This 10,000 sq.ft Seniors’ Centre addition to the existing Killarney Community Centre provides significant recreation and socializing opportunities for seniors in the south Vancouver area. The Centre, delivered using the design-build process for the City of Vancouver, incorporates features such as a kitchen, multi-purpose rooms and a lounge with extensive windows to the north providing lots of natural light. The bu[...]
The University of British Columbia was undergoing significant growth and WHM was able to respond with a cost-effective structural system. During the schematic phase of the project, WHM presented six alternate schemes such that each one could be assessed based on cost, material availability and speed of construction. Ultimately, having completed the successful Ponderosa Hubs, a flat plate concrete structure was select[...]
Designed in collaboration with HCMA Architecture + Design and DGS Construction, this 65,000 square foot facility ties seamlessly to the existing Langley City Hall and City of Langley Library. Entering the facility quickly leads you into a large gathering foyer that floods with natural light which intensifies the soft glow of the glulam beams and columns. The balance of the structure is framed with long-span struc[...]
Recreation Centres offer endless benefits to residents fortunate enough to have them in their neighbourhood. This 24,000 square foot expansion will feature a gymnasium, a fitness centre, a multi-function stage, and a municipal business centre. The unique architectural geometry of this project boasts many distinctive features including relatively long roof and floor spans. This exciting new development will also provi[...]
WHM was enlisted to design a state of the art expansion for the cancer treatment centre in Victoria, BC. This renovation of this outstanding facility consists of a 10,000 square foot vertical expansion that includes a new patient and family support centre, a laboratory, a medical library, a pharmacy, and a gift shop. The expansion was designed with a flexible floor plan to satisfy the staff requirements to provide ex[...]
