Team Projects

NOTES ON PROJECT PROPOSALS

1. Oroville, Washington - Residential new construction
· Presented by Barbara Bernal (Architect)
· 1500-1800 ft² open plan building
· 21 acre site- no water or power (off-grid)
· West facing view, forest to east
· Contemporary concrete/ wood construction
· Reference photos available
· Budget?

2. Trout Lake, East Vancouver – Residential Remodel
· Presented by Dominic Auger (Cartographer, homeowner)
· Existing 1958 2000 ft² two level home- single-pane windows, leaky roof, former grow-op, recent remodel to create 2 bdrm. Basement. Suite; 3 bedrooms upstairs; 2 wood fireplaces;
· 1 km walk to park, skytrain
· Lane access
· New remodel ideas: Net Zero energy; radiant heat floor; solar hot water; passive solar design; high efficiency gas furnace; tubular lighting; rainwater harvesting system; partial green roof; upgrade insulation
· $20,000 estimate from Homeworks for energy upgrades
· Budget: $65,000 to $100,000
· Develop options “A”, “B”, or “C” for scope of work and budget

3. Burnaby- 27 story MURB
· Presented by Lillian Seow (Design & Construction manager)
· 8000 ft² building footprint; 61,000 ft² site
· Behind Metrotown Skytrain station
· Passive design
· Owners willing to contemplate radical strategies
· Currently at schematic stage
· Support from Busby, Perkins, and Will architects and Cobalt engineering
· Constraint from City: orientation
· Present team project work back to Owner


4. Crawford Bay, West Kootenays- Mountain Retreat Cabins
· Presented by Tim Tewsley (Facilities Manager)
· 10 Hectare site close to Nelson, BC
· Design nine to twelve 500 ft²“Techno-Rustic” cabins for extended stay retreat use
· Potential for off-grid energy supply; electrical service is available
· Co-op ownership; possibly time/share month long family stays
· Auxiliary to carbon neutral committed Yoga Retreat centre
· Site selection stage- Construction start September 2009
· View of Kootenay lake to W-SW; Mountains East side


5. Ladysmith, Vancouver Island- Addition to single family house
· Presented by Kirsten Mueller (Architect)
· Existing A-frame building
· 50 m² addition proposed for east side
· $100,000 budget
· Medium interest in “green” building- build within budget, ignore “green” labelling
· Challenge: interface between green addition/ exist. Bldg.

6. Summerland- Commercial Winery and Office space
· Presented by Kirsten Mueller (Architect)
· Guido Vimmers architect
· Passivhaus design
· Early design phase
· Partially earth sheltered
· Use existing gravel to build walls
· Humidity issues for winery and storage
· Biomass
· Goal: energy efficiency + ?

7. Bunky Kit- Chateau-ette- small pre-fab cabins
· Presented by Mark Green (Electrician, renovator)
· Based on $0.25 vacation cottage plans from 1973- build as drawn = $5000.00
· Small 128 ft² + loft bunky, sleeps 4
· Passive ventilation
· Composting toilet
· Kit potential: how shippable, what would it weigh? Packaging?
· Wood stove w/water heating potential
· Sonotube footings
· Partner w/ Tim’s project?

8. 162 W. Hastings- Four story heritage restoration building
· Presented by David Jung (City of Vancouver, works with developers at application stage)
· Multi-use: street level retail, basement restaurant, office uses
· Almost completed
· Opportunities with interior finishing
· Review things that could have been done
· Lots of material: information, plans, etc.

9. Woodwards block- Rehabilitating for commercial use
· Presented by David Jung (City of Vancouver, works with developers at application stage)
· 4 lots directly across from Woodwards
· Two 3 story wood frame buildings
· Very preliminary stage
· Old city hall plans are available