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Cowichan Tribes Expansion

Duncan, BC

Cowichan Tribes–with over 4,000 members–has one of the largest memberships of First Nations in British Columbia. Programs and department staffing requirements have outgrown the campus of governmental campus completed in 1995.

Formline worked with the tribe from 2013 to 2017 to expand the campus of building to accommodate additional staff needs. Additions and renovations respect the original architectural context of one storey buildings. The budget for construction was modest at an average of $230/sft.

The expansion included the incorporation of a Lands and Governance building (Lulumexun) and a Child and Family Services building (La’lum’utul Smun’eem) in addition to the pre-existing Administration Building, Elders Building, and Health Centre.

Awards

2018 Vancouver Island Real Estate Board Commercial Building Awards, Excellence in the “institutional Renovation” Category

Client

Cowichan Tribes

Year Completed

2017

Size

1235 

m2
 / 13293 ft2

Formline Team

Alfred Waugh, Vince Knudsen, Vasko Pavlov

Consultants

Lulumexun (Lands & Governance)
Structural Engineer: Harold Engineering
Mechanical Engineer: Smith + Andersen
Electrical Engineer: AES
Civil Engineer: Harold Engineering
Envelope Consultant: Harold Engineering
Code Consultant: Camphora Engineering

La’lum’utul Smun’eem (Child & Family Services)
Structural Engineer: Equilibrium Consulting
Mechanical Engineer: AME Consulting Group
Electrical Engineer: AES

Photography Credit

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V7M 1A5
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604-912-0203

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604-912-0203

Land Acknowledgment

We respectfully acknowledge that our offices are located on the traditional and unceded territories of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) Nation.

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