Charette No. 2 06 July 2004 MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE
Supportive Workplace Sustainablity Energy Architecture Urban Design Cost 1 2 A A B C Tower City Grid + Podium Low Rise B High Rise Courtyard Campus A High Rise Courtyard Campus 4 A B 5 A B C D Tower City Grid + Podium Campus Tower Solar South + Podium Low Rise C 6 A B High Rise Stepped Linear Atria MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 1
PORTAGE PLACE PARKETTE Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects - Design Architect 1C SCHEME 1c : TOWER AND PODIUM 18-20 storey tower on City grid storey podium Three storey podium scaled to low rise city context. EXISTING TREES SHOWCASE FOR MANITOBA HYDRO AT GRADE CLARESTORY GLAZING TO ATRIUM NORTH ATRIA IN TOWER PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE / LINK Tower is placed on orthogonal City grid. The tower floor plan envisions a number of three storey atriums on both sides of the tower. They provide opportunity for passive solar gains and they are the linkages to create a vertical campus. The options within this group explore the scale and position of the tower in relation to the podium and the streets. Workplace BOYD BUILDING 4 21 2 Flexible daylit loft like space Effective team orientated space Vertical campus - atria, community & "neighbourhoods" Variety of space - larger floor plates of podium Atrium spaces at grade - community PARKING Sustainability & Energy Good potential for energy performance Distributed atria in tower - solar gain and harvesting, SERVICE ZONE AT GRADE thermal chimney for natural ventilation Excellent daylight harvesting potential Architecture Potential for identity and signature in tower form. SECOND CUP SOUTH ATRIA IN TOWER SOUTH GARDEN Urban Design Scale of podium suited to low rise context Tower orientated to suit urban context South Garden Cost Straightforward layout of floor plates Good match between tower grid and podium grid Good match to anticipated parking grids Aerial View ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET Plan View 1:1000 MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 2
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE / LINK Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects - Design Architect 1C SHOWCASE FOR MANITOBA HYDRO AT GRADE CLARESTORY GLAZING TO ATRIUM NORTH ATRIA IN TOWER Precedent Building: Post Tower 200 Bonn, Germany Helmut Jahn Architect 4 21 2 CENTRAL AMENITIES (CAFETERIA, FITNESS) AT GROUND FLOOR OVER- LOOK SOUTH GARDEN SOUTH ATRIA IN TOWER SERVICE ZONE AT GRADE Aerial View SOUTH GARDEN Tower Plan View 1:500 MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE
1C Section 1:750 Portage Ave. Looking East MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 4
1C June 21 June 21 June 21 Shadow Studies Portage Ave. Looking West MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 5
1C View from Memorial + Portage View from The Forks MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 6
SHOWCASE FOR MANITOBA HYDRO AT GRADE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects - Design Architect 1A NORTH ATRIA IN TOWER CLARESTORY GLAZING TO ATRIUM 4 19 20 SERVICE ZONE AT GRADE CENTRAL AMENITIES (CAFETERIA, FITNESS) AT GROUND FLOOR OVER- LOOK SOUTH GARDEN SOUTH ATRIA IN TOWER Aerial View SOUTH GARDEN Tower Plan View 1:500 MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 7
1A Section 1:750 Shadow Studies MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 8
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE / LINK Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects - Design Architect 1B SHOWCASE FOR MANITOBA HYDRO AT GRADE NORTH ATRIA IN TOWER CLARESTORY GLAZING TO ATRIUM 4 19 20 SERVICE ZONE AT GRADE CENTRAL AMENITIES (CAFETERIA, FITNESS) AT GROUND FLOOR OVER- LOOK SOUTH GARDEN SOUTH ATRIA IN TOWER Aerial View SOUTH GARDEN Tower Plan View 1:500 MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 9
1B Section 1:750 Shadow Studies MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 10
PORTAGE PLACE PARKETTE Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects - Design Architect 2A EXISTING TREES SCHEME 2a : HIGH RISE COURTYARD ATRIUM 10 storey with central courtyard atrium A thin wall building is built to the street lines to create one large glazed courtyard. PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE / LINK Workplace Flexible daylit loft like space Effective team orientated space Atrium space at grade - community BOYD BUILDING ATRIUM Sustainability & Energy Efficiency Large courtyard - passive solar gain Difficult to maintain daylight harvesting at lower floors 10 11 10 PARKING Architecture Courtyard atrium - potential for signature Urban Design Articulation required to break down scale of large tall block SERVICE ZONE AT GRADE Interior urban winter garden -public amenity South Garden Cost Repetitive floor plate configurations - straightforward construction SECOND CUP SOUTH GARDEN Expansion joints, multiple cores Good match to potential parking grids Aerial View ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET Plan View 1:1000 MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 11
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects - Design Architect 2A THE EXCHANGE ROOM / MEETING ROOMS Precedent Building: De Walvis (The Whale) 2000 Amsterdam, NL Architekten Cie (Fritz van Dongen) 10 10 11 11 STOREY ATRIUM SERVICE ZONE AT GRADE Aerial View SOUTH GARDEN Tower Plan View 1:500 MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 12
2A Section 1:750 Portage Ave. Looking East MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 1
2A June 21 June 21 June 21 Shadow Studies Portage Ave. Looking West MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 14
2A View from Memorial + Portage View from The Forks MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 15
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects - Design Architect 2B 21 THE EXCHANGE ROOM / MEETING ROOMS 15 4 STOREY ATRIUM 6 SERVICE ZONE AT GRADE Aerial View SOUTH GARDEN Tower Plan View 1:500 MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 16
2B Section 1:750 Shadow Studies MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 17
PARKETTE Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects - Design Architect A PORTAGE PLACE SCHEME a : HIGH RISE CAMPUS ATRIA 11 storey with distributed connected atria EXISTING TREES Smaller scale buildings are linked by long linked linear atria. Vertical circulation is placed on the edges of atria. The assemblage of city scale buildings ameliorates the potential negative impact of the overall building mass. PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE/ LINK Workplace Flexible daylit loft like space; variety of space BOYD BUILDING 11 ATRIUM Effective team orientated space Horizontal & Vertical campus - atria, community & "neighbourhoods" Sustainability & Energy Multiple courtyard atria - passive solar gain, opportunities for ATRIUM [2ND FLOOR PODIUM] PARKING natural ventilation Access to daylight - not as efficient at the lower floors for interior courtyard spaces Architecture Multiple courtyard atria - potential for signature 11 Urban Design ATRIUM Articulation required to break down scale of large tall block 11 12 ATRIUM SERVICE ZONE AT GRADE Interior urban winter gardens -public amenity No South Garden SECOND CUP Cost Repetitive floor plate configurations - straightforward construction Expansion joints, multiple cores Match to potential parking grids may be difficult Aerial View ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET Plan View 1:1000 MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 18
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE/ LINK Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects - Design Architect A ATRIUM ATRIUM 2ND FLOOR PODIUM 12 STOREY ATRIUM WALKWAY SERVICE ZONE AT GRADE Precedent Building: CDPCapital Centre 200 Montreal, QC Gauthier, Daoust Lestage Inc./Faucher Aubertin Brodeur Gauthier/Les architectes Lemay et associés, in joint venture ATRIUM 11 11 12 STOREY ATRIUM Aerial View Tower Plan View 1:500 MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 19
A Section 1:750 Portage Ave. Looking East MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 20
A June 21 June 21 June 21 Shadow Studies Portage Ave. Looking West MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 21
A View from Memorial + Portage View from The Forks MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 22
PARKETTE Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects - Design Architect 4A PORTAGE PLACE SCHEME 4a : TOWER AND PODIUM 0 storey tower on City grid 6 storey podium with large atrium courtyard EXISTING TREES The 6 storey podium relates to the larger scale of the surrounding city context examples include the Hudson's Bay store and the neighbouring Boyd building. 11 NORTH ATRIA PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE / LINK The tower is limited in floor plate size, similar in size to other Winnipeg office buildings, to create intimate neighbourhoods and excellent access to daylight. Small distributed atria will provide the linkages for the vertical campus and excellent opportunities for solar harvesting and energy use optimization. BOYD BUILDING 1 Option 4b explores a more street related storey podium which increases the height of the tower. Scheme 4a is the preferred option in this group. Workplace Flexible daylit loft like space 6 7 25 PARKING Effective team orientated space Vertical campus - atria, community & "neighbourhoods" ATRIUM SOUTH ATRIA 1 Variety of space - larger floor plates of podium Atrium spaces at grade - community Sustainability & Energy Good potential for energy performance SECOND CUP 2 SOUTH GARDEN 2 SERVICE ZONE AT GRADE Distributed atria in tower - solar gain and harvesting, thermal chimney for natural ventilation Excellent daylight harvesting potential Architecture Potential for identity and signature in tower form. Urban Design Scale of podium suited to larger scale of city context Tower orientated to suit urban context South Garden Cost Aerial View Straightforward layout of floor plates Good match between tower grid and podium grid Good match to anticipated parking grids ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET Plan View 1:1000 MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 2
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE / LINK Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects - Design Architect 4A NORTH ATRIA IN TOWER BUILDING CORE BELOW Precedent Building: First Hawaiian Center 1996 Honolulu, HI Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates 6 25 7 STOREY ATRIUM SOUTH ATRIA IN TOWER 2 STOREY WINTERGARDEN SERVICE ZONE AT GRADE Aerial View SOUTH GARDEN 2 DAYCARE Tower Plan View 1:500 MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 24
4A Section 1:750 Portage Ave. Looking East MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 25
4A June 21 June 21 June 21 Shadow Studies Portage Ave. Looking West MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 26
4A View from Memorial + Portage View from The Forks MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 27
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE / LINK Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects - Design Architect 4B NORTH ATRIA IN TOWER 11 BUILDING CORE BELOW 29 4 STOREY ATRIUM SOUTH ATRIA IN TOWER 2 STOREY WINTERGARDEN SERVICE ZONE AT GRADE Aerial View SOUTH GARDEN 2 DAYCARE Tower Plan View 1:500 MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 28
4B Section 1:750 Shadow Studies MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 29
PORTAGE PLACE PARKETTE Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects - Design Architect 5B SCHEME 5b : TOWER AND PODIUM 20-25 storey tower on solar south orientation storey podium with two large atrium courtyards EXISTING TREES The 6 storey podium relates to the larger scale of the surrounding city context examples include the Hudson's Bay store and the neighbouring Boyd building. SHOWCASE FOR MANITOBA HYDRO AT GRADE 4 ENTRY ATRIUM PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE / LINK The tower is limited in floor plate size, similar in size to other Winnipeg office buildings, to create intimate neighbourhoods, excellent access to daylight. Small distributed atria will provide the linkages for the vertical campus and excellent opportunities for solar harvesting and energy use optimization. The other options explore larger central atrium options that take full advantage of the potential for passive solar gains and natural ventilation. BOYD BUILDING NORTH ATRIA 25 Workplace Flexible daylit loft like space Effective team orientated space 4 SOUTH ATRIA 24 PARKING Vertical campus - atria, community & "neighbourhoods" Variety of space - larger floor plates of podium Atrium spaces at grade - community Sustainability & Energy Best potential for energy performance SECOND CUP 2 STOREY PROJECTION SOUTH GARDEN SERVICE ZONE AT GRADE Distributed atria in tower - solar gain and harvesting, thermal chimney for natural ventilation Excellent daylight harvesting potential Architecture Potential for identity and signature in tower form and demonstration of energy performance Urban Design storey base relates well to surrounding city context Tower orientated to solar south to maximize energy performance.south Garden Cost Straightforward floor plate sizes and grids but difficult match between tower and podium Difficult match to potential parking grids Aerial View ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET Plan View 1:1000 MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 0
SHOWCASE FOR MANITOBA HYDRO AT GRADE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE / LINK Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects - Design Architect 5B NORTH ENTRY ATRIUM 4 EXCHANGE ROOM / MEETING ROOM Precedent Building: Vienna Twin Towers 2001 Vienna, AUS Massamiliano Fuksas NORTH ATRIA IN TOWER 25 24 SOUTH ATRIA IN TOWER 4 SOUTH ATRIUM / CAFETERIA 2 STOREY PROJECTION SERVICE ZONE AT GRADE Aerial View SOUTH GARDEN Tower Plan View 1:500 MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 1
5B Section 1:750 Portage Ave. Looking East MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 2
5B June 21 June 21 June 21 Shadow Studies Portage Ave. Looking West MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE
5B View from Memorial + Portage Sketches View from The Forks MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 4
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE / LINK Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects - Design Architect 5A 18 4 NORTH ENTRY ATRIUM NORTH ATRIA IN TOWER ATRIUM SOUTH ATRIA IN TOWER 18 4 SOUTH ATRIUM / CAFETERIA SERVICE ZONE AT GRADE Aerial View SOUTH GARDEN Tower Plan View 1:500 2 STOREY PROJECTION MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 5
5A Section 1:750 Shadow Studies MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 6
5A View from Memorial + Portage View from The Forks MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 7
SHOWCASE FOR MANITOBA HYDRO AT GRADE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE / LINK Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects - Design Architect 5C NORTH ATRIA IN TOWER 4 20 ATRIUM 20 6 STOREY SOUTH ATRIA IN TOWER 4 SERVICE ZONE AT GRADE Aerial View SOUTH GARDEN Tower Plan View 1:500 MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 8
5C Section 1:750 Shadow Studies MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 9
5C View from Memorial + Portage View from The Forks MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 40
5D Sketches Aerial View MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 41
5D Sketches Shadow Studies MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 42
5D View from Memorial + Portage View from The Forks MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 4
PARKETTE Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects - Design Architect 6A PORTAGE PLACE SCHEME 6a : HIGH RISE LINEAR ATRIA 6 to 17 storeys linear buildings with linear atriums EXISTING TREES Based on European models the thin floor plates are combined with long linear atria to provide access to natural light. The linear blocks can be placed on the site in a number of orientations. Workplace ENTRY GALLERIA PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE / LINK Flexible daylit loft like space Effective team orientated space Horizontal &Vertical campus - atria, community & "neighbourhoods" Atrium spaces at grade - community Sustainability & Energy Efficiency BOYD BUILDING 17 Good potential for energy performance Distributed atria in tower - solar gain and harvesting, thermal chimney for natural ventilation Excellent daylight harvesting potential Architecture 12 NORTH ATRIUM PARKING Potential for identity and signature in tower form. Urban Design Articulation required to break down scale of large tall block Interior urban winter gardens -public amenity Potential for South Garden SOUTH ATRIUM Cost Repetitive floor plate configurations - straightforward construction 6 Expansion joints, multiple cores Match to potential parking grids may be difficult SECOND CUP SOUTH GARDEN CANOPY AT GRADE Aerial View ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET Plan View 1:1000 MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 44
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE / LINK Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects - Design Architect 6A ENTRY GALLERIA 17 4 27 29 Precedent Building: AIG Europe Headquarters 200 London, UK Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates NORTH ATRIUM 12 SERVICE ZONE AT GRADE SOUTH ATRIUM 6 Aerial View SOUTH GARDEN Tower Plan View 1:500 MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 45
6A Section\ 1:750 Portage Ave. Looking East MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 46
6A June 21 June 21 June 21 Shadow Studies Portage Ave. Looking West MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 47
6A View from Memorial + Portage View from The Forks MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 48
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE / LINK Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects - Design Architect 6B ENTRY NORTH ATRIA IN TOWER 18 12 14 14 16 WEST ATRIUM EAST ATRIUM SOUTH ATRIA IN TOWER SERVICE ZONE AT GRADE Aerial View SOUTH GARDEN 1 Tower Plan View 1:500 MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 49
6B Section 1:750 Shadow Studies MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 50
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE / LINK Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects - Design Architect 6C ENTRY NORTH ATRIA IN TOWER 14 14 14 15 15 WEST ATRIUM EAST ATRIUM SOUTH ATRIA IN TOWER SERVICE ZONE AT GRADE Aerial View SOUTH GARDEN 1 Tower Plan View 1:500 MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 51
6C Section 1:750 Shadow Studies MANITOBA HYDRO NEW DOWNTOWN OFFICE 52