Located on a brownfield site in Toronto’s Port Lands area the project is comprised of 80,000 total square feet of parcel processing facilities and 11,000 square feet of support office area. The development concept was to create a state-of-the-art purpose-built facility for FedEx. The site and building assists the renewal and transformation of an important anchor point in the Waterfront Toronto Port Lands redevelopment plans.
The building’s visibility to the public realm, the brownfield site conditions, and the municipal sustainability requirements were all factored in to the final design and construction. The conditions of the brownfield site required the building’s slab system be poured on thousands of proprietary forms to create an airspace that could be safely vented away from building occupants.
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Location
Toronto, ON
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Client
FedEx Canada
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Year
2014-2016
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Status
Completed
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Program
Parcel Sort Facility and Office
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Principal
Glenn Piotrowski
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Team
Geza Tormasi
Andrew Piotrowski
The interface of the building with the public realm required design consideration along the entire street frontage. The transparent quality of overhead doors selected was intended to allow visibility and animation of the building activity to the public realm in evening hours.
The carefully considered rooftop equipment was placed in the centre of the building to reduce visibility from the street, as well as the design of high parapets and billboard like form at the office area entry eliminated sightlines from the public realm to unsightly rooftop equipment.
Working with all levels of FedEx management, Glenn strives to bring the best value solution to any issue or challenge inherent to the development process.
Doug Tam, P.Eng., B.Tech. Arch., CCIM Former National Director, International Real Estate FedEx
5
Acres of industrial redevelopment.
Located in Toronto, Ontario.
82K
Sq. Ft. of office, maintenance, and parcel sort facility.
Urban format, courier sort facility, and customer drop off and pick up area.
8
Street facing transparent overhead vertical doors.
The street facing elevation responded to needs for efficiency and security while addressing municipal requirements for animating and providing visual interest to the façade.
100%
Cool Roofing Materials.
Used in combination with extensive green roof system over the office and customer reception area.
After 46 years our goal remains the same – to foster long-term relationships while delivering industry leading projects across Canada.