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officedweller · #11 Posted **Mar 6, 2013, 11:57 PM**

Is this the project near Braid Station:

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The Offices at Sapperton Green

New Westminster, Canada

Size: 360,000 ft² | 35,000 m²

Completion: In Progress

Client: Bentall Kennedy

This new building has been conceived as a gateway to the community and features a light filled atrium which acts as the primary circulation spine and is the focal point of the new development. The offices are comprised of two, five story buildings which share the interstitial atrium space. The offices have been designed to LEED Gold Standard. Some of the sustainable features include on-site water retention through bio-swales and grey water collection, daylight harvesting, south and west facing sunshades and green roofs. Ventilation air from the North and South buildings is transferred through the atrium and natural stack ventilation is assisted by high level fans. The discharged air from the atrium is exhausted to the exterior heat recovery coils located at the top of the atrium space.

The overall building strategy relies on a compact building form, optimal orientation and high performance thermal envelope to effectively create a passive structure which reduces its impact on the environment. The landscape is integral with the architecture and the performance of the building, and creates a pedestrian oriented environment. A combination of green roofs and high canopy trees on the south side shade the building and cool the ambient temperature through evaporative transpiration, providing comfort for building occupants. A variety of indoor and outdoor amenity spaces act as meeting and gathering places for a variety of social activities. Four seasons of interest comprise evergreen conifers and golden grasses in the winter; flowering trees, shrubs and bulbs in the spring; ornamental grasses and wildflowers in the summer; and a diversity of fall colour.

This project was completed by Bunting Coady Architects, who merged with B+H in December 2010.

http://www.bharchitects.com/en/projects/338