Avenuer
Senior Member
I hope they take the same approach with the Soaring House (another Modernist house from the 60s), which is within the COE boundary and is much more accessible.
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I hope they take the same approach with the Soaring House (another Modernist house from the 60s), which is within the COE boundary and is much more accessible.
_Citizen_Dane_
Active Member
It seems like they may have already started?
Soaring House Renovations - thinkspace architecture
The Soaring House is a residential building on a large private gated lot overlooking Edmonton’s river valley. The property, with an estimated value of $35 million, was bequeathed to the University by the late Sandy MacTaggart and his wife Cecile. Mactaggart was one of the owners of MacLab...
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northlands
Senior Member
Breaking ground on the Diwan - University of Alberta Botanic Garden
The University of Alberta Botanic Garden (formerly Devonian Botanic Garden) is a stunning 240-acre property 15 minutes Southwest of Edmonton, featuring display gardens, events and courses.
botanicgarden.ualberta.ca
Some month old news but...
I received an RFP from a GC today RE the Diwan Pavilion construction so it is definitely ramping up.
Edmcowboy11
Senior Member
Are there any renders for this project?Breaking ground on the Diwan - University of Alberta Botanic Garden
The University of Alberta Botanic Garden (formerly Devonian Botanic Garden) is a stunning 240-acre property 15 minutes Southwest of Edmonton, featuring display gardens, events and courses.
Some month old news but...
I received an RFP from a GC today RE the Diwan Pavilion construction so it is definitely ramping up.
IanO
Superstar
UofA Botanical Garden expansion - we didn't really showcase it, but my, what a beautiful new addition. Opened last year.
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Visitors to the Botanic Garden are greeted at the new Welcome Centre, a charming and elegant pavilion made of wood. It contains ticket booths, a gift shop, a concession, restrooms, and importantly, a large outdoor canopy to accommodate functions.
The biomorphic form of the Welcome Centre and its canopy was drawn from a tree, just as its material was. It's shaped like a fallen leaf, which shades and shelters the building and its visitors. Greenwall cables were installed as a passive design element, in front of the South glazing of the building. As vines grow up the cables, they will provide shade during the summer months. When the leaves die in the winter, their absence will allow more heat from the sun to enter the building. The roof was parametrically modelled, using computer scripted software, to guide all the water that falls on it into a single location on the north side of the building. In a mild rain, water will run down a rain water leader, and drip down a rain chain, and in heavier rains, the water will shoot out of the spout at the end of the rain water leader.
https://www.manascisaac.com/work/university-of-alberta-botanic-garden-welcome-centre
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https://www.manascisaac.com/work/university-of-alberta-botanic-garden-welcome-centre
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Visitors to the Botanic Garden are greeted at the new Welcome Centre, a charming and elegant pavilion made of wood. It contains ticket booths, a gift shop, a concession, restrooms, and importantly, a large outdoor canopy to accommodate functions.
The biomorphic form of the Welcome Centre and its canopy was drawn from a tree, just as its material was. It's shaped like a fallen leaf, which shades and shelters the building and its visitors. Greenwall cables were installed as a passive design element, in front of the South glazing of the building. As vines grow up the cables, they will provide shade during the summer months. When the leaves die in the winter, their absence will allow more heat from the sun to enter the building. The roof was parametrically modelled, using computer scripted software, to guide all the water that falls on it into a single location on the north side of the building. In a mild rain, water will run down a rain water leader, and drip down a rain chain, and in heavier rains, the water will shoot out of the spout at the end of the rain water leader.
https://www.manascisaac.com/work/university-of-alberta-botanic-garden-welcome-centre
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https://www.manascisaac.com/work/university-of-alberta-botanic-garden-welcome-centre
archited
Senior Member
IanO
Superstar
Hence the ---
I received a 98% in poetry 9.
I received a 98% in poetry 9.
Platinum107
Senior Member
IanO
Superstar
I submitted a gem of a piece entitled 'The Raven'.
I'd love to see the amazing modernist house on this property renovated as a new destination tea/wine house and its 'yard' another new garden. I had the pleasure of doing a retreat there once and it needs some (a lot) of love, but is a gem of a place and could be SO much more.
I'd love to see the amazing modernist house on this property renovated as a new destination tea/wine house and its 'yard' another new garden. I had the pleasure of doing a retreat there once and it needs some (a lot) of love, but is a gem of a place and could be SO much more.
Kaizen
Senior Member
On my bucket list to visit this summer, it looks amazing!
Just outside of Edmonton, the striking Diwan Pavilion is a feat of Islamic architecture.
The sweeping $5.5-million structure stands out, even in a garden modelled after paradise
Kelsey Rolfe
June 22, 2023
When lit up at night, the Diwan looks like a lantern. (Photography by Michael Manchakowski.)
macleans.ca
Just outside of Edmonton, the striking Diwan Pavilion is a feat of Islamic architecture.
The sweeping $5.5-million structure stands out, even in a garden modelled after paradise
Kelsey Rolfe
June 22, 2023
When lit up at night, the Diwan looks like a lantern. (Photography by Michael Manchakowski.)
Just outside of Edmonton, the striking Diwan Pavilion is a feat of Islamic architecture - Macleans.ca
The sweeping $5.5-million structure stands out, even in a garden modelled after paradise
macleans.ca
MacLac
Senior Member
My kid worked a function at that Pavilion today……was highly impressed