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 complex care seniors’ facility houses 200 beds, organized into eight residential “neighbourhoods” of 25 beds each, as well as a day program for other adults. The suites are organized horizontally and stacked over three floors, providing a home-like environment. Constructed almost entirely of wood products, the First Nations-inspired design facilitates integration with the existing…
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 design-build project entails the construction of an acute care and long-term care hospital, featuring 45 private rooms with 12 acute care beds, 33 long-term care beds and one multipurpose bed. Mechanical Systems Description: MCW provided mechanical designs for complete plumbing systems (including hydronic heating, reverse osmosis, and domestic hot water systems) fire protection systems,…
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…
The $36.4-million Southeast Correctional Centre opened in September of 2012. It is designed to house 180 adult offenders and employs 107 staff, including 80 correctional officers. The building includes full medical and dental facilities as well as a mental health unit. The building was designed to LEED® silver standard and has been designed to maximize energy efficiency…
Located in central Toronto, “The One” will be an 84-storey mixed-use high-rise residential facility that will be the tallest building in Canada, at 1,043 feet tall. The development will house 416 residential suites, a boutique hotel, commercial and retail space, four levels of underground parking, and amenity spaces, including an infinity pool, lobby, fitness facility,…