The main detachment building was renovated to accommodate the redeployment of general duty members to the main detachment and allow for projected growth in RCMP members and support staff over the next few years. The interior renovations improved multiple departments, including interview rooms, the emergency call centre, the evidence room, and training rooms. The project…
Located on Vancouver’s popular and scenic English Bay, this new restaurant replaces the old Vancouver Park Board concession stand adjacent to the existing historic bathhouse. Featuring 1,300 sq ft/121 sqm of outdoor patio space, the restaurant boasts myriad sustainable features, including a green roof, an organic herb garden on the second level of the restaurant,…
This secondary school boasts a number of sustainable features, including increased energy efficiency (40% over Code), a geoexchange closed loop heating/ cooling system, a weather-regulated irrigation system, durable construction, recycled and regional materials, construction waste management, riparian area restoration, and water-efficient plumbing. Mechanical Systems Description: MCW designed the plumbing and school ventilation and make-up air…
This library incorporates several sustainable features, including natural daylighting, a green roof, geoexchange heating, and an underground cistern that collects rainwater from the roof, which is in turn used for landscape irrigation. Electrical Systems Description: MCW’s varied lighting designs suit the requirements of individual spaces, such as conference and seminar rooms, catalogue research areas, computer…
This project involved tenant improvements to the Vancouver Police Department’s old Main Street headquarters and new annex building. The three-storey annex building, located at 236 East Cordova Street, houses the VPD’s BEAT, Commissionaire, Victim Services, Crown Liaison Unit, High Risk Offenders, and Sex Trade Worker Liaison offices. Amenities provided at the annex building include: firearms…
Project Description This RCMP building replaced an existing building that had been in use since 1977. The primary objective was responding to the needs of increased policing requirements in Golden and surrounding areas. The new building serves as a standalone building for the detachment, offering full facilities for office and field staff. These facilities include…
Located near the end of YVR’s south runway, this park is a prime location for plane spotting and picnicking. The park features a raised central plaza with a giant globe, signage stylized to look like tail wings, a viewing platform with information boards, new walking trails and enhanced runway paths, reincorporated memorial benches and picnic…
This complex comprises two new apartment buildings for seniors. The wood-frame buildings – Cypress and Terrace – contain a total of 139 affordable seniors’ housing apartments. The buildings were constructed on the site of six smaller apartment buildings, built about 50 years ago, that were demolished to make way for the new project. Cypress and…
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…