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7.5 Administration Tower � Visual Landmark The MacKimmie Tower is located in the historic centre of the Campus. It is highly visible from distant neighborhoods surrounding the Campus and is the most dominant structure as one enters the Campus at University Gate. The location and visual prominence of the tower could be exploited as a key landmark structure or beacon signaling the “Heart of the Campus”. The tower has two significant features which could be developed to highlight the tower. The first is Level 6A which is a storey and a half high which could be developed as special event space and treated differently from the rest of the tower. An example of how this could be achieved is the Administrative Tower at the De Young Museum in San Francisco. The second key feature is the penthouse, which could be developed as an illuminated cap which covers the entire footprint of the tower. This would provide a highly visible landmark particularly at night. CONCEPT DESIGN REPORT UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY MacKimmie Tower and Block I Repurposing and Renewal 7. PLANNING AND DESIGN CONCEPTS 30
7.6 Roof � Green Roof The block roof is highly visible from the MacKimmie Tower, TFDL, Social Science Tower and the Education Tower. This large prominent roof area could be exploited for its visibility, for its accessibility, its potential as a roof top garden using drought resistant native grasses and flowers, as an active/passive recreation and study space, as a pollutant filter, for scrubbing the surrounding air, for controlling storm water runoff and for sound absorption. The image to the right shows potential for developing not only a “healthy roof” but also how it can reflect the surrounding landscape. In the case of the MLB roof, the connection to and relationship with Swan Mall is obvious. The image below shows how the building elevation facing Swan Mall could be treated as a living wall. CONCEPT DESIGN REPORT UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY MacKimmie Tower and Block I Repurposing and Renewal 7. PLANNING AND DESIGN CONCEPTS 31
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