Jamieson Place (Calgary)

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.

"Jamieson Place" redirects here. For the neighbourhood in Edmonton, see Jamieson Place, Edmonton.
Jamieson Place
Jamieson Place seen from Princes Island Park
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice
LocationCalgary, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates51°02′59″N 114°04′06″W
Construction startedJanuary 2007
OpeningDecember 2009
Cost$369-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
ArchitectGibbs Gage Architects[2]
DeveloperBentall LP
Structural engineerRead Jones Christoffersen
Main contractorEllisDon

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 $369-million in 2020) 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]

  • Construction of Jamieson Place in June 2009

See also

References
  1. Emporis. "Jamieson Place". Retrieved 2007-10-27.
  2. Gibbs Gage Architects. "Jamieson Place". Retrieved 2007-10-27.
  3. "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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