’s or Première Moisson either currently exists or should be planned for during new development proposals as shell spaces.
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Primary Community Hubs Four areas on campus are identified as Primary Community Hubs as they relate to food – the area surrounding the UCU, the Mann Precinct, Lees River Precinct and Roger Guindon in Alta Vista. • University Centre: a food court in the Core Precinct, ideally in the UCU, must accommodate 1,000 or more seats for dining and a large kitchen facility. Future planning for a new UCU (either by renovating or full demolition and reconstruction) must go through a detailed planning and design analyses to ensure that from a phasing perspective the existing 1,000 seats per meal period in the UCU are accommodated elsewhere in Core Precinct during construction. Plans should include a costbenefit analysis of utilizing the existing kitchen facilities versus building new kitchen facilities. • Mann Precinct: there is currently insufficient demand to warrant a new food court in the Mann Precinct. However, if a student residence is built in this precinct, an analysis should be undertaken to determine whether sufficient demand will exist.
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• Lees River Precinct: as the Lees River Precinct is revitalized with a new Faculty of Health Science building, there will be a need for improved food services (and other services) to meet the needs of students, faculty and staff. If student housing is planned than a food court must be located within this Precinct. However, without a student residence in this precinct, there will be insufficient demand to warrant a large food court and a Destination Food Place should be built. • Roger Guindon: as renovations continue in Roger Guindon the need for improved food services will grow. If the Campus Master Plan vision for an enlarged medical campus at Roger Guindon is realized than a food court should be considered in this location.
Secondary Community Hubs In Secondary Hubs food service locations will generally be in the form of Destination Food Places instead of large food courts. These spaces should be planned as shell spaces to ensure that the space is adaptable as food preferences and food providers change over time. Depending on the type of development proposed at Lees River Precinct and Alta Vista, these areas may have sufficient demand to warrant either a large food court or a destination food place.
4.4 Research Facilities Strategy Research excellence is one of uOttawa’s greatest strengths, with the university consistently ranking among the top 10 in Canada for research intensity and the global nature of its research. The Campus Master Plan supports uOttawa’s mandate to continue to provide outstanding teaching and research opportunities, and to raise its national and international rankings to be among the top 5 research institutions in Canada and among the top 100 worldwide. Today, uOttawa is best known for its strengths in four core areas of research: • Canada and the World (human rights and social justice, linguistics and bilingualism, governance and public policy, and bijuralism); • Health (brain and mind health, vascular health, regenerative medicine and innovative therapeutics, human development, and genetics and systems biology of disease); • e-Society (enabling technologies, digital media and communications, technology and society, and photonics); and
• Molecular and Environmental Sciences (catalysis and nanotechnology, environmental genomics, sustainable environment, and renewable energy).
to ensure the diverse needs of faculty, graduate students, visiting professors, and international students are met, and to attract new faculty and staff.
The University should focus investment in these Strategic Areas of Development with worldclass research facilities that contribute to the experience of the university. At the same time, the University should continue to provide a range of research facilities that will allow new and emerging research areas to flourish.
4. The university should leverage its strategic land base and advanced research infrastructure to continue building exceptional relationships with affiliated research hospitals and institutes, federal and provincial institutions, the private and community sectors, and the wealth of research laboratories in the national capital region and beyond (see Figure 3-8: Potential Strategic Partnership Sites).
The Campus Master Plan does not assign specific locations for new research facilities across the campus; however, the following principles will assist the University in locating these facilities:
Guiding Principles for the Provision of Research Facilites 1. Research facilities should primarily be located within areas identified as Academic or Academic Mixed-Use within the Campus Master Plan’s land use plan. 2. The university should seek to locate research facilities in proximity to their associated faculties and in a way that promotes synergistic and innovative relationships between researchers. 3. New research spaces should be complemented by a range of nearby amenities (e.g. conference facilities, hoteling space for visiting professors) and housing
5. Environmental considerations such as noise, vibration and air quality should be carefully considered in the location of new research facilities, and the placement of other facilities near research facilities. This does not necessarily require a distancebased separation of uses, but a holistic, riskmanaged approach to meeting the university community’s diverse needs. 6. The university should monitor the impacts related to future construction activities and the operation of the future LRT system on research facilities and infrastructure, and take steps to avoid or mitigate any negative impacts.
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4.5 Housing Strategy uOttawa is committed to ensuring students have access to affordable, good-quality housing on or close to campus. Improving the supply of residences geared toward first-year students, and housing options for upper-year, graduate, and professional students, will contribute to uOttawa’s competitiveness and enhance the overall student experience. Recently, three housing projects have been completed by the University: a new 8-storey leased building at 240 Friel Street housing 386 first-year students in uOttawa’s first “Living Learning Community”, the conversion of a former hotel at 290 Rideau Street into the new Rideau Residence housing 372 first-year students, and construction of a new 172-bed residence on Henderson Avenue near Mann Avenue. Other opportunities for new student residences on or close to the main campus will continue to be pursued in the near term, and modernizing older residences will also be a priority. Next, a range of new housing initiatives will focus on the needs of upper-year, graduate, and professional students, most but not all of whom will choose to live off campus. The need for convenient housing for visiting scholars and post-docs will also be considered.
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uOttawa’s first housing priority is to accommodate all first-year undergraduate students, and with a series of recent housing initiatives, the university is now comfortable that this goal has been met. However, older residences such as Marchand, Stanton, Thompson and Leblanc require significant reinvestment or replacement. As the University renews or replaces these residences, new ones will be required to ensure the supply of first-year beds is maintained at the current level and the overall supply of housing is gradually increased. In total, the University’s goal is to provide 6,000 beds to ensure that the needs of both first-year and upper-year undergraduate students are accommodated. All renovation, acquisition or new development of residential facilities should aim to address student housing preferences. For example, first-year undergraduates typically prefer semisuites and suites, upper-division undergraduates prefer private rooms, and graduate students and families prefer apartment units. First-year undergraduate student residences should provide a range of amenities and programming to promote a welcoming living environment, and the concept of “Living Learning Communities” should continue to be developed. Generally, a minimum of 400 beds is required to support the necessary range of amenities and services. In contrast, second-year students require fewer amenities and services, and can be housed in smaller scale apartment-style housing types.
As uOttawa addresses the growing need for student housing, it will need to recognize the increasing diversity of the student population. The University is seeing a decline in the proportion of traditional-aged incoming students and a rise in mature students, international students, and graduate students, whose oncampus and off-campus housing needs are more varied. It is expected that a broader range of housing options and associated amenities will be needed. Diverse forms of student housing should be available near the University, ideally within a 10-minute walk of campus, but opportunities for student-oriented housing may also arise in other strategic parts of the city, notably near transit stations along the Confederation LRT Line. The University may explore and develop new forms of student housing on its land, potentially in partnership with private developers, while the private sector pursues off-campus projects.
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4 Areas for On-Campus Housing There are a number of locations on university land with the opportunity to develop new student residences, as described below. • The designated “Academic” areas in the Core Precinct are intended to be reserved for existing and future academic and administrative buildings. While the existing Stanton and Marchand towers within the Residential Complex at 90 University will be maintained or may be redeveloped with a new residential building, new residential buildings in the Core Precinct should be integrated with academic or administrative uses. On large redevelopment sites, such as Lot K, there may be opportunities to accommodate residential towers above an academic or administrative “base building”. In most such cases, the residential component would have a separate entrance, lobby and elevators from those serving the other uses. • The “Academic Mixed-Use” areas along King Edward are intended to accommodate a broad range of uses that will support a lively street. Residential is generally permitted as a primary use in these areas or in conjunction with academic uses. Regardless of the primary 84
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uses in individual buildings, the ground floors of each new building should contain active uses, such as retail, restaurants, services and cultural facilities, fronting King Edward. More students living and learning along the corridor will enhance the market for such uses. Future residences on the west side of King Edward, where redevelopment sites are deeper and there is no height limit, should take a tower form and be integrated with an academic base building, as described above. On the east side of King Edward, shallower sites and height restrictions will make mixed academic-residential developments more challenging. Thus, stand-alone residential apartment buildings that generally meet zoning requirements (i.e., 4-6 storeys) are appropriate provided they incorporate active uses on the ground floor. Residential buildings of up to four storeys are also appropriate in the designated “Neighbourhood Residential” areas along Henderson. The form and architecture of any new development should respect the established character of the street, and the integration of Category 2 heritage buildings should be considered.
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Housing Development Opportunities The map and table at right identify specific sites where the University may consider new student residences or other forms of housing for students and visiting faculty, either as a stand-alone project or as a component of a new academic building or other mixed-use project, and the estimated housing capacity of these sites. New first-year undergraduate student residences may be accommodated west of King Edward and in the Mann, River and Station Precincts, where larger residences with a range of amenities, services, and programming may be provided. Properties east of King Edward may accommodate student apartments as part of new mixed-use buildings, with units in such projects generally geared toward upper-division students, international students, and potentially families. In total, the sites identified in yellow could accommodate approximately 6,700 beds. If the student-oriented housing was also developed on the sites identified in orange, another 6,700 beds could be realized. Note, the illustrated building footprints are conceptual and do not represent the only potential housing sites. For example, residential towers above academic buildings can also be considered in the Core Precinct.
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4 Off-Campus Housing The University’s growth, and that of other institutions in Ottawa, has altered the local offcampus student housing market. One result has been a significant increase in the conversion of houses to multiple-unit buildings, particularly in the Sandy Hill community, where it has had a destabilizing effect. Recent zoning refinements by the City have begun to address this concern. At the same time, developers who specialize in private student residences have proposed projects close to the uOttawa campus. While not without controversy, these projects have the potential to address neighbourhood issues by housing students in well-managed living environments. In certain circumstances, it may be appropriate for the University to collaborate with appropriate parties to ensure that such projects respect the scale and character of the surrounding community and support overall campus life objectives. In addition, uOttawa should consider partnering with private developers on housing projects on campus, such as on King Edward or in the Lees area as university-run or privately run facilities. This would not only ease the burden of building housing to meet demand but may also help ensure privately operated student housing are
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Housing initiatives by both the University and the private sector, particularly those aimed at upper-year students, should acknowledge the likely impact that the Confederation LRT Line will have on the student housing market. The LRT will allow students to reach campus in 20 minutes or less from any station along the line. Over time, more and more students will look for housing in the areas surrounding many of the stations, and developers and property owners can be expected to respond, encouraged by zoning that permits high-density development around the stations. The greater dispersal of students living across the city should reduce the pressure on the neighbourhoods surrounding the campus to accommodate more student housing.
To help meet its goal to provide a total of 6,000 beds for first-year and upper-year students and broaden housing options for all students, the University should consider the following actions: • Develop a new residence on-campus, or partner with a private developer or hotel, to ensure the demand for first-year housing continues to be met as older residences are upgraded or replaced. • Invest in renewing or replacing the Stanton and Marchand residential towers on campus to meet current standards. • Replace the Thompson Residence with a mixed academic/residential building on the same site or relocate the housing component to another site on campus. • Pursue development of housing for upperdivision and/or graduate students on the east side of King Edward, integrating commercial uses and social spaces on the ground floor. • Ensure proposed academic buildings on the west side of King Edward consider opportunities to incorporate a residential component.
Longer-term Strategies (10+ years) • Prepare and issue a request for expressions of interest for a public/private mixed-use development adjacent to the Lees Station (to be implemented post-LRT construction). • Encourage and promote private residential development aimed at students in the areas surrounding all of the LRT stations along the Confederation Line. • Support City initiatives to better regulate the conversion of houses into multiple apartments and enforce property standards.
As part of a broader strategy aimed at addressing the needs of all students seeking housing on or close to campus, the University should: • Study the feasibility and potential programming of a mixed-use development at the southeast corner of Mann and Lees that combines a residence with an athletics/recreational facility. • Plan to replace the Brooks Residence with new, higher-density housing, some of which may be accommodated on the same site within a mixed-use development. • Consider developing one or more familyfriendly graduate student residences. Potential locations include Henderson and the Robinson, River and Peter Morand Precincts.
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Green space plays a fundamental role in the identity and experience of a campus. While enjoying proximity to the Rideau Canal and Rideau River, the uOttawa campus itself lacks green space. To meet the need for outdoor places for gathering, relaxing and playing, significant new open spaces and greener streetscapes and pathways are planned in all areas of the campus. A new “University Square” on Lot X will become a signature open space but only the largest of several new open spaces and green corridors to be incrementally built over the long term.
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An interconnected green network will support the University’s sustainability objectives, reinforce the circulation system and provide an attractive setting for existing and new buildings. A linked series of well-designed green spaces, courtyards, walkways and pedestrian-oriented streetscapes will also provide a variety of experiences for students, faculty and staff as well as visitors to the campus.
The following major open space improvements should be pursued to implement the vision of the Master Plan. These initiatives may be implemented as stand-alone projects, as part of infrastructure renewal, or in conjunction with the construction or renovation of adjacent buildings. Open space and streetscape improvements will include the addition of coordinated street furniture, lighting, signage and other wayfinding elements to ensure the campus feels welcoming, comfortable, safe and easy to navigate. Visually appealing signage and branding initiatives should complement the landscaping and architecture of the campus to enhance the image of the University, with a particular focus on areas with high visibility such as key intersections, entry points to the campus and major open spaces. To further aid navigation and reinforce the identity of distinct places on campus, university-owned streets should have consistent, memorable names with local significance. Several of the proposed open space improvements will need to be developed above existing infrastructure including parking structures, utilities and underground tunnels. Accordingly, these sites must be appropriately planned to ensure that trees and plantings will thrive over the long-term. Sustainability features such as stormwater capture systems should be considered for all landscape improvement projects.
The open space and mobility network should be designed to improve the relationship between the campus and the Rideau Canal. New development should optimize views to the canal wherever possible, and the University will work with the City to enhance access to the canal’s multi-use trails.
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2 Car-free Core The streets of the campus inner-core, from Laurier to the SITE building, and from the Transit Way to Louis Pasteur, will be transformed into a car-free zone to create generous spaces for pedestrians and cyclists. This initiative will break down into a series of phased projects involving new paving, tree planting, improved lighting, signage, seating and other landscape improvements. Emergency and servicing vehicles will continue to have access to the carfree streets where necessary.
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3 Campus Green Campus Green is an existing open space adjacent to Fauteux Hall and Thompson residence. As the space is improved with the installation of an underground chiller bank, it should maintain its green character by ensuring that care is taken to preserve existing mature trees. As new development occurs around it, the open space will be improved with simple treatments such as benches and lighting to make it more inviting.
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4 Marion Square Demolition of the Cube and development of a new building on the parking lot in front of MacDonald Hall will allow for the creation of a new open space on the site. This open space will become a quiet space for studying or relaxing. It will help to extend the car-free core further south, contributing to a safe and comfortable walking experience from the SITE building up to Laurier.
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5 University Square The existing surface parking lot (Lot X) south of the University Centre will be transformed into a multi-purpose plaza with a mix of hard and soft landscape. It will be designed to become the central outdoor gathering space on campus, capable of accommodating a range of programmed activities and special events besides being a place to just hang out. Major events such as Welcome Week and Carnival will be centred in the square. To optimize the site, the design of the square should extend from building edge to building edge on all sides.
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Redevelopment of Brooks Residence should include a new open space that enhances the edge of King Edward and provides a break between the buildings planned along the street. Future buildings will frame the green space and enliven it with active uses on the ground floor. The space may be smaller than shown in the illustration below but should be well landscaped to provide places to sit, study and perhaps play a sport. A parking structure under the park should be allowed.
King Edward, a City street, will be revitalized with a new public realm. The Plan proposes two rows of trees and a separated two-way cycle track on the west side, one row of trees on the east side, planters and other street furniture elements to better define and beautify the street. Formalized pedestrian crossings with special paving are proposed at key intersections along the street.
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8 uOttawa Parkway The streetscape of Lees Avenue, south of Mann, will be improved to establish a strong green link between the campus core and the Lees area, and create a more comfortable environment for pedestrians and cyclists. A double row of trees and a multi-use trail is planned on the east side of Lees.
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to the river. New buildings will frame the park, leaving generous gaps, including a central open space, to ensure the riverfront experience is woven into the precinct. The multi-use trail will connect the campus to the City’s bicycle network. The river’s edge will be further enhanced with a boat launch facility.
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10 Lees Station Transit Plaza A public plaza will be developed in conjunction with future building surrounding the Lees LRT Station. Transit riders will give life to the plaza, but it should also be bordered by active uses on the ground floors of the buildings. The design for the space should include trees, seating, public art and lighting.
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4.7 Campus Identity The uOttawa campus should have a strong visual presence and clear identity within the city. Key sites, entry points to the campus and other visual focal points will play a critical role in enhancing the image of the campus through architecture, open space features, streetscape design, signage and branding initiatives.
Focal points on the campus are illustrated in Figure 4.19. These include key entry points or “gateways�, major pedestrian routes and transit hubs, and areas with high visibility from key external vantage points such as the Rideau Canal and major transportation routes. All future buildings, open spaces and streetscapes on campus should display design excellence, i.e., they should be durable, attractive, functional and sustainable. At focal points and the termini of key view corridors, however, special consideration should be given to architecture and landscape design. Buildings in these locations should be of the highest quality and have distinctive architectural features while respecting the surrounding built fabric in terms of scale, form and materials. Many of these areas will be appropriate for the development of landmark buildings.
The design of the public realm at focal points and view termini should complement adjacent buildings and may include distinctive elements, such as public art, unique benches or other furniture, or enhanced plantings. Focal points are also the locations for prominent campus signage and branding initiatives. The design of signage and other branding should be consistent, recognizable, and integrated into the campus landscape. The Precinct Plans and General Guidelines for the campus provide further guidance on the design of buildings and the public realm.
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4.7.1 Public Art and Culture As the campus continues to develop, opportunities for public art and cultural activity should be pursued to celebrate the University, promote its cultural diversity and enhance the experience of the campus.
All forms of public art, including commemorative features, sculptures, murals, multimedia, lighting and street furniture, should be encouraged across the campus. Locations to target for public art are those with high levels of pedestrian traffic and visibility, such as main entries to the campus, major open spaces, key pedestrian axes, and the exteriors and lobbies of prominent buildings. Public art should also be considered at the termini of key views and in smaller courtyards and plazas. While there are opportunities to add public art to existing open spaces and buildings on campus, generally, the integration of public art should be considered early in the design process for a new project, and, when the opportunity for public art has been identified, a public art consultant and/or an artist should be part of the design team.
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Generally the campus is not seen as pedestrian friendly today due to the number of roads, parking lots and parking spaces throughout the main campus. Infrastructure for cars and trucks tends to squeeze the space available to pedestrians, except in places like the Grand Allée. During class changes, congestion at pinch points on campus is not uncommon. Completion of the Corktown Bridge has increased congestion in the City-owned tunnel under Nicholas Street, and this will only worsen with completion of the LRT and the SomersetDonald bridge over the Rideau River. The latter project is expected to significantly increase bicycle traffic crossing the campus and heading downtown from points east. The Master Plan provides direction for a more walkable campus that includes a car-free core and enhanced pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure throughout the campus. The new open spaces described in the previous section will form an integral part of the pedestrian network. With the LRT improving transit access to the campus, the new uOttawa, Lees and Rideau LRT stations will become more important hubs in the mobility network. Most remaining parking lots will be replaced by buildings with underground parking, except Lot X, which will become a central open space. On-street parking and a small supply of surface parking will continue to support “short-stay” visits to the campus.
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4.8.1 Street Network The street network provides the framework for all types of mobility, including walking, cycling, driving and public transit (except the LRT). Through the incremental re-establishment of a grid of streets, the uOttawa main campus can become a more pedestrian-focused and bike-friendly environment while also accommodating cars and service/delivery vehicles in appropriate locations.
In addition to supporting safe and efficient movement, the street network is also an important element of the public realm, providing connections to open spaces and to the surrounding community. Campus streets will be designed and enhanced to reinforce the character of the campus and contribute to placemaking and the larger open space network. A number of strategic improvements to the street network will also create more efficient circulation patterns. To create a grid network, new car-free streets will be introduced in the core of campus as buildings are replaced or significantly altered. The campus will also become more permeable with the introduction of new east-west streets dividing the blocks on the west side of King Edward. The University will need to continue to work with the City to ensure that the public streets in and surrounding the campus support a pedestrian-focused environment.
New Streets and Laneways A new pattern of streets should be implemented in the King Edward Precinct as redevelopment occurs. Three new east-west streets are planned– north of Fauteux, through the Brooks Residence block and north of the power plant. The new connections will allow for improved servicing of the core precinct and better access to the campus generally from the east. Precinct Plan
work will determine whether streets will be twoway or one-way and whether vehicular access must be restricted, and whether new streets can be signalized at King Edward. Both the existing and new east-west streets will facilitate passenger pick-up and drop-off within the campus, avoiding the need for circular driveways. A series of laneways to the east of King Edward will provide access and servicing for new developments on the east side of King Edward.
King Edward Avenue Until recently, the University has treated King Edward Avenue as an edge to the campus but not a face. However, King Edward is an important and busy arterial road traveling through the campus. Once both sides of the street are redeveloped, King Edward’s role as a public space will evolve. New buildings like ARC will bring more pedestrian activity to the street, as will potential new academic, residential and mixed-use buildings on both sides. Ultimately, the road should be redesigned as a “complete street” (see Section 4.5). The University will need to work with the City to ensure improvements within the right-of-way and on adjacent University land are coordinated.
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4.8.2 Primary Pedestrian Network At uOttawa, students, faculty and staff get to the campus using a variety of transportation modes, but once they arrive they use the campus’ pedestrian network (including tunnels and overhead bridges) to get from class to class, meeting to meeting or simply to get a breath of fresh air. Pedestrian routes stitch the campus together and help to organize development for ease of access and navigation. The existing pedestrian network on campus consists of a number of different components: sidewalks along streets, pedestrian malls like the Grande Allée and various pathways, as well as internal hallways at ground level and the second level that provide access through and between buildings.
The Primary Pedestrian Network Plan is aligned with the planned open space and street networks to reinforce a grid system in the core, which will support a more interconnected campus. Removing cars from the core will provide more space for pedestrians and enhance safety. Sidewalks within and at the edges of the campus should be designed for high pedestrian volumes, with a minimum width of three metres wherever possible. Diagonal and/or perpendicular pathways across existing and future open spaces should provide pedestrian shortcuts within the grid network. New buildings should address a primary pedestrian route, and active uses such as lounges, food services and hallways should be encouraged on the ground floors of buildings fronting these routes. Internal ground-floor corridors should provide “mid-block” pedestrian routes within the grid system where possible and appropriate. These internal “streets” should be generous in width and height. By encouraging walking between buildings at the ground level, and reducing the number of second-floor pedestrian bridges over time, the sense of vitality on campus will improve. Covered walkways between campus streets and building entrances may be considered.
The University’s pedestrian network should connect to the City’s planned pathway along the LRT where possible and to a future multiuse pathway along the Rideau River. The University should also work with the City to enhance pedestrian connections between the Main Campus and the Lees Station area and establish the uOttawa Parkway; signage and branding will be important elements in improving the connections. In time, as the Robinson Precinct develops, a new pedestrian/ bicycle bridge across the Queensway should be planned to provide a more direct link to Lees Station. As the River Precinct builds out, an additional pedestrian/bicycle bridge across the river should be considered, which will improve access to and from the neighbourhoods and open space on the south side. As part of the University’s commitment to ensure the campus is accessible to all, new additions or improvements to the pedestrian network will need to be designed to meet current accessibility standards. All elements of the primary pedestrian route should be lighted and have benches at appropriate intervals. Signposts should be located at intersections for wayfinding and campus maps should be located at key entry points and intersections.
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4.8.3 Bicycle Network Ottawa’s ever-expanding network of multi-use pathways, bike lanes and other cycling routes encourages commuting to and from campus. An interconnected street system and more places for bike parking will promote more cycling within the uOttawa campus.
All campus streets should be designed to accommodate bicycles. Car-free streets in the Tabaret, Core and River precincts generally should be wide enough to be shared by pedestrians and cyclists without the need for designated lanes. Signage on these streets should tell cyclists to travel slowly and yield to pedestrians. On Marie-Curie, linking Somerset to the uOttawa LRT station, bike lanes will be required to avoid conflicts between cyclists, pedestrians and drivers. Once Jean-Jacques Lussier is closed to cars, Louis Pasteur and Copernicus should be designated as a primary north-south cycling route through the core of campus. Between MacDonald Hall and Colonel By Hall, this route should be linked to the multi-use pathway along the LRT line. King Edward, which should accommodate bike lanes in the future, will provide an alternative north-south route.
Improved bicycle parking and storage should also be a priority. Bike racks should be located outside all buildings, with weather protection provided wherever possible. New academic and administrative buildings should include indoor bicycle storage facilities and change rooms. The existing underpass that together with the Corktown Bridge links the two segments of Somerset Avenue divided by the canal is a key piece of pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure in the city. With completion of the LRT, congestion in the City’s tunnel will increase and more conflicts between pedestrians and cyclists can be expected. The University should continue to work with the City and the Rail Implementation Office (RIO) to widen the underpass and implement other improvements aimed at reducing congestion and minimizing conflicts.
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4.8.4 Public Transit University of Ottawa students, faculty and staff rely heavily on the City’s public transit network to get to and from campus and to travel from one end of the campus to the other. 83% of students, staff and faculty travel to campus on foot, bicycle or public transit, which includes OC Transpo’s and Société de Transport de l’Outaouais’ (STO) extensive bus systems, the University shuttle service and the U-Pass. Transit usage is expected to increase further with completion of the LRT in 2018, which effectively will bring much more of the city closer to campus by significantly reducing travel times from any of the stations along the line.
Enhancing the pedestrian and cycling networks on campus, as described in the previous sections, will be important to encouraging more students, faculty and staff to use public transit. The future LRT stations should be integrated seamlessly, efficiently and safely within those networks. The University should continue to work with the City and the Rail Implementation Office (RIO) to ensure the detailed design of the stations responds to the Campus Master Plan. With the closing of the Laurier Station when the LRT is completed, many students traveling to the north end of the campus will likely use Rideau Station. The University should monitor pedestrian traffic between the station and campus and work with City to ensure sidewalks and crosswalks are adequate, safe and comfortable. The City of Ottawa is currently completing its Rideau/Arts Precinct Public Realm Plan which proposes to improve mobility and pedestrian safety into the campus. OC Transpo buses will continue to have a presence on the campus after the LRT is completed. Notably, Waller Street will be a “time point” within the bus system, where buses pause to remain on schedule. The University should work with the City and OC Transpo to ensure the reconfiguration of Waller post-LRT supports the transit system while also improving the pedestrian environment.
Campus Shuttle Currently, students and staff traveling between the Downtown, Lees and Alta Vista areas of the campus can rely on the City’s bus system or the University-run shuttle. Completion of the LRT may reduce demand for the shuttle, and when the planned bus rapid transit line to Alta Vista from Hurdman Station is completed demand may drop further. The University should periodically review the shuttle route and schedule to ensure optimal service delivery.
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4.8.5 Parking, Loading and Servicing Parking As uOttawa continues to develop its campus in ways that promote walking, cycling and public transit, it will also need to accommodate parking for vehicles. Consistent with the vision of a car-free core campus, Lot X and the parking lot in front of MacDonald Hall will be replaced with new open spaces, Lot K will become a development site and surface parking generally on the Downtown campus will be reduced. New parking will need to be located underground in bright, well designed garages, where economically feasible. New buildings on the west side of King Edward present the strongest opportunities to accommodate underground parking. The Desmarais block, on the west side of Waller Street, also has capacity for additional underground parking, and future development at the corner of Mann and Lees should also include underground parking. Future development in the Station, Robinson and River precincts should also locate parking underground. On-street parking and small surface parking lots will accommodate “short-stay” parking. Required parking lots should be located at the rear of buildings wherever possible and be landscaped to partially screen them from public view.
As the University reduces parking in some areas of campus and builds new parking in other areas, it will need to monitor overall supply and demand and ensure the supply the requirements of the City’s Zoning By-law, which permits the University to meet its parking needs anywhere on the Downtown campus or in the River Precinct.
Loading and Servicing The campus street network, including carfree streets, will continue to provide access to existing and future loading and servicing areas. As redevelopment occurs in the core, opportunities to create shared loading areas should be considered, and new loading areas should be located away from the primary pedestrian network wherever possible. Loading and servicing areas generally should be enclosed within the building, and driveways should be designed to minimize conflicts with pedestrian movement. Exterior servicing areas should be screened. Where service routes overlap the pedestrian network, they should be designed as highquality pedestrian spaces to discourage unsafe vehicular movement and reinforce the pedestrian nature of campus. To further minimize the impacts of delivery and service vehicles, and potential conflicts with pedestrians, the University should schedule deliveries and servicing during “off-peak” times where possible.
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4.9 Alta Vista The University’s facilities at Alta Vista are fundamental to its mission and will play a key role in advancing uOttawa as a research institution. While the area is linked by transit to the rest of the campus, it is physically disconnected and distinct. This section describes the unique opportunities to expand facilities at Alta Vista, develop new buildings and generally improve the public realm. Many of the opportunities will need to be coordinated with overall plans for the larger Ottawa Health Sciences Complex. Sites for Renewal or Redevelopment
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The servicing and utilities this section will need to continue to systems – electricity, heating and be maintained and upgraded through cooling, water, storm and sanitary a proactive asset management system. As campus growth is sewers, waste management managed, the University must also and information technology ensure the condition, maintenance infrastructure – are essential to and recapitalization of these facilities the operations, maintenance and are addressed on an ongoing sustainable growth of the campus. basis. Regular condition and asset Innovations in these systems management studies will be conducted to ensure key activities and the together with the introduction of operations of uOttawa are not adversely green building technologies have impacted. made them highly efficient and are helping the University to reduce The following pages represent a general overview of existing conditions, its operating costs and ecological considerations, and recommendations footprint. As the campus evolves, for servicing and utilities at uOttawa. new projects will need to ensure These summaries were derived from existing utility networks can either detailed information provided by the support the proposed development Academic/Administration Existing Housing University and consultant reports or will be improved to ensure the produced between June and July 2015. Academic-Mixed use Potential Housing Sites necessary systems are putGeneral in place Mixed use University of Ottawa Property during or prior to project delivery.
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Electricity Although the University generates some electricity, it relies primarily on Hydro Ottawa. The University will need to continue to monitor the availability of this power source over the long term, and be forward-looking in ensuring any necessary adjustments are made to accommodate planned development and redevelopment. The majority of the Core, Tabaret, King Edward, and Mann Precincts are served by two 8 MW, 13.2 kV feeders from Hydro Ottawa substations, and one shared emergency feeder with the same capacity. With an estimated 3 to 4 MW of reserve capacity, the electrical system is capable of supporting 7 to 10 new major buildings in the core campus; expected to be representative of campus development over the next 25 years. However, with aging infrastructure, this capacity will be dependent on the introduction of more efficient building systems as parts of the core campus are redeveloped.
The 200 Lees complex within the River Precinct is currently supplied from a 13.2kV circuit out of Hydro Ottawa’s Riverdale substation. The main low-voltage distribution infrastructure is approximately 25 years old and has little spare capacity; this infrastructure will require replacement to support planned development. While Hydro Ottawa has an estimated 5.8 MVA of spare capacity at the 13.2kV level, predominantly supplied from the Riverdale substation, spare capacity on the circuit currently supplying 200 Lees is limited and an extension of an alternate 13.2kV circuit down Lees will be required to accommodate more capacity. These works will need to be carefully planned and coordinated with Hydro Ottawa and other development proponents in the wider service area. At Alta Vista, there is a uOttawa vault within the campus supplied as part of a loop system from Rogers House and the main 13.2kV switchgear lineup serving the Ottawa Health Sciences Centre complex. As the transformers in this area have recently been replaced and upgraded to larger units, adequate capacity is available to support the planned short-term expansion of Roger Guindon. Due to the sensitivity of research activities, safety systems and back-up power will be required and increased to ensure that these activities are not affected by outages or shutdowns.
Recommendations/Considerations Campus Wide
1. The University should consistently monitor electrical capacity across the campus as development is planned and implemented. 2. As strategies and timelines for development become more precisely defined, the University should work with Hydro Ottawa to ensure that campus development plans are aligned with utility infrastructure improvement efforts.
Core, Tabaret, King Edward and Mann Precincts
3. The Power Plant, Colonel By, Simard and Tabaret contain main service infrastructure that will require replacement in the near term. Replacement of the main switchgear in the Power Plant is underway. 4. MacDonald Hall and the Brooks residence contain switchgear that has been in service since the 1980’s. With proper maintenance, this infrastructure should remain in service until the buildings are replaced. 5. As the electrical distribution system serving the main campus does not extend to Desmarais Hall or the east side of King Edward within the Mann Precinct, any development within these areas will be supplied directly by Hydro Ottawa. Coordination with Hydro Ottawa will be required. CHAPTER 4 The Plan
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6. In the River Precinct, an entirely new main electrical infrastructure will be required to support the planned development. 7. Spare capacity on the circuit currently supplying the Lees Station area is limited. Development of the River Precinct causing any significant increase in the electricity demand will necessitate extension of an alternate 13.2kV circuit down Lees Avenue from the Riverdale Station in order to provide more capacity. 8. The 13.2kV Hydro Ottawa circuit being used for an LRT track power station may have spare capacity with the potential to supply new development in the Robinson and Station Precincts, although the estimated demands and spare capacity are unknown at this time. The University should continue to explore this potential opportunity.
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Roger Guindon and Peter Morand Precincts 9. In order to maintain full redundancy, allowing the system to remain powered in the event of an unexpected single-point failure or scheduled maintenance, the overall loading within the Roger Guindon building should not exceed 3MVA for significant periods of time. Loading of the facility following the proposed building expansion should be monitored to ensure that redundancy is not compromised. 10. Long term expansion and new structured parking at Roger Guindon should include construction of a new transformer vault, independently supplied from the Ottawa Health Sciences Centre 13.2kV loop distribution system.
Heating and Cooling In recent years, the University of Ottawa has undertaken a number of major energy efficiency projects throughout the campus. As a result, the total energy consumption of the campus has significantly decreased while total building area has increased. The University will continue to take advantage of any opportunities to improve the efficiency of its heating and cooling systems as the campus evolves. In the Core, Tabaret, and King Edward Precincts, heating and cooling is provided through the Central Plant. The plant provides controls for all environmental and mechanical systems throughout the main campus, and houses a sophisticated computer “watchdog” network that supervises and controls temperature, humidity, fire alarms, clocks and atmospheric conditions in several laboratories, as well as conditions in several other buildings. In all other areas of the campus, including the Mann Precinct; River, Robinson and Station Precincts; and the Alta Vista Precinct, each building is equipped with stand-alone heating
equipment. Each of these areas will require different heating and cooling strategies depending on planned development and redevelopment projects. The concept of a district-type system for cooling and heating distribution will continue to be applied. This type of system allows for the sharing of heat gains between buildings, better efficiency of chillers, less maintenance, more visually attractive buildings by minimizing visible infrastructure, and reduced mechanical space needs within buildings. The recommended major tunnel, pipe and infrastructure improvements are shown in the Heating and Cooling Map.
Recommendations/Considerations Campus Wide
1. All development and redevelopment across the uOttawa campus should be undertaken with energy efficiency in mind. Existing distribution systems should be reused to supply future buildings where feasible. 2. As the campus develops, future heating and cooling needs should continue to be carefully assessed. When necessary, additional equipment would be installed at strategic locations on the campus to increase the system’s capacity.
Core, Tabaret, and King Edward Precincts
1. Heating water systems should be made to operate during periods of extreme temperature that may be experienced in Ottawa, from -45°C to +45°C. The University should install heat pumps with heat rejection equipment within each new building to help produce low-temperature heating water in the winter, and to assist with cooling loads in the summer. 2. Satellite chillers with variable frequency pumps should be added at strategic locations. Should the planned buildings along the east side of King Edward Avenue be connected to the central chilling system, a satellite chiller should be added within one of these buildings. 3. Dedicated outdoor air systems with heat recovery should be installed in each new building. This will reduce peak cooling and heating loads on the district system. 4. The Desmarais building and the planned Phase 2 expansion should remain on standalone heating and cooling systems. 5. Planned buildings north of Hagen Hall should be connected to central heating and cooling systems.
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6. Tunnels, heating and cooling pipes should be extended from Thomas More Private / Fauteux Hall to the east side of King Edward Avenue to supply heating and cooling capacity for the proposed new buildings on the east side of the street.
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7. The Minto Sports complex will continue to function on standalone heating and cooling systems. 8. The planned sports complex at Mann Avenue and King Edward should be designed to operate with a thermal plant serving the Mann Precinct. 9. Due to the exothermic nature of sports complexes, their systems should include heat recovery from the pool exhaust and arena to heat adjoining buildings.
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11. High density development anticipated for the River Precinct presents opportunities for centralized heating and cooling. The first new building to be constructed at the River Precinct should include a thermal plant large enough to scale up and eventually service the entire site. Due to technical challenges, it may not be feasible to extend pipes to the Station portion of the Precinct.
14. As the cooling systems at Roger Guindon Hall are operating near capacity, additional chillers will likely be needed for any building expansions.
10. The Robinson Precinct will function separately from the River Precinct. Standalone systems should be incorporated for heating and cooling in this area.
12. In the River Precinct, there may be opportunities to incorporate heat recovery systems from the groundwater, and to reject heat from the buildings into the Rideau River. These solutions require further examination and discussion with appropriate authorities.
13. Roger Guindon Hall will continue to receive heat from the TransAlta cogeneration plant shared with the Ottawa Hospital and the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario. As the building is expanded, the University may purchase additional heating capacity from TransAlta.
15. Due to the distance and relative remoteness of the site, the facilities on Peter Morand Crescent would likely develop with standalone heating and cooling systems. It may also be possible to link the buildings on a shared geothermal system.
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Water and Wastewater The University is connected to the City’s water and wastewater systems. Infrastructure underlying universityowned streets and lands is owned and maintained by uOttawa, while any utilities in public rights-of-way are owned and operated by the City. As development occurs, water and wastewater systems will need to be monitored and improvements may be required to support future development.
The City has implemented several flood control measures within the Sandy Hill area in recent years, and to date there have been no reports of flood control issues in the area; however, the capacity of the combined sewer trunk is limited. Station, River and Robinson Precincts
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Water: A 1200mm diameter water transmission main currently spans the Station and River Precincts. Future development within these areas would either require modification of the existing system or the installation of new service connections. Development plans in the Robinson Precinct will require a new water distribution network, which could involve an extension of the existing 600mm diameter watermain on Chapel Street.
Water: The Core, Tabaret, King Edward, and Mann Precincts are served by a 700mm diameter watermain at the corner of Nicholas and Laurier and a 500mm diameter watermain on Nicholas, south of McDougall, that feeds smaller water distribution pipes. The smaller existing service watermains range from 150mm to 400mm in diameter.
Wastewater: The existing storm and sanitary sewers in the Station, River, and Robinson Precincts drain to the existing combined Rideau River Interceptor near Lees and the Queenway, with discharge ultimately flowing to the Rideau River Collector. Additional flows resulting from increased development will need to be restricted.
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Roger Guindon and Peter Morand Precincts Water: The Alta Vista Campus is currently served by a 300mm diameter watermain and will require minimal upgrades to the water distribution network. Wastewater: The municipal storm sewer systems serving the area have no known flooding issues. Sewage in the Alta Vista Campus flows from the Roger Guindon drain west to the Rideau River Collector, and flows from the Peter Morand Drain east to the Green Creek Collector; this system is not expected to be negatively impacted by development. Local sewers that leave the campus at the northeast corner and bring flows to the Rideau River Collector also serve the entire hospital campus, including lands not owned by uOttawa. No issues with this system have been reported.
Recommendations / Considerations Campus-wide: 1. Per the City’s Sewer Design Guidelines, all proposed developed or redeveloped areas require a stormwater management system. To minimize development net flows to the local sewers, proposed condition peak storm rates need to equal or be less than the existing condition rates. 2. All proposed stormwater management systems that discharge to a local combined sewer system will require approval by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, to be coordinated with the City’s project manager. 3. New stormwater management systems should include innovative design elements, such as bio-swales, green roofs and/or captured stormwater for irrigation use, to manage storm runoff flows and to help mitigate the impacts of increased flows to watercourses.
Core, Tabaret, King Edward, and Mann Precincts 4. Upgrades to smaller watermains may be required due to fire flows. Through the detailed design of campus development projects, the University should coordinate the potential need for upgrades to water distribution lines with the City. 5. Some existing local watermains are planned for replacement by the City due to age. Existing municipal water distribution system pressures and flows to any proposed development should be confirmed, in coordination with the City, during detailed design. 6. With limited combined sewer trunk capacity, additional sanitary flows will need to be offset by over-controlling the peak storm flows. Station, River, and Robinson Precincts 7. As development in the Station and River Precincts occurs, the University should work with the City to develop a strategy to modify the existing water supply system or install new service connections.
8. In the Robinson Precinct, a new water distribution network will be required. The potential to extend the existing 600mm Chapel Street watermain to supply future water demands in the Robinson Precinct should be explored. 9. Increased storm and sanitary flows associated with new development should be offset by over-controlling stormwater discharges. 10. The option of discharging stormwater flows directly to the Rideau River, rather than directing flows to the existing sewers, may be explored. This would require the design of a new storm outlet which would need additional government regulatory agency approvals, such as that from the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority. Roger Guindon and Peter Morand Precincts: 11. New water lateral connections to the existing main, or a new looped system, should be employed to provide extra service reliability. 12. The adequacy of the existing storm sewer system in the Alta Vista should be confirmed during detailed design. 13. During detailed design, a review of the local sewer system should be undertaken to take into account the entire proposed development. CHAPTER 4 The Plan
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Waste Management uOttawa has a vision of becoming a zero waste campus, eliminating all waste being sent to landfill. While the campus currently performs strongly in this area with a waste diversion rate of 60%, its waste management practices will need to be improved in order to meet the University’s goals. The University uses a range of tactics to collect waste on campus. Notably, recyclables and compost are collected by University staff and transported to a processing space in the River Precinct. Waste is collected on campus by contractors or University staff and transported to the River Precinct before being hauled away by private companies.
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Movement toward a more unified campuswide waste management system, such as a centralized or hub waste management system, would improve the stability and efficiency of uOttawa’s waste management strategy. In a centralized system, waste is collected at each building and brought to a central processing space, while a hub system would use small regionalized processing spaces. These waste management systems would not require dedicated loading spaces at each building, thereby minimizing impacts on the quality of the public realm. A centralized or hub waste management system would additionally buffer the campus from fluctuations in the amount of waste produced during large events.
Recommendations/Considerations 1. uOttawa should move toward a centralized or hybrid centralized/hub waste management system as the campus evolves. 2. As the River Precinct is developed, operation of the processing space at 200 Lees should be reconsidered. The University should explore options for an alternative central processing location as a permanent solution. 3. Service entrances should be provided at each building, along with a small indoor or outdoor holding space for waste bins, to facilitate the operation of the new system.
IT Infrastructure The demand for Information Technology services and infrastructure is expected to grow significantly in the coming years. Essential technology services will need to be maintained and expanded, and the demand for secure, redundant, mobile, anytime/ anyplace services will be a key priority for the University’s Information Technology team. Advancements in emerging fields, including the Internet of Things, will also play a key role in how we interact with the world around us. The University currently relies on fibre optic communications infrastructure. This infrastructure will be maintained and expanded in the future, while increasingly being complemented by wireless infrastructure. An agile uOttawa Information Technology team will continue to adapt to emerging technologies and a rapidly changing workplace, working to establish uOttawa as a leader in information technology.
Recommendations/Considerations 1. With increasing demand for wireless network speed and bandwidth, uOttawa should achieve 100 percent coverage across the campus, both inside and outside. Additional antennas and Wi-Fi access points will be required for cellular and wireless communications. New antennas will be smaller and architecturally discrete, and will provide enhanced coverage over uOttawa’s current technology. 2. The campus may naturally move toward an Internet of Things (IoT) environment, with smart computers incrementally fitted into many pieces of physical infrastructure. This concept of building automation will evolve beyond what is currently in place (heating, lighting, ventilation and security) and will result in buildings that are more intelligent and environmentally sound.
5. uOttawa’s physical infrastructure will adapt to changing business needs through such networking concepts as software-defined networking (SDN), allowing new services and applications to be provided quickly and reducing operational costs. The speed at which services will be provided will be further increased through the use of network function virtualization (NFV). 6. A robust virtual desktop infrastructure will begin to replace uOttawa’s existing physical workstations, as will cloud access for most end user applications, storage, and back-up. Remote access from anywhere in the world, and locally for alumni, visiting students, and faculty from around the globe, and sophisticated identity and access management systems will govern the required authorizations.
3. A resilient fibre optic infrastructure will remain at the heart of the University’s network. Fibre to the desktop will become the norm, and will provide the speed and capacity required to support the University’s activities. 4. The University should explore the possibility of establishing core fibre rings across the campus, using existing and future conduit tunnels to connect buildings on campus with dual access fibre for enhanced redundancy and reliability. CHAPTER 4 The Plan
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5.1 Tabaret Precinct The Tabaret Precinct is the historical heart and an administrative hub of the University, home to the campus’s most iconic building, Tabaret Hall. Across busy Waller Street stands the Desmarais building, as integrated with downtown Ottawa as it is with the rest of the campus. Proximity to the downtown core and the Byward Market make this precinct the ideal location for arts facilities used by both the University and the broader community. New development should respect the character of the precinct, which is highly valued by students, faculty and staff as well as Ottawa residents.
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The precinct is home to several heritage buildings and surface parking lots. Several of the heritage buildings will need to be upgraded to meet accessibility standards. Generally streets and sidewalks are in fair or poor condition, and the high volumes of vehicular traffic on the city streets make them pedestrian unfriendly. Bus traffic and narrow sidewalks on Waller Street, in particular, are an issue. Enhancements to Tabaret Lawn and the Grand AllĂŠe, currently underway, however, will do much to improve the public realm.
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5.2 Core Precinct The Core Precinct represents the University of Ottawa’s postwar campus stretching along (but separated from) the Rideau Canal. It is where the bulk of teaching, research and socializing occurs. With several buildings at or approaching the end of their useful life, there is the potential through redevelopment to accommodate significantly more academic space in the precinct. At the same, there is a pressing need, and the opportunity, to create new green spaces and better pedestrian connections.
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5.3 King Edward Precinct King Edward is an arterial road long viewed as the eastern boundary of uOttawa’s campus, but with development of the Minto Sports Complex and the ARC building, and the University owning most of the properties on both sides of the street, King Edward will become a more integral part of the campus over time. Redevelopment on both sides can help the University meet needs for academic space, housing and services close to the core of campus. Dotted with active uses that serve the University population and the Sandy Hill neighbourhood, King Edward itself can be transformed into an inviting, vibrant street.
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5.4 Mann Precinct The Mann Precinct, together with the SITE building, acts as a gateway not only to the University but also to the larger downtown. The lands south of Mann have the potential to accommodate new athletic and recreation facilities integrated with residential and/or other uses to establish a new community hub.
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Existing Conditions North of Mann Avenue, the Mann Precinct is essentially fully developed. South of Mann, the land, which is occupied by parking and the Sandy Hill Arena, is in multiple public ownership, and therefore cooperation among the NCC, the City and the University will be required to realize its full potential. Lees Avenue acts as a major thoroughfare that carries a significant amount of traffic to and from the downtown, but its pedestrian realm can be improved.
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Opportunities and Initiatives The Mann Precinct lands represents a unique opportunity for the University to develop additional large-scale recreational uses for the University and the community while also accommodating other academic, administrative or residential uses. Through a strategic partnership with NCC and the City, portions of the Sandy Hill arena parking lot could be developed with a large double or triple gym facility and student housing. In the longer term, these lands may be developed with institutional uses and additional housing. The gateway corner of Lees and Mann would be an appropriate location for a signature building up to 20 storeys. Improved street and trail connections through and adjacent to the site will be important to connect the main campus to the sites to the south and achieving a “Canal-to-River” campus. Lees Avenue will be enhanced as a “uOttawa Parkway” with a double row of trees, a multi-use trail, and consistent streetscape that is safe and inviting.
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5.5 River, Robinson and Station Precincts The three precincts that comprise the Lees area have the potential to contribute significantly to both campus growth and city building. The University has the opportunity to develop vacant sites and redevelop obsolete buildings to create a high-density, mixed-use hub for a diverse population. The River Precinct, containing mostly obsolete buildings, can become over time a “campus within the campus�, one with a strong relationship to the Ottawa River. To optimize their location next to Lees Station, the more constrained sites in the Station Precinct are best suited for high-density development that potentially includes University uses. The Robinson Precinct (bowl) can become a unique high-rise neighbourhood well connected to the station, to parkland to the east, and to academic precincts to the north and south.
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Existing Conditions Today the lands in these three precincts are separated from one another by the Queensway and busy Lees Avenue, and also constrained in other ways. The 200 Lees lands are home to several low-scale academic buildings and a football stadium. Phasing of future development will need to respond to how existing development is used, accessed and serviced. The lands surrounding the transit station are contaminated, with limited access for parking and servicing. The Robinson Precinct site was formerly a snow dump and is currently being utilized as a staging area during LRT construction. The new Gee-Gees football stadium at the east end of the River Precinct is proposed to be shifted to the west slightly when it needs to be resurfaced, in order to centre the grandstand on the south side.
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5.6 Peter Morand and Roger Guindon Precincts The Alta Vista area is the University’s hub for teaching and medical research within the larger Ottawa Health Sciences Centre. In the near term Roger Guindon will see small additions to increase academic space though another priority should be the accommodation of dining facilities, lounges and meeting space to create a community hub. The Peter Morand lands can continue to accommodate a range of administrative and academic uses; sites could also be leased to businesses that complement and benefit from access to University facilities and faculty. Realizing the full development potential of both precincts will require replacing surface parking with structured parking.
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Existing Conditions The Roger Guindon Precinct is an integral part of the larger Ottawa Health Sciences Centre, while the Peter Morand Precinct is located on peripheral lands somewhat isolated from the medical complex. The latter includes two low-rise office buildings but is mostly vacant or used for parking. Physical connections between the two, particularly for pedestrians, are poor. The circuitous road network, seas of parking and massive footprint of the Ottawa Hospital prevent a direct pathway connection. The only commercial amenities in the area are located in the two hospitals.
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Opportunities and Initiatives Roger Guindon Precinct In the short term Roger Guindon will be expanded with additional academic space to meet the immediate needs of the University. In the long term the building could be expanded to the north and/or west, but this will require building a parking structure to replace lost surface parking, which will require coordination with the plans of the Ottawa Hospital and Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario. The programming of new development should include social spaces and other amenities for students, faculty and staff. The University should work with the Ottawa Hospital and the City on developing a multiuse pathway along the Ring Road and other improvements to the pedestrian realm.
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6.1 University Projects This Plan incorporates two priority projects in the University’s 20122017 Capital Plan–the Learning Centre adjoining Lamoureux and the consolidation of the Faculty of Health Sciences in the River Precinct the University. These and other proposed short-term projects that respond to current facility needs and opportunities are described below. Short-Term Projects Detailed planning for the following projects is underway or soon should be.
1 The Learning Centre Demolition of the eastern wing of the Lamoureux building will allow for development of the “Learning Centre”, which will include much needed central teaching and study spaces. This project will put a new face on Lamoureux and help to frame and enliven the adjacent streets, notably Louis-Pasteur and Marie-Curie, the latter being a heavily traveled route to the transit station. The Learning Centre will accommodate approximately 2,260 square metres of academic space, including active learning classrooms, amphitheaters, case-based seminar rooms, library-type study spaces, group study spaces and student lounges. The ground floor will also include a new food service area. 164
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2 University Square The existing surface parking lot (Lot X) south of the Student Centre will be transformed into a green plaza with hard and soft surfaces, benches, movable chairs, trees and electrical equipment to support a range of programming. Major events such as Welcome Week and Carnival can occur here. The space will extend to the edges of the surrounding buildings, with access routes for service and delivery vehicles maintained.
3 Student Housing With the recent partnering with a private company to lease the existing eight-storey building at Rideau and Friel Streets, as well as the new student residence being built on Henderson Avenue at Mann Avenue, the University is working towards achieving its goal of providing an additional 1,000 beds for first year students. Further opportunities will need to be explored to meet the overall housing goal of 6,000 beds including the potential development and redevelopment of new residences along King Edward and through other strategic partnerships or leases with the private sector. Henderson Residence This four-and-a-half storey building will accommodate 172 beds, shared kitchens and student lounge space. Friel Street The University recently entered into a longterm lease for an existing eight-storey building
at Rideau and Friel streets. The lease gives uOttawa 386 more residences spaces for firstyear students. The University will manage the new residence, which will include the same support services available in all other uOttawa Housing Service residences, reception desks. Renewing or replacing existing residences Stanton and Marchand Residences will be renewed or replaced to meet current standards. The University will explore options to replace the existing Thompson Residence with a mixed academic and residential building on the same site, or to relocate its housing component to another site on campus.
4 New Faculty of Health Sciences Building at Lees Today the Faculty of Health Science class and lab rooms are dispersed among several buildings in the Core and Roger Guindon Precincts. A new building in the River Precinct will house the faculty under one roof, reducing commute times for students between the Downtown and Alta Vista campuses and will allow for future faculty expansion. The big move of establishing an entire faculty at Lees will include other campus elements needed to establish to a community hub. The hub should be planned to include student services, athletic facilities, food services and social spaces. The project will also include landscape improvements that eventually will lead to a central open space linked to the river.
5 Renovations to Roger Guindon The Faculty of Medicine has completed a Space Needs Assessment and planning options for its facilities at Roger Guindon. The planning options in the short and medium term (to 2018) include re-purposing 600 and 850 Peter Morand and incremental improvements to laboratory areas including constructing additions to the Roger Guindon. These renovations will provide much needed laboratory wet space for Medicine and Health Science research and graduate programs.
6 New University Centre The University Centre (UCU), as the social hub of the campus, plays an important role providing students with services and activities, but the current space is inefficient and in need of substantial repairs and upgrades to meet contemporary standards. Different options for replacing the UCU should be explored, including partial or full demolition of the existing building and development of a new building, potentially mixed with academic uses, on the existing site or another nearby site. A phasing plan will be required to ensure that key uses within the existing building can be maintained or temporarily relocated. With the recent and planned upgrades to food services and the need to accommodate 1,500+ students for meals, accommodating the needs of food services is a priority. Additionally, student service space generally will be a priority.
7 Development at Lees Station The University has a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the City to purchase and develop the “Station Site”, excluding the LRT corridor through the site and additional land required for the station itself. The agreement requires that development be initiated within five years following completion of the LRT line (2018). The University should explore the opportunity for a development partnership that would result in a mixed-use project with a private residential component, flexible administrative or teaching space in a base building, and commercial amenities on the ground floor.
8 New STEM Facility uOttawa’s existing Sciences, Technologies, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) facilities do not adequately meet the current requirements of the existing programs. A new facility is envisioned to revolutionize undergraduate education with teaching spaces that are radically different from existing facilities, and that respond to the newest trends in education. Suitable redevelopment sites, each of which could yield 25,000 gross sq.m., are located within a cluster of existing STEM bldgs. These candidate sites include the eastern portion of the Colonel By building, and the site of MacDonald Hall and the Cube building. The latter two buildings do not represent an efficient use of space, and need to be redeveloped to better meet the current and future needs of the University. Replacement of MacDonald Hall and the Cube will facilitate the creation of the new
Marion Square as well as implementation of new Pedestrian Priority Network connections.
9 Heritage Renewal The University will invest in significant improvements to its oldest and most valued historic buildings, including Academic Hall, Hagen Hall, and 100 Laurier. The buildings will be renovated and expanded to house new spaces for teaching, learning and research in the area of Public Policy. Improvements will ensure compliance with the Ontario Building Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.
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6.2 Tools and Strategies Precinct Plans and Design Guidelines More detailed plans and guidelines will be prepared for each of the precincts identified in the Master Plan, informed by the Precinct Strategies described in Section 5. Precinct Plans will establish specific development parameters for each future development site and address how new buildings should relate to streets and open spaces. They will also identify and describe important open space and streetscape initiatives to be implemented in conjunction with adjacent development or as stand-alone projects. The Precinct Plans will be an essential tool for designers, engineers and project managers responsible for new projects. In addition to Precinct Plans, the University also needs to thoroughly assess the accessibility of all of its buildings and develop a strategy of renovation and replacement that supports the Province’s goal that all buildings be universally accessible by 2025.
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Embed the CMP in the University’s planning process The Campus Master Plan should be referred to at the outset of all development planning and design processes, and returned to at each milestone, so that it can effectively influence project formulation, site selection, design development, design review and project approval. A formal reporting mechanism should be established to ensure the guidelines of the CMP and the Precinct Plans are being met at each stage of the planning and design process. When projects are submitted to senior administrators or the Board of Governors for approval, a report on how they satisfy the framework and guidelines of the Campus Master Plan should be included.
Project Design Peer Review The University is committed to the highest design quality for its buildings and landscapes. A Project Design Peer Review process for significant projects could help to ensure future development and public realm projects demonstrate excellence in urban design, architecture, and landscape architecture. The University may appoint qualified individuals as Peer Reviewers to provide advice on significant projects, complete a Campus Master Plan Compliance Review, and provide recommendations to the University. This process should be initiated early in the conceptual design phase and through other key stages of the project. The Project Design Peer Review Process will be coordinated by uOttawa’s Executive Director of Facilities or delegate. Further, the University may consider initiating design competitions for its most prominent new buildings and open spaces.
Development Partnerships
Monitoring the Plan
Variances from the Campus Master Plan
Where there are opportunities for the University to become more closely integrated with the surrounding city through mixed-use development, for example, at Lees Station, partnerships with private developers should be considered to optimize prime sites, achieve complementary uses (like housing or retail) and leverage land values to help fund needed facilities. To implement such partnerships, the University may require the expertise of professionals in real estate and land development. In addition to pursuing partnerships, the corporation’s mandate would be to generally manage uOttawa’s nonacademic land assets.
To monitor the progress of the Campus Master Plan and ensure it remains relevant over the long term, it should be reviewed annually in the context of recent and current projects. University staff who routinely use the plan should meet to discuss the successes that resulted from the plan as well as the implementation challenges. The conclusions from the meeting should be documented for review by a delegated committee of the Board of Governors. Modifications to the plan may be appropriate as unforeseen issues and opportunities arise. Every effort, however, should be made to ensure such modifications do not significantly depart from the framework and big moves established by the plan.
Generally, all future projects should be developed in conformity with the Campus Master Plan; however, there may be occasions when a proposed project deviates from the plan. Where a deviation or variance is significant – for example, where a proposed project encroaches on an existing or planned street or open space – it should only be considered in the context of a comprehensive review and update of the Campus Master Plan. Minor variances from the plan may be approved on a case-by-case basis, without a comprehensive review, provided the proposal satisfies the following: • The project supports the University’s general goals for campus development; • The project improves overall conditions on the site and the adjacent public realm; • The project adds a much-needed facility to the campus; • The project respects the framework for campus development and in particular does not prevent implementation of the planned mobility and open space networks; and • Conceptual designs and feasibility studies were undertaken for alternative proposals consistent with the Campus Master Plan prior to selection of the preferred project.
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