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TRU DEVELOPMENT SITE

NEW HOTEL, OFFICE, & RETAIL

Feasibility Study for New Development on TRU Land 

The site is located at the intersection of McGill Road & Summit Drive / University Drive & is part of TRU master plan. Retail is most viable on McGill corridor anchored by the Superstore and surrounding large scale retail. Smaller retail hub would be successful within a mixed-use, pedestrian –focused campus heart. According to TRU Masterplan, the site falls under the uses of (commercial, retail, student housing, market housing, tower, & hotel). 

Architect: Stantec

Client: Thompson River University

2018

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SCHEMATIC 3D MASSING WITHIN THE SITE, DISPLAYING RETAIL PROGRAM ON FIRST FLOOR OF 3 BLOCKS, 4 LEVELS OF OFFICE (BLOCK 1) & 5 LEVELS OF MARKET RESIDENTIAL (BLOCK 2) 

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RESIDENTIAL

RETAIL

OFFICE

SURFACE PARKING

PROPOSED LANDSCAPE

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PUBLIC CORRIDORS & ACCESS POINTS

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THE PUBLIC CORRIDOR IS DEFINED BY THE LOCATION UTILITY CORRIDORS ON THE SITE

ACCESS TO BUILDINGS & ACTIVATION OF  THE GROUND PLANE

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QUESTION:
How to make the ground plane appealing to human scale?

SURFACE & UNDERGROUND PARKING

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BUILDING MASS, HEIGHT & FRONTAGE

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BUILDING FORM & CONSTRAINTS

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UNDERSTANDING THE BUILDING FACADES’ RELATIONSHIPS

UNIFYING THE INTERIOR FACADE (RETAIL IN THE PLAZA) VS THE EXTERIOR FACADE (TOWARDS THE STREETS)

ELEVATIONS

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SECTIONS

© 2016 by Savannah Alhaj

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