Client
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Location
Langley, BC
Completion
1993
Size
14,864 sm (15,9995 sf)
Category
The Kwantlen Polytechnic University Langley Campus consists of Academic, Careers and Vocational buildings. They are all located in one and two storey wings attached to a longitudinal circulation “spine”. Counterpoint to this pedestrian path is the centrally located “agora”, a student gathering place which opens up to Logan Creek and an extensive meadow area.
Building wings are separated by light-generating courtyards, and are landscaped as part of the campus horticultural training program. The scale of the building elements and their interrelationship with the rural site was a major consideration in planning. The land informs the materials, as well as the shape and orientation of the architecture. The academic activities are organized to encourage interaction between the students, faculty & visitors.
Accompanied by generous greenery, the KPU Langley Campus provides a generous plaza for gatherings and events to unfold over the school year, set at the foreground of the distinct form and roofs of the campus.
The courtyard is defined by two distinct languages, the sturdiness and resilience of the brick and the lightness of steel elements and cladding.
The floor to ceiling glazed overpass provides sweeping view of the campus courtyard as students and faculty move between the east and west buildings.
Cerestories that resemble open windows perch along roof of the Langely campus.
The canopies around the plaza terminate into slender steel support juxtaposed by brick columns.
View of the overpass and the East building. Sloping roofs create a series of dynamically shaded spaces.
South end of the East building.
Interior view of the performance theatre.
Interior view of the performance theatre.
