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The climate-controlled data room (above) features a monitor that displays Corus’s energy usage. The executive boardroom (above, right), designed in conjunction with Anderson Design, incorporates a custom table by artist Gord Peteran. The concentric-circle logo of W-Network injects whimsy into the network’s boardroom (right). Among its stock of meeting spaces, Corus is most proud of its 21 branded boardrooms. Quadrangle worked with local artists to create custom wallpaper, graphics, light fixtures, and furnishings that embody the personalities of these diverse brands. The boardroom for Talk Sports Radio Station, for instance, features a hockey-rink table and hockey-stick lighting, and graffiti-emblazoned glass walls create an edgy backdrop for a rock music station. Playful design aside, the rooms are outfitted responsibly, too: conference tables are constructed of recycled wood or glass, or FSC-certified wood; one of the room’s light fixtures features recycled bulbs collected by the project team; and modular walls incorporate recycled content such as jeans. Canada’s Fifthlight Technology implemented an innovative lighting control system that can be swiftly reconfigured for meetings, or when employees or even entire departments must move. Each studio’s LED track system, as well as some of the building’s fluorescent and halogen fixtures, has its own IP address for remote controlling via internet or telephone. Occupancy sensors and daylight harvesting also help to lower lighting loads; the company has already experienced a savings of 40 percent in this sector. An unexpected benefit of moving into Corus Quay has been high employee retention. Corus discovered that most employees live within proximity of public transit and can get to the building without driving a car. Considering its convenience, combined with the relaxed vibe of the interiors and amazing views, it comes as no surprise that employees really enjoy working in their new environment. They aren’t the only ones. “At the end of the public tours people often ask ‘can I work here?’” says Edwards. “We have to remind them that we do actually work.” Corus Quay. Interior Designer (Corus interiors) Quadrangle Architects Limited. Architect (building core and shell) Diamond and Schmitt Architects. Client Corus Entertainment. Where Toronto. What 479,000 total square feet on eight floors. Cost/sf Withheld at client’s request. For a full project source list, see page 76 or www.contractdesign.com. LEED achieved through technology In order to support varied workspaces while also meeting Corus’s sustainability goals, the design team coordinated with consultants to create efficient data storage and lighting systems. In lieu of computer towers at each workstation and a multitude of servers to accommodate them, a central storage hub holds an amount of data equivalent to that of the U.S. Library of Congress. This led to a 90 percent reduction in server-related cooling and power costs. Employees can literally see the difference: a screen in the control space allows passersby to monitor real-time information on energy use. www.contractdesign.com contract september 2011 41 http://www.contractdesign.com http://www.contractdesign.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Contract - September 2011

Contract - September 2011
Contents
Editorial
Industry News
Product Briefs: Sustainable
Product Focus: Here Comes the Sun
Product Focus: Cream of the Crop
Memory Museum
Triple Threat
Mission Sustainable
Model of Sustainability
Desert Oasis
LEED by Example
Cooking Light
Trends: The Resilient Workplace
Ideas: Chair History
Designers Select: Boardroom Furnishings
Sources
Ad Index
Perspectives: Steven M. Davis, Faia, Aedas

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