Sick Kids Research Tower
Summary
- Size:
- 750,000 sq. ft.
- Type:
- Hospital
- Definition:
- New
Description
EllisDon was awarded the contract for the construction of the Sick Kids Research Tower in downtown Toronto. This new tower will consolidate research and education currently spread across a number of buildings within the downtown Toronto Discovery District.
This 21-storey, 750,000 square foot tower will be reflected in seven neighbourhoods of science that are connected through staircases and shared spaces to encourage cross-collaboration. The Research neighbourhoods span two to three floors and are connected by atrium spaces. The tower will also house new learning and teaching facilities for Sick Kids Learning Institute including a 250 seat lecture theatre, flexible learning spaces and display area. This state of the art research facility also includes tele-education facilities, meeting rooms, two new pathways to connect the Research and Learning Tower to Sick Kids McMaster and Atrium buildings. Workspace is further enlivened by natural light penetration to over 90 percent of the program area with 20 percent more vision glass than a typical office building, which will also serve to provide expansive views over the city. The new tower will be the tallest laboratory in Canada.
Features of the building include 17 floors of open, collaborative lab space, administrative offices, lobby and retail space, a 250-seat tele-education auditorium, break out meeting rooms, conference rooms, public areas, two floors of below-grade parking and a 3-storey learning concourse. A pedestrian bridge will connect with the hospital's McMaster Building, which, in turn, is linked to the hospital.
You can follow the construction of the Sick Kids Research Tower on Twitter: @build_sickkids
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