David Braley Health Sciences Centre

McMaster University’s new, six-story David Braley Health Sciences Centre is the core of a new satellite campus and a significant contributor to the revitalization of downtown Hamilton, Ontario. Visitors are welcomed into a two-story, light filled atrium where a series of public spaces cascade up to the top of the building.

Organized to encourage walking instead of elevator use, these spaces include a street level bistro, informal meeting areas, office space, indoor gardens, amphitheater, maternity, family and public health clinics, seminar and teaching facilities. David Braley Health Sciences Centre is also home to the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine’s Department of Family Medicine and the City of Hamilton’s Public Health Services. NORR’s educational architecture design team used a pallet of stone, wood, fountains and planting features that reflect the geological features of the Niagara escarpment on which Hamilton sits. These natural materials underscore the building’s LEED^® Gold green agenda.

NORR is an employee-owned, fully integrated A&E firm. Our professional team of 800 architects, engineers, planners and interior designers work collaboratively across 12 market sectors from offices located in Canada, the US, UK and UAE.