The Ivey School of Business
Client
University of Western Ontario
Region
London, ON
City
London
Budget
$98 Million
Year Completed
2013
Size
270,000 sq. ft.
Sectors
Buildings
Buildings
Sub-Sectors
Education (Institutional)
Mass Timber
The Story
The Richard Ivey School of Business project now provides two new buildings and the new home for Ivey’s undergraduate, masters and doctoral business programs. The first phase of the Richard Ivey School of Business project included a 150,000 SF, three-storey building, while the second phase included a 100,000 SF, four-storey building. The buildings incorporate the “Jewel Box,” which is a two-storey glass-framed boardroom that cantilevers over the main entrance, lecture rooms, breakout rooms, loungers, meeting rooms, offices, a dining hall, library, auditorium and a great hall, which contains a two-storey stone fireplace. All of the rooms in both facilities use state-of-the-art communications.
Awards
- 2013 London St. Thomas Association of Realtors – Commercial Building Awards Institutional





The Phasing of this project provided additional challenges, including logistics, occupancy, scheduling and client relations, specifically circulating around the Ivey staff and faculty move. To overcome these challenges, the project required a team approach with all stakeholders, as everyone was required to exercise understanding and flexibility and provide a reasonable solution when issues were presented. This team approach allowed EllisDon to complete the project on budget and in time for the start of classes in September.

The interior of the building is a combination of exposed steel, concrete and wood accented with stone and tile floors, with areas of carpeting, painted surfaces and suspended ceilings. The buildings have stand-alone heating and cooling plants, utilizing the latest in energy efficient technology, accompanied by a 250Kw stand by generator ensuring continued comfort during untimely power outages. Western University, together with Ivey Business School (“Ivey”) and the Federal Infrastructure Renewal Fund, made this investment because the existing building site was too small and, as a result, the 1,000 students were spread across five locations.


State-of-the-art communications are incorporated within the facilities lecture theater style classrooms, breakout rooms, lounges, research/program centres, meeting rooms, offices, dining hall, library, auditorium and the great hall, which contains a large two storey stone fireplace.

