Kwantlen Polytechnic University - Surrey Main
Location
12666 - 72 Ave
Surrey, BC
Canada
Certifications & Awards
- LEED Canada for New Construction and Major Renovations CaGBC LEED Silver Certified
Project Team
- Developer: Kwantlen Polytechnic University
- Architect: B+H Architects
- LEED Consultant: Recollective Consulting Inc.
- Structural Engineer: Bush Bohlman & Partners
- Mechanical Engineer: Cobalt Engineering
- Electrical Engineer: Genivar
- Civil Engineer: EarthTech
- Landscape Architect: PWL Partnership Landscape Architects
- Commissioning Agent: MDT Systems Ltd.
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Summary
Surrey Main is a 4,330m2 3-level addition to the campus administration building. The ground floor houses the Campus Registrar Office, while the second and third floors house classrooms and the faculty offices. Designed to operate as passively as possible Surrey Main’s mechanical systems respond to the outdoor microclimate conditions. The building also includes an innovative rainwater capture system. Surrey Main is attempting LEED® Canada Core & Shell Gold Certification.
This addition is located in front of the existing Administration Building, and serves as an new expression of the expanded and enhanced Kwantlen Polytechnic University Surrey campus to both students and the public. The prominent location and significant presence of the building provides Kwantlen with a new front door to the campus to welcome and orient students and visitors to the student services, offices and classrooms contained within the new facility.
The configuration of the building and adjacent atrium establish and reinforce the connection to the central campus courtyard around which the existing library, classroom and office buildings are arranged. The new light-filled three storey atrium bridges the gap between the old and the new buildings which features a dramatic canopy with a copper ringed oculus and wood soffit.
