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 CAMH Research Centre 

The CAMH Research Centre is a proposal from a collaboration between KPMB Architects and TreanorHL, a design firm founded in 1994 who provides services in architecture and planning. This project was announced as the winner of a 2020 Canadian Architect Award of Excellence. Stephan Chevalier, one of the juror of the 2020 Canadian Architect Excellence Awards expresses his passion for the proposal, “This is a big building that seems comfortable, with qualities of delicacy and softness. It brings something quiet, even if it’s busy from a programmatic point of view. It’s well-detailed in its sustainability aspects. The façade moves in and out, allowing the park to terrace through the building. It is also the most successful integration of mass timber that we saw among the entries. It’s the whole package, in a large, significant project.” Located on the corner of Queen Street West and Shaw Street, this site was originally known as the Provincial Lunatic Asylum from the mid-19th century until 1976. The redevelopment of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) complex at Queen and Ossington has been going on for a decade, with the latest Site Plan Approval application for Block 7, where KPMB Architects’ designed research center will be placed. A proposed 7-storey complex, with 146,985 meter squared of institutional space, and 1,775 meter squared of retail space situated on the ground floor. This plot of land has been undergoing rezoning with the rest of the complex since 2006. This proposition is the first concrete design that has been proposed with a palette of material selection. The ground floor levels would be cladded with grey and clear vision glass, while the upper floors will be using bronze fins and spandrel to frame the full-height vision glass glazing. Since 2006, the CAMH redevelopment project has completed 3 construction phases. The CAMH Research Centre is the fourth phase, expected to debut in 2021. The CAMH Redevelopment Project is a redefining moment for the Queen Street campus. Canadian Architect states “The Queen Street campus of what is now the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has undergone profound changes since then, and the design of its new Research Centre evokes a much older and very different meaning of the word “asylum”: an oasis for compassion, care, dignity and respect.”. KPMB and TreanorHL design proposal of the new CAMH Research Centre has a strong connection to the history of the site, but also responds towards the issue of addiction and mental health in Toronto. The brick perimeter wall constructed by residents of the 1850s asylum have been retained, and the remnants of this wall are reimagined as a frame that includes and invites a hub of activity supporting mental health. The Research Centre is proposed to have four main parts: a subterranean research zone (Research Roots); the glass-enclosed Pavilion in the Park volume that consolidates communal, clinical and amenity spaces into the first two floors; the four-story Research Sanctuary; and the rooftop Beacon, a flexible event space. When looking at the design in plan, the north and south volumes have a convergence space between researchers, clients and visitors. This will strengthen the bond between all occupants, removing social barriers that would limit social interaction between all users. According to Canadian Architect, it states that the proposed research center is expected to meet LEED V4 Platinum and Tier 3 Toronto Green City Standards. Its hybrid mass-timber structure exudes warmth and wellness which is crucially impactful for a campus that focuses on addiction and mental health. The building is constructed using a wood-and-concrete composite floor system called BubbleLAM, and will be Canada’s largest hybrid mass timber public building. This will create and promote an environmentally sustainable way of approaching architecture. Successful architecture never solely focuses on the building itself. KPMB and TreanorHL also considered the benefit that the project could bring to the whole community of the urban city. There has also been a proposal for rejuvenating the adjacent programs of the site. Canadian Architect states that Adelaide Street West, the site’s southern boundary, is transformed into a linear green park, connecting the campus to neighborhoods to the west and east, as well as to the planned King-Liberty SmartTrack transit station. The Collaboration Garden along the east edge of the building extends workspace and meeting space into the outdoors, with seating areas nestled into undulating mounds. Along with these mounds, a water feature in the garden provides an organic, meandering counterpoint to the Heritage Wall’s undeviating rectilinearity. The project is expected to be completed by 2027.

KPMB Team


 * Bruce Kuwabara (partner, project design lead)
 * Mitchell Hall (principal, project team lead)
 * Judith Taylor (principal, project manager)
 * Kael Opie (principal, project architect/building systems coordination)
 * Glenn MacMullin (senior associate, project Architect/building envelope & interiors)
 * John Peterson, Amanda Sebris, Andrew Barat, Bahman Safiee, Camilo Avendano, Carolyn Lee (senior associate), Chris Baziw, Christina Facey, Colin Geary, Erik Skouris, Gerald DesRochers, Giulio Bruno, Goran Milosevic (principal), Hamza Adenali, Ivan Efremov, Jackie Chapel, Jessie Tian, Katie Munroe, Kevin Mockford, Klaudia Lengyel, Kyle Nhan, Lukas Bergmark, Lyndsay Hall, Meaghan Hall, Myles Burry, Nina Djurkovic, Peter Ehvert, Robert Faber, Sahana Dharmaraj

Consultants

AEI (MEP), Blackwell (structural), Transsolar (energy engineering/sustainability), PFS Studio (landscape), RDH (envelope), WSP (civil), ERA (heritage), LRI (code and accessibility), Soberman (elevator), BA Consulting (loading), Brian Ballantyne (specification), Kaizen (food), Bruce Trees Arborist (arborist), Urban Strategies (SPA), EPA/Colliers (FF&E), RWDI (LEED), Sextant Group (AV), Norm Li (renderings), MBII (lighting), Puncture Design (competition video), Vermeulens (costing), DEW (water feature),  Aercoustics (building acoustics), Novus / SLR  (exterior noise, snow and wind analysis)

KPMB Architects

Established in 1987, KPMB is one of Canada's largest architecture firms, located in one of the most diverse cities, Toronto. It is a Canadian architecture firm founded by Bruce Kuwabara, Marianne McKenna, Thomas Payne, and Shirley Blumberg. However, Thomas Payne left KPMB to start a multidisciplinary architectural studio in 2013. They have built many globally renowned projects across North America. Their design principle prioritizes the quality of the human experience through the creation of vibrant communities and sustainable cities and places. A quote from KPMB Architects states “An overriding theme of the practice has been placing contemporary architecture in an evolving dynamic relationship with what exists to support the vitality of the urban condition and contribute to cultivating an open, civil and pluralistic society. The work is characterized as a hybrid form of architecture oscillating between regional and local identity and global influence; time past and present and future.”. KMPB received over 300 awards, including 16 Governor General’s Medals, Canada’s highest honor ever since.

Design Intentions and Considerations

The CAMH Research Centre signifies a KPMB Project from its design intentions. The design reconciles the past, present, and future of the site. The curvilinear, transparent design set within a green landscape provides a revitalized counterpoint to the history of Queen Street. Starting from a site for the former 19th-century palatial asylum, the CAMH Research Centre redefines the atmosphere by achieving an oasis of compassion, care, dignity, and respect through their design intentions. Giving back to the society and community is one of many KPMB’s goals when designing. The distinctive form of the design creates a welcoming presence by situating all its entrances and pathways to be pedestrian, bicycle and public transit-friendly. With such considerate design intentions with every single detail, it creates architecture that is inclusive and belonging to the site; truly resembling a KPMB project.

Mental Health in Toronto

Mental Illness and Addiction is quite common in Toronto. According to CAMH, it is statistically proven that 1 in 5 Canadians experiences a mental illness or addiction problem. By the age of 40, 1 in 2 have-or have had-a mental illness. The terms “mental illness” and “addiction” refers to a wide range of disorders that can affect multiple aspects of a human, ranging from mood to thinking, and behavior. Depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, eating disorders, and addictive behaviours are all symptoms of mental illness and addiction. Given by The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, here is a statistical list showing who is affected:


 * 70% of mental health problems have their onset during childhood or adolescence.
 * Young people aged 15 to 24 are more likely to experience mental illness and/or substance use disorders than any other age group.
 * 34% of Ontario high-school students indicate a moderate-to-serious level of psychological distress (symptoms of anxiety and depression). 14% indicate a serious level of psychological distress.
 * Men have higher rates of addiction than women, while women have higher rates of mood and anxiety disorders.
 * Mental and physical health are linked. People with a long-term medical condition such as chronic pain are much more likely to also experience mood disorders. Conversely, people with a mood disorder are at much higher risk of developing a long-term medical condition.
 * People with a mental illness are twice as likely to have a substance use problem compared to the general population. At least 20% of people with a mental illness have a co-occurring substance use problem. For people with schizophrenia, the number may be as high as 50%.
 * Similarly, people with substance use problems are up to 3 times more likely to have a mental illness. More than 15% of people with a substance use problem have a co-occurring mental illness.
 * Canadians in the lowest income group are 3 to 4 times more likely than those in the highest income group to report poor to fair mental health.
 * Studies in various Canadian cities indicate that between 23% and 67% of homeless people report having a mental illness.

History of Queen Street Site

Some say the history of the Queen Street West site and its evolution throughout the past reflects the history of mental health care in Canada. This site has been the home of a mental health health facility for over 160, since the opening of the Provincial Lunatic Asylum in 1850. Every time the institution has a name change, it represents the evolution in which the community views mental health. The Provincial Lunatic Asylum was renamed Asylum for the Insane in 1871, Hospital for the Insane in 1905, and became the Ontario Hospital, Toronto in 1919. Near the end of 20th century in 1996, it was renamed Queen Street Mental Health Centre and finally, what we know today as the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in 1998.

Redeveloping into the Future
 * CAMH History Timeline
 * 1846: The official laying of the cornerstone of the original Provincial Lunatic Asylum by the Honorable Chief Justice John Beverley Robinson
 * 1850: The Provincial Lunatic Asylum sits on lands described as the council grounds and camping site of the First Nation, the Mississauga's of the New Credit. The Asylum opens to its first 211 patients, which were transferred from a former jail
 * 1853: Dr.Joseph Workman takes over as Medical Superintendent, focusing on the oral therapy program and training and hiring skilled staff to meet patient needs.
 * 1861: The entire property is enclosed with masonry walls-built with patient labor-parts of which still stand as designated heritage structures
 * 1869: Newly constructed east and west wings are added to the main asylum building in an attempt to ease severe overcrowding.
 * 1875: Facility is renamed “Asylum for the Insane, Toronto.”
 * 1889: The east and west walls are moved and rebuilt using original materials, reducing the site to its current size of 27 acres.
 * 1890: Mimico Asylum opens, built under Daniel Clark’s supervision and originally operating as a branch of Queen Street
 * 1907: Named Hospital for the Insane, use of the word “hospital” indicates a shift toward a medical approach to care and treatment of people with illness.
 * 1919: Names “Ontario Hospital, Toronto.”
 * 1966: Name changes to “Queen Street Mental Health Centre.”
 * 1979: The infamous “999 Queen Street” address changes to 1001 in an effort to symbolically disconnect the new centre from its stigmatized past.
 * 1998: CAMH is formed with the merger of the Queen Street Mental Centre, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Addiction Research Foundation and Donewood Institute

The proposal of the CAMH Redevelopment Project brings together many beneficiary outcomes to the urban city of Toronto. According to Urban Toronto, the CAMH Redevelopment Project will deliver a new model of care and provide a healthier environment for the community. This redevelopment is being approached through uniting the best research, clinical, education, health promotion, and policy experts, hoping it brings a positive future towards mental health and addictions. Zooming out of Queen Street, there is also consideration in revitalizing the city of Toronto by opening up the site and creating an inclusive new nine-block neighborhood that would benefit everyone. Phase 1 of the Queen Street Redevelopment solely focused on providing clients with the benefits of care in new home-like surroundings. Such benefits include private spaces and washrooms, reflection areas, exercise facilities, and gardens. This positive change was successfully completed in April 2008. Two years later, the second phase began in early 2010. This phase is considered a definitive breakthrough because of the ambitious vision towards site development. The vision for the new Queen Street consists of an integrated, inclusive community that includes new streets, sidewalks, and three new CAMH facilities; The Intergenerational Wellness Centre, The Bell Gateway Building, and the The Utilities and Parking Building. In 2020, CAMH Proposes KPMB-Designed Research Facility at Queen and Shaw, which would take part in phase 4 of the redevelopment project.