Allen + Maurer Architects Ltd.
Lead Design Architect: Florian Maurer Architect AIBC, MRAIC, LEED AP with Chris Allen, MRAIC, LEED AP
2012 Thompson Okanagan Commercial Buildings Award.
2013 Illumination Engineering Society Award of Merit.
2013 Illumination Engineering Society Award of Merit.
2013 AIBC (Architecture Institute of British Columbia) Special Jury Award in Recognition of an Atypical Approach to a Typical Program Type.
2014 Wood Design Awards. North American Merit Award and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative – Sponsorship Award.
This project is on a site that leads down from a highway to a planned and developing public space.
The building incorporates extensive use of local wood. The water shute gathers and channels rainwater to a garden water feature. It is then further directed for reuse.
