All Projects
Public Architecture has earned a reputation for turning design and budget challenges into innovative, award-winning projects. We specialise in the design of affordable childcare, residential, and educational facilities in the public and institutional sectors. We are dedicated to the public realm.
Vienna House
A multi-family pilot project that aims to advance innovative housing solutions to affordability, climate change, and social resilience.
UBC Okanagan Skeena Residence
The Passive House-certified Skeena residence, defined by sun floods and through views, provides beds for 220 UBC Okanagan students.
SFU Plaza Renewal
Preservation of one of the most significant public spaces in Canadian architecture.
UBC Beaty Biodiversity Centre Addition
This addition augments existing research spaces and accommodates growth and program development.
KPU Wilson School of Design
Public Architecture and KPMB Architects designed this design-talent incubator in Richmond.
UBC Quantum Matter Institute
This large-scale addition to the existing Brimacombe Building, accommodates applied and theoretical research, provides scientists access to specialized facilities, and creates opportunities for synergies
Whistler Gateway Loop
Taking formal cues from the local geology and the sports it inspires, this canopy creates a first impression for Whistler visitors arriving by highway coach.
UBC Totem Commonsblock Lobby
This interior and exhibit design transforms a typical student dormitory into a subtle but powerful place of non-traditional learning.
Hummingbird Child Care
Hummingbird Child Care is a sanctuary from heavily trafficked arterials, YVR flightpath, and tall towers.
Seasong Child Care
Seasong two-group child-care facility provides much needed space for the surrounding community.
Fortune-500 Technology Offices
A pressing need to double desk count led to a move from Yaletown to two floors of a downtown office tower.
Sechelt Water Resource Centre
The design-built Sechelt Water Resource Centre turns traditional municipal wastewater treatment on its ear by creating a public space in the residential heart of Sechelt that invites both visual and physical exploration.
CapU Child Care
Merging child care theory and practice in a rain forest setting at the base of the North Shore mountains.
Adler University Vancouver
Adler University’s new campus combines architecture, interior design, wayfinding, branding, signage, and storytelling to communicate its unique curriculum.
Depot Café
In collaboration with Post Projects, a renovation of Depot Café and Coffee Roaster highlights existing elements of the shell space.
New Westminster Museum & Archives
This interior and exhibition design shapes a chronological storyline into a walk-through picture book.
Newton Field House
Buckminster Fuller’s Buckyball – the modern soccer ball — is the departure point for the Newton Field House set in Surrey’s largest soccer park.
Amber Residences
This pedestrian oriented courtyard housing project provides 32 units in Cambie Village.
UBC c̓əsnaʔəm leləm̓ Residences
The brick work of the 350-bed c̓əsnaʔəm leləm̓ residence takes a cue from the adjacent Douglas Fir woods.
UBC VPRI Office
The concrete structure of the Arthur Erickson designed library at the University of British Columbia provides a robust and ordered quality for the Offices of…
Cloverdale Fieldhouse
With a visual nod to Surrey’s agricultural past, the design for the new fieldhouse for Cloverdale Athletic Park provides proximity to athletic fields and clear sightlines for parents to easily keep an eye on kids.
Hazelgrove Field House
Sometimes construction is a game.
Centennial Beach Park Pavilion
This popular beachside amenity incorporates energy-efficient strategies and realizes a mutual vision from the input of diverse stakeholders.
Economics of Mass Timber Study
Research that tests the economic feasibility of mass timber construction applied to three common residential building typologies of 12 storeys each.
Stacked Townhouse Study
Research that assesses designs for zoning guidelines for the Norquay neighbourhood based on the proposed basic regulations of the Stacked Townhouse, Small House/Duplex and Rowhouse zones.
Single Stair Residential Study
This study investigates the benefits to residential construction—unlocked sites, floor area, greater design flexibility, and improved livability—brought about by code reform allowing for a single-stair.
Hood Point Residence
Bowen Island residence with secluded entry through the woods, path to the beach, and views of the Salish Sea.
East 3rd House
This East Vancouver infill duplex is designed for day light, cross ventilation, and front and rear gardens.
KPU Indigenous Student Gathering Place
This warm, wood interior renovation centres the kitchen, fireplace, and Indigenous learning on campus.
UBC Buchanan Courtyard Renewal
This revitalization of two public courtyards at the Buchanan Complex offers discrete stages for both introverted and extroverted activities.
UBC Bicycle Parking Facility
The 70-stall bike shelter in UBC’s Engineering precinct encourages sustainable transportation with enhanced security and end-of-trip facilities.
UBC Rugby Centre
The design for the new centre includes floor-to-ceiling windows, bright southern views of the field, and proximity to the athletic precinct.
Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre
This interior and temporary exhibition design resulted in a clearer separation of public and in-house spaces and a more efficient program.
1010 Expo Boulevard
A tower of nearly 300, affordable, rental units that centres social and environmental resilience.
Hastings Park Wayfinding
This civic transformation connects people to place through modest and direct design interventions.
SFU Strand Hall
A high-performance renovation of the offices of the President, VP Research, VP Academics, Internal Audit, Finance, and Faculty Relations.
SFU GCA Lobby
This lobby renovation for the SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts lobby increases legibility to support the university’s unique and globally-renowned civic engagement.
UBC Centre for Comparative Medicine
This state-of-the-art facility unifies diverse programmatic areas.
Ron Thom & The Allied Arts
Working with renowned architectural critic and writer Adele Weder, this exhibition, designed to profile the work of architect Ron Thom, toured five cities across the country.
UBC Gateway
This 3D sign announces the edge of campus and pride of place.
UBC Transit Shelters
As part of our firm’s work on several architectural components within the University of British Columbia, we were asked to design a series of transit shelters along the main campus boulevard.
SFU Residences Phase 3
A new LEED Gold home for 425 upper-year students
Residential Shade Study
This study, commissioned by BC Housing, compares passive and active shading approaches to increase occupant comfort and reduce the need for external energy inputs as with electric fans and air conditioning during summer months.
KPU / MNBC Child Care
A collaboration between Kwantlen Polytechnic University and the Métis Nation of BC for a leading-edge, 61-space child care.
450 Pacific Boulevard
A non-market rental building with 38% dedicated family units.
Grenfell Elementary School Upgrade
Full seismic upgrade to Sir Wilfred Grenfell Elementary School with Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA+) analysis.
Arboretum Co-op
This project quadruples the number of households in the Arboretum Co-operative.
UBCO Child Care
A 37-space expansion of the Children’s Learning Centre.
VIU Centre of Reconciliation Excellence for Early Childhood Education
75 child care spaces to address the needs of the community