North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit

The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit is a public health clinic located in North Bay, Ontario.[1] The 150-person,[2] 58,000 sq. ft. facility comprises multiple health care offices, clinical and community spaces.[1][3][4][5]

North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit
General information
TypeHealth Unit
Architectural styleContemporary Architecture
Address345 Oak St. West, North Bay, Ontario
Town or cityNorth Bay
CountryCanada
Completed2017
Technical details
Floor area58,803 sq. ft
Design and construction
Architect(s)Mitchell Jensen Architects
Structural engineerRJC Engineers
Awards and prizes2018 Best of Canada Award, Canadian Interiors Magazine 2018 Northern Ontario Excellence Award, Woodworks! Wood Design Awards
Website
https://www.myhealthunit.ca/en/index.asp

Building awards

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The building was designed by Mitchell Jensen Architects.[6] The building has received two major awards for its design and construction.

  • 2018 Best of Canada Award, Canadian Interiors Magazine (in collaboration with Carlyle Design Associates)[2]
  • 2018 Northern Ontario Excellence Award, Wood WORKS! Wood Design Awards[7]

Common area

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The common area or lobby of the building gives access to a clinic, family room, classroom and other nearby quarters, private and public areas.[5] This area exhibits many different functions circulation wise but holds great architectural components. Common area of the building exhibits an exposed roof structure paneled in a wood veneer.[8] These wood veneer panels are a glue laminated Douglas fir cladding.[8] This cladding extends from the exterior of the building to the interior to draw from its natural surrounding. A two-story limestone cladded wall also brings this idea of an interior and exterior connection. A large window assembly situated on the south end of the common area brings guests a view of Lake Nipissing.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "This Award-Winning Design Transforms the Way You See Public Health | Insight". www.globalfurnituregroup.com. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  2. ^ a b "North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit". Canadian Interiors. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  3. ^ "North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit – Mitchell Jensen Architects". Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  4. ^ North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit Annual Report. Welcome to Your new Health Unit. 2019. p.5.
  5. ^ a b "North Bay firm wins architecture award". Northern Ontario Business. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  6. ^ "Mitchell Jensen Architects – North Bay, Ontario". Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  7. ^ "2018 Ontario Wood Works! Award Winners "Northern Ontario Excellence Award"" (PDF). The Working Forest, Winter #2. Vol. 22 #8. 2018. p. 12. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  8. ^ a b "Ontario wood awards celebrate a 'renaissance' - constructconnect.com". Daily Commercial News. 2018-11-21. Retrieved 2022-02-16.