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Ingonish Civic Building
Ingonish Civic Building
Ingonish, Canada
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Ingonish Civic Building
Ingonish, Canada
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STATUS
Built
YEAR
2015
SIZE
5000 sqft - 10,000 sqft
Designed as a prototype for facilities in small communities throughout Atlantic Canada, the Ingonish Civic Building replaces the oldest Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) detachment in Canada. The facility serves approximately 5,000 residents of the area, as well as visitors of the Cape Breton Highlands National Park -- the new detachment lies at the park's eastern edge near the Atlantic Ocean.
The design uses traditional forms and detailing from the Atlantic region such as a gable roof and lap siding, but interprets them in modern materials. Fibre cement with clean edge finishing in two distinct greys are accented with red panelling at the entryway. A skylight along the top edge of the gable roof illuminates the reception area and administrative functions of the building.
The 6,135 sq.ft. building program comprises a main administrative section for police operations and a secure detention pavilion that can be added if required. The administrative area includes office space; meeting, interview, and exhibit rooms; secure records storage; exercise room and locker facilities. Detention cells, a guard area, fingerprinting and breath-testing facilities are housed in the secure area, and a secure shed provides cold storage for the building. The detention area borders the rest of the building at a double wall, allowing for future iterations to omit this portion if deemed unnecessary for the specific site.
The design uses traditional forms and detailing from the Atlantic region such as a gable roof and lap siding, but interprets them in modern materials. Fibre cement with clean edge finishing in two distinct greys are accented with red panelling at the entryway. A skylight along the top edge of the gable roof illuminates the reception area and administrative functions of the building.
The 6,135 sq.ft. building program comprises a main administrative section for police operations and a secure detention pavilion that can be added if required. The administrative area includes office space; meeting, interview, and exhibit rooms; secure records storage; exercise room and locker facilities. Detention cells, a guard area, fingerprinting and breath-testing facilities are housed in the secure area, and a secure shed provides cold storage for the building. The detention area borders the rest of the building at a double wall, allowing for future iterations to omit this portion if deemed unnecessary for the specific site.
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