Location
Richmond, British Columbia

Client
Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Architects
KPMB Architects + Public: Architecture + Communication

Completion
2018

Size
60,000 ft² / 5,574 m²

Project Type
Education

Sustainability
LEED® Gold Certified

KPMB Team
Bruce Kuwabara (design partner), Glenn MacMullin (associate-in-charge/project architect), Geoffrey Turnbull (project architect), Carolyn Lee (associate-in-charge of interiors), Luigi LaRocca (principal), Lukas Bergmark, Rob McKaye, Lucy Timbers, Danielle Whitely, Marcus Colonna, Dina Sarhane

Public Project Team
John Wall (design partner), Brian Wakelin (partner), Chris Forrest (project architect), Laura Killam, Christopher Sklar, Michael Thicke, Sabrina Hoeck, Susan Mavor, Scot Geib

Consultants
Fast + Epp (structural), AME Group (mechanical), AES (electrical, security & lighting), PFS Studio (landscape), Transsolar (climate engineer), Core Group (civil), Morrison Hershfield (envelope), Daniel Lyzun & Associates (acoustics), MC2 (AV/tech), Recollective (LEED)

Project Manager
Mark Bullen

Photography
Andrew Latreille, Adrien Williams

Awards
2019 Wood Design & Building Award of Merit
2019 Architizer A+ Finalist
2019 Canadian Interiors 2019 Best of Canada
2019 ASHRAE BC Technology Award
2014 Canadian Architect Award of Excellence

Press
Richmond News, March 2020
Canadian Interiors, July 2019
Canadian Architect, October 2018
AECCafé, June 2018
Educational Snapshots, May 2018
Moderni, April 2018
ArchDaily, April 2018
Canadian Architect, April 2018
ARCHITECT, April 2018
Canadian Architect, January 2018
Building Magazine, January 2018
Award Magazine, December 2017