Location
St. Catharines, ON
Size
70,998 sf
Collaborators
MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects, RDH Architects
Client
Brock University
Status
Complete
The building is connected to the existing Student Services Building on three of five levels and will act as a gateway building for pedestrian traffic arriving by both automobile and mass transit. The building also houses the LifeSpan Development Research Centre which includes the departments of the Brock Research Institute for Youth Studies (BRIYS), Social-Personality Group, Hormone and Brain Development Research, Infancy Research, and Neuropsychology/ Psychophysiology Labs. The building attained LEED® Silver Accreditation and includes: stormwater management quality control, light pollution reduction, energy recovery systems, enhanced commissioning, construction waste management, recycled content, regional materials and low-emitting materials, temperature and lighting control systems, enhanced daylight and views, external shading devices and an innovative conditioned air delivery system that utilizes the thermal mass of the building’s precast hollow core structural deck to store heating and cooling and to significantly reduce energy consumption.
DPAI was responsible for all contract administration services and David Premi acted as project Architect and Design Team Leader.
A key element in the development and expansion of the South Campus, the 71,000 sf Plaza Building included a new 13,000 sf fully fit-out Campus Store on the ground level with two 14,000 sf storeys of academic offices and teaching spaces above.
