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Ponderosa Commons, University of British Columbia

Location
Vancouver, British Columbia

Client
UBC Properties Trust

Architects
KPMB Architects in joint venture with HCMA Architecture + Design

Completion
2016 (Phase 2); 2013 (Phase 1)

Size
292,658 ft² / 27,189 m² (Phase 2); 192,512 ft² / 17,885 m² (Phase 1 West); 113,893 ft² / 10,581 m² (Phase 1 East)

Project Type
Education, Residential, Tower

Sustainability
LEED® Gold certified

KPMB Team
Shirley Blumberg (Partner-in-Charge and Design Partner), Bruno Weber (associate-in-Charge), Bryn Marler (Project Architect), Coben Christiansen, Lily Huang, Marcus Colonna, Matthew Krivosdusky (associate), Claire Kurtin (associate)

Consultants
Wicke Herfst Maver Consulting (structural), Stantec Consulting (mechanical, plumbing, sustainability), Hapa Collaborative (landscape/urban design), Kamps Engineering (civil), Keyword Specifications Inc. (specifications), GHL Consultants (code), GeoPacific (geotechnical), RDH Building Engineering Ltd. (envelope), Barrier Free Design (universal design consultant), EnerSys Analytics Inc. (Energy Modeling), Murray & Associated (survey), ACM Environmental (environmental), Vertech Elevator Services Inc. (elevator), Seawood Solutions and Services Inc. (commissioning)

Photography
Nic Lehoux, Martin Tessler, Adrien Williams

Awards
2017 Canadian Interiors’ Best of Canada Award
2016 Interior Design, Best of Year Awards, Education Category

Press
Women [Re]Build: Stories, Polemics, Futures, November 2019 
The Globe and Mail, April 2018
Canadian Architect, March 2018
Canadian Interiors, November/ December 2017
CFM&D, August 2017