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Cover: Audain Art Museum
ABOUT THE AWARDS The Architectural Institute of British Columbia showcases the best in architecture from the AIBC community through its awards program. While honours are given out in a number of distinct award categories, there is one common element: excellence.
Photo credit: James Dow
PROGRAM GOALS – To
honour excellence in completed architectural projects.
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celebrate the achievements of AIBC member architects and firms.
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recognize the role of AIBC members and associates in the built environment.
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encourage public interest in B.C. architects and architecture.
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promote AIBC members as architectural leaders provincially, nationally and internationally. 1
AWARD CATEGORIES Submissions are accepted in the following award categories: THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AWARDS IN ARCHITECTURE (“THE LGs”) – were established to recognize excellence in completed architectural projects led or designed by AIBC members. Firms, clients and lead design architects associated with chosen projects are honoured for their achievements in one of two award levels: Medal or Merit. Each eligible project submission is judged individually on how it reflects excellence in architectural design and practice. AIBC INNOVATION AWARD – recognizes achievements that are not strictly ‘architectural,’ but that have a direct bearing on the future of architecture in such areas as design, building technology, use of materials and sustainability. AIBC EMERGING FIRM AWARD – recognizes the development, success and contributions of emerging architectural firms. It is given to firms that have shown exemplary promise, clear vision and defined goals in the practice of architecture. It also celebrates and encourages newly-established firms that have embraced broader, modern types of practice reflecting the changing nature of the profession. AIBC SPECIAL JURY AWARD – is a discretionary award that allows the jury to single out exceptional achievement within a project and acknowledge architecture that may be overlooked in other categories, but deserves special recognition. These projects stand out for unique, compelling and noteworthy reasons.
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ABOUT THE JURY The responsibility for singling out the best from a worthy roster of candidates is never an easy task, especially when it involves your colleagues and collaborators. However, that is exactly what a volunteer jury is required to do when selecting the worthy recipients of AIBC awards. The jury go about their task with the highest level of respect, diligence and professionalism, as shown in the results. This year’s jury (from left to right) includes:
Jason King Architect AIBC, Owner, Jason King Architects Donald Luxton FRAIC, Principal, Donald Luxton and Associates Inc. Michael Heeney Architect AIBC, FRAIC, Principal, Bing Thom Architects Inc. (Jury Chair) Peeroj Thakre Architect AIBC, Principal, ph5 Architecture Inc. Andrew Gruft Retired Architect AIBC, Professor Emeritus, UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture; Alex Bozikovic, Architectural Critic, Globe and Mail (photo inset, participation via webinar)
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2017 AIBC ARCHITECTURAL AWARDS WINNERS Representing the best in architecture from the AIBC community, seven awards were presented in three categories. 5
“ The architecture expertly controls the views to suspend you between the world of art and the world of nature.” – Alex Bozikovic, Architectural Critic, Juror
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AWARD IN ARCHITECTURE – MEDAL AUDAIN ART MUSEUM BY PATKAU ARCHITECTS INC. The Audain Art Museum is a 56,000 sq. ft. private museum located in Whistler, British Columbia. The deliberately restrained form and character of the building provides a quiet, minimal backdrop to the art within and the surrounding natural landscape. Lead Design Architects John Patkau Architect AIBC FRAIC CM Patricia Patkau Architect AIBC FRAIC CM David H. Shone Architect AIBC OAA Michael Thorpe Architect AIBC Client: Audain Art Museum Location: Whistler, Canada Architectural Team Members Mike Green Architect ARB RIBA Marc Holland Cam Koroluk Dimitri Koubatis Architect AIBC Tom Schroeder Architect AIBC Luke Stern Intern Architect AIBC Peter Suter Architect AIBC David Zeibin Architect AIBC Civil Engineer: Creus Engineering Electrical Engineer: Integral Group
Mechanical Engineer: Integral Group Structural Engineer: Equilibrium Consulting General Contractor: Axiom Builders Geotechnical Consultant: Geopacific Consultants Landscape Consultant: Tom Barratt, PFS Studio Code Consultant: LMDG Building Envelope Consultant: Spratt Emanuel Engineering Construction Management: Axiom Builders Floodproofing: Kerr Wood Leidal Snow Management: Mountain Resort Engineering Signage Consultant: Gallop Varley Museum Consultant: Lord Cultural Resources Exhibition Design: Bricault Design Photo Credit: James Dow
“ This house is very much in the tradition of West Coast Modern architecture with the emphasis on space, light and views.” – Michael Heeney Architect AIBC, Jury Chair
Lead Design Architect D’Arcy Jones Architect AIBC MRAIC Client: Jon Friesen and Silping Wong Location: Coldstream, Canada Architectural Team Members Milos Begovic Architect AIBC Amanda Kemeny Daan Murray Cristian Schmitt Structural Engineer: Wicke Herfst Maver Structural Engineers General Contractor: Ken Dahlen / Keith Construction Photo Credit: Undine Prohl, Martin Tessler
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AWARD IN ARCHITECTURE – MEDAL FRIESEN WONG HOUSE BY D’ARCY JONES ARCHITECTURE INC. The Friesen Wong House is situated on a rocky knoll, amid the treed and free-flowing topography of the Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park. The house takes a dual relationship to the rocky site: a cantilevered terrace that is at one moment level with the existing rock and then, a few steps away, soaring above it.
“ The Alumni Centre gives shape to a significant intersection, and plazas at a busy campus arrival point. Its elegant transparency coupled with warm wood interiors creates a welcoming atmosphere.” – Peeroj Thakre Architect AIBC, Juror
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AWARD IN ARCHITECTURE – MERIT UBC ROBERT H. LEE ALUMNI CENTRE BY KPMB ARCHITECTS IN JOINT VENTURE WITH HCMA ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN INC. The Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre is more than just a building. Dedicated to UBC’s alumni, it’s a campus ‘home for life’ and offers the resources to support an ongoing and mutually beneficial relationship with the university.
Lead Design Architects Karen Marler Architect AIBC SAA OAA FRAIC LEED AP Shirley Blumberg Architect AIBC CM OAA FRAIC AIA Client: UBC Properties Trust Location: Vancouver, Canada Architectural Team Members Daniel Philippot Architect AIBC MRAIC LEED AP Bruno Weber Andrew Dyke OAA Civil Engineer: Michael Kamps Engineering Electrical Engineer: Stantec Consulting
Mechanical Engineer: MMM Group Structural Engineer: Glotman Simpson General Contractor: Syncra Construction Geotechnical Consultant: Geopacific Consultants Ltd. Landscape Consultant: PFS Studio Code Consultant: LMDG Consultants Building Envelope Consultant: Spratt Emanuel Engineering Ltd. Acoustic Consultant: RWDI/DLA Audio Visual Consultant: McSquared System Design Group & UBC AV Department Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment: 34F Design Construction Management: Syncra Construction Photo Credit: Nic Lehoux
“ This well-resolved design provides an elegant response to its spectacular oceanfront setting. Composed and dignified, it demonstrates an impressive but restrained use of materials.” – Donald Luxton FRAIC, Juror
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AWARD IN ARCHITECTURE – MERIT TSAWWASSEN BEACH HOME BY FRITS DE VRIES ARCHITECT LTD. Located on the beachfront in Tsawwassen, B.C., this compact two-storey home blurs the boundary between its contemporary interior and the natural beachfront. The efficient and open plan is designed with a focus on ocean views, while affording protection from strong winds and providing considerable privacy within.
Lead Design Architects Frits de Vries Architect AIBC M.Arch (Hons) MRAIC Client: Bob and Catherine Spires Location: Tsawwassen, Canada Architectural Team Members Sandi Wiley Architect AIBC Patrick Warren B.E.S Arch
General Contractor: Natural Balance Premium Home Builders Geotechnical Consultant: Horizon Geotechnical Surveyor: WB Surveys Interior Design Consultant: Frits de Vries Architect Ltd. Audio Visual Consultant: By owner Structural Engineer Consultants (Seawall): Luiz Leon & Associates Ltd. Photo Credit: Ema Peter
Structural Engineer: Equilibrium Consulting Inc.
“This is solid, no nonsense, iterative experimentation into such fundamental architectural issues as: materiality, tectonics, and construction.” – Jason King Architect AIBC, Juror
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AIBC EMERGING FIRM AWARD D’ARCY JONES ARCHITECTURE INC. D’Arcy Jones Architecture (DJA) is a nineperson studio practice in Vancouver, B.C. Typical projects include renovations, single and multiple housing, galleries, and commercial spaces. Regardless of a project’s size or type, they believe in clear ideas, balancing budgets with excellence, and precision. Combining pragmatism and innovation, the studio explores construction, proportion, material and context
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with curiosity. Lead Design Architect D’Arcy Jones Architect AIBC MRAIC Architectural Team Members Jesse Ratcliffe Architect AIBC Craig Bissell Architect AIBC Jesse Nguyen Intern Architect AIBC Ben Reimer Intern Architect AIBC Rebecca Boese Sarah Cree Jonny Leger Maria Barr Caralyn Jeffs Areas of Practice Commercial, Cultural, Landscape, Office, Renovation, Residential Multiple, Residential Single, Sustainability/ Green Design.
Project Names 1. Yan House, Vancouver, Canada 2. South Main Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada 3. 430 House Vancouver, Canada Certificate of Practice Issued March 28, 2014 Photo Credit: Ema Peter (1), Sama Jim Canzian (2, 3)
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“ This congregation and its leadership has shown remarkable care and resourcefulness to attain funding and maintain a landmark heritage building in the centre of downtown. The renovations were well crafted and maintain the heritage value and character of the building.” – Peeroj Thakre Architect AIBC, Juror
AIBC SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR THE LONG TERM STEWARDSHIP OF A SIGNIFICANT HERITAGE RESOURCE AND SEISMIC UPGRADING TECHNOLOGY CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL RESTORATION AND RENEWAL BY PROSCENIUM ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIORS, INC. The crowning feature of the current project is the addition of the highly-anticipated bell spire at the northeast corner of the Cathedral. This final phase of renewal was made complete with the installation of a seismically-safe roof with improved weather protection.
Lead Design Architect Hugh Cochlin Architect AIBC MAAA MRAIC LEED AP
Building Envelope Consultant: Proscenium Architecture and Interiors, Inc. Surveyors: Murray & Associates Land Surveyors Client: Christ Church Parish of Vancouver Cost Consultant: Scott Construction Group Location: Vancouver, Canada Interior Design Consultant: Proscenium Architecture and Interiors, Inc. Architectural Team Members Acoustic Consultant: BKL Consultants Ron Clay MRAIC Ltd. Benjamin L. Nielsen Intern Architect AIBC Construction Management: Scott (now Architect AIBC, as of November 2016) Construction Group Matthew Kurnicki Architect AIBC Heritage Consultant: Proscenium Sarah Piccinato RID Architecture and Interiors, Inc. Lighting: Tripped On Lighting Design Ltd. Electrical Engineer: RFT Engineering Kitchen and Food Services: Galley Ltd. Works Mechanical Engineer: Broadway Roofing Consultant: Wells Klein Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Ltd. Consulting Group Structural Engineer: Read Jones Christ- Bell Consultant and Supplier: Fonderie offersen Ltd. and Iredale Group Architecture Paccard SARL General Contractor: Ian Birtwell Stained Glass Artist: Sarah Hall Code Consultant: Proscenium Architecture and Interiors, Inc. Photo Credit: Martin Knowles Phase 1 of this work was completed in joint venture with Iredale Group Architecture.
“ A clever use of modest materials and a wonderful example of the value of design.” – Michael Heeney Architect AIBC, Jury Chair
AIBC SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR PROVIDING CREATIVITY AND VALUE THROUGH DESIGN APPROACH SNEAKERBOX BY DCYT ARCHITECTURE Located inside Park Royal West Vancouver Shopping Centre, Sneakerbox is a 1,100 sq. ft. trendy sneakers retail store. Wood pallet in its raw form and geometry is the architect’s tool to relate the design of this unique interior to the ever-growing generation of high fashion but rules-defying sneaker followers.
Lead Design Architect: Douglas Paul Cheung Architect AIBC Client: J2 Fashion Inc. Location: West Vancouver, Canada Electrical Engineer: Western Element Engineering Inc. Mechanical Engineer: Stantec Consulting Ltd. General Contractor: Shengren Construction Ltd. Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment: Delta Pallets Photo Credit: Jon Meade
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2017 AIBC ARCHITECTURAL AWARDS SHORTLIST In addition to the award winners, the jury included the following stellar projects in the shortlist of finalists. 21
CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL RENOVATION AND EXPANSION BY ACTON OSTRY ARCHITECTS INC. Photo credit: Michael Elkan
Since 1948 Congregation Beth Israel has been located in Vancouver for various congregations and institutions. No longer able to meet
Lead Design Architects: Mark Ostry Architect AIBC AAA SAA OAA FRAIC Russell Acton Architect AIBC AAA SAA OAA FRAIC Alex Percy Intern Architect AIBC
the needs of the congregation, the facility has been extensively
Client: Congregation Beth Israel
on Oak street, a busy arterial corridor and historical focal point
renovated and expanded. The existing synagogue has been retained and re-purposed for social and educational activities and to provide a buffer between Oak street and a new house of worship.
Location: Vancouver, Canada
UBC CAMPUS ENERGY CENTRE Photo credit: Ema Peter
BY DIALOG BC ARCHITECTURE ENGINEERING INTERIOR DESIGN PLANNING
Lead Design Architect: Martin H. Nielsen Architect AIBC P.Eng. OAA MRAIC LEED AP Client: Energy and Water Services, Campus Energy Centre Location: Vancouver, Canada
The University of British Columbia’s Campus Energy Centre (CEC) is a stateof-the-art hot water boiler facility that provides the heating requirements for the campus. The $24 million, targeting LEED Gold facility, demonstrates leading edge sustainable design strategies and plays a significant role in reducing UBC’s GHG footprint. The building’s simple volume is enlivened by the play of light across and through the shroud by the selective use of three different types of panels – an opaque, a 30% perforated, and a 50% perforated panel.
T3 MINNEAPOLIS BY MICHAEL GREEN ARCHITECTURE INC., ARCHITECT OF RECORD DLR GROUP Photo credit: Ema Peter
T3, which stands for ‘Timber, Technology, Transit,’ in Minneapolis, is the first and largest mass timber building to be built in the United States in more than 100 years. It is a game changer for the commercial building industry and a milestone for mass timber construction in the United States. The seven-storey, 220,000 sq. ft. commercial building offers a mix of retail and office space.
Lead Design Architects: Michael Green Architect AIBC FRAIC AIA NCARB Candice Randell Nichol Architect AIBC NCARB Client: Steve Luthman, Sr. Managing Director Location: Minneapolis, USA
1151 WEST GEORGIA STREET
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BY MUSSON CATTELL MACKEY PARTNERSHIP ARCHITECTS DESIGNERS PLANNERS IN JOINT VENTURE WITH DYS ARCHITECTURE
1151 West Georgia Street, The Trump International Hotel and Tower Vancouver, is conceived as a singular pure form rising from the ground plane to the roof in a graceful spiral, creating a powerful iconic form on the Vancouver skyline. Lead Design Architects: Mark Thompson Architect AIBC AAA MAA MRAIC ANZIA LEED AP BD+C Dane K. Jansen Architect AIBC LEED AP Knut Boeck Architect AIBC LEED AP Arthur Erickson Former Architect MAIBC Client: Holborn Group Location: Vancouver, Canada
QUEENSWAY TRANSIT EXCHANGE BY VIA ARCHITECTURE INC. Photo credit: Ed White
Queensway Transit Exchange provides a prominent and important landmark for the City of Kelowna. An elegant, unique and unifying shape was desired as a ‘place-making’ opportunity for the city; a shape that would visually and physically provide shelter and community.
Lead Design Architects: Alan Hart Architect AIBC AIA Scott Taylor AIA Client: City of Kelowna Location: Kelowna, Canada
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2017 AIBC ARCHITECTURAL AWARDS OTHER SUBMISSIONS The following pages showcase the additional entries submitted for consideration in the 2017 AIBC Architectural Awards. Images courtesy of submitting architectural firms; used with permission. 29
LAURA’S PLACE ABC Architecture Building Culture Inc.
VOMO RESORT SPA (project included as part of Emerging Firm submission)
ABC Architecture Building Culture Inc.
ST. AUGUSTINE SCHOOL Acton Ostry Architects Inc.
999 SEYMOUR Acton Ostry Architects Inc.
TRAIL APPLIANCES Chandler Associates Architecture Inc.
THE NEST, AMS STUDENT UNION BUILDING, UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA DIALOG BC Architecture Engineering Interior Design Planning Inc.
TRADES RENEWAL AND EXPANSION PROJECT, OKANAGAN COLLEGE Diamond Schmitt Architects Inc.
BURN FUND CENTRE Francl Architecture
TOLMIE RESIDENCE Frits de Vries Architect Ltd.
CHANCELLOR RESIDENCE Frits de Vries Architect Ltd.
THE UNION CLUB OF BRITISH COLUMBIA EXTERIOR CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION PROJECT Garyali Architect Inc.
THE GREEN PLANET, DUBAI Grout McTavish Architects Inc.
DOIG RIVER COMMUNITY CHURCH Iredale Architecture (formerly Iredale Group Architecture)
HOUSE AT EVERGREEN JWT Architecture and Planning
UBC PONDEROSA COMMONS KPMB Architects in joint venture with HCMA Architecture + Design Inc.
FOREST MODERN Lamoureux Architect Inc.
MOGENSEN LANGLOIS HOUSE Landform Architecture Ltd.
VANGLO HOUSE Lang Wilson Practice in Architectural Culture Inc
UBC DAIRY RESEARCH CENTER HOUSING Lang Wilson Practice in Architecture Culture Inc.
THE BACKCOUNTRY HUT COMPANY (project included as part of Emerging Firm submission)
Leckie Studio Architecture + Design Inc.
EQUINOX GALLERY Measured Architecture Inc.
THE WHITE LODGE Measured Architecture Inc.
KELOWNA YACHT CLUB NEW CLUBHOUSE Meiklejohn Architects Inc.
MOLSONS BANK RESTORATION Merrick Architecture – Borowski Sakumoto Fligg McIntyre Ltd.
RENFREW BUSINESS CENTRE Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership Architects Designers Planners
COAST CAPITAL HELP CENTRE Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership Architects Designers Planners
MARINE GATEWAY Perkins+Will Canada Architects Co.
PERKINS+WILL SEATTLE OFFICE Perkins+Will Canada Architects Co.
EVERGREEN LINE STATIONS BURQUITLAM AND LINCOLN Perkins+Will Canada Architects Co.
PLAY ESTATE WINERY Robert Mackenzie Architect Inc.
NORTH DELTA RECREATION CENTRE EXPANSION Shape Architecture Inc.
MAIN STREET – SCIENCE WORLD SKYTRAIN STATION VIA Architecture Inc.
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