Toronto Metropolitan University Daphne Cockwell Health Sciences Complex
Vertical campus combining nursing programs with student housing.
Construction of the Daphne Cockwell Health Sciences Complex saw the transformation of an existing parking lot at the south-east corner of the campus into a highrise student residence tower set atop a seven-storey academic podium with retail areas and four levels of underground parking garage (155 vehicles).
The building stands 29-storeys, including the mechanical penthouse. The Student Residence tower accommodates 332 people. The facility is home to TMU’s Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Midwifery Education, School of Nutrition, School of Occupational and Public Health, Communications, Government & Community Engagement, University Advancement, Food Services and a Fabrication Zone. Features include TMU’s Urban Farm, located on the Level 8 green roof and outdoor patio. Additional features include the FCAD Creative Technology Lab comprised of a 7,500 sq ft space in the basement level which houses robotics, CNC machines, laser cutters, 3D printers, and a new print packaging facility.
Highlights
- CCDC-5B Contract
- Institutional, higher education multi-phased project
- BIM Level of Detail 350
- Sophisticated building automation system
- Digital addressable lighting
- Lecture theatres
- Tower to accommodate 332 resident students
- Wet and Dry research labs
- Medical imaging
- Patient care clinics
- Nursing, midwifery, nutrition, occupational and public health
- Academic and administrative space
- A hub for interdisciplinary collaboration
- Underground parking garage for 155 vehicles (four levels)
- Vertical campus building and southern gateway
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