Seneca College Master Plan

the decongestion of a 1970s academic building and campus plan

Location: Toronto, ON
Phase: Completed 2003
Size: 34,740 sm | 373,802 sf

Beginning with a congested, unplanned collection of 1970s buildings, regionalArchitects, working with architectsAlliance, &rldquo;reverse engineered” a welcoming campus with legible circulation and meaningful interior and exterior spaces. The plan included a 20–Year Master Plan and immediate plans for the execution of a “phase 1” that included site works, 29,165 m2 in renovations of the existing 1970s–era buildings, and the construction of a new 5,575 m2 Faculty of Business building with faculty and administration offices, student lounges, retail/exhibit space, 100 classrooms and labs, and a 3,000 m2 multi–media student commons.