Precedent #2: Anishnawbe Health Toronto

I chose the Anishnawbe Health Centre in Toronto, ON to be the second precedent for my thesis project. This building represents the place for healing and community support for native as well as non-native residents of Toronto.

The building has a rectangular form with large windows facing Queen Street East and smaller windows facing South. The structure also features the skylight built in the approximate middle of the roof. The sun shines down into the interior of the building allowing the daylight create the atmosphere for healing and recuperation.



There is a mosaic representing the four directions of the Earth placed on the floor below the skylight (1).



The building features an interior structure that creates separate units for the health practitioners and their patients. The units are organized on the ground level leaving about 8' open space above. There is an upper level that has additional offices and a porch (an outdoor open space). The spiral staircase leads down into the basement level where there are more offices and rooms.








(1) The pictures with green border are borrowed from www.aht.ca website with permission from the Management Department at the Anishnawbe Health Centre.