Mountain View Assisted Living
Additional Info
Award Winner : Metric Modular
Architectural Excellence : Britco’s experienced design and project management team worked in close collaboration with BC Housing and Russcher and Evans Architects to design and build this 8-unit Assisted Living facility in the Canadian Rockies. The development was carefully designed to deal with heavy snow fall conditions, handicapped accessibility in winter, flood plain requirements and ease of future expandability.
This one-storey building incorporates architectural features reflective of the surrounding mountain region and includes heavy solid timber beams and trusses at entry points, detailed parapets, covered terraces, wood exterior finishes, individual patios and resident gardening plots. The building has many resident amenities such as live-in nursing care, centralized dining, resident lounge and indoor scooter storage. The individual one-bedroom suites feature small kitchens, roll-in showers, living rooms, roll-through storage closets and custom millwork.
Cost Energy Effectiveness : Off-site modular construction allowed for the efficient completion of the development in an area that is otherwise very expensive to build in. Minimizing the necessity for on-site labor meant that the building could be constructed in a short time window. The modular component system greatly reduced the impact of the development on the surrounding neighborhood that includes a local hospital and the development features many green and sustainable innovations such as a heat recovery ventilation system, high-efficiency appliances and glazing as well as timer and motion-sensor controlled lighting.
To reduce module transport and installation costs, some site completion materials were packed into the modules in the building areas where they would be required on site.
Occupied Date : 11/30/2006
Production Start Date : 4/24/2006
Project Location City : Golden
Project Location State Name : BC
Technical Innovation : To minimize the amount of work required on site and reduce the building construction timeline in a region with limited on-site labour and a short building season, the facility was designed to maximize the use of factory-built modular components. The building suite modules were constructed with special consideration to the labour that would be available on site and included many comfort, security and safety features for the residents as well as high-tech nurse-call wiring and individually controlled heating systems. The suite window and door hardware and plumbing controls were all selected based on ease-of-use by elderly and handicapped residents.
Total Square Feet : 8750
Category : Permanent: Healthcare: over 5,000 sq. ft.