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"We are tracking in excess of 30 per cent recycled content versus a LEED target of 15 per cent," says Couse. "Recycled materials include recycled aluminum in curtainwall extrusions, recycled gypsum in gypsum board and recycled steel in concrete reinforcement." COURTESY KPMB ARCHITECTS Other innovation credits available to the project include 100 per cent underground parking and water use reduction of over 40 per cent. Few green roofs sit as high as they do on the PwC Tower. "This required thoughtful consideration to deal with the severe microclimate and wind uplift conditions," says Couse. PwC's third- loor podium provides access to a garden designed to mature over time into a slice of Saint Lawrence Lowland ecology. "It will include 16 species of trees and shrubs," says Couse. "Silver maple, Canadian redbud and eastern hemlock will provide a canopy above an understorey of 17 species including wild ginger, sweet woodruff, Jack-in-thepulpit and, of course, trilliums." Plants consist of indigenous and native/adaptive species. While commuters may see the third- loor podium garden from the trains, rail mishaps will not affect the building. "The fourfoot-thick crash wall is designed to resist train impact," says Sobhy Masoud, senior associate, Halcrow Yolles. "The crash wall at its closest point to the tracks is about 20 feet away and is about 20 feet above the tracks," adds Pivotal's Robeznieks. A covered pedestrian bridge 18 feet above street level linking the PwC Tower to the of ice tower across York Street was built using structural steel trusses with small members to allow for better visibility. This bridge links to Toronto's underground PATH network. PATH will continue west to the other two Southcore buildings, the Bremner Tower and Delta Hotel, and onto a bridge leading to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The structure is composed of a central concrete core and perimeter columns only with no intermediate columns. This allowed for 45-foot spans on typical of ice loors that are column-free. Designers lavished luxurious interior inishes throughout the building. Ontario Algonquin limestone loor and wall inishes adorn lobbies and washrooms, walnut panelling and walnut doors accent public areas, acid-etched mirror ceiling and wall features draw the eye in washrooms and elevators, and stainless steel touches accent the entire building. "The concrete raised access looring system on tenant loors offers a conventional solidity under foot and provides under loor air distribution (UFAD) as well as power and data access," Couse says. The exterior is no less attractive and practical. "The streetscape, sidewalk materials and patterning are tied together for all three Southcore buildings," says Bruce Corban, a partner with Corban and Goode Landscape Architecture and Urbanism. "Frontage for all three buildings will have one consistent site treatment as a campus. When you're on this block, you will know that this block is tied together in a cohesive way by the paving underfoot, the way street trees are planted and the continuity of urban design." ■ LOCATION 18 York Street Toronto, Ontario OWNER bcIMC Realty Corporation DEVELOPER GWL Realty Advisors Inc. ARCHITECT/INTERIOR DESIGN KPMB Architects CONSTRUCTION MANAGER EllisDon Corporation PROJECT MANAGER Pivotal Projects Inc. STRUCTURAL CONSULTANT Halcrow Yolles MECHANICAL CONSULTANT The Mitchell Partnership Inc. ELECTRICAL CONSULTANT Mulvey & Banani International Inc. COST CONSULTANT Curran McCabe Ravindran Ross Inc. (now Turner & Townsend CM2R) BUILDING ENVELOPE CONSULTANT Brook Van Dalen & Associates LEED CONSULTANT Halsall Associates LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Corban and Goode Landscape Architecture and Urbanism TOTAL AREA ABOVE GRADE 651,000 square feet TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST $200 million ART MAGIC CARPENTRY (1973) LTD. Architectural Woodwork, Rough/Finish Carpentry & Custom Millwork A leading supplier of woodworking products and services to major industrial, commercial, and institutional projects in Southern Ontario since 1973. Art Magic Carpentry is thrilled to have been a part of the 18 York Street project. T: 905-821-8813 | F: 905-821-4558 | www.artmagic.on.ca 66/ FEBRUARY 2012 p.62-67York_Penticton.indd 66 18 York Street – PwC Tower 1/26/12 12:59:32 PM