The new Upper School addition also interfaced with the existing buildings in different ways. For example, one long edge of the roof needed to maintain a structural gap of 52.4 mm (6 in.); the copper cladding had to allow for this movement with a back-sloping parapet at a vertical copper-clad curb above. The project’s copper installers developed a pan curb to facilitate this movement. At vertical expansion joints, conventional expansion joint materials were used behind copper cladding details to allow for the required movement.
The final design
The project’s overall design and effective use of copper earned the architectural and construction teams a number of honours, including the Ontario Wood Design Institutional Award and a North American Copper in Architecture (NACIA) award from the Copper Development Association (CDA).2
“This project takes full advantage of the versatility and longevity of copper as a building material. The judges were impressed with how Diamond Schmitt’s design combines copper and glass to complement the beauty of the outdoor spaces,” says CDA president and CEO Andy Kireta, Jr. “The addition at Havergal College Upper School represents an outstanding example of copper design in a building that prioritizes long-term sustainability and the well-being of students.”
Notes
1 To learn more about this project, visit https://dsai.ca/projects/havergal-college-upper-school.
2 To read an article on the North American Copper in Architecture (NACIA) award, visit www.ontariopanelization.com/news/havergal-nicia-award.
Author
Larry Peters is project manager and architectural applications specialist for the Copper Development Association (CDA), a U.S.-based, not-for-profit association of the global copper industry, bringing together the North American copper and copper alloy semis fabricators, and global copper mining and production industries. To view more examples of how architects and designers are incorporating copper in today’s building systems, visit www.copper.org.
