Ontario Science Centre

Institutional

Ontario Science Centre

Project Type

Institutional

Location

770 Don Mills Rd., North York, ON, Canada

Status

Overview

Unique Challenges

Key Features / Outcomes

Overview

Horizon Legacy spearheaded renovations at the Ontario Science Centre, enhancing public spaces to improve visitor experience. The project included updates to the exterior entrance, parking facilities, food court, and the rainforest exhibit.

Unique Challenges

Renovating the Ontario Science Centre posed challenges such as coordinating construction work without disrupting the daily influx of visitors and maintaining the safety and accessibility of public areas. Additionally, updating the rainforest exhibit required careful attention to preserving the delicate ecosystem and ensuring the welfare of the exhibit’s flora and fauna.

Key Features

Enhanced Visitor Experience: Renovations to the exterior entrance and parking facilities improving accessibility and convenience.
Modernized Amenities: Upgrades to the food court, providing improved dining options, enhancing the overall visitor experience.
Exhibit Revitalization: Significant updates to the rainforest exhibit, ensuring it remains a key attraction that educates and engages visitors.

Our Impact

Horizon Legacy is revolutionizing the construction industry with the first and largest neighborhood in Canada built using onsite robotics.

Cost Efficiency

Our approach delivers an average cost of under $300K per unit (costs exclude land, servicing, softcosts) showcasing that robots can be integrated affordably while meeting and exceeding the Ontario Building Code.

With 26 rental units, including 30% affordable, we surpass industry standards.

Our project achieves a 20% reduction in energy intensity and greenhouse gas emissions, and our all-electric buildings ensure zero greenhouse gas energy consumption.

By creating wall assemblies with R-30 thermal performance and consolidating three trades into one, we effectively address the labor shortage, demonstrating the transformative potential of robotics in construction.

Horizon has generated over 14 million kilowatthour (KWH) of clean energy

We have created over 7 million square feet of Toronto’s major developments

“Horizon has built and financed major buildings for ourselves as the long-term owners, wherein, we have then had to live with the operational ramifications of design, construction and financial decisions made at the development stage for the over 20 years life of a building. This is a perspective very distinct from that of the traditional contractor or lender.”