We are excited to announce that 1235 Marine Drive, a new four-storey residential/commercial project in North Vancouver has gone in for development permit. The new project on the North Shore is a contemporary expression of the history of Marine Drive and its rich ship building past, historically an early industrial...
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Sustainability in Design
By Rachel Maddock
/ November 2, 2020
Sustainable urban design is about more than innovation, it's about survival. On October 31st, the UN-Habitat (a UN program for sustainable urban development) released its 2020 report on World Cities, as mentioned by this article in ArchDaily. A central issue highlighted in the report is sustainable urban development. More people...
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Join us at the Wood Solutions Conference
By Rachel Maddock
/ October 27, 2020
On November 18th, Proscenium's Hugh Cochlin (Principal) will be speaking at the annual Wood Solutions Conference (November 16-20) hosted by Wood WORKS! BC. This year all the sessions will be virtual. Hugh's session, "The Material is the Message," looks at the connection between material and brand for commercial projects,...
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2020 Excellence in Commercial Wood Design
By Rachel Maddock
/ October 20, 2020
We are thrilled to receive this award for MEC Edmonton Brewery District in Edmonton! WOOD WORKS! Alberta / the Canadian Wood Council jury provided these comments on the building: "Wood was used for structural and accent finishing pieces and the jury felt that this choice makes the project stand out....
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UBC MacLeod underway
By Rachel Maddock
/ October 14, 2020
Out at UBC, we're excited to see the renovation of the MacLeod building deep in progress! This gutting and renovation project on the electrical computer engineering faculty building is taking the building down to its basic structural elements to rebuild/reprogram/refresh for 21st century teaching. We're at that exciting turnaround point...
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Danish Construction Companies tour MEC Flagship Store Site
By PAI
/ June 13, 2019
We were delighted to take several Danish Construction Companies on a tour of our project.
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MEC’s new Vancouver flagship store set to open this fall!
By PAI
/ June 11, 2019
Excerpted from The Daily Hive by Kenneth Chan... "Designed by Proscenium Architecture & Interiors (PAI), the new store — a wood building using cross-laminated timber panels — is aiming for a LEED Gold green building standard. PAI is also behind the design of MEC’s office headquarters in the False Creek Flats,...
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The Pipe Shop Phase 2 Progress
By PAI
/ May 30, 2019
Phase 2 of the Pipe Shop Venue is progressing with visible progress as installation of the acoustic ceiling panels are well underway.
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The Vancouver Sun reports on our project “The Yukon”
By PAI
/ May 29, 2019
Chard adding more light industrial space in Vancouver's Mount Pleasant The Yukon is a four-storey, 49,000-sq.-ft. strata office and light industrial building being built on the former site of the 3 Vets outdoor equipment store. EVAN DUGGAN Updated: May 15, 2019 Vancouver Sun Another strata office/light industrial building is under...
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5th & Main Project Topping Off Ceremony
By PAI
/ May 8, 2019
We were thrilled to attend the topping off ceremony for our project at 5th and Main. The shape of the building is really starting to come together as a unique look in the city fabric. The views from the top are going to be spectacular! Congratulations to Chard, ITC and...
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MEC’s new Head Office and Flagship – Vancouver
By PAI
/ May 2, 2019
Proscenium's Hugh Cochlin and Ben Nielsen recently led sold-out hard hat tours of MEC’s new Head Office and Flagship at 2nd & Quebec. Currently under construction, this project was designed under our sustainability agenda and using innovative technology. This LEED Platinum Certified office building is designed to be 55% more...
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Pipe Shop Phase II
By PAI
/ April 25, 2019
Early this year, the City of North Vancouver commissioned the second phase of the Pipe Shop. Primarily a building systems scope comprising a new HVAC system, complete with AC to condition the space, along with new lighting and controls - the Pipe Shop will soon be a comfortable space for...
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Happy Holidays from Proscenium
By PAI
/ December 21, 2018
We are closed for the season and look forward to seeing you in 2019!
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The new Vancouver MEC Store in progress
By PAI
/ November 30, 2018
Site located at 2nd and Quebec: South-west corner of mass timber (& steel frame) structure with steel canopy supports Second of 3- storey mass timber structure, (glulam & steel frame with 7-layer CLT floor & roof plates) Photography courtesy of Jack Korb
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Concept Design Project
By PAI
/ September 19, 2018
This project consists of two distinct parts – the revitalization of an existing heritage building and the addition of a new 6-storey residential building at the back of the site. The main challenge was to create a volume that wasn’t imposing, that is respectful of the existing heritage building. The...
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Gone lawn bowlin’!
By PAI
/ September 6, 2018
We are closing early today for our summer staff party!
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SABMag Canadian Green Building Award 2018 for the Langara College Science & Technology Building!
By Ben Nielsen
/ June 11, 2018
The Langara College Science & Technology Building has received a SAB Magazine Canadian Green Building Award in the category of Institutional [Large], and we couldn't be prouder. Jury comments: This project is notable for its planning, with a six-storey atrium that functions not only as a light and ventilation well,...
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Meet PAI Employee Steve Dixon
By PAI
/ May 22, 2018
Where were you born? Woodlands, New Zealand. It's a tiny rural village of about 150 people at the bottom of the country. How did you get into design? I became interested in design when I was a kid watching my uncle drawing floor plans and construction details at his...
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