Part of the largest forestry science and research campus in
Canada, this building contains laboratories, sophisticated
environmental chambers, greenhouses and administration
offices, designed in four quadrants on two floors. One half of
each quadrant has exterior views, whereas the other faces
onto the interior glazed “street”. Therefore, every office and
laboratory in the entire building is afforded natural light and
views.
Along the internal ‘street’ are located places that
enable informal meetings and also for presentations and large
gatherings. All are designed to enhance the working
environment within and also to reinforce the importance of
humanity within the workplace.
Each laboratory backs onto vertical service cores which are
three storeys in height. The service cores allows remote access
to the building’s mechanical, electrical and communication
systems. Therefore systems may be adapted at any time with
minimal disruption to daily lab activities. Combined with
component based lab casework, the owners have been able
to easily reconfigure the laboratories necessitated by change,
programme, or technology.