UBC Okanagan Mountain Weather Building (MWO) Renovations
2017/2019 - Kelowna, BC
| Meiklejohn Architects provided full architectural and prime consulting services for the 4 phases of renovations recently completed in the Mountain Weather Office Building. In 2015 UBC Okanagan took ownership of the building from Environment Canada and embarked on a major renovation program to develop new academic space for the School of Health and Exercise Sciences. The entire project was broken into the following phases. |
| Phase 1:
The first phase involved the transformation of an underutilized open work area on the first floor into a new office space for relocated Environment Canada staff. The renovation included an open work area, kitchenette, meeting room, and private offices. |
| Phase 2:
This phase involved the creation of 3 teaching labs for the School of Health and Exercise Sciences; 2 on the second floor, 1 on the first. These lab spaces are highly specialized learning spaces with exercise training and monitoring equipment. |
| Phase 3:
Phase 3 encompassed the development of an accessible kitchen where mobility challenged individuals could be observed working in a residential kitchen environment. An accessible fitness studio was also part of this phase that was fitted out with highly specialized mobility-impaired fitness equipment. |
| Phase 4:
In conjunction with Phase 3, this phase involved the creation of a large meeting room with testing and research rooms flanking it. The Core (Centre for Obesity and Well Being Excellence) led by Dr. Lesley Lutes operates out of this space. |
PROJECT DATA
Owner: UBCO (University of British Columbia – Okanagan Campus)
Staff: Stoke Tonne – Principal + Project Architect