June 25, 2009
Orillia, Ont.
Orillia Market Square aims for LEED® Silver certification
The City of Orillia will receive $4 million from the Building Canada Fund as part of the Federal Stimulus Package towards the cost of constructing the $18.4 million Orillia Market Square and Public Library.
The 44,000-square-foot building is located at Market Street and Mississauga Street in Orillia and will include:
- A public library with a second floor looking out over the main floor, which will include a youth area, reading areas and a children’s play area fronting onto Mississauga Street with a large bay window and fireplace.
- The historical Orilliana Collection, a collection of books written by local authors, which will have its own space accessed over a bridge on the second floor.
- A reading area that will double as a showcase for artists.
- An open-concept main floor with a circulation desk and popular reading materials.
- 900 square feet of space in the library that will be a public market, with single stalls outside the building that have power and water hook-ups, and retractable awnings.
- A civic square located on site that will be a flexible, durable and maintainable space.
The two-storey building will aim for LEED® Silver certification and include plenty of natural light and a green roof. The project will also seek LEED points for insulation and general building performance.
Working drawings are underway and are expected to be completed by early fall 2009.
The design team includes:
- Shore Tilbe Irwin & Partners of Toronto (architectural)
- MBTW Watchorn of Toronto (landscape plans)
- MMM Group Limited of Thornhill (civil engineering designs)
- Halcrow Yolles of Toronto (structural engineering)
- Smith & Andersen Consulting Engineers of Toronto (mechanical engineering)
- Mulvey+Banani International Inc. of Toronto (electrical engineering)
- Enermodal Engineering Ltd. of Kitchener (LEED Consulting)
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