Guelph City Hall Explained

Guelph City Hall
Cost:$42,890,635[1]
Address:1 Carden Street
Guelph, Ontario
N1H 3A1
Coordinates:43.5433°N -80.2483°W
Start Date:2006
Completion Date:2009
Architecture Firm:Moriyama & Teshima Architects

Guelph City Hall is the seat of local government in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

Designed by Moriyama & Teshima Architects and completed in 2009, the new City Hall is located adjacent to the historic Old City Hall, which itself is now serving as a Provincial Offences Courthouse. Prior to the construction of the new City Hall, municipal departments had been spread across five different downtown locations.[2] The Guelph Memorial Gardens arena was demolished to make way for the new civic building.[3]

The City Hall was built to meet the LEED Silver standard set out by the Canada Green Building Council. As a result, operating costs are 30 to 40 percent lower than that of a similarly sized typical office building.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Building by the Numbers. City of Guelph. 28 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110928063207/http://guelph.ca/cityhall.cfm?subCatID=2132&smocid=2705. 28 September 2011. dead.
  2. Web site: Service Guelph in City Hall. City of Guelph. 28 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110928063241/http://guelph.ca/cityhall.cfm?subCatID=2130&smocid=2703. 28 September 2011. dead.
  3. Web site: Jordan. Kevin. Guelph Storm - Guelph Memorial Gardens. OHL Arena Guide. 29 July 2011.