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Student Residence at Brock CommonsUBC Point Grey Campus | Gage North Precinct

AUDP Development Application SubmissionMEETING DATE: 9 April 2015

Acton Ostry Architects Inc111 E 8 Ave

Vancouver BCV5T 1R8

t 604 739 3344f 604 739 3355

actonostry.ca

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Student Residence at Brock Commons

Advisory Urban Design Panel 9 April 2015

Introduction

Context & Site

Design Rationale

Drawings

• floor plans

• elevations & section

• 3D model views

• project in context

Landscape

Lighting

CPTED

Materials

Sustainability

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Advisory Urban Design Panel9 April 2015

1. Introduction

Overview

The mandate for the Student Residence at Brock Commons is to deliver student residence beds as part of the Student Housing & Hospitality Services strategy to address a current 3,500 student wait list for on-campus housing.

The building is proposed to deliver 408 beds, with 18 storeys, a maximum height of 53m, a typical building footprint measuring approximately 15m x 56m, a typical gross floor area of approximately 840m2 and a total gross floor are of approximately 15,200m2. The functional program is for the housing of upper year and graduate students consisting of single-bed studios and 4-bed quad units, both with kitchen components and bathrooms. Additional program uses include social and study spaces, laundry, administration, and storage space for the use of students, all located on the ground floor.

Another University mandate for the project is to investigate the potential use of a hybrid mass wood and concrete structure and to assess the technical and financial viability for the project to demonstrate the applicability of wood in BC’s development and construction industries. The hybrid structure is proposed to be 17 storeys of mass wood combustible construction above 1 storey of noncombustible concrete construction at grade level, with two concrete exit stair and elevator cores serving all floor levels.

The challenge and objective for the Project Team is to determine if a project utilizing a hybrid mass wood and concrete structure can be constructed for a cost similar to that for a building using a typical concrete or steel structure. If determined to be viable, the project is to be a Living Laboratory in which UBC faculty and engineering and forestry professionals will collaborate with operations staff and industry partners on the design, development and construction of the project. UBC intends to monitor and evaluate the project to provide reference knowledge for possible changes to the 2020 Canadian National Building Code for mass wood structures.

Project Team

The Project Team is comprised of representatives from the University of British Columbia and UBC Properties Trust; as well as architectural, engineering, landscape, sustainability and specialty consultants, and representatives from the construction industry.

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location plan

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2. Context & Site

The Student Residence at Brock Commons will be an integral part of the future Brock Commons, a mixed-use hub that is intended to build on the success of the Ponderosa Commons and Orchard Commons hub projects. The future Brock Commons is envisioned as an ensemble of student residence buildings that will contribute to student life within and toward a centrally located pedestrian-focused open space shared with Water Gage Road.

Although the draft Design Brief anticipates future construction of a mixed-use six-storey structure to be built east of the Student Residence at Brock Commons, given that the student residence project is proposed to have a hybrid mass wood and concrete structure, fire safety requirements would dictate that a 2 hour firewall be constructed between the two developments.

A third phase of Brock Commons is planned as a traditional campus quad with a central courtyard framed on three sides by contiguous six storey mixed-use buildings and Allard Hall to the north. Urban form and architectural character for each structure within the Brock Commons are to contribute to a shared character that unifies the hub. Designs considerations toward this goal include massing expression, materiality, detailing and landscape strategies.

To contribute to the establishment of Brock Commons, public realm upgrades to Walter Gage Road are to be undertaken in the future and will include repaving, planting, seating walls, benches, street lights and garbage and recycling disposal.

Although the Design Brief envisions ground-oriented townhouses facing Walter Gage Road with grade separated entries raised between 3’ to 5’ above finished grade with layered landscaping, it is instead proposed that the ground floor may potentially consist of student-oriented study and social uses located directly at grade for ease of access and to contribute to the vitality of the surrounding public realm.

The Design Brief suggests there would be a podium/tower expression for the project; however, the narrowness of the site and desired efficiencies of the proposed hybrid mass wood and concrete structure have lead to a simple, rectilinear, extruded slab-form massing. The Development Application for the project proposes that the massing appropriately mediates between the Buchanan academic tower to the west, the Gage Residential towers to the east and the Axis Tower to the north.

excerpt from Design Brief showing Brock Commons massing

context and site plan

EAST COREWEST CORE

POTENTIALSTUDENT SOCIAL &

STUDY SPACE

LAUNDRY

STUDENT RESIDENCESOCIAL & STUDY SPACE

MECHANICAL LOADING /WASTE /

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MAILOFFICE

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WALTER GAGE ROAD(REALIGNMENT)

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fire hydrant

fire hydrant

siamese connection

annunciator panel

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5300

emergency generator

setting-out point 'A'

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580

proposed parking stalls(4 spaces)

proposed site boundary

3000

setting-out point 'B'

hydrotransformer

dash indicates existing road alignment

2000

All drawings and related documents are the property of Acton Ostry Architects Inc and may not be reproduced in whole or in part without the Architect's permission. This drawing should not be used to calculate areas. Do not scale this drawing. All dimensions to be checked on site by the contractor and such dimensions to be their responsibility. All work must comply with the relevant Building Code or Building Bylaw and related documents. Drawing errors and omissions must be immediately reported to the Architect.

111 E 8 AvenueVancouver BCCanada V5T 1R8t 604.739.3344f [email protected]


6088 Walter Gage RoadUniversity of British Columbia

scale date

project code status

drawn checked

1:200 16 March 2015

TWR Preliminary

RSA RA

A0.03

Site Plandrawing number

issues

10 March 2015location in relation to North Parkade

Proposed site plan Perspective view from north-west

2014-09-30 Tall Wood Student Residence Draft Design Brief 5

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Henry Angus Building - 1965

BC Electric, Victoria - 1955

Frederick Wood Theatre, UBC - 1963

Buchanan Buildings, UBC - 1959

Lasserre Building, UBC - 1962

BC Electric, Vancouver - 1957

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3. Design Rationale

UBC Campus Design Guidelines

The Student Residence at Brock Commons has been designed in compliance with The University of British Columbia Vancouver Campus Plan. Specifically, Part 3 Design Guidelines of the Campus Plan were used to inform the design of the building, landscape and infrastructure of the project to ensure that all component systems work in harmony to achieve the functional, sustainability and character objectives of the campus.

Campus Core District Guidelines

The Student Residence at Brock Commons is located in the Campus Core District of the University. The Campus Core District is characterized by a mix of Collegiate Gothic academic buildings interspersed among Arts and Crafts and West Coast Regional style architecture.

In keeping with the style precedents for new development in the Campus Core District, the design of the project takes its inspiration from the collection of International style modernist buildings located on campus, specifically those designed by Thompson Berwick and Pratt Architects including: Buchanan Buildings, 1959; Lasserre Building, 1962; Frederick Wood Theatre, 1963; and the Henry Angus Building, 1965. These precedent buildings are particularly significant in that their expression is that of simple, rectilinear plan forms and massing that is consistent with the campus grid. In response to their relatively low height of 2 to 4 storeys, the buildings exhibit a primarily horizontal massing, with the exception of the 4 and 9 storey Henry Angus Building that has a combination of horizontal and vertical massing expression.

The design of the project has been further informed and inspired by taller buildings designed by Thompson Berwick & Pratt Architects that are located off campus including: BC Electric Victoria, 1955; and BC Electric, Vancouver, 1957. The 6 storey BC Electric in Victoria, with it’s rectilinear slab-form is decidedly vertical in its expression, as is the 22 storey BC Electric in Vancouver. Similar to both of these precedent buildings, the massing of the Student Residence at Brock Commons is simple in plan and form, rising upward as an uninterrupted slab.

Of particular note for BC Electric in Vancouver is the soaring verticality of the facade, the expressive canopy at the base and the striking cornice at the crown—all architectural devices that have been a source of inspiration in the design of the Student Residence at Brock Commons.

Site

The site is located within the Brock Commons student housing hub site designated in the UBC Vancouver Campus Plan. The site fronts onto Walter Gage Road, immediately north of the North Parkade on a gently sloping, narrow, open grassed area. The first phase Student Residence will be dedicated for student housing use only. Future phases will provide additional student housing, as well as amenities and academic spaces.

The building is located 6m from the North Parkade to allow for a 5.3m public realm zone along Walter Gage Road. The 5.3m frontage will include a linear sub-walkway that runs approximately one-third the length of the building to mediate the sloping grade and provide accessibility at two points into the building. The linear sub-walkway is defined by a concrete upstand and wood bench. A 3m wide CLT canopy covers the sub-walkway. A raised terrace for use by students residing in the building is located to the west and a public open space is located to the east to acts as a hinge for movement of people around the site. The public open space is generally hardscaped and includes a triangular-shaped berm defined by an angled bench and bosques and rows of trees. Existing pathways through the existing site will be retained and strengthened.

Building

The narrow, slab-form of the building is informed by the constraints of the site and structural considerations regarding the use of a hybrid concrete and mass wood structure. As a result, the floor plan is symmetrically laid out with the primary north and south elevations following suit, while the east and west elevations reflect the asymmetrical layout of the quad end-units within.

The concrete structure at the base is wrapped with extensive floor-to-ceiling curtain wall glazing, coloured glass spandrel panels and transparent coloured glass. Above the base the facade is clad with a combination of white and charcoal metal panels punctuated by an oscillating rhythm of floor-to-ceiling clear-glazed openings with accents of coloured blue glass that create a continuous vertical band of striations. Glazing wraps the corners to dematerialize the edges of the building.

Further accentuating the vertical expression is a series of raised, blue-black vertical splines that draw the eye up to a metal cornice that crowns the building. The cornice is delineated by a series of charcoal-coloured aluminum structural sections set amongst a field of charcoal-coloured metal cladding. The cornice is capped with plates of prefinished aluminum that rise and float above the building parapet.

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4. Drawings | Floor Plans

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roof cricket as req'd

location of RWL inside building

NOTE:Mech & Elec consultant to indicate ALL perforations through roof

NOTE:We have shown rooftop mechanical equipment located above stair cores.Please advise if this would be beneficial with regard to mechanical, structural and acoustical considerations.

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scale date

project code status

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1:100 31 Mar 2015

TWR Development Permit

RSA RA

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scale date

project code status

drawn checked

1:100 31 Mar 2015


RSA RA

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MECHANICAL LOADING /WASTE /

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300 conc. upstand(height varies)

wood bench

conc. walkway

conc. sidewalk

special pavingtree grate

edge of CLTcanopy above

edge of CLT canopy above


driveway

siamese connection

annunciator panel

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removeable bollards

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scale date

project code status

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1:100 31 Mar 2015


RSA RA

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issues

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scale date

project code status

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1:100 31 Mar 2015


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scale date

project code status

drawn checked

1:100 31 Mar 2015


RSA RA

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issues

1 west elevation 2 east elevation

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Tall Wood Residence

UBC Properties TrustGage Rd

scale date

project code status

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1:100 24 February 2015

TWR Schematic Design

RSA RA

A1.00


issues

revisions

EAST CORE

ELEV 1

ELEV 2

WEST CORE


STUDY SPACE

LOBBY

LAUNDRY


ELECTRICAL MECHANICALLOADING /WASTE /

RECYCLING

MAILOFFICE

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EASTVESTIBULE

WESTVESTIBULE

RAISED TERRACE

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wood bench

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conc. sidewalk

special pavingtree grate


edge of CLT canopy above


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scale date

project code status

drawn checked

1:100 31 Mar 2015


RSA RA

A3.01


issues

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17 storeys wood @ residence units1 storey concrete at base

18 storeys total

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prefinished metal cladding(white)

prefinished metal cladding

(charcoal)prefinished metal spline

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prefinished aluminum cornice

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coloured accent glass(blue)

prefinished standing seam metal (charcoal)

curtain wall

glass spandrel panel(blue)

concrete upstand & wood bench

coloured accent glass(blue)

CLT & standing seam canopy

glass canopy & wood structure

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northeast view at Walter Gage Roadview west at Gage Residence

4. Drawings | 3D Model Views

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view south at Walter Gage Road view east at Walter Gage Road

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student residence entrance and social spaceview west from public open space down Walter Gage Road

4. Drawings | 3D Model Views

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approach from west at student residence social space view east up Walter Gage Road at student residence social space

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4. Drawings | Project in Context

future Brock Commons


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future Brock Commons

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4. Drawings | Project in Context

key plan

2. view north between North Parkade and Gage Residence

1. view northwest from Wesbrook & Student Union Boulevard

3. view north between Brock Hall and North Parkade

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4. view west up Walter Gage Road at Gage Residence

7. view east up Walter Gage Road at East Mall from future Brock Commons6. view southeast at St. Andrew’s Hall Residence

5. view east up Walter Gage Road at East Mall

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site and landscape plan

ADVISORY URBAN DESIGN PANELStudent Residence at Brook Commons I 6088 Walter Gage RoadApril 9, 2015

LANDSCAPE SITE PLAN

STUDENT RESIDENCE AT BROCK COMMONS

RECYCLING LOADING

TREE LEGEND

Existing TreeCherryDouglas FirRaywood AshVine MapleDogwood

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West Coast WoodlandVine maples and Dogwoods with native ferns

Outdoor TerraceRaised indoor/outdoor terrace enclosed with guardrails;Cafe tables and chairs

Cherry MoundCherry trees on mounded lawn with long bench facing plaza

PlazaOpen CIP concrete paving plaza

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Feature TreeA single feature Douglas Fir tree

Walter Gage Street TreesRaywood Ash trees following the UBC Campus Street Tree Plan with UBC standard street lights

Temporary ParkingFour temporary parking stalls

Service LaneCIP concrete paving to match plaza and sidewalk;Removable bollards

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5. Landscape

The design of the landscape builds upon the hierarchy of spatial corridors and open spaces that distinguish the Campus Core District International Style modernist character that is expressed through a strong interplay of building and landscape.

The 5.3m frontage along Walter Gage Road will be interfaced with a sloping sidewalk and a linear sub-walkway that will run approximately one-third the length of the building to mediate the sloping grade and provide accessibility at two points into the building. The linear sub-walkway will be defined by a concrete upstand and wood bench. A 3m wide CLT canopy will cover the sub-walkway. A line of slender Raywood Ash street trees along Walter Gage Road will further define the public realm and complement the vertical expression of the building.

A raised terrace for use by the students residing in the building is located to the west adjacent to the ground level student residence social space. A public open space is located to the east and acts as a hinge for movement of people from the building, the North Parkade and passersby. The public open space is generally hardscaped and includes a triangular-shaped berm defined by an angled bench and planted with a bosque of Cherry trees, a line of Vine Maples alongside the east face of the building, and a single Douglas Fir that connects the site to the landscape of the North Parkade that is surrounded with rows of existing Douglas Firs.

The remainder of the site will be landscaped with a Westcoast woodland combination of Vine Maples, Dogwoods and ferns. The existing pathways through the site will be retained and strengthened.

It is anticipated that the disused planter at the North Parkade may potentially be reinstated with planting to provide enhanced visual screening of the parking structure.

guiding principles


GUIDING PRINCIPLES

1. CIRCULATION/ EXISTING + PROPOSED 2. GREEN SPACE AS BOOKENDS- PUBLIC/ PRIVATE 3. PLAZA AS HINGE POINT

4. GRADES 5. INWARD VS. OUTWARD LOOKING 5. DAY VS. NIGHT


GUIDING PRINCIPLES




GUIDING PRINCIPLES




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DESIGN RATIONALE

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CAMPUS POCKET PLAZAS

There are two small plazas (east and west) that act as social book ends for the project. The east end of the site provides an open public plaza integrating future pedestrian circulation as well as encouraging social interaction between residents, other students, faculties and visitors at UBC. The space will be universally accessible and flexible to accommodate different needs, where one can sit solo at the bench and study with a laptop computer or relax in a small group on the lawn under the cherry trees.

The west end of the site provides an outdoor patio surrounded by a grove of trees that extends from the building. This semi-private “outdoor living room” will create opportunities for residents within the building to socialize and create a place of belonging for residents.

CONTEMPORARY WEST COAST WOODLAND

A large portion of the landscape planting area is covered by native trees, shrubs and groundcovers inspired by Pacific Spirit Park, evoking the surrounding environment and revealing materials used for the building. The west and south sides of the site are planted by a West Coast forest edge planting palette such as vine maples and dogwood trees with native and adopted shade loving ground covers. The east plaza holds a single Douglas fir tree as a symbol of the coniferous West Coast forest while providing contrast to the mounded lawn and cherry trees.

HIGH AND LOW TECH ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

Sustainability will be presented in both high and low technological forms in this project. While the building showcases significant opportunity for sustainable building practices, in contrast the sustainable landscape will be expressed in a low tech approach. This includes native and adopted woodland planting ideal for low water usage (lowered irrigation), storm water reduction, lower maintenance, and habitat contribution. The site furnishings and hardscape materials selection are both sensitive to local and recycled materials where possible.


Trees

Shrubs & Groundcover

PLANT LIST

SYM QTY BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME PLANTED SIZE COMMENTS

TREESAC 22 ACER CIRCINATUM VINE MAPLE 2.5-3.0m CLUMP B&B UNIFORM SIZE AND QUALITY, FIELD GROWNCN 14 CORNUS NUTTALLII CORNUS DOGWOOD 5 cm CAL. B&B UNIFORM SIZE AND QUALITYFA 19 FLAVINUS ANGUSTIFOLIA ‘RAYWOOD’ RAYWOOD ASH 7.0m CAL. B&B UNIFORM SIZE AND QUALITYPM 1 PEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII DOUGLA FIR 2.5m HT. B&B SPECIMEN QUALITYP 5 PRUNUS CHERRY 5.0cm CAL. B&B UNIFORM SIZE AND QUALITY

SHRUBS AND GROUDCOVERSAc 250 ASARUM CAUDATUM WILD GINGER #1 POT, 450mm O.C. FULLAt 250 ASPLENIUM SCOLOPENDRUM HART’S TONGUE FERN #1 POT, 450mm O.C. FULLBs 250 BLECHNUM SPICANT DEER FERN #1 POT, 450mm O.C. FULLPo 150 POLYSTICHM MUNITUM SWORD FERN #2 POT, 450mm O.C FULL

landscape design rationale plant list

section aerial view


SECTION & PERSPECTIVES

Scale 1:200

Woodland Planting

Woodland Planting Service Lane Plaza Mound Temporary Parking

Existing Walkway and Tree

Patio

Ash trees

Woodland Planting

Cedar Tree

Cherry Trees

CIP COncrete Plaza

Lawn Mound with Long Bench

Temporary Parking

NORTH ELEVATION AERIAL VIEW


SECTION & PERSPECTIVES

Scale 1:200

Woodland Planting

Woodland Planting Service Lane Plaza Mound Temporary Parking

Existing Walkway and Tree

Patio

Ash trees

Woodland Planting

Cedar Tree

Cherry Trees

CIP COncrete Plaza

Lawn Mound with Long Bench

Temporary Parking

NORTH ELEVATION AERIAL VIEW

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8. Materials

In support of the Campus Core material palette and to strengthen campus legibility and historical character, the Student Residence at Brock Commons builds on the campus’ legacy of International Style buildings with primary materials at the base of the building that include cast-in-place concrete, charcoal-coloured curtain wall with clear glazing and coloured glass spandrel panels, and a linear wood bench along Walter Gage Road below an extensive CLT canopy clad on top with charcoal-coloured standing seam metal cladding. Entry points into the building are marked and punctuated with glass canopies supported on wood beams.

Above the base the building will be clad with a combination of white and charcoal prefinished metal panels. Window frames match the charcoal metal cladding to create a continuous vertical band of striations across a field of white metal cladding. Clear glazing is punctuated with accents of coloured blue glass. Accentuating the vertical expression is a series of raised, blue-black vertical splines that draw the eye up to a metal cornice that crowns the building. The cornice is delineated by a series of charcoal-coloured aluminum structural sections set amongst a field of charcoal-coloured standing seam metal. The cornice is capped with plates of prefinished aluminum that rise and float above the building parapet.

6. Lighting

The lighting strategy around the perimeter of the building includes sconces at the north face along Walter Gage Road that illuminate both the sidewalk and the underside of the canopy. The concrete upstand and long wood bench delineating the linear sub-walkway that provides access into the building will include steplights to define and illuminate the sidewalk. Light standards will be provided along Walter Gage Road as per UBC requirements.

The public open space to the east of the building will include light fixtures atop poles to illuminate the plaza and the trees. Lighting will be provided alongside pathways located to the south and west of the building.

The extensive use of floor-to-ceiling curtain wall glazing at ground level will also serve to illuminate areas surrounding the building.

7. Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) strategies include an “eyes on the street” approach through the extensive use of floor-to-ceiling curtain wall glazing at the ground level and the provision of large floor-to-ceiling windows in the student residence units to increase opportunities for natural surveillance of the surrounding site. Vestibules at the two primary building entry points are highly-glazed and illuminated.

The raised terrace located off of the student residence social space at the west of the site and the public open space at the east of the site further extend opportunities for natural surveillance of the site. Extensive benches and seating areas provide places for socialization and activity around the building.

Pathways are provided around the site and lighting is located to define and illuminate pedestrian routes of travel.

metal cladding spandrel concrete

coloured glass

standing seam metal

CLT

curtain wall glazing

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Student Residence at Brock CommonsLEED v4 Preliminary Scorecard6088 Walter Gage Road, UBC

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63 20 39 126 Possible Points Certified, 40-49; Silver, 50-59; Gold, 60-79; Platinum, 80+

Y ? N Credit Comments

1 0 0 Integrative Process (IP)

1 Integrative ProcessDevelopment process to meet requirements for integrative project planning.

11 1 17 Location and Transportation (LT)16 LEED for ND Location Project is not located within a LEED ND certified boundary.

1 Sensitive Land Protection Project is located on a previously developed site.

1 High Priority SiteProject is not located on a historic, priority or contaminated site.

3 Surrounding Density and Diverse UsesProject meets diverse uses. Residence itself meets density requirements.

5 Access to Quality Transit Project in close proximity to UBC bus loop

1 Bicycle FacilitiesUBC bicycle storage requirements are adequate, and surrounding bicycle network meets credit requirements.

1 Reduced Parking FootprintNo new parking to be installed. Transit service adequate for credit requirements.

1 Green Vehicles Pending coordination with UBC Sustainability.3 4 2 Sustainable Sites (SS)

YConstruction Activity Pollution Prevention

Standard ESC practices expected to meet Credit requirements.

Y Environmental Site Assessment Site assessment to be conducted.

1 Site AssessmentTo be determined with existing research and literature available at UBC.

1Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitat

Site conditions do not meet credit requirements

1 Open Space Site conditions do not meet credit requirements

3 Rainwater ManagementPending outcome of UBC's Integrated Stormwater Management Plan

2 Heat Island Reduction Roof and non-roof materials specified must be reflective.

1 Light Pollution ReductionLighting design expected to meet credit calculations. BUG ratingsto be examined by electrical engineer and interiors.

5 0 6 Water Efficiency (WE)Y Indoor Water Use Reduction Prerequisite achievement expected.Y Outdoor Water Use Reduction Reduced irrigation option to be applied.Y Building-Level Water Metering Prerequisite achievement expected.2 Outdoor Water Use Reduction Minimal irrigation to be installed on site.2 4 Indoor Water Use Reduction 30% feasible, based on Ponderosa design.

2 Cooling Tower Water Use No cooling provided in the building. Credit not applicable.

1 Water MeteringInstall permanent water meters for 2 water supplies (irrigation, indoor plumbing and fixtures, domestic hot water, boiler, reclaimed water or other process water)

9. Sustainability

The Design Brief requires achieving LEED Gold Certification with LEED v4, and targeting all mandatory credits on the UBC LEED Implementation Guide. While an updated version has yet to be released, achieving the required credits may pose challenges or may be unachievable, given the project typology and limitations of the site.

Energy

The Student Residence at Brock Commons will connect to the UBC Academic District Energy System. Although the Design Brief identifies a theorectical maximum energy use intensity (EUI) of 80 kWh/m2/yr as a target for the project, a conceptual energy analysis based on the project design configuration, combined with actual data from Ponderosa Commons Phase 1 (actual comparable EUI of 120 kWh/m2), suggests that a potentially achievable EUI may be in the order of 110 kWh/m2. Further analysis will be conducted as the design moves forward.

Water

Achieving the Design Brief minimum indoor water use reduction of 35% may prove challenging as actual data from Ponderosa Commons shows only a 32.9% water use reduction. Even higher-efficiency fixtures must be specified to meet the target. UBC Landscaping requirements have been repeatedly noted for cross-disciplinary uses in stormwater, CPTED and campus connections. Given the tight site boundary, opportunities for incorporating natural elements to the exterior design are limited. The Design Brief makes reference to green and vegetated roofs; however, there will be no green walls or vegetated roofs within the project boundary, although there may be an opportunity to install a green wall at the North Parkade.

Materials

Significant changes have been made to the Materials credits for LEED v4 that go beyond those for regional and recycled content by minimizing environmental impacts through the use of products that have low embodied energies and do not contain ingredients on the Living Building Challenge Red List.

Life Cycle Analysis

A Life Cycle Analysis will identify potential reduced life cycle assessment impacts and life cycle costs for the building’s structural materials with the following categories being analyzed: global warming potential, ozone depletion potential, acidification of land and water sources, eutrophication, smog potential and fossil fuel use.

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20 4 9 Energy and Atmosphere (EA)

YFundamental Commissioning and Verification

Commissioning agent to be engaged earlier, before design development phase is complete.

Y Minimum Energy Performance5% improvement for new construction required, based on ASHRAE 90.1-2010.

Y Building-Level Energy Metering Building level metering is a UBC requirement.

YFundamental Refrigerant Management

Refrigerants expected to meet credit requirements.

11 3 4 Optimize Energy Performance

ASHRAE 90.1-2010 is a more stringent standard compared to its 2007 predecessor. In general, this may result in less energy savings as the baseline has become more stringent. The buildings' timber frame is expected to have a greater thermal performance compared to conventional designs due to less thermal bridging.

1 1 1 Renewable Energy ProductionAt least 1 point expected from the BRDF contribution to the campus' energy supply.

6 Enhanced CommissioningCommissioning scope to include monitoring-based, and building envelope commissioning options. Additional fees to be expected.

1 Advanced Energy Metering Consistent with UBC technical guidelines for energy metering

2 Demand ResponseHigh effort credit, which will reduce peak energy demand and limited reductions on overall consumption.

1 Enhanced Refrigerant ManagementRefrigerants expected to meet credit requirements. Preliminary calculations to be completed during design development.

2 Green Power and Carbon Offsets Green Power not encouraged at UBC. 5 3 5 Materials and Resources (MR)

YStorage and Collection of Recyclables

Additional recycling room space will be required to include batteries, mercury-containing lamps, e-waste.

YConstruction and Demolition Waste Management Planning

Creation of Construction Waste Management Plan is standard practice for contractors.

5 Building Life-Cycle Impact ReductionNot applicable to the project.

2Building Product Disclosure and Optimization - Environmental Product Declarations

Depending on the products available to the BC market, products that contribute to the achievement of this credit will be considered. Stantec will work closely with the contractor to monitor and recommend products that meet the criteria.

2Building Product Disclosure and Optimization - Sourcing of Raw Materials

Stantec to work closely with contractor to ensure that thresholds are met.

1 1Building Product Disclosure and Optimization - Material Ingredients

Stantec to work closely with contractor to ensure that products meet the declaration programs specified.

2Construction and Demolition Waste Management

A high percentage of construction waste diversion expected.


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8 8 0 Indoor Environmental Quality (EQ)

YMinimum Indoor Air Quality Performance

Prerequisite requirements expected to be met. Active ventilation for each of the occupied spaces in the suite to be provided.

YEnvironmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Control

Smoking prohibited by student housing.

1 1Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies

EQ credits from 2009 combined to this credit. Increased ventilation, CO2 monitoring, exterior contamination prevention and additional source control montoring required for an additional point.

1Construction Indoor Air Quality Management Plan

Contractor IAQ management protocol expected.

2 Indoor Air Quality AssessmentFlushing and air testing are difficult and/or expensive to execute in a multi-unit residential building.

3 Low Emitting Materials Products specified will be below VOC limits. 2 Interior Lighting Adequate lighting controls expected.1 Thermal Comfort Mechanical system expected to comply with ASHRAE 55-2010

3 DaylightDaylight modeling to confirm credit compliance. Daylight measurement for an additional point.

1 Quality ViewsFurther analysis required, given that the building will be adjacent to a parkade.

1 Acoustic Performance Further analysis of building materials required.6 0 0 Innovation (IN)

5 InnovationPossible innovation strategies include: Community engagement, Red list items, Structural innovation, Whole-Building Life Cycle Analysis

1 LEED Accredited Professional LEED APs in the project team. 4 0 0 Regional Priority (RP)1 Regional Priority111


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