We worked to renovate multiple floors at UVIC Properties’ Queenswood Campus location to create an updated research facility that would serve researchers for generations to come.
Development of reimagined space for collaborative research facilities that will serve future generations at UVIC.
We worked to renovate multiple floors at UVIC Properties’ Queenswood Campus location to create an updated research facility that would serve researchers for generations to come.
The Water and Climate Impacts Research Centre (W-CIRC) has been established jointly by Environment and Climate Change Canada and UVIC to facilitate hydrological and environmentally based inter-disciplinary research, assessing the impacts of climate change on Canadian water resources.
The main objective of the W-CIRC is to promote and undertake high-quality research and related activities, including collaborative research dealing with climate impacts on water resources.
Our work on this new facility encompasses a full overhaul of the building's east wing (previously a long-term care home for seniors).
The project involved renovations fo the existing building to accommodate 1195 square meters of research labs, new suites, fine art storage and a mix of office workspace for Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Utilizing an integration of modular partitions, exposed building structure and strategic furnishings helped create a high-tech style workplace to meet Government of Canada Workplace 2.0 Fit-Up Standards.
Special construction required for the project included a general hydrology lab outfitted with sediment trap sink and eyewash station as well as a hydro-ecology lab with emergency shower/ eyewash station, sink with sediment trap, fume hood, chemical storage and a microbalance table.