Building A-78

Its aesthetic qualities, functional design and quality craftsmanship, for example:

• the symmetrical massing, which consists of a large rectangular main building with a

low-pitched roof and shallow one-storey annexes along the front and rear elevations;

• the classically-inspired detailing uniformly applied to all elevations which creates a

vertical emphasis along the elevations;

• the main central arched opening, flanked by two smaller arched openings; and the rusticated brick detailing;
• the window treatment, including the tall, narrow, window openings symmetrically

arranged along all elevations of the main body and the front annex’s twelve-light wood windows with four-light operating ventilators and exterior metal screening;

• the masonry construction, including the masonry infill exterior walls with structural

clay tile that provide lateral strength and stability to the steel frame structure, and the exterior tiles, each the height of two common bricks;

• the well-constructed steel frame;
• the exposed steel truss system, and the structural steel columns in the exterior walls that

form pilasters, which divide the large interior space into bays;

• the interior layout divided into three areas: the front annex with its main entrance and

offices, the main hall/arena, and the rear annex which is a long, largely windowless space.

The manner in which Building A-78 reinforces the formally planned character of its military base setting at CFB Borden, and is a well-known landmark within the area, as evidenced by:

• its scale, design and materials, which harmonizes with the buildings in its immediate

vicinity east of the sport field at the base;

• its clear relationship with the base’s roadway system, and its role as a recreational

facility at the base, which makes it familiar to military personnel;

• its role as one of the older wartime structures at CFB Borden, which also makes it

familiar within the immediate area.