Part of:

People:

John Cresswell Parkin (archive creator)

Title:

Memorial University of Newfoundland, Health Sciences Complex, St. Johns, Newfoundland (1971-1976)

Date:

1970-1978

Level of archival description:
Project

Extent and medium:

1887 drawings (including 1429 reprographic copies)
26 photographic materials
7 boards of material samples
1.296 l.m. of textual records
1 mounted painting

Scope and content:
This project series documents the design and construction of the Health Sciences Complex at Memorial University (MUN) in St. John’s, Newfoundland from 1971-1976. The office identified the project number as 7111.
The Health Sciences Complex was built to replace the St. John’s General Hospital. Constructed on MUN’s north campus, the hospital would integrate the university’s medical school to create a teaching hospital. The design included classrooms, labs, and a library for the students. The St. John’s General Hospital and MUN medical school would retain their independence and authority while sharing the space. The proposed design called for a banal building that was always unfinished so that future expansions and changes could be easily accommodated. The project also included the construction of the Utilities Annex building, a separate building to house heating and cooling plants, generators and electrical distribution. Having these facilities in a separate building would allow them to expand the hospital without crucial systems getting in the way. The main expansion envisioned in the scope of this project was the Life Sciences Complex, a university building and hospital connected to the Health Sciences Complex. In the project materials, the project is often referred to as The Health and Life Sciences Complex, although only the Health Sciences Complex was constructed under this project number. The original budget for the project was $60 million, a figure which included the Life Sciences Complex.
The project is recorded through drawings, photographic materials, boards of material samples, a painting and textual records dating from 1971-1978. The textual records include correspondence with the client and consultants, meeting minutes and reports, consultancy records, a systems report, food facilities planning records, outline specifications, product catalogues for hospital equipment, research, project proposals, financial documentation and schedules. All of the drawings issued for tender are arranged within the textual materials. There are also two presentation boards, one of a project painting and the other of a photograph of the site model. Box AP018.S1.1971.PR07.049 contains an index to the textual records, which was created by the office.

Reference number:

AP018.S1.1971.PR07

Arrangement:
Material in this project series has been kept in its original order and/or arranged by material type.

Location:

Saint John's Newfoundland and Labrador Canada

Related units of description:

Records for related projects are also included in this fonds, see: AP018.S1.1972.PR10, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Life Sciences Complex, St. Johns, Newfoundland; AP018.S1.1976.PR16, Memorial University of Newfoundland, School of Nursing Feasibility Study, St. Johns, Newfoundland.