Project Category: Institutional

NEWTON CRICKET FIELDHOUSE

NEWTON CRICKET FIELDHOUSE

Designed in collaboration with Shape Architecture, WHM was proud to be involved in the design and construction of the new Newton Fieldhouse in Surrey, BC. The building supports the park's new cricket pitch. It has change rooms for the cricket players, public washrooms, and a meeting room for sport groups and members of the community. The building is very unique as it was designed with a glowing lantern concept within[...]

VANCOUVER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

VANCOUVER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

Vancouver Christian School is a new facility in east Vancouver. This nearly 100,000 sq.ft. facility serves K-12 for the local community of Christian faith. The project is primarily framed with two levels of structural steel on one level of concrete. It has two gymnasiums that are stacked on top of one another to conserve space on the tight site. Underground parking is provided for staff and guests which provides easy[...]

MAYNE ISLAND FIRE HALL

MAYNE ISLAND FIRE HALL

8,000 sq.ft. fire hall on Mayne Island in the southern Gulf Island of BC. The design was completed in August of 2010, however, due to financial constraints construction did not start. The key structural challenge for the 2010 design was the transom window framing around the apparatus bay. This wrap-around glazing broke up the seismic resisting system by interrupting the lateral load transfer from the roof to the fou[...]

MAILLARDVILLE COMMUNITY CENTRE

MAILLARDVILLE COMMUNITY CENTRE

The new Maillardville Community Centre will be a hub and resource for the local community. The Centre will have a gymnasium, a lobby/reception area, multi-purpose rooms, a kitchen, an administration/office area and a childcare space. This 20,000 sq.ft contemporary building, constructed of structural steel over a concrete parkade level, will impart a sense of modernism and provide up-to-date facilities for the commun[...]

LIONS GATE HOSPITAL – NORTH SHORE HOSPICE EXPANSION AND RENOVATION

LIONS GATE HOSPITAL – NORTH SHORE HOSPICE EXPANSION AND RENOVATION

Intended to create a new hub for palliative care patients on the north shore, the expansion provided the space needed for the Every Day Counts Program (EDC Centre) and the renovation allowed for a palliative care outpatient clinic that provides patients with timely access to palliative care physicians. The EDC program provides workshops, educational gatherings and activities ranging from information sessions to yo[...]