Project Details
- Project Name
- UBC Bookstore Expansion + Renovation
- Location
- Canada
- Client/Owner
- The University of British Columbia
- Project Types
- Retail
- Size
- 79,650 sq. feet
- Year Completed
- 2014
- Team
-
Steve McFarlane, AIBC, AAA, FRAIC, LEED AP, Lead Design Architect
Susanne Hunter, AIBC, LEED AP, Lead Design Architect
Rob Grant, AIBC, Lead Design Architect
- Project Status
- Built
- Cost
- $5,000,000
Project Description
FROM THE AIBC:
The office of mcfarlane biggar architects + designers'
Bookstore renovation and expansion at the University of British Columbia (UBC)
in Vancouver BC both redefines the university bookstore while simultaneously
animating and bringing vitality to the campus heart. Situated in a prominent
location at the Campus center, the original building suffered from lack of a
clear and visible entry. The addition provides a lighter, brighter, more
welcoming presence that both respects and contrasts the tough solidity of the
existing building and transforms the Bookstore into a vibrant social space.