This unique three-storey school is built into steep terrain. The school includes 18 classrooms, a daycare, a performing arts room, an industrial arts room, a home economics room, and a gymnasium on the lowest level. Mechanical Systems Description: The mechanical designs are based on myriad sustainable principles, and feature a number of systems for displacement…
This six-storey complex is the new home of the City of Surrey’s public administration. The iconic architecture features a glass atrium serving as the focal point of both the building and a new civic plaza. It includes a multi-function council chamber, meeting rooms, data centre, traffic operations centre, fitness and changing facilities, and flexible office…
This new fire hall accommodates up to seven personnel, and features administration, on-call and training facilities and a vintage truck exhibit. Upper floors facilitate offices and administration space. Two sets of high-bay parking areas accommodate a total of seven trucks. The structure was built to meet Post-Disaster seismic standards in accordance with the BC Building…
This new two-storey fire station consists of four truck apparatus bays, an on-site fueling station, crew dorms, fitness and training facilities, an activity lounge, a kitchen and dining room, a hose tower, and a community meeting room. Among the design highlights are a series of features built into the hall and surrounding landscape to maximize…
This mixed-use project consists of 52 residential suites, including two townhouses in a five-storey building with a two-and-a-half-level underground parkade. A 21,500-sq ft/1,997-sqm grocery store is located on the ground floor. Mechanical Systems Description: MCW’s mechanical designs include plumbing, fire protection, general and underground parkade exhaust systems, and heat load calculations for the building, with…
As part of the City of Richmond’s investment in a variety of buildings to increase the amenities available to Richmond residents, the community centre provides a variety of community recreation amenities, including an arts studio, a preschool, a fitness facility, a shower facility, double-height multipurpose rooms, children’s activities rooms, music rooms, and a commercial kitchen….
This massive tenant improvement relocated the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) headquarters to a new location (previously occupied by VANOC) for its ever-expanding headquarters, as the old Main Street location was no longer suitable. The project installed new 25,000-sq ft/2,323-sqm forensic labs and support workstations at the Kootenay location, while office renovations with partition changes were…
New 184,870 ft2 regional health centre in Selkirk replaces the existing 53-bed Selkirk and District General Hospital. Features a new out-patient centre, family birth unit, and improved facilities for dialysis and chemotherapy. Doubles the size of the existing hospital and will have a total of 65 beds. The health centre was built to meet and exceed LEED…