Roy McMurtry Youth Centre / Kleinfeldt Mychajlowycz Architects

Roy McMurtry Youth Centre / Kleinfeldt Mychajlowycz Architects - FacadeRoy McMurtry Youth Centre / Kleinfeldt Mychajlowycz Architects - Image 3 of 21Roy McMurtry Youth Centre / Kleinfeldt Mychajlowycz Architects - WindowsRoy McMurtry Youth Centre / Kleinfeldt Mychajlowycz Architects - Image 5 of 21Roy McMurtry Youth Centre / Kleinfeldt Mychajlowycz Architects - More Images+ 16

Brampton, Canada

Text description provided by the architects. The site is an existing 40 hectare institutional site which was initially surrounded by agricultural fields. The Surrounding Community is now single family, suburban housing outside the Greater Community of Toronto. The site was cleared of an existing women’s prison, with the exception of two buildings, which were maintained and renovated as part of the Youth Centre. Eight new buildings have been added to the site to provide services to 192 youth offenders, 32 girls and boys, aged 12 years to 17 years old. Over 300 staff members, volunteers and family members and visitors are included in the Immediate Community of the Youth Centre.

Roy McMurtry Youth Centre / Kleinfeldt Mychajlowycz Architects - Windows
© A-Frame – Ben Rahn

Each of these Communities were considered in the realization of the project, from the scale of the aggregate built form, earth works and landscaping to the six residential buildings and finally the detailing of the private bedrooms. The secured area of the site is a Campus morphology, reinforcing the Education ideals of the Centre. Contiguous buildings, infill board-formed concrete, masonry panels and Corten steel panels define the garden wall. The Campus is surrounded by a public Park, offering a naturalized landscape including a bio-swale, pond, existing mature trees, hundreds of new trees and a new streetscape. These are intended to generate a positive attitude toward the public occupation of regional suburban roads. Intensifying the public use of the non-secured areas of the site is critical to the success of this Youth Centre, both in promoting a healthy public understanding of the ideals of the institution and the residents understanding of their place in their society.

Project gallery

See allShow less

Project location

Address:Brampton, ON, Canada

Click to open map
Location to be used only as a reference. It could indicate city/country but not exact address.
About this office
Cite: "Roy McMurtry Youth Centre / Kleinfeldt Mychajlowycz Architects" 20 Dec 2009. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/44035/roy-mcmurtry-youth-centre-kleinfeldt-mychajlowycz-architects> ISSN 0719-8884

You've started following your first account!

Did you know?

You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.