​Location
Fort St. James, British Columbia

Client
Nak’azdli Whut’en First Nation Council​

Description
2300 square metres of kindergarten and elementary classrooms, reuse of an existing gymnasium and development of exterior community and play spaces. Building design is based on green building principles: local wind and soil conditions support natural ventilation and a geo-exchange heat source.​

Project Cost
$13.34 million (on budget)​​

Status
Occupied September 2013.

As of May 2016 we are working on a addition to the school.

The design of a building - similar to the creation of a fish trap - emerges from the people and context that embrace it.