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50 | J U LY 2 0 2 0 Hughson Indwell Building Also on this floor is a kitchen and cafe space (that tenants of the build- ing can also book and use to gather together) as well as a nursery and a small private chapel for 30 people. In the chapel, Passive House windows feature a Corten metal screen in front that resembles branches. This helps brings the outside in as it looks like leaves are swaying in the chapel as the sunlight shines through. This also provides privacy from the outside. The basement space has been designed to be as versatile as possible. "Here you find the youth and child- rens' rooms. We see around 100 or so youth a week from the community and run a variety of safe place programs. We also work with other congrega- tions, so they will be able to mingle together," explains Cline. Upstairs are the one and two-bed- room apartments whose design has been based on Indwell's well-thought- out layout that provides as much access to light for its health and wellness ben- efits, and to give a sense of space. "Their livability stands out. While they may be modest in size, with a typ- ical apartment being less than 500 square feet, the layout and flow has been developed over a number of years to ensure the maximum utilization of space. It has a circular pattern to it, with a walk-through ensuite closet to the washroom and a public facing access to the washroom, so you can go two direc- tions in the apartment," says Cubitt. For the systems, high-performance heating and cooling was chosen to meet Passive House requirements. "Originally we had a boiler for the building that was heating the church space, but during construction we learned more about low carbon design and we took the boiler out and changed to electric," says Cubitt. Costantini adds that a couple of energy recovery systems feed the vari- able refrigerant flow (VRF) system, and that there is a split unit in each apartment for heating and cooling, so the VRF system can transfer heat to where it is required. With the building due for completion in August, the team are extremely proud of what they have achieved and the bene- fits it will provide to the community, and being the largest Passive House building of its kind, how it could set the stage for similar mixed-use projects. "We are so often constricted by what we think is do-able and shy away from complexity, but we need solutions for complex problems, and partnerships like this make it possible. It's not cheaper than doing it sepa- rately, or faster, but we achieve more by working together," says Cubitt. To which Cline adds, "No matter how many bumps and curves there were along the way, we all agreed we would do it again. It was well worth it." And with people flying in from all parts of the country to better under- stand this new model, it's proof that thinking outside the box really can help make change happen. A P H OTO G R A P H Y BY J EF F T E SS I ER + R EN D ER I N G/CO U RT E SY I N V IZI J A RC H I T EC T S I N C . www.arthurelectric.com 1 - 4929 7th Line, Rockwood, Ontario Info@arthurelectirc.com Tel: 905-876-1451 Congratulations to the team at Schilthuis Construction We are very proud to be apart of your team on the Indwell Hughson Project ArthurElectric_Award_0720.indd 1 7/14/20 12:20 PM Untitled-1 1 7/17/20 8:11