HOSPITALS
Project Description

The project involves the construction of a new 70,000 square foot, three-storey Public Health building in Sault Ste. Marie. The project is located on the existing Sault College campus.

Its design has sustainable building features that include increasing energy efficiency and the potential for use of wind and solar energy. It will be constructed to achieve LEED Gold Certification.

The Algoma Public Health building will also include the selection of materials that have a high life cycle.

Situated on the northwest corner of the campus, the half circular design implies there is an alternate entrance for campus visitors at the rear of the building, yet preserves the college site.

The shared space of the new 70,000 square-foot-building will be built adjacent to the westerly portion of the school. The exterior will include aspects of the existing hospitality building linked to it, such as the brown brick façade.
Algoma Public Health Unit
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Client
Algoma Public Health
Architects
EPOH Inc., Architects and Consulting Engineer
Project Completion Date
November, 2010
Type of Contract
Lump Sum
Capital Cost
$19,978,350

Algoma Public Health offices are currently spread out at six sites throughout the city and the new offices will consolidate services under one roof.

The facility will include four large classrooms/auditoriums, a high tech learning centre to allow for video conferencing and long-distance education, and a health promotion hall, which will serve to bridge the campus facility with the new public health unit.

Algoma Public Health’s building will include four quadrants, repeated on each of the three storeys. The two-storey public entrance, which will be naturally lit, allows for displays and educational components for students to have exposure to public health.

Meeting or conference rooms will compose one quadrant and the remaining will house program or departmental areas.
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