Ecole Allain St-Cyr
Located in Yellowknife, NWT
Exterior view	La Garderie Plein Soleil day care

Client:	Department of Education, Culture and Employment
Design Contractor:	Guy Architects, Yellowknife
Contractors:	Clark Builders (general), Yellowknife
	A.D. Williams Engineering (structural, electrical engineering), Yellowknife
	Thorn Engineering (mechanical), Yellowknife
PWS Project Officer:	Kayhan Nadji, MRAIC, OAQ, NWTAA
Construction Cost:	$3.9 million
Funded by:	Government of Canada, Department of Canadian Heritage
	Government of the NWT, Department of Education Culture & Employment
Official Opening:	February 27, 2000

Ecole Allain St-Cyr is a 1500 sq. metre , multi-purpose facility. The school has 6 classrooms for a maximum of 132 Francophone students from kindergarten to grade 12. A daycare with a separate entrance has room for up to 30 children. The facility is also used by the French community of Yellowknife as a cultural centre.
The rotunda is the multi-purpose focal point of the building. It can serve as a community hall or as a theatre with seating for 250. During school hours, it can be configured to serve as 2 classrooms.
The building uses a displacement ventilation system. Fresh air enters every room at the floor level and the stale air is exhausted at the ceiling level. The building also features an in-floor heating system.
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