{"id":13756,"date":"2023-03-03T06:21:16","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T14:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/construction-complete-on-massive-new-ontario-courthouse-in-toronto\/"},"modified":"2023-03-03T06:21:17","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T14:21:17","slug":"construction-complete-on-massive-new-ontario-courthouse-in-toronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/construction-complete-on-massive-new-ontario-courthouse-in-toronto\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction complete on massive new Ontario courthouse in Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"

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TORONTO \u2014 The official opening of a new courthouse in Toronto is imminent with construction wrapping up on the 17-storey tower.<\/p>\n

According to a press release from the Ontario government, the fully accessible state-of-the-art courthouse will bring six Ontario Court of Justice criminal courts under one roof, including specialty courts, such as those for drug treatment, youth and mental health.<\/p>\n

Located at 10 Armoury St., the courthouse features 73 judicial hearing rooms equipped with modern technology, including video capabilities and also features upgraded security elements such as a single point of entry with electronic screening and lockdown capability, video surveillance and monitoring.<\/p>\n

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COURTESY INFRASTRUCTURE ONTARIO \u2014 NORR and RPBW were the architectural partners on the Toronto Courthouse project, collaborating with EllisDon, the Ministry of Attorney General and Infrastructure Ontario.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The architects behind the project, NORR Architects & Engineers Limited (NORR) and Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW), stated the new facility \u201csolves the challenge of the highrise courthouse through a welcoming light-filled facility that integrates carefully into the important civic\u00a0context.\u201d<\/p>\n

NORR and RPBW worked with EllisDon, the Ministry of Attorney General and Infrastructure Ontario (IO) on the build.<\/p>\n

Some of the special features of the building, state the architects, are a 20-metre-tall atrium and a 90-metre-tall architectural mast that marks the judicial precinct. The envelope of the tower is characterized by a layering of embossed metal panels, wood frames and low iron glass and is capped by\u00a0a photovoltaic array.<\/p>\n

The new courthouse, which is slated to open to the public in the coming weeks, was also designed to meet LEED Silver certification. According to IO the contract value was $956.4 million.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n