CNC HEAVY MECHANICAL TRADES TRAINING FACILITY

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INTRODUCTION A
The ‘Heavy Mechanical Trades Training Facility’ is one-story single building Constructed
and designed to offer an abundance of natural light connects to the existing campus
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building. an educational training facility for students of heavy machinery mechanics,
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involved integrated architecture and interior design, graphics, and wayfinding.
Reinterpretation of the local industrial typology and the program’s heavy equipment
guides its architectural expression.

LOCATION : Prince George, British S

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ARCHITECTS : Mcfarlane Biggar Architects
AREA : 25000 ft² U
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YEAR : 2019 Pine center George mechanical trades
CLIMATE mall Secondary training facility

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School

The average temperature : 25°c to 30°c

Annual perception : 1200mm KEY DESIGN ELEMENTS MATERIALS
Prevaling wind direction : west to east
Sun path : east – west

Enclosure
blackened
steel
Light

veneered
plywood
Sun path Wood

Timber
CONNECTIVITY

Masonry
220 m Away from nicholson at bus stand Exposed
concrete
180m Away from cariboo HWY
3.8km Away from prince george raliway staion
OAK TREE
SITE PLAN

SAKSHI MEHER – 17 I MAHENDRA MISAL – 18 I SEM – 6 I VIVA SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

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PLAN A’ SECTION BB’

1. Entry 2. Computer lab 3. Lookers 4.tool room 5. Small parts shop 6. Engine testing room 7. Safety
corridor 8. Main shop 9. Oil storage 10. Battery room 11. Work bench 12. Engine overhaul 13. Vehicle lifts
14. Wash bay 15. Works yard 16. Gate 17. Trades courtyard

NORTH ELEVATION
The building’s enclosure is a simple folded expression enveloping the flexible long-span internal spaces.
The weathering steel façade, an iconic feature, is inspired by the steel links of heavy-duty caterpillar tracks.
The repetitive panels incorporate a subtle crease to improve their strength; reducing the required material FACADE SECTON DETAILS FACADE PLAN DETAILS
ENCLOSOURE WALL DETAILS
thickness while introducing a dynamic shadow-play.

EAST ELEVATION
SAKSHI MEHER – 17 I MAHENDRA MISAL – 18 I SEM – 6 I VIVA SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE