Boreal
Hall
Size: 3-12 Storeys
Program: Student Residence
Year: 2022-23
Status: Concept / Promotional
Collaborators: Element5 (Mass Timber Fabrication + Structural Engineering), Tango Studio (Rendering + Graphic Design)
JC-A worked with Ontario-based mass timber supplier Element5 on promotional material to develop cost-effective student housing for various colleges and universities. A variety of unit types and floor configurations were designed for optimum dimensional widths, lengths and spans of cross-laminated timber (CLT) for off-site fabrication. The goals were to reduce material waste, control costs, offer adaptable building arrangements to suit different site locations, building heights, and a variety of sustainable exterior cladding options.
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4079737ba1c4d7caf7f8ade66c0cf721b636d337e7165acbdaa350a71fa9d29d/ELEMENT5_JONCUMMINGS_STUDENTS-RESIDENCE_20-12_EXTERIOR1_MITREX-v2_web.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/66cb146e00aa24c59b71f1fe244bb9a2e18bd4c5544bd7cb94c756608b45b7bb/ELEMENT5_JONCUMMINGS_STUDENTS-RESIDENCE_05--12_INTERIOR1-v2_Floor_Grey_web.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/09af700578f764b493b344787e3cb4b00405a45340d3a56404858b2172c1f89e/ELEMENT5_JONCUMMINGS_STUDENTS-RESIDENCE_29-11_INTERIOR2-v2_post-production-edits.jpg)
Cladding Options
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d08e7245a26de85228361476cc8be38305cb2d55e7ffcdf7f7b4d8c97c7de162/Boreal-Hall_Cladding-Options-v2.jpg)
Unit Layout with Kitchenette
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b59a8c5f3f68076483e6bb97c0ba3e42223ce56f254fc195c464d975cd1974d1/Boreal-Hall_Unit-Iso.jpg)
Typical Floor Plate
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ca47ccb298858a16530f5b9bdfe7059dee5dab8807097cf79f3b075fdf3b179c/Boreal-Hall_Typical-Floor-Plan_web.jpg)