Markham, ON
Designed in collaboration with HOK Architects, the new Honda Canada national headquarters 53-acre campus is located along Highway 404 in Markham’s West Development District. The Campus consists of a 138,000sf 4-storey office building, an 85,000 sf Service Engineering/Training Maintenance Garage, Product Resource Centre with a secure compound for 70 test vehicles and a 226,000sf Parts Distribution Centre with 14-bay shipping receiving facility and the 910-car parking lot. A major national logistics centre for the global corporation, service engineering technical and maintenance training facilities, diverse product support as well as the research and development activities with over 50 automotive, diagnostic and service bays for various automotive, motorcycle and marine product lines.
Client
Honda Canada
Size
38,424 s.f. (Office Building)
87,310 s.f. (Training/Tech centre)
224,115 s.f. (Parts/Distribution Warehouse)
4 Storey Facility
Program
National Office
Product Distribution Centre
Operations on Site
HC Dealer Training Centre
HC Central Zone Office
HCFI
Sustainable Features
40% MNEC
Natural ventilation
LEED Gold
Sunshades
Oriented on the grounds to optimize energy performance
Heating comes from underneath a raised floor to provide more efficient distribution and reduce energy consumption
Lighting system automatically adjusts according to how much natural light is already present in the building. It also turns off if no one is working on the floor
Rain water that runs off the warehouse roof is stored underground for use in irrigation
Rain water from parking lots is drained through bio filters before being released to public sewer systems
50% of the wood used in construction came from sustainable sources
Over 8,000 plants, shrubs and trees have been planted
Awards
Honourable Mention: Commercial Design Environmental Design + Construction Magazine Excellence in Design Awards
Award of Excellence, Design Leadership and Innovation, Sustainable Design, Markham Urban Design Awards
Canadian Society of Landscape Architects Professional Awards of Excellence National Citation Award
Articles
“Honda Canada Campus” Don Procter, Award Magazine, June 2010
“HOK/ZAS to design Honda’s headquarters” Building Magazine, Jan 2008
“Driven by green principles” Jay Somerset, Globe and Mail, Feb 2008
“Honda Canada Breaks Ground For New Head Office Campus” Richard Jacobs, newswire.ca, Oct 2008
"Honda Breaks Ground," The Toronto Sun, Oct 2007
"Honda Canada Building Head Office Campus in Markham, Ontario," Yahoo! Finance, Aug 2007