Det­ta­glio del pro­get­to ed. 2024

sisters-of-st-jose­­ph-of-toro­n­­to / Canada

Jason Wu

Pro­get­ti­sta Bri­git­te Shim
Loca­tion 2 O’Con­nor Dr, Toron­to, ON M4K 2K1, Canada
Nazio­ne Cana­da
Desi­gn Team

Bri­git­te Shim
Howard Sutcliffe
Anno 2014
Cre­di­ti Fotografici

Posi­ti­ve Ima­ging Pho­to­gra­phy: Pho­to 1 External.
Jim Dow: Pho­to 2 External.
Scott Nor­swor­thy: Pho­tos 3–5 Exter­nal & Pho­tos 1–3 Internal.
Bob Gun­du: Pho­tos 4–5 Internal.

Foto ester­ni

Descri­zio­ne del progetto

For­ming a sinuous line bet­ween the Don Val­ley to the north and the low-rise urban fabric of the city to the south, the Resi­den­ce for the Sisters of St Jose­ph of Toron­to arti­cu­la­tes both indi­vi­dual con­tem­pla­ti­ve life and the com­mu­ni­ty enga­ge­ment of the Sisters mini­stries, making rela­tion­ships to Natu­re and City to rein­for­ce public and pri­va­te aspects.

The Resi­den­ce for the Sisters of St. Jose­ph of Toron­to is loca­ted in the heart of the City of Toron­to and inclu­des the resto­ra­tion and reha­bi­li­ta­tion of the 1850’s Tay­lor House. 

The Sister’s mis­sion sta­te­ment man­da­ted an eco­lo­gi­cal approach to phy­si­cal, social and eco­no­mic well-being of all peo­ple. The pro­gram for the buil­ding inclu­des 58 resi­den­tial sui­tes accom­mo­da­ting a varie­ty of levels of care, from inde­pen­dent living to long term care, nur­sing sta­tions and pri­va­te hospi­tal facilities.

The desi­gn of the new resi­den­ce for the Sister’s is orga­ni­zed along a sin­gle loa­ded cor­ri­dor that forms the spi­ne of the buil­ding. A series of ope­ra­ble win­do­ws line one edge of the cor­ri­dor, admit­ting an abun­dan­ce of natu­ral light and natu­ral ven­ti­la­tion throu­gh the cor­ri­dor and into the sui­tes over­loo­king the ver­dant ravi­ne land­sca­pe. The land­sca­ping for the pro­ject media­tes bet­ween the resto­red fore­st of the ravi­ne, the buil­ding and the city. 

In this pro­ject, sustai­na­bi­li­ty extends beyond the phy­si­cal requi­re­men­ts of crea­ting a green buil­ding and inclu­des the lon­ger term evo­lu­tion of the Sister’s as an orga­ni­za­tion and its abi­li­ty to thri­ve. The project’s green agen­da is an inte­gral part of its lega­cy and inclu­des geo­ther­mal hea­ting and coo­ling, solar panels, solar hot water pre-hea­­ting, green roofs, rai­n­wa­ter cisterns and per­mea­ble pavers. 

The indi­vi­dual sui­tes for each Sister ser­ve as a home within a lar­ger home sup­por­ting the needs of each Sister whi­le foste­ring the core values and beliefs of the Sister’s.

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