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GREY BRUCE HEALTH UNIT
Owen Sound, Ontario
Chosen from 54 Architectural proposals, Salter Pilon and Lett Architects were commissioned in the Summer of 2005 to provide full-service consulting services for the new Grey-Bruce Health Unit in Owen Sound. Opened in the Fall of 2008, the building was designed as a multi-purpose facility with offices/workstations for 155 people, classrooms, laboratories, training areas, and consultation spaces. The building is three storeys with a mix of copper, stone and cedar cladding incorporating green building design concepts. The Grey Bruce Health Unit Board was committed to establishing a benchmark for healthy living by creating a healthy building for its operations.
Our innovative design includes collection of rainwater for use in water closets and the use of natural ventilation in the office spaces. The current design reduces energy consumption by 53% of the Model National Energy Building Code. The project is targeted for LEED Gold. Salter Pilon Architecture and Lett Architects also specified all the furniture for the project, including workstations.
The Owen Sound Sun Times published the following:
“The new $17.2-million Grey-Bruce health unit is a majestic building with its tall glass windows, copper siding and brick walls. And that's just its face, because it is even more impressive inside.
Is the new building frivolous? Perhaps a little. Gutsy? Yes. Forward thinking? Absolutely. There is much more to this building than meets the eye, and this is what puts it head and shoulders above any other building -- public or private.”
Architectural Credit
Salter Pilon Architecture, Contract Architects / Lett Architects, Design Architects
Client
Grey Bruce Health Unit
Completion
September 2008
Gross Floor Area
61,000 sq. ft.
Construction Cost
$14.1 million
Consultants
Henderson Padden Associates, Structural
Ellard Willson Engineering, Mechanical
Ellard Willson Engineering, Electrical
Enermodal Engineering, Environmental
Henderson Padden Associates, Civil
Basterfield & Associates, Landscape
General Contractor
Southside Construction
