INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE |
| ADRIAN BRETT |
| ANASTASIYA BURCHEVSKA |
| MAURICE (MOE) McILWAIN |
Existing Conditions and OCC Site Description
ICC Design Intentions 2
Maximum Interconnectivity with Public Transit
Currently, the flow of pedestrian traffic between the bus terminals on Rideau Street and Mackenzie King Bridge is through the Rideau Centre. Our site design proposes an additional route atop the shopping centre’s roof and through the ICC.
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| Current Major Pedestrian Traffic marked in red | Future Rooftop Major Pedestrian Traffic in red |
Highest and Best Use Principle
The ICC site design makes the best use of the scarce land available. Also, it promotes the densification and intensification of downtown Ottawa. Apartment additions are planned to be added to the site after the construction of the ICC, atop the Bay and Rideau Shopping Centers. The vacant lot to the East of the Rideau Centre will be used for an expansion of the shopping center and the parking garage. These developments will aid accessibility, improve the identity and uniformity of the ICC’s site, and increase adjacent land values.
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| View of ICC from Parliament Hill lawn |
Effect on the Ottawa Skyline
From a distance the ICC will add character to the Ottawa skyline and set a new precedent for building heights in downtown. It will act as an orienting guide for tourists/visitors to the city and assist them in directing themselves to the downtown core. Although visible at a distance, pedestrians standing close to the base of the ICC will be at a shaper angle of incidence to the top of the tower, thus refraction of light will make the height of the building appear to melt into the sky.
Ottawa’s New Skyline
Increased Pedestrian Access
The redesigned site plan for the ICC will incorporate a new pedestrian bridge over Rideau Street and a stairway access to the rooftop garden on George Street. The goal of this addition is to bring the heavy pedestrian traffic of the Byward Market over Rideau Street, into the rooftop garden then into the ICC. This will increase pedestrian routes to the building and use of the currently underused rooftop terrace.
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Increased/Improved Green Space
As seen in the above diagram to the right, the ICC site design proposes the improvement and expansion of the Rooftop Garden over to the top of the Chapter’s building. Another environmental aspect of the ICC is that the building design will use Ornilux glass, which has a conventional glass appearance, but is also visible to birds in flight. This innovation will potentially save thousands of bird’s lives each year.
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Multi-use, Mixed Use and Round-the-clock-activity
The proposed site for the ICC will include both mixed-use and multi-use design elements. The ICC itself is a very mixed-use building. It will house an internal public market on its first two levels, conference rooms, an amphitheatre, a 26-floor hotel, over 120 condominium apartments, and an executive penthouse. Around the site there will be additional apartment buildings connected to the rooftop garden. Thus, there will be a 24 hour human presence on site and constant eyes on the street that will discourage crime or vandalism. Also, throughout the Rideau Centre, the ICC’s internal market and rooftop garden will be a postmodern architectural sculpture, named the ICE Sculpture, which will serve functionally as seating and vending space, and aesthetically as an identification and welcoming piece of the ICC.
“ICE Sculpture” serving as vending space in Rooftop Garden
ICC’s “ICE Sculpture” inside Rideau Centre
