addition
to the ontario college of art and design
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addition
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Ontario College of Art and Design
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| Project Information: |
| In November 2000, OCAD selected
European firm Alsop Architects as design architect to work in a joint venture
with Toronto-based Robbie/Young + Wright, the project architect, to produce
OCAD's capital expansion project.
Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD) broke ground in late 2002 in preparation for its $42.5 million expansion and renovation featuring the Sharp Centre for Design (SCD). By March 2003, foundations were in place and construction upwards began.The SCD is scheduled for completion by January 31, 2004. Design programs will move into their new space with Environmental Design and Industrial Design in February 2004, followed shortly thereafter by Communication & Design. Space previously occupied by these programs in the main building will be renovated into new space for the Faculty of Art and Faculty of Liberal Studies.All new and renovated space will be complete by August 2004. The official opening of the SCD, and the new and improved OCAD will take place in October 2004. The Team: |
| Project Images: | |
| construction sequence movie 1 link | construction sequence movie 2 link |
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Architect's
rendering of the project. |
View
looking south on McCaul Street. |
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The
large steel truss box sits atop hollow structural steel legs of approximately
93 feet (27m) in length and 914mm in diameter. The thickness of the section
wall is 25mm. The taper at each end is 2.5m. |
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will be two floors of classroom space in the addition. The overall dimensions
of the floor plate are 30m x 83m. |
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17: the installation of the steel decking for the floors is in progress. |
Detail
showing the connection of the steel leg supports to the base plane of
the trussed box. |
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Glazers installing
the sealed units in the colourful curtain wall at the base of the building. |
Detail of
a support connection for a double leg attachment. |
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Base connection
detail prior to being encased in concrete. Each pair of "legs"
is attached to 3 caissons that are tied together below grade to absorb/prevent
displacement/lateral movement being transferred from the building through
to the foundation. |
Base connection
detail for the steel supports. The steel connection is covered in concrete. |
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Primary access
to the addition is via an exit stair that flies through the space beneath
the box and the plaza below. Click image for close up detail. |
Connection
detail for column supports -- before and after fireproofing. |
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Iron workers
atop the steel box... watch him work! |
Iron worker
installing bolts in the steel frame. This worker is perched on a steel
frame that floats 8 floors above the ground below... watch
him work! |
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Connection
details at the top level of the box. |
Connection
details of the steel framed box. |
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Grinding
operations underway. Click image for close up detail. watch him work! |
Steel connection
at the corner of the box. Most of the connections are reinforced for moment
resistance. |
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In preparation
for the attachment of cladding systems, a cold rolled steel stud framework
is installed between the truss members. |
This framework
is fitted around the structural members. The location of glazed window
panels must be coordinated with the structure and placement of diagonals. |
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The substructure
for the exterior wall cladding system is being installed at the north
side of the building at the beginning of November 2003. |
Spray on
fire protection is being applied to the hidden portions of the steel
structural system. |
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| Updated
May 29, 2006
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