Jamieson Place
Jamieson Place seen from Princes Island Park
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice
LocationCalgary, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates51°02′59″N 114°04′06″W / 51.04972°N 114.06833°W / 51.04972; -114.06833
Construction startedJanuary 2007
OpeningDecember 2009
Cost$381-million
OwnerBritish Columbia Investment Management Corporation
ManagementBentall Capital
Height
Antenna spire173 m (568 ft)
Roof170 m (560 ft)[1]
Technical details
Floor count38
Floor area880,000 sq ft (82,000 m2)
Lifts/elevators17
Design and construction
Architect(s)Gibbs Gage Architects[2]
DeveloperBentall LP
Structural engineerRead Jones Christoffersen
Main contractorEllisDon

Jamieson Place is a 880,000-square-foot (82,000 m2)[3] office building in the city's downtown core of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. At the time of its completion in 2009, the 173 m (568 ft) Jamiseson Place was the third tallest office tower in Calgary.

The building's winter garden is home to three hanging glass chandeliers by artist Dale Chihuly.[4]

History

Bentall Capital on behalf of the property owner British Columbia Investment Management Corporation, tasked Gibbs Gage Architects to design a structure at the corner of 2nd Street and 4th Avenue SW. The proposed 38 floor[1] design was inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright and the vernacular landscape of the Canadian Prairies, featuring twin illuminated vertical spires capping the building at 173 m (568 ft). The design included connections to the city's Plus 15 network, and a three-story indoor winter garden.[5] The complex would also include a five level underground parkade with 500 stalls, totaling 240,000 sq ft (22,000 m2).[2]

Groundbreaking for $300-million (equivalent to $381-million in 2021) project occurred in January 2007 and construction completed in December 2009. Following construction Jamieson Place has earned BOMA Platinum status and LEED Gold status.[3]

Jamieson Place was named in honour of Alice Jamieson, a resident of Calgary who in 1914 became the first female appointed to the judiciary in the British Empire.[6]

As of 2020, Skyscraper Center, a project of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat lists Jamieson place as the 12th tallest building in Calgary and 64th tallest in Canada.[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Emporis. "Jamieson Place". Retrieved 2007-10-27.
  2. 1 2 Gibbs Gage Architects. "Jamieson Place". Retrieved 2007-10-27.
  3. 1 2 "General Building Information". jamiesonplace.com. QuadReal. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  4. ↑ Wilcox, Meg (April 23, 2016). "Calgary's lesser known art: statues, paintings, memorials and manhole covers". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Calgary, AB. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  5. ↑ Mitanis, Marc (March 22, 2018). "Ten Years Ago, Jamieson Place Entered the Calgary Skyline". calgary.skyrisecities.com. Skyrise Calgary. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  6. ↑ Jamieson Place. "Naming". Archived from the original on October 20, 2008. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
  7. ↑ "Jamieson Place". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
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