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 »
Completion: 2007Owner: University of British Columbia Richmond, BC The John MS Lecky UBC Boathouse is a two-storey floating building, surrounded by floating concrete docks for the launching of rowing shells as well as the storage of dragon boats and motorized coach boats. Situated on the Middle Arm of the Fraser River, the building is accessed… Read more »
Completion: Owner: Northern Lights College LEED Platinum Vancouver, BC Energy House, phase 1 of the ambitious sustainability program of the Dawson Creek Campus of Northern Lights College, was conceived as a new ‘front door’ for the campus. The program consists of a 750 m² building, connected to the existing Campus Centre via an enclosed walkway…. Read more »
Completion: Owner: University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC Marking the eastern gateway to the engineering precinct on the UBC campus, the project gives form to a new engineering program focused on integrated design. It has been recognized that with traditional engineering programs there was very little interaction among the disciplines (mechanical, electrical, civil, etc.), which… Read more »
Completion: Owner: University of British Columbia LEED Gold Award Winning Vancouver, BC [location] In support of UBC’s Sustainability Initiative (USI), the Bioenergy Research and Demonstration Facility (BRDF) was developed as a demonstration facility, intended to showcase not only energy co-generation by gasification, but also cross laminated timber construction (CLT), as part of the USI’s “campus… Read more »
Completion: Owner: University of British Columbia LEED Gold Kelowna, BC [location] This addition to the existing gymnasium complex at UBC’s Okanagan Campus is an athletic training facility that pushes the structural boundaries and aesthetic potential of mass timber construction. The project is the result of a design-build competition aimed at demonstrating innovative wood construction technology,… Read more »
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 »
Completion: Owner: Conseil Scolaire Francophone (SD#93) LEED Gold Award Winning Campbell River, BC [location] This project is a new 1,600 m2 elementary school for the Conseil Scolaire Francophone (BC’s francophone school district) and includes a daycare / preschool facility. Embracing both sustainability and the emerging pedagogy for primary education, the design responds with new spatial… Read more »
Completion: Owner: Parks Canada & PWGSC LEED Platinum [location] The new Operations Centre for the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve is a three-storey building housing the park operations and administration staff. The lowest level is oriented towards the waterfront and is primarily a support facility for the field operations. The upper two floors accommodate administration… Read more »
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 »
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