Coast Mountain College students in Terrace, northwest British Columbia, have completed their first full academic year living in Wii Gyemsiga Siwilaawksat Student Building. Designed to empower Indigenous students to flourish in post-secondary education, the college expects the accommodation to be at 100% capacity by September.
Project name
Wii Gyemsiga Siwilaawksat at Coast Mountain College
Location
Terrace, British Columbia, Canada
Photography
Bright Photography (Brit Kwasney)
Principal architect
Karen Marler, Aiden Callison
Design team
Karen Marler – Partner-in-charge. Aiden Callison – Project Architect. George McCutcheon – Senior Contract Administrator. Ian McLean – Architect. Dominic Yu – Architect. Maria Vilades – Registered Architect in Spain. Rodrigo Cepeda – Architect. Micah Lund – Intern Architect. Nelly Goodarzi – Intern Architect. Jason Burtwistle – Sustainable Building Advisor. Derek Harris – Technologist. Nabeela Ladha – Technologist. Jennifer Sparks – Technologist. Yoshi Moriuchi – Technologist. Alice Rooney – Environmental Graphic Designer
Collaborators
Pictograms designed by Shawna Kiesman
Construction
IDL Construction
Client
Coast Mountain College
Typology
Educational › Student Building
Situated within a 32-acre university campus, the main administration offices, along with an auditorium, seminar halls, library & cafeteria, form the functions of this building.
Project name
Prestige University
Architecture firm
Sanjay Puri Architects
Photography
Sanjay Puri Architects
Principal architect
Sanjay Puri
Design team
Sanjay Puri, Ruchika Gupta, Suzanna Machado, Omkar Rane, Devendra Duggad
Interior design
Sanjay Puri Architects
Site area
Project is a part of 32 Acre site
Civil engineer
Pyramid Consultants
Structural engineer
Pyramid Consultants
Environmental & MEP
SEED Engineering Consultants
Lighting
Sanjay Puri Architects
Supervision
Sanjay Puri Architects
Visualization
Sanjay Puri Architects
Material
RCC framing, AAC Blockwork, Burnt clay tiles & GRC Screens
Client
Prestige Education Society
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Educational › University
