Irving Oil Home Office
| Irving Oil Home Office | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Modernist |
| Address | 10 King Square South |
| Town or city | Saint John, New Brunswick |
| Country | Canada |
| Coordinates | 45°16′23″N 66°3′26″W / 45.27306°N 66.05722°W |
| Construction started | June 6, 2016 |
| Opened | Fall 2019 |
| Cost | CA$88 million[1] |
| Client | Irving Oil |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 11 |
| Floor area | 18,581 m2 (200,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Alex Novell |
| Architecture firm | B+H Architects |
The Irving Oil Home Office is the corporate head office of Irving Oil. Designed by architect Alex Novell and architectural firm B+H Architects, the 11-storey building is located at 10 King Square South by King's Square in Saint John, New Brunswick. It sits next door to the Imperial Theatre, and was constructed on one of their employee parking lots. Construction began on June 6, 2016, and it officially opened in the fall of 2019. The home office has an area of 18,581 m2 (200,000 sq ft). Its fifth floor has an outdoor terrace and the 11th floor has a roof skylight. The building is LEED certified.
Description
The Irving Oil Home Office sits on 10 King Square South,[2] located next to King's Square in Saint John, New Brunswick.[3] Measuring at a height of 11 storeys,[4] it was built on one of their employee parking lots,[5] with an area of 18,581 m2 (200,000 sq ft),[6] and a height of approximately 56.6 m (186 ft).[7] The home office has an outdoor terrace on the fifth floor, and a roof skylight on the 11th.[8][1] The building also has a LEED Silver certification.[6][9]
Construction
This was not the first time Irving Oil had planned to build a headquarters in Saint John. Previously, the company intended to build a $30 million headquarters on Saint John's Long Wharf but cancelled these plans in 2010.[10] On October 21, 2015, it was officially announced that the Irving Oil Home Office would be constructed on one of their employee parking lots next to the Imperial Theatre.[5] Landscape architect Alex Novell and the architectural firm B+H Architects was hired by Irving Oil to design the building,[11] with the aim being to relocate approximately 1,000 Irving Oil employees from five separate offices into one large office building.[12] Construction was scheduled to begin in April 2016, but plans were delayed due to an appeal regarding the proposed building site's location within Saint John's heritage conservation area, which imposed specific building limitations.[13][14][15][16] The city council revised the heritage rules with respect to the proposed site to facilitate the project's continuation.[17] Construction began on the morning of June 6, 2016,[4] with an expected completion date between 18 and 24 months from then.[18]
On February 6, 2018, a 33-year-old construction worker died in the hospital after receiving a head injury from a fall in the construction site the previous day.[19][20] WorkSafeNB launched an investigation to determine if the death had violated the Occupational Health and Safety Act.[21][22]
In March 2019, employees began relocating to the home office,[23] and it officially opened in the fall of the same year.[24] In 2020, Service New Brunswick assessed the building's value for taxes at $56.8 million, significantly lower than the estimated construction cost of $88 million.[25]
References
- ^ a b "EllisDon - Irving Oil Limited Home Office". EllisDon. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ McCracken, John (15 September 2020). "Big win for the Irvings in New Brunswick". Nova Scotia Advocate. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Irving Oil reveals details on new home office in Saint John". CTV Atlantic. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ a b Harding, Gail (6 June 2016). "Irving Oil begins construction on new headquarters". CBC News. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Irving Oil to Build New Headquarters in Saint John". Huddle.Today. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Irving Oil Home Office". B+H Architects. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Executive Summary". Saint John. p. 11. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Letson, Cherise (4 April 2017). "A Look Inside the Construction of the New Irving Oil HQ". Huddle.Today. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "There's a culture of flexibility at Irving Oil". The Globe and Mail. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Irving Oil cancels new headquarters plan". CBC News. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Staff, Huddle (17 February 2016). "Irving Oil Unwraps Details On New HQ". Huddle.Today. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Irving Oil Unveils New Head Office". Irving Oil. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Irving Oil construction, Imperial Theatre restoration underway in Saint John". CTV Atlantic. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Cromwell, Andrew (4 April 2016). "Heritage Board approval of Irving Oil HQ project appealed". Global News. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Harding, Gail (3 April 2016). "Heritage zone appeal puts Irving Oil headquarters on hold". CBC News. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Bingley, Matthew (8 April 2016). "About 200 people rally for new Irving Oil headquarters in Saint John". CBC News. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Saint John Council pushes through heritage changes to allow Irving Oil building". CBC News. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Staff, Huddle (6 June 2016). "Construction on New Irving Oil HQ Begins". Huddle.Today. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Worker dies at construction site of new Irving Oil headquarters". www.thesafetymag.com. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ MacKinnon, Bobbi-Jean (13 November 2018). "Inquest into construction worker's death at Irving Oil headquarters set for Nov. 26". CBC News. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Worker dies after fall at new Irving Oil headquarters in Saint John". CTV Atlantic. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Worker dies after fall at new Irving Oil headquarters in Saint John". Global News. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Staff, Huddle (13 March 2019). "First Group Of Irving Oil Employees Move Into New Building Uptown". Huddle.Today. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Jones, Robert (30 June 2020). "Service NB's assessment on latest Irving Oil headquarters differs from newly built schools". CBC News. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Jones, Robert (18 June 2020). "Irving Oil's $88M headquarters building assessed for taxes at $56.8M". CBC News. Retrieved 7 April 2024.