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courtesy Number Ten Architectural Group and 13 flowering crabapple trees for the rooftop. Snook was also mindful of the shape of the building, the mainlevel plaza space and the use of glass to connect interior and exterior views in developing the landscape design. "The plaza space at the ground level is important," Snook notes, "as it is a resident's or visitor's first experience of the building. We sought to maintain views into and out of indoor spaces, using high-quality materials that reflect the 'urban feel' of the building itself." In addition to the green roof, other features of the building's "green footprint" include LED lighting, waterconserving appliances, high R-value windows with argon between two panes, an elevator with a regenerative motor that uses power as it rises and then captures energy as it descends, and a high-efficiency Mitsubishi heat pump system that provides both heating and cooling. "A conventional fan coil system in a building like this would cost about $3.50 to $4.50 per square foot per year," Hydeman says. "The manufacturer is predicting that operating costs using this heat pump system will be around $1.75 to $2.50 per square foot. The building will shadow the LEED criteria in many categories." For Hydeman, the addition of this distinctive residential building to Centre Square Place p70-73The Legends_Centre Square Place.indd 73 Regina's skyline signifies an important step forward for the city's and the province's economy. It contributes to the City's desire to increase its tax base and its plan to make the downtown area livelier. Hydeman hopes that some residents will be the bright young professionals who were raised and educated in Saskatchewan, but then moved away. "We need to bring them back," Hydeman muses, "and a building like this is designed to make people feel they can make a life in this city." n Location 2300 Broad Street, Regina, Saskatchewan Owner/Developer/ General Contractor Centre Square Developments GP Architect Number TEN Architectural Group General Contractor Graham Construction Structural Consultant Brownlee Beaton Kreke Consulting Engineers Mechanical Consultant Mechanical Design Group Electrical Consultant Genivar Landscape Architect Crosby Hanna & Associates Total Area 12,380 square feet on each level Total Construction Cost $34 million october 2013    /73 13-09-23 3:33 PM

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