Manitoba Hydro place
Kenana dwairi 20191601012
Aya smadi 20209601014
.Introduction
.Site
.Design guidelines
Concept
Program and form
Materials and façade
Table of content
Structure
Interior and circulation
.Climate
.Sustainability features
Ventilation
Cooling and heating
Shading
Heat flow
Solar chimney
.Evaluation
.summary
Manitoba Hydro place
it is a large, highly complex, energy-efficient building that offers a new paradigm for
thinking about the design and delivery of carbon-neutral future using a formal
Integrated Design Process. Every element melds performance and aesthetics: solar
chimney, wintergardens, waterfalls, thermal mass, vertical neighborhoods, double
façade, geothermal, public park, public galleria. Every part of the whole was
conceived and designed in the service of providing a healthy supportive workplace
for Hydro’s greatest asset – its people. The outcome is a reduction in absenteeism
(1.5 days per employee) and massive energy savings.
Introduction
The history of the electrical industry In Manitoba tells
the story of expediency. foresight and public responsibility.
It began over a century ago during the pioneer days o street
lighting and street railway transportation in Winnipeg.
Before long. as the novelty of the new energy source gave
way to necessity. other large communities in the province
wanted the benefits that electricity would bring. They
received electrical service but open at very high costs.
A few farsighted individuals saw the advantages of large-
scale generating facilities. Among them were a number of
public-spirited citizens who felt that electricity should be
Site
made available at the lowest possible cost to the consumer.
Manitoba Hydro place
site was previously an abandoned commercial or industrial
site. The site is within proximity to 95% of city bus routes
and many restaurants, bars, and daycare. The building is
compatible with the scale ale of the surrounding buildings
and minimizes the "skyscraper effect " to encourage
pedestrian traffic.
Site
Manitoba Hydro place
occupies a previously underutilized site, formerly occupied
by several vacant buildings. The vacant buildings were
carefully deconstructed, with 95% of the components either
recycled or reused. For example, old-growth Douglas fir
beams were milled and reused in the new building for soffits
and benches. The site had been designated a brownfield, so
soil remediation was required to remove patches of
hydrocarbon contaminants.
Site
Manitoba Hydro place
Green roofs cover the podium roof, providing a dramatic
increase in landscaping compared to the hard-surface
parking lots and tar roofs of the original site. All green roofs
employ native plant species, irrigated by rainfall or, during
drought conditions, by condensate collected from the
building’s mechanical equipment. All plant species
incorporated into the green roof are native to the region, and
one of the green roofs is dedicated to the First Nations and
Site ecology
was planted with sweetgrass in a traditional ceremony. An
increased number of street trees and a grove at the site’s
south park help create shade conditions at grade.
Design guidelines
Introducing the next generation of sustainable, energy-
efficient architecture developed under a formal
Integrated Design Process. The design fuses time-tested
principles such as massing, orientation, and exposed
thermal mass with immediate digital analysis and
computerized building management systems to create a
climate-responsive design that relies on passive energy
while delivering design excellence and, most
importantly, fostering the wellbeing of employees.
Concept
Program
Offices
Restaurants
Stores
winter gardens
Gallery
Program and Form
Spa
Hotel
Form
In downtown Winnipeg, this innovative office
environment combines a parking garage, a 3-story
podium, containing offices, restaurants and retail, with
two narrow 18-story office towers linked by winter
gardens. Winnipeg with 6,253 heating degree-C-days
(11,255 heating degree-F-days), a winter design
Program and Form
temperature of - 31°F (-35° C) and a summer design
temperature of +86°F (+ 30° C) presented the project
team with unique climatic challenges. The energy
efficiency of the building is maximized by: optimizing
the orientation to use passive solar gains to condition
the interior space; high ceilings to increases natural
daylighting: creating envelope buffer zones as winter
gardens and double facades for passive solar pre-
conditioning of fresh air. A highly efficient heat
recovery reduces energy consumption by pre-heating
intake air, the use of displace
Durability, lifecycle costs, regional relevance, and health and
wellbeing were critical factors in the development of the building’s
materials palette. Locally quarried Tyndall limestone and locally
sourced granites were chosen to reinforce Winnipeg’s urban fabric of
masonry buildings and Manitoba Hydro’s relationship to the northern
landscape. Embodied energy was a consideration in the selection of all
materials.
Materials and façade
Large portions of the structure were left exposed in order to increase
the conductivity of the radiant concrete mass, and to reinforce the
open loft concept. Douglas fir elements, the majority sourced from the
buildings that previously occupied the site, are applied in key public
spaces to introduce warmth and texture.
All interior materials meet low-VOC standards in order to provide a
safe and healthy working environment. All carpet tile is made from
100% recycled materials. Color is used as an organizing element
throughout the office spaces. The building core is painted red, running
the full height of the building.
The towers’ exteriors are composed of extremely high-performance
double- and triple-glazed unitized curtainwall panels. Curtainwall
components were assembled locally to minimize costs and to facilitate
quick and proficient installation and minimize delays due to the
Interior
extreme climate.
The Public Galleria at the ground floor creates a grand public space
that links the crown corporation to the life of the downtown and in
turn establishes a popular, public destination for informal gathering
and a range of formal and festive events through all seasons.
Raised floor systems facilitate the inevitable office
churn and minimize the time and cost of retrofits. All
air distribution, power, plumbing, voice, and data are
distributed through the raised floor system, easily
accessed by peeling away the carpet tile and lifting the
concrete floor tiles.
Interior
Site plan
Ground floor plan
Typical tower floor plan
Northwest façade
North façade
Southwest façade
Sections
Sections
22 storey, 695,000 square foot concrete structure houses Manitoba
Hydro’s Head Office in Downtown Winnipeg.
Some of the unique aspects of the building include:
-A geothermal field under the parking structure for heating and
cooling capacity.
-Six storey atriums that provide preheating of natural ventilation air.
Structure
-112 m solar chimney that draws natural ventilation through the
building using stack effect.
-Exposed concrete elements for thermal mass and radiant slab
heating/cooling.
-Large spans to facilitate flexibility in space use.
-Large floor to floor dimensions for more natural day lighting.
Structure
Structure
Structure
Structure video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRIGu5n-wro
Winter: This is the main climate in Winnipeg because of the arctic
winds sweeping through the area is the Win- ter. Winnipeg also receives
134 days of snow-cover every year. This is along with low temperatures
and high winds due to the movement of arctic are to the region.
Spring: The duration of spring is short. It beings in April and ends in
June. Temperatures remain mild in the sea- son as the climate
transitions from winter to sum- mer.
Summer : This season provides the warmest temperatures from the
month of July until the end of August. Temperatures during this time
Climate
peak at 80 degrees.
Autumn : Temperatures during this time begin around 65 degrees and
drop to around 50 degrees. This season features comfortable weather
and is the transition from summer to winter
Site and climate analysis identified Winnipeg's unusual abundance of
sunshine and dominant gusting south winds as opportunities to harness
passive solar and wind energies. The team generated 15 massing
options and tested three for optimal performance. The Capital A option
provided maximum passive solar gains in winter and natural ventilation
in the shoulder and summer seasons. Climate-responsive features
include a high-performance building envelope and a massive
geothermal system with 280 boreholes, each 125 meters deep). Three
Bioclimate design
south-facing, six-story "winter gardens" act as lungs, with 24-meter
waterfalls that humidify/dehumidify air entering the building.
The concrete structure creates thermal mass to moderate extreme
temperature swings. The advanced facade system ensures 100% fresh
air and maximum daylight. Automated louvers and windows open and
close in reaction to light and temperature changes, making the
bioclimatic design visible to the city. A radiant slab between the double
facades maintains minimum temperatures in winter and heat exchange
with the geothermal field in summer. In the winter, the solar chimney
draws exhaust air down to heat the parkade and pre-heat incoming cold
Bioclimate design
air via the south atria. During warmer seasons, the solar chimney
exhausts stale air from the building.
Daylighting at levels that allow lights to be off during daylight hours: 85%
Narrow, 11-meter-wide floorplates ensure access to views and natural light. East and
west tower facades are double-glazed with motorized windows on the exterior and
single-glazed with manually operable, hopper-style windows on the interior. Large-
format automated louvers within the double façade open and close throughout the day to
minimize solar gain and glare. Louver blades at the top act as a light shelf, bouncing
additional light onto the white ceiling.
Direct/indirect T5 HO fixtures are dimmable, equipped with daylighting and occupancy
Light and Air
sensors, and are individually adjustable from the central building management system,
allowing daylight harvesting for maximum efficiency and flexibility. Slightly lower
overhead lighting levels reduce potential glare, and individual LED task lights at each
workstation focus light where it is required most: on the work surface.
The roofs of the podium feature deep-soil intensive green
roofs and create accessible, lushly landscaped terraces as an
outdoor amenity for employees, while also reducing
stormwater runoff and providing additional thermal insulation.
Excess rainwater is held within the green roof tray system
until the planting medium is ready to absorb it. Hydro Place
employs an innovative approach to green roof irrigation.
Excess condensate generated by the building’s fan coil units
during the hot summer months is directed to large cisterns
located in the building’s parking garage. When conditions
Water cycle
warrant, this reclaimed water is pumped back up to the green
roof and redistributed via an efficient drip irrigation system.
The design aligns with Manitoba Hydro’s policies of energy-use reduction
and clean power sources. It successfully establishes an exemplar of climate-
responsive, energy-efficient design for large buildings in extreme climates.
Since the first occupants moved into the building in December 2009, the
building has exceeded the original 60% energy savings goal and is now
targeting 64.9% energy savings. This is in large part due to the integrated
design process, which ensured the rigorous integration of systems and
operations, including radiant heating and cooling delivered through an
exposed concrete thermal mass. The large geothermal field, high-efficiency
Energy flows
condensing boilers, and efficient heating and cooling systems ensure that
supply and exchange is utilized. A sophisticated building management system
monitors internal and external environments to optimize lighting, solar
shading, and heating and cooling loads while taking advantage of passive
energy sources. User control of lighting in the offices, managed through
desktop computers, is projected to save an additional 10%–15% in electrical
lighting loads. As a crown utility and the main supplier of electrical energy in
the province, Manitoba Hydro’s clean energy, hydro, and wind electric
sources provide carbon-neutral power to the building.
Sustainability features
The Manitoba Hydro Place is an integrated structure that saves up to
65% (against the original target of 60%) of energy in comparison with a
similar large office tower. The tower uses passive free energy and
reduces energy consumption without compromising on human comfort.
The energy efficient systems were integrated into the building from the
beginning to cut construction costs.
“The tower uses passive free energy and saves energy consumption
Sustainability
without compromising on human comfort.”
The building has green roofs to avoid storm runoff and enable
landscaping. The active systems of the building include dimmable and
programmable fluorescent bulbs to save energy. The office site was also
strategically selected close to the public transportation routes of the
suburban Winnipeg Manitoba Hydro employees to lower greenhouse
gas emissions and save travel time.
The structure utilized solely fresh air. The atrium space acts as the lungs
of the building. Fresh air is drawn into this space and conditioned
before entering the other zones and spaces of the building.
The double layer curtain wall facade has vent- able windows which
facilitate the introduction of fresh air into the building. The
intermediary space between the exterior-most wall and the interior
wall allow this air to conditioned and distributed throughout the
building. The interior wall has its own operable windows which allow
Ventilation
the occupants to choose whether they desire the ventilation and air
from the buffer space.
Dehumidification-Humidification The building incorporates into the
atrium space a water feature that helps control the humidity of the
building. This piece utilizes mylar ribbons in the water feature adding a
sculptural element to the instillation. Moreover, this space in the
immediate proximity of the water feature could be viewed as a space
thermal delight facilitating a more enriched experience to the spaces of
the building.
The building facades are organized around a typical five-foot planning
Ventilation
module, allowing for a multitude of uses and potential wall
configurations. Manually operable windows punctuate the exterior
façade at 10 feet on center, ensuring that all spaces have access to
individually controlled natural ventilation.
Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AySDYQ-ypX4
The foundation of the building's heating and cooling system is the
geothermal system, a closed loop system consisting of borehole which
contains tubing filled with glycol encased in thermally enhanced grout.
In summer, the glycol extracts heat from the building, and returns it to
the ground. The same heat is used to warm the radiant slabs during
colder temperatures
Cooling and heating
A highly efficient heat recovery reduces energy consumption by pre-
heating intake air, the use of displacement ventilation supplies fresh air
supply continuously. Operable windows and solar chimney allow natural
ventilation. Thermo-active slab heating and cooling is supported by
geothermal heat exchangers.
The building dynamically adapts to the continuously changing climatic
conditions. Occupants can control their individual environment
according to their own personal preference using operable windows,
lighting and shading devices. The building consumes 140 kWh/m²/year
of primary energy for building operation, establishing it as the most
energy efficient office tower in North America, 60% below a typical
office tower. Beyond energy efficiency the building provides a new level
of thermal and visual comfort, with all workstations having access to the
façade.
The automated solar shading devices are located in the zone between the
double skin design on the East and West facades of the Manitoba Hydro
Place.
The building has an integrated louvered blind system. It is designed to
minimize glare and solar radiation within the interior. When fully
extended the blinds cover the entire facade of the building and are
effective in all seasons.
The automated shading devices used at the Manitoba Hydro Place cover
the entire facade of the building making them an effective daylighting
facade. The Successful integration of the system is an unobtrusive
Shading
solution to shading with a glazed curtain wall
“The solar chimney draws exhaust air to its bottom through
fans. The recovered heat is used to preheat cold incoming air.”
Manitoba Hydro Place has an iconic 115m tall solar chimney, which
forms the main entrance on 360 Portage Avenue and distinguishes
the north elevation. The thermal chimney provides passive
ventilation to the building, based on the natural stack effect.
Solar chimney
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