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Redevelopment of North Toronto Collegiate InstitutePublic Meeting

28 Nov 2005

Aerial View of Site

Site Views Community Design Opportunities

Create a new full size playing field/open space oriented north south across the full length of the site

Connect Broadway Avenue to Roehampton Avenue with a tree-lined, pedestrian walkway with public amenities (seating, lighting etc) as part of the new open space plan

Provide a new state-of-the-art replacement school with enhanced facilities for potential community use

600-650 seat theatre

Large multi-purpose space/Student Commons

Day-lit triple gymnasium with bleacher seating and exercise room

Specialty classrooms (music, drama, art)

NTCI archives and curated display of school history/artifacts

Create an exemplary, sustainable school and residential development as a model healthy environment for the community

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NTCI Design Opportunities

Celebrate and integrate the history and heritage elements of theschool into the fabric of the building

Reinforce through the design and programme facilities the outstanding record of academic excellence and achievement of the NTCI

Create a new entrance to the school and ‘face’ to the community

Provide generous, amenable spaces both inside and outside the school, on its site, for students to gather and socialize

Develop a superb, new multi-purpose theatre with excellent acoustics to support the exceptional music and drama programmes

NTCI Design Opportunities

Develop the library as a significant central educational resource with strong technology support for student learning

Reinforce in the design, the concept of Centres of Excellence for the various academic disciplines

Provide outstanding athletic facilities to support a storied andoutstanding athletic programme

Organize the building around a clear, coherent, and simple circulation system which makes travel between floors convenient and inviting

Incorporate safety and security strategies in all aspects of thebuilding and site design

Permeate the building at all levels with daylight and fresh air

Context Plan Site Plan

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Aerial View from NorthProgram Review

No. of Rooms

Pupil Loading

per RoomTotal Pupil

LoadingNo. of Rooms

Pupil Loading

per RoomTotal Pupil

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RoomTotal Area

(SF)No. of Rooms

Pupil Loading

per RoomTotal Pupil

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RoomTotal Area

(SF) ChangeClassrooms 25 21 525 36 21 756 750 27,000 33 21 693 750 24,750 (3)Special Education 1 9 9 2 9 18 750 1,500 2 9 18 750 1,500Resource Room 1 12 12 1 12 12 400 400 1 12 12 400 400Art Classroom 2 21 42 2 21 42 1,200 2,400 2 21 42 1,200 2,400

PrepKilnDarkroom 1 1Digital Seminar 1 395 395 1

Drama/Dance 1 21 21 1 21 21 1,700 1,700 1 21 21 1,700 1,700StorageChange

Music 2 21 42 2 21 42 1,600 3,200 3 21 63 1,400 4,200 1StoragePractice RoomKeyboard Seminar Room 1 395 395 1

Computer Lab 4 21 84 4 21 84 1,000 4,000 5 21 105 1,000 5,000 1Yearbook Layout Seminar 1 395 395 1

Science 8 21 168 8 21 168 1,300 10,400 9 21 189 1,300 11,700 1BiologyChemistryPhysicsGeneralScience PrepChemical Storage 1 400 400 1 400 400Greenhouse 1 1 1

Large Group Instruction 1 21 21 1,600 1,600 1 21 21 1,200 1,200Gym (Double) 1 21 21 1 42 42 8,000 8,000 1 42 42 8,000 8,000Gym (Single) 1 0 0 4,000 4,000 1 0 0 4,000 4,000

Athletic Storage 1 800 800 1 800 800Change Rooms 2 750 1,500 4 375 1,500Instructors Office 1 400 400 1 400 400

Swimming Pool 1Exercise Room 1 0 0 1,800 1,800 1 0 0 1,800 1,800Seminar Room 1 4 0 0 395 1,580 1 0 0 395 395 (3)Total Pupil Places 924 1,206 1,206

Administration 1 1,280 1,280 1 1,400 1,400General OfficePrincipalVice Principal

Guidance 1 1 1,400 1,400 1 1,280 1,280Counsellor OfficeVisiting Counsellor Office

Health Office 1 390 390 1 390 390Academic Storage 1 800 800 1 800 800AV Storage 1 100 100 1 100 100Hub Room 1 70 70 1 70 70Staff Lounge 1 1 3,760 3,760 1 3,760 3,760Staff Workroom 8 10 200 2,000 10 200 2,000Student Office 1Lockers 2,400 2,400Washrooms 2,200 2,200

Library Resource Centre 1 1 4,000 4,000 1 4,000 4,000Cafeteria/Multi-Purpose 1 1 5,000 5,000 1 3,000 3,000Auditorium 1 1 8,500 8,500 1 10,500 10,500

Net Floor Area 102,580 103,230

Service @ 8.1% 8,309 8,362Subtotal 110,889 111,592

Circulation @ 25% 27,722 27,898Subtotal 138,611 139,490

Structure @ 10% 13,861 13,949Total Gross Floor Area 152,472 153,438 966 SFAllowable GFA = 1,206 pupils x 130 SF per pupil = 156,780 SF

TDSB Proposed ProgramExisting Room Allocations Room Requirements (NT Staff Interviews)

Existing NTCI Plans Grading Options

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Ground Floor Plan Public Walkway/School ‘Porch’

Theatre Plans

Ground Floor

Second Floor Secondary School Theatres

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Student Commons Theatre Section

NTCI Elevations

North Elevation

West Elevation

Music and Drama Spaces

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Gymnasium Plans

Ground Floor

Gym -1 level

NTCI Heritage

NTCI Heritage Section Through Courtyard Looking South

NTCI Heritage

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Gym -1 LevelParking +/- 135 Cars

Parking Levels

Parking Level -3 Parking Level -2+/- 265 Cars+/-185 Cars

NTCI Plans

Ground Floor Second Floor

NTCI Plans

Third Floor Fourth Floor

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NTCI Redevelopment

Roof Plan

North Elevation

West Elevation

NTCI Redevelopment

South Elevation

East Elevation

View From Broadway Avenue

View from Broadway Avenue of School Entry and ‘Porch’