Indian Residential School History And Dialogue CentreRealized

Location: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Building Area: 620sm (6,670sft)

The Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre is located at the heart of the UBC Campus between the Koerner and Irving Barber Library. The facility will be integrated into a revitalization of the landscape precinct designed by leading planning and landscape firm PFS Studio.

The building is highly transparent as requested by the Client to allow the landscape to serve as a relief to the content inside. Together a special place will be created symbolizing an important moment in Canadian History that is not to be forgotten.

Client
University of British Columbia Properties Trust

Design Team
Alfred Waugh (Lead Architect) , Manny Trinca, Vince Knudsen

Consultants
Structural Engineer: Bush Bohlman & Partners
Mechanical: Smith + Andersen
Electrical: Applied Engineering Solutions
Landscape Architect: PFS Studio
Envelope Consultant: JRS Engineering
Code Consultant: LMDG
Construction Manager: BIRD Construction

Photography Credit
Andrew Latreille Photography Ltd.