A Modern, Fully Accessible and Environmentally Conscious Daycare Centre with Custom Space-Saving Solutions and an Open-Concept Layout
BOXX worked with the client to develop an attractive daycare that met all of the project needs, from peak energy efficiency and code compliance to accessibility and layout, placed on a permanent. The building features a beautiful front entryway and an exterior façade sided horizontally in one colour and vertically in another. The interior features an open concept layout with glazed doors and walls (doors and walls with glass windows), allowing managers to easily supervise the children. Built-in cabinetry for equipment, clothing, shoes, and kitchenware storage eliminated the need for outsourced storage. The building is equipped with staff and children-sized washrooms, a high-efficiency HVAC system, modern and efficient LED lighting throughout, and lots of windows to allow natural lighting inside and views of the surroundings.
The exterior walls and the roof were all constructed with insulation in the framing cavity, covered by a layer of continuous insulation air barrier on the exterior, resulting in an R-value of R32 in the walls and R60 in the roof. Finally, the modules were set on a site-built concrete foundation with a 3’ crawl space, which provides a solid and stable placement for the building and access to all parts of the building for future maintenance as required.
