individually as uses within the structure change. Each floor has the appropriate height of an office or apartment-building level, at one and a half times higher than in a typical parkade. Today, the Platform Innovation Centre & Parkade offers: 503 vehicle parking stalls; six electric vehicle chargers (with capacity for more), and 99 bicycle spots (60 are reserved and 39 are first come/first served). It is easy walking distance to countless downtown, East Village, and east Victoria Park amenities. In addition to parking, the building offers a publicly accessible sport court on its main level and outdoor event rental space on the seventh level, giving “a panoramic backdrop” to corporate events, community gatherings, and more. The Platform Innovation Centre, meanwhile, is integrated within the first two floors of the building. According to Clare, it “showcases the uniqueness of thisprojectandthecommunity’s dedication to a rapidly growing tech community.” In this space, she says “innovators across Alberta will have access to programming and mentors to support their ideas through immersion in a community of like-minded entrepreneurs, investors, and start-ups.” CMLC led the delivery of the Platform Innovation Centre & Parkade on behalf of Calgary Parking Authority (CPA) and Platform Calgary. They completed the project on budget, following two and a half years of complex construction. An even more complex East Village development was the Central Library, located one block east of City Hall. That project comprised roughly 240,000 square feet of functional, flexible, and beautifully designed space, OCTOBER 2022
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