University of Alberta - University Commons, Redevelopment
Academic: Post-Secondary - Edmonton, AB, Canada
University of Alberta - University Commons, Redevelopment
Academic: Post-Secondary - Edmonton, AB, Canada
University of Alberta - University Commons, Redevelopment
Academic: Post-Secondary - Edmonton, AB, Canada
University of Alberta - University Commons, Redevelopment
Academic: Post-Secondary - Edmonton, AB, Canada
University of Alberta - University Commons, Redevelopment
Academic: Post-Secondary - Edmonton, AB, Canada
University of Alberta - University Commons, Redevelopment
Academic: Post-Secondary - Edmonton, AB, Canada
University of Alberta - University Commons, Redevelopment
Academic: Post-Secondary - Edmonton, AB, Canada
University of Alberta - University Commons, Redevelopment
Academic: Post-Secondary - Edmonton, AB, Canada
University of Alberta - University Commons, Redevelopment
Academic: Post-Secondary - Edmonton, AB, Canada
University of Alberta - University Commons, Redevelopment
Academic: Post-Secondary - Edmonton, AB, Canada
University of Alberta - University Commons, Redevelopment
Academic: Post-Secondary - Edmonton, AB, Canada
University of Alberta - University Commons, Redevelopment
Academic: Post-Secondary - Edmonton, AB, Canada
University of Alberta - University Commons, Redevelopment
Academic: Post-Secondary - Edmonton, AB, Canada
University of Alberta - University Commons, Redevelopment
Location
Edmonton, AB, Canada
Owner/Client
University of Alberta
Completion
2022
Role
Electrical Engineering Consulting Services and Specialty Lighting Design
Sustainability
Targeting LEED® Silver
Awards
- 2022 Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) - Northern Lighting Award for Interior Lighting Design
Originally constructed in 1922, the University Commons building was the original home of the Faculty of Medicine and the first building on campus to have auditoriums. Home to a variety of departments over the years, including the Slowpoke Nuclear Reactor, the heritage structure required renovations to adapt and repurpose the space for a modern university.
The redevelopment of the building included a seven-storey glass addition to the back of the building, which included a rooftop and façade-integrated solar/photovoltaic arrays; high-efficiency mechanical and electrical systems; and a triple-glazed envelope. The new addition is home to a four-storey atrium, as well as a smudging room for use by the university’s indigenous students and faculty.
New lighting was designed for the exterior façade, surrounding landscape, and interior of the heritage building. Designed to create a feeling of history and place, the lighting referenced works by renaissance artist Piranesi.
The project targeted LEED Silver certification.
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