Gibbs Gage Architects

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Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada 
Architecture scolaire
Campus et pavillons universitaires

A.J. Diamond, Donald Schmitt and Company

Gibbs Gage Architects

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Scurfield Hall et bloc d’ingénierie G à l’Université de Calgary – Calgary

Brendan Roworth

« Lorsque j’étais étudiant à l’Université de Californie, j’ai passé la plupart de mon temps dans deux bâtiments : Scurfield Hall et Engineering G block. Scurfield avait tendance à séparer chaque activité en son sein. Dans l’atrium, les amis discutaient et prenaient un café, dans les couloirs, on marchait entre les cours, dans les salles de séminaire, on se réunissait et on travaillait en groupe, et on étudiait individuellement dans la bibliothèque ou dans un box au niveau le plus bas. Chaque zone avait sa propre activité et il y avait peu d’interaction entre elles.

Le bloc G combine son usage dédié à la recherche et à l’enseignement avec l’espace intermédiaire que j’ai décrit précédemment en enveloppant le bloc central des laboratoires de tous les côtés avec des mezzanines et des couloirs habitables. Construit dans la cour des bâtiments existants de la faculté, le bloc maintient un espace de rassemblement public dans un atrium central continu qui s’étend du sous-sol au plafond de verre. On y trouve des étudiants jouant au ping-pong, lisant et discutant dans la cage d’escalier habitée en son centre, ou travaillant en groupe autour de tables et de meubles modulaires. Ce sont les halls et les mezzanines qui courent au-dessus de cet espace qui lui confèrent sa qualité particulière. Chaque niveau au-dessus du rez-de-chaussée accueille un hall qui part d’un côté de l’atrium, contourne le bloc de laboratoires au centre et revient à l’atrium à son extrémité opposée. Ces halls sont ouverts jusqu’au niveau le plus bas, ce qui permet au bruit de la vie en bas de filtrer jusqu’aux bancs, tables et chaises qui les bordent. Vous pouvez habiter ces espaces pour n’importe quelle raison. J’ai déjeuné seul au niveau supérieur en regardant les skateurs dans la cour en contrebas, j’ai passé des heures à discuter avec des amis et j’ai travaillé sur d’innombrables devoirs, tout cela dans le même espace. Il vous permet de monter et de descendre d’un niveau à l’autre, de vous rapprocher ou de vous éloigner des autres activités de l’espace en fonction de vos besoins du moment, sans jamais supprimer complètement votre lien avec l’espace social situé en dessous. Les utilisateurs peuvent se sentir tout aussi à l’aise dans l’espace, quelle que soit la raison de leur présence, et sans que le bâtiment n’exige une activité ou une méthode d’habitation particulière pour y parvenir. » (Livret Expériences Vécues Positives de la Qualité dans l’Environnement Bâti 2023, p.54).

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Fifteen 15
Calgary, Alberta, Canada 
Architecture résidentielle
Logements, habitats collectifs et condominiums

Gibbs Gage Architects

(1)

2019The Alberta Masonry Design Awards

Gibbs Gage Architects

Honourable Mention
Multi-Family Residential

© Gibbs Gage Architects
Elbow Park Elementary School
Calgary, Alberta, Canada 
Architecture scolaire
Écoles maternelles, primaires et secondaires

Gibbs Gage Architects

(1)

2019The Alberta Masonry Design Awards

Gibbs Gage Architects

Award of Excellence
Educational / Institutional

© Gibbs Gage Architects
20/20 – 4th Street
Calgary, Alberta, Canada 
Architecture commerciale fiscale et de bureaux
Édifices d’administration et bureaux

Gibbs Gage Architects

(1)

2015The Alberta Masonry Design Awards

Gibbs Gage Architects

Award of Merit
Commercial Building

© Gibbs Gage Architects
Elevation Place
Canmore, Alberta, Canada 
Architecture de sports et de loisirs
Centres récréatifs

Gibbs Gage Architects

(2)

2018Prairie Wood Design Awards

Gibbs Gage Architects

Award
Recreational Wood Design Award
2015The Alberta Masonry Design Awards

Gibbs Gage Architects

Award of Excellence
Commercial Building

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Connaught School
Calgary, Alberta, Canada 
Architecture scolaire
Écoles maternelles, primaires et secondaires

Gibbs Gage Architects

(1)

2011The Alberta Masonry Design Awards

Gibbs Gage Architects

Award of Merit
Restoration

© Gibbs Gage Architects
Stampede Station
Calgary, Alberta, Canada 
Architecture commerciale fiscale et de bureaux
Édifices d’administration et bureaux

Gibbs Gage Architects

(1)

2011The Alberta Masonry Design Awards

Gibbs Gage Architects

Award of Merit
Commercial Building

Canadian Natural Resources Limited Engineering Complex
Calgary, Alberta, Canada 
Architecture scolaire
Centres de recherche & laboratoires

Landscape Architects: O2

A.J. Diamond, Donald Schmitt and Company

Gibbs Gage Architects

(1)

© Gibbs Gage Architects ; Pickard Chilton Architects
ATCO Headquarters
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Architecture commerciale fiscale et de bureaux
Édifices d’administration et bureaux

Pickard Chilton Architects

Gibbs Gage Architects

(1)

2019Prairie Wood Design Awards

Pickard Chilton Architects

Gibbs Gage Architects

Award
Industry Award

Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning
Calgary, Alberta, Canada 
Architecture scolaire
Campus et pavillons universitaires

A.J. Diamond, Donald Schmitt and Company

Gibbs Gage Architects

(1)

2019Prairie Wood Design Awards

A.J. Diamond, Donald Schmitt and Company

Gibbs Gage Architects

Award
Interior Wood Design Showcase Award

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Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada 
Educational architecture
University buildings and campuses

A.J. Diamond, Donald Schmitt and Company

Gibbs Gage Architects

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University of Calgary’s Scurfield Hall and Engineering G block – Calgary

Brendan Roworth

While an undergraduate at U of C I spent most of my time in two buildings: Scurfield Hall and Engineering G block. Scurfield tended to separate each activity within it. The atrium had friends chatting and getting coffee, the halls were for walking between classes, seminar rooms were for meetings and group work, and individual study took place in the library or a cubicle on the lowest level. Each area had its designated activity with little interaction between them.

Block G combines its dedicated use as a research and teaching facility with the in-between space I previously described by wrapping the central block of Labs on all sides with inhabitable mezzanines and corridors. Constructed within the courtyard of existing faculty buildings the block maintains public gathering space withing a continuous central atrium that runs up from the basement level to glass ceiling. Within it you will find students playing ping pong, reading and chatting on the inhabited stairwell at its center, or working in groups at tables and modular furniture pieces. It is the halls and mezzanines that run above this however that give this space its particular quality. Each level above the ground floor hosts a wrapping hall that runs from one side of the atrium, around the block of labs in the center, and back to the atrium on its opposite end. These halls are left open to the lowest level, allowing the noise of life below to filter up to the benches, tables, and chairs that line them. You are able to inhabit these spaces for any purpose you may have. I have eaten lunch alone on the top-level watching skateboarders in the courtyard below, spent hours talking with friends, and worked on countless assignments all within the same space. It allows you to move up and down between levels coming closer to and moving away from the other activity within the space based on your current needs without ever completely removing your connection to the social space below. Users are able to make themselves equally comfortable within the space regardless of their purpose for being there, and without the building necessitating any particular activity or method of inhabitation in order to do so. » (Booklet Positive Lived Experiences of Quality in the Built Environment 2023, p.55).

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© Gibbs Gage Architects
Fifteen 15
Calgary, Alberta, Canada 
Residential architecture
Collective housing and condominiums

Gibbs Gage Architects

(1)

2019The Alberta Masonry Design Awards

Gibbs Gage Architects

Honourable Mention
Multi-Family Residential

© Gibbs Gage Architects
Elbow Park Elementary School
Calgary, Alberta, Canada 
Educational architecture
Kindergartens, elementary and high schools

Gibbs Gage Architects

(1)

2019The Alberta Masonry Design Awards

Gibbs Gage Architects

Award of Excellence
Educational / Institutional

© Gibbs Gage Architects
20/20 – 4th Street
Calgary, Alberta, Canada 
Commercial financial and offices
Administration and office buildings

Gibbs Gage Architects

(1)

2015The Alberta Masonry Design Awards

Gibbs Gage Architects

Award of Merit
Commercial Building

© Gibbs Gage Architects
Elevation Place
Canmore, Alberta, Canada 
Architecture of sports and leisure
Recreation centers

Gibbs Gage Architects

(2)

2018Prairie Wood Design Awards

Gibbs Gage Architects

Award
Recreational Wood Design Award
2015The Alberta Masonry Design Awards

Gibbs Gage Architects

Award of Excellence
Commercial Building

© Gibbs Gage Architects
Connaught School
Calgary, Alberta, Canada 
Educational architecture
Kindergartens, elementary and high schools

Gibbs Gage Architects

(1)

2011The Alberta Masonry Design Awards

Gibbs Gage Architects

Award of Merit
Restoration

© Gibbs Gage Architects
Stampede Station
Calgary, Alberta, Canada 
Commercial financial and offices
Administration and office buildings

Gibbs Gage Architects

(1)

2011The Alberta Masonry Design Awards

Gibbs Gage Architects

Award of Merit
Commercial Building

Canadian Natural Resources Limited Engineering Complex
Calgary, Alberta, Canada 
Educational architecture
Research centers and laboratories

Landscape Architects: O2

A.J. Diamond, Donald Schmitt and Company

Gibbs Gage Architects

(1)

© Gibbs Gage Architects ; Pickard Chilton Architects
ATCO Headquarters
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Commercial financial and offices
Administration and office buildings

Pickard Chilton Architects

Gibbs Gage Architects

(1)

2019Prairie Wood Design Awards

Pickard Chilton Architects

Gibbs Gage Architects

Award
Industry Award

Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning
Calgary, Alberta, Canada 
Educational architecture
University buildings and campuses

A.J. Diamond, Donald Schmitt and Company

Gibbs Gage Architects

(1)

2019Prairie Wood Design Awards

A.J. Diamond, Donald Schmitt and Company

Gibbs Gage Architects

Award
Interior Wood Design Showcase Award