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PORTFOLIO KARAN SHARMA
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ROSSDALE POWER PLANT
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LOCATION: EDMONTON, ALBERTA
AREA: 20,000 sqm
PHASE: SD
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the Power Plant buildings by
Prominently situated on the banks of the North Saskatchewan
River below the downtown core, the Rossdale Power Plant was
designated as a Provincial Historic Resource in 2001 after an application
for partial demolition by then owner EPCOR Utilities Inc.
The power plant consists of three separate but interrelated structures:
the Low Pressure Plant, including the Turbine House and
Boiler House, the Administration Building, and Pumphouse No.1
patible in scale and hierarchy
ments the logic and order
rimary components (the LPP,
buildings and spaces in a
prets their historic role as
, translating them into spaces for
The reanimation and reoccupation of the Rossdale Power
Plant is anticipated to take several years and consist of multiple
capital improvement projects. The conceptual framework is
defined fundamentally by a balance between conserving and
celebratingthe Plant’s unique spatial essence and providing the
infrastructure xnecessary for it to function as a thriving cultural
hub.
erventions that address urgent
ct building code deficiencies,
use of the site for cultural events
upport, and help to inform
scenarios. Develop longer term
e site for adaptive reuse.
neutrality’ in the engagement
his ethos is founded on a ‘light
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spirit and character of the Plant’s
ial culture.
Image Above: Rossdale Power Plant
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