SITE ANALYSIS + CONTEXTUAL STUDIES + MASSING ......CHRISTINE MEIKLE SCHOOL UNE 2014 SITE ANALYSIS +...
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CHRISTINE MEIKLE SCHOOL JUNE 2014 SITE ANALYSIS + CONTEXTUAL STUDIES + MASSING STRATEGIES CHRISTINE MEIKLE SCHOOL SITE LOCATION 3525 50 ST NW CHRISTINE MEIKLE SCHOOL SITE LOCATION 3525 50 ST NW VARSITY COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT 3 SCHOOLS MARKET MALL SHOPPING CENTRE CROWCHILD TRAIL TRANSCANADA HIGHWAY CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOW RIVER NATURAL PARK AREA UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY SITE SHAGANAPPI TR 32ND AVE NW 40TH AVE NW 50TH ST NW 49TH ST NW SITE 3m setback Playground 3m setback Varna Cres. NW Varscliff Pl. NW 3m setback 50th st NW 3m setback Varanger Pl. utility ROW
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C H R I S T I N E M E I K L E S C H O O L
JUNE 2014
SITE ANALYSIS + CONTEXTUAL STUDIES + MASSING STRATEGIES
CHRISTINE MEIKLE SCHOOL SITE LOCATION3525 50 ST NW
CHRISTINE MEIKLE SCHOOL SITE LOCATION3525 50 ST NW
VARSITY COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT
3 SCHOOLS
MARKET MALL SHOPPING CENTRE
CROWCHILD TRAIL
TRANSCANADA HIGHWAY
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
BOW RIVER
NATURAL PARK AREA
UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY
S ITE
SHAG
ANAP
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32ND AVE NW
40TH AVE NW
50TH
ST
NW
49TH
ST
NW
SITE3m setback
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3m setback
Varna Cres. NW
Varscliff Pl. NW
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C H R I S T I N E M E I K L E S C H O O L
JUNE 2014
• Treed berm to provide buffer for bus loop drop-off zone
• Provide greenspace and park connection - at road block and through route for pedestrians
• Treed buffer on south and west edge to be maintained
• Strong connectivity to park
• Separation of buses and parking
• Parking is separated from residential adjacencies
• Gradual height change - low along adjacent housing, building to higher spaces at the centre of the site
• Maximize protection of bus loop drop-off zone
• Provide greenspace and park connection - at road block and through route for pedestrians
• Minimize building frontage adjacent to high end residential, minimize “back door” facades
• Treed buffer on south and west edge to be maintained
• Minimize presence of parking lot / Parking is separated from residential adjacencies
• Shifting sectional qualities
• Strong connectivity to park
• Gradual height change - low along adjacent housing, building to higher spaces at the centre of the site
SITE PLAN CONCEPTS - OPTION B: PARTIAL TWO STOREY [ONE STOREY ALONG SOUTH WING]
SITE PLAN CONCEPTS - OPTION A: ONE STOREY [ONE STOREY ALONG SOUTH AXIS]
C H R I S T I N E M E I K L E S C H O O L
JUNE 2014
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Varscl i f f Pl . NW
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