North Bay, ON, Canada

Located at Jack Garland Airport, the new $12M facility serves the College’s rapidly expanding aviation program.  The 83,000 s.f. facility is an airside/ground side facility, meaning that the building straddles the security fence separating the public areas from the restricted areas of the airport. 

Initial planning work concentrated on maximizing access to existing airport infrastructure including taxiways and runways.  It was also critical that the building projects a powerful public image and evoke simple, yet powerful ideas about aviation-related architectural form and materials. 

This multi-award-winning campus is one of the first of its kind in Canada combining post-secondary programs with hands-on on-site training specific to the aviation industry. (in jv with Larocque Elder Architects)

Client

Canadore College of Applied Arts and Technology
North Bay, Ontario, Canada

Size

Site – 7.6 acres (3 ha)
Building – 82,000 s.f. (7618 m2)
2 Storey Facility

Program

Aircraft Hangar
Library
Technical Laboratories
Auditorium / Lecture Theatre
Student Lounges
Faculty Offices

Sustainable Features

Daylighting maximized

Natural ventilation

Ecological restoration using low maintenance native species

Naturalized stormwater management + treatment on-site

Bicycle racks, change-rooms encourage use of bicycle transportation

Collaborative design process employed to set goals and targets for environmental performance criteria and identify creative solutions

Awards

Architectural Award, Ontario Steel Design Awards,
Canadian Institute of Steel Construction

Citation Award for Design Share,
School Construction News

Design Concept Awards, Council of Educational
Facility Planners International

Articles

“Lift off for North Bay” Albert Warson, Building Magazine, Dec/Jan 2006