Category: firstnations

Northern Secwepemc Cultural Centre

108 Mile Ranch, BC [location] This is a joint project for five First Nations in the interior plateau of British Columbia. Their intent is to celebrate and exhibit their history and cultural traditions for the general public – and for their own peoples – within an accessible, local facility. The design proposes a responsible model… Read more »

Sq’ewlets Child Care Centre

Lake Errock, BC [location] The Sq’ewlets Child Care centre, located in the heart of the Sq’ewlets community in Lake Errock, British Columbia, provides 12 infant-toddler spaces and 24 spaces for children between three and five. This new 450 m² facility benefits from a central location beside established community facilities such as a playground, administration building,… Read more »

Snuneymuxw Community School

Completion: Owner: Snuneymuxw First Nation Snuneymuxw First Nation, Nanaimo BC This new elementary school for the Snuneymuxw First Nation offers a contemporary educational environment that supports 21st Century educational principles, while cloaked in a building form that takes inspiration from the traditional architecture of the Coast Salish People. The new school contains classrooms, project rooms… Read more »

First Nations House of Learning

FNHL Longhouse Completion: Owner: University of British Columbia Award Winning Vancouver, BC The First Nations House of Learning at UBC provides a place for First Nations on the University campus that addresses the past and the future simultaneously. The building form combines the simplicity of traditional construction with a more contemporary form, thus emphasizing the progressive nature… Read more »

WSANEC Middle School

Completion: Owner: WSANEC School Board South Saanich Indian Reserve, Brentwood Bay Serving the students from the four Coast Salish Indian bands forming the WSANEC School Board, this new junior-high school is located on the South Saanich Indian Reserve, 25 km north of Victoria on Vancouver Island. The new building is sited at the entry of… Read more »

Tla’Amin Community Health Centre

Tla'Amin Community Health Centre Completion: Owner: Tla’Amin First Nation Award Winning Powell River, BC The Tla’Amin Community Health & Multi-purpose Centre houses the integrated primary medical, dental, social services and traditional healing programs for the Sliammon First Nation. The facility is located on the Sliammon Reserve, north of Powell River on the Sunshine Coast. The building is a multipurpose… Read more »

Hesquiaht School and Community Centre

Completion: Owner: Hesquiaht Band [location] The new educational facility for the remote Hesquiaht community is more than a K-12 school, it has become the centre of the community, accommodating day-care, scholastic, cultural, gathering and sporting functions. Given its location in the heart of Clayoquot sound, a remote area of the west coast of Vancouver Island… Read more »