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courtesy B+H Architects 82/��� p80-83MaRS.indd 82 ��� February 2013 inspired ideas to come up with the cladding system. There���s an inner lowiron glass skin that looks like a volume within a volume.��� Exposed architectural steel in the atrium called for careful coordination with the architect to achieve desired esthetic goals. ���The atrium roof is isolated from the existing heritage building using a sliding bearing connection so that the two buildings can move independently,��� says Eric Gordon, senior principal at Halcrow Yolles. The project did suffer one major hiccup. MaRS broke ground in 2007 and will welcome its first tenants in September 2013, but due to economic difficulties, the then-development partner couldn���t complete the project as originally agreed. ���There was a pause from the fall of 2008 to early 2011 during which we had to raise money and rearrange our partnership to reflect the new reality,��� says Martin. When the building was being designed, it didn���t have any tenants so the team had to create a space that would work for a wide variety of users without much customization. ���In a lab building, lab modules often define the grid,��� says Gordon. The team went with a 9.6-metre flat-slab grid, 9.6 metres being a multiple of the typical 3.2-metre lab desk, ���so you get your columns lining up nicely with your benches,��� Gordon adds. ��� Location MaRS Discovery District 101 College Street Toronto, Ontario Owner/Developer MaRS Discovery District Architect B+H Architects�� General Contractor PCL Constructors Canada Inc. Structural Consultant Halcrow Yolles Mechanical Consultant The Mitchell Partnership Inc. Electrical Consultant Mulvey & Banani International Inc. LEED Consultant Halsall Associates Ltd. Acoustical Consultant HGC Engineering Landscape Architect Quinn Design Associates Total Area 800,000 square feet of office and lab space Total Redevelopment Cost $344 million MaRS Centre ��� Phase 2 13-01-22 3:47 PM