The new student residence tə šxʷhəleləm̓s tə k̓ʷaƛ̓kʷəʔaʔɬ at the University of British Columbia’s Point Grey campus will serve as a gateway building that provides students with housing in a vibrant, inclusive, and safe community. By offering a number of mixed-use spaces with high visibility at street level, the residence will reinforce and animate the major street frontages along Student Union Boulevard.

The residential portion of the student housing site will provide 1,000 beds for upper-year students in a mix of four-bedroom apartments and studios. In alignment with the University Boulevard Precinct Design Guidelines and Neighbourhood Plan, the new Student Residence will enrich the academic life of students by creating a “vibrant academic and social hub,” that provides a complete community for people to live, work, learn and play.

Hotson Architecture and Ryder Architecture (in association) are leading a digital design and construction process to optimize value and meet an accelerated project schedule that targets delivery by the start of the 2021/22 academic year. The project is being designed to LEED Gold with a specific focus on reducing Green House Gas emissions and aggressive Owner required energy targets.

LOCATION: University of British Columbia, BC
CLIENT: UBC Properties Trust
PROGRAM: Student housing
CERTIFICATION: LEED Gold V4
STATUS: Completed
IN ASSOCIATION WITH: Ryder Architecture Canada
PHOTOGRAPHY: Adrien Williams, Ema Peter