UBC MacLeod Renewal
- Year
- 2022
- Type
- Educational
- Status
- Built
- Location
- Vancouver, Canada
The MacLeod Building Renewal is the most comprehensive retrofit completed to date at the University of British Columbia. Driven by a pressing need to improve the seismic and climate resilience of the campus’ mid-century architecture, the project transforms a poorly performing end-of-life 1963 building into a flexible, high-performance facility that actively supports and showcases 21st century learning. The previously dark, inward-facing facility was stripped down to its concrete structural components to allow seismic upgrades that exceed building code requirements, complete envelope and systems replacement and interior reconfiguration.
The MacLeod Building Renewal is the most comprehensive retrofit completed to date at the University of British Columbia. Driven by a pressing need to improve the seismic and climate resilience of the campus’ mid-century architecture, the project transforms a poorly performing end-of-life 1963 building into a flexible, high-performance facility that actively supports and showcases 21st century learning. The previously dark, inward-facing facility was stripped down to its concrete structural components to allow seismic upgrades that exceed building code requirements, complete envelope and systems replacement and interior reconfiguration.