Sherbourne Common

Sherbourne Common
Location 61 Dockside Drive,
Toronto, Ontario
Coordinates 43°38′42″N 79°21′54″W / 43.64500°N 79.36500°W / 43.64500; -79.36500Coordinates: 43°38′42″N 79°21′54″W / 43.64500°N 79.36500°W / 43.64500; -79.36500
Area 1.47 hectares (3.63 acres)
Created 2010
Operated by Toronto Parks
Website Sherbourne Common

Sherbourne Common[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] is a first park in Toronto that includes storm-water treatment facility and is located on Lower Sherbourne Street at Queen's Quay designed for year-round public use.[10] It is a 1.5 hectare[11] park in a close proximity to the waterfront and the Sugar Beach.[12]

It has a 240 metre[3][7][11] long water channel[3] for the purified neighbourhood-wide storm-water with 3 concrete, 9 metre high, public art objects, dressed up with stain glass panels and coloured outdoor lights ("Light Showers" art sculpture designed by Jill Anholt[3][11]) (light patters are triggered by motion detectors[13] ); a Pavilion (the 2009 Awards of Excellence by the Canadian Architect winner; that is the only national awards that recognize projects in the design stage since '80s, by a magazine for architects and related professionals practicing in Canada started in 1955[14]) with a storm-water filtering and ultraviolet (UV) disinfection facility[7][11][15][16] in the basement, equipped with /powered by a renewable energy sources[11] The UV system is sized to treat 70 litres per second and is designed to disinfect viruses, bacteria and protozoa including chlorine-resistant Cryptosporidium and Giardia.[17][18]

Sustainability best practices

This Toronto park follows through on water efficient landscaping, while the Pavilion[14] meets Toronto's Green Building Requirements[11] and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.[3][19][20] Storm-water treatment facility in the Pavilion[3] is powered by the renewable energy sources. Purified water is pushed through three concrete public art objects, each 9 metres high, into the man made water feature e.g. canal.[3] Excess purified water is released into the Lake Ontario.

The park has bicycle storage and access to public transportation.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/02/11/why-toronto-could-use-a-little-seoul Article in the National Post
  2. ↑ http://www.toronto.com/article/694329 Article in the Toronto Star Newspapers Limited City Guide
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 http://urbantoronto.ca/database/projects/sherbourne-common-canadas-sugar-beach-and-waters-edge-promenade Map and the article from Urban Toronto website devoted to development and construction in the GTA and the leading source for news and information on the real estate and development industries in Toronto
  4. 1 2 http://www.toronto.ca/parks/prd/facilities/complex/1860/index.htm Official City of Toronto website page about Sherbourne Common
  5. ↑ http://www.azuremagazine.com/newsviews/blog_content.php?id=1851 Article in the AZURE, magazine that profiles international designers and architects
  6. ↑ http://www.thegridto.com/city/places/what-do-kids-think-of-sherbourne-common Article in the The Grid, a weekly city magazine
  7. 1 2 3 http://www.thestar.com/news/article/866120--hume-sherbourne-common-is-anything-but Article in The Toronto Star
  8. ↑ http://www.tmig.ca/page11404156.aspx Video Time Lapse of the construction of the Sherbourne Common
  9. ↑ http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Sherbourne%20Common Sherbourne Common on Flicker
  10. ↑ http://www.facebook.com/pages/Waterfront-Toronto/151607887926 Facebook Page of Waterfront Toronto
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 http://www.waterfrontoronto.ca/sherbourne_common Sherbourne Common, Toronto Official Page
  12. ↑ http://www.waterfrontoronto.ca/explore_projects2/east_bayfront/canadas_sugar_beach Sugar Beach, Toronto Official Page
  13. ↑ http://www.flickr.com/photos/penelopepix/6826258593 High Quality Photograph of the Official Information Board of Sherbourne Common
  14. 1 2 http://www.canadianarchitect.com/news/2009-canadian-architect-awards-of-excellence-winners-announced/1000351330 2009 Canadian Architect Awards of Excellence List
  15. ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/map_futurecity.html photos and additional footage from Suzuki Diaries: Future City with an interactive map
  16. ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/episode/suzuki-diaries-future-city.html TMIG Award Winning Designs Featured on Suzuki Diaries: Future City.
  17. ↑ "Stormwater Treatment and Reuse - Toronto, Ontario (Case Study)". Trojan Technologies. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  18. ↑ "Sherbourne Common: Shining a Light on Stormwater". Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  19. ↑ http://www.waterfrontoronto.ca/our_waterfront_vision/our_future_is_green/green_building_requirements Green Building Requirements
  20. ↑ http://www.cagbc.org Canadian Green Building Council

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