I came across an interesting article on the
ASEC in
canada.constructconnect.com, including a few previously unseen renderings:
https://canada.constructconnect.com/...-new-brunswick
Quote:
The new ASEC will occupy the former home of the Collège Notre-Dame-d’Acadie, the first institution of higher education for Acadian women, which opened in 1949 and was founded and run by the Sisters of Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur. The building was purchased by the Government of Canada in 1982 and reopened in 1985 as the Gulf Fisheries Centre.
“The design will interpret the building’s historical pavilion character and strive to commemorate its origins by integrating and adapting key elements and spaces into the site’s now expanded program,” states Diamond Schmitt’s website.
“The prominence of the Collège’s main west heritage façade will be retained and serve as a principal element in Diamond Schmitt’s scheme. It will be centrally positioned and anchor the new facility, with the existing main entrance remaining as the principal entry point.”
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Diamond Schmitt – The centre will be equipped with state-of-the-art laboratory spaces and technology, as well as offices and workspaces for over 700 employees from four federal organizations.
Quote:
Inside there will be a four-storey atrium and skylit galleria that will serve as an exhibition space to commemorate the Sisters, provide a place for science on display, recognize Indigenous communities and serve as a place for gathering. It will also create an architectural transition between the retained heritage façade and the new building.
“The atrium and galleria will act as the connective tissue between the building’s different programming components, while also establishing the importance of the public realm which includes a flexible multipurpose room, Mawiomi — an Indigenous Gathering space, informal and formal meeting spaces of varying sizes,” the website states.
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Diamond Schmitt – The ASEC will be equipped with state-of-the-art laboratory spaces and technology, as well as offices and workspaces for over 700 employees from four federal organizations including Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and the National Research Council Canada. The Canadian Space Agency will participate in ASEC as a virtual partner.
Quote:
In order to allow for the continued use of the existing building during construction, the centre is being built in three phases.
Site preparation work is currently underway as part of the first phase. Construction of the new science wing to the north of the existing building will begin in 2024.
The final phase, scheduled to begin in 2027, will see scientists moving into the newly built science wing, while the redevelopment of the Gulf Fisheries Centre and construction of the remainder of the centre begins.
This step will include rebuilding the façade to commemorate the history of the original building. The centre is expected to be fully occupied by 2031.
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We should see the tower crane for this building in the springtime.
Just think - we might see
five tower cranes in downtown Moncton
alone by this fall. Who would ever have thought...........
1) - ASEC
2) - The Three Sisters Phase Three
3) - 1299 Main (the Tomato Building)
4) - Saint Bernard Place
5) - Infinity (if we are lucky)
There are currently two tower cranes in Dieppe, and potentially more if things start cooking along Dieppe Blvd.
Not to mention all the mini tower cranes around the metro area............
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