FEATURE STORY ALERT: A modular mass timber construction delivery system helped speed up the building of an urgently needed child care centre in the southwestern Ontario city of St. Thomas.
July 20, 2023
Designed by Curran Gacesa Slote Architects , the 90-spot Stationview Child Care opens this September and will be operated by the YMCA under a lease agreement with the city. Construction by Graceview Enterprises began in the spring of 2022. The components included 1,005 square metres of cross-laminated roofing, 535 square metres of CLT walls, 29 pieces of glulam columns, 43 pieces of glulam beams and 26 sections of steel columns, says Chouinard.
ELEMENT5 – The 781-square-metre building features cross-laminated timber and glulam as the superstructure and cross laminated insulated panels as the envelope. Shown here is the CLT portico and outdoor play area.
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