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| MTCT architects offers in-depth experience in delivering a distinct range of science requirements in information technology, chemistry, physics, materials science, and life sciences to university campuses, urban settings and research parks in the public and private sectors. Our experience includes delivery of architectural services for in excess of 180,000 sm research space with an approximate value of $400 million. MTCT’s research building experience includes Discovery Parks Trust, universities, government agencies, and leading private corporations. Our research project types include multi-tenant facilities, teaching laboratories, agricultural laboratories, particle physics (cyclotron) facilities, private laboratories, dry labs, wet labs, clean rooms and pilot manufacturing. |
| Glenmore Professional Centre* – Calgary, Alberta | |
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The numerous sustainable design elements of the Glenmore Professional Centre set it apart from other suburban office buildings. Higher than average floor-to-floor heights; floor-to-ceiling glass and integrated solar shading, provide immense day lighting into a clean, efficient floor plate design. Raised access flooring with manual and automated floor diffusers, in conjunction with operable windows and a dual mechanical core provide ‘on control’ HVAC directly to each occupant. Exposed concrete structure indirectly lit with high efficiency linear fixtures illuminate the plan in a friendly, non-glare manner. It’s Building Technology Platform (BTP) offers flexible, state of the art access to power, voice, and data. Internal stairs have been elevated in programming status to exterior building features. Four gearless, generation-3 elevators serve the two below grade parking levels and the six above grade floor levels. *affiliate with &Co Architects Inc. |
| Gerald McGavin MTF, UBC - Vancouver, BC | |
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A 3,344 sm research facility was constructed for Discovery Parks Incorporated on the University of British Columbia campus. The building accommodates tenants from the private sector who require both office and laboratory space for research. |
| Donald Rix MTF, UBC - Vancouver, BC | |
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A 5,017 sm, four-storey building, privately owned by Discovery Parks Incorporated and located on the University of British Columbia Campus. This facility was designed to accommodate a wide range of research organizations. |
| False Creek Research Park - Vancouver, BC | |
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The first of two buildings scheduled for a site located on the False Creek Flats. Owned by Discovery Parks Incorporated, the 7,246 sm building is designed to support
flexible spaces tailored to laboratory use having a high emphasis on wet labs. |
| TEF III, UBC - Vancouver, BC | |
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This 10,498 sm six-storey building is the third Discovery Parks Trust multi-tenant research building on the UBC campus
and integrates space designed for laboratory, office, retail and information technology use. Several tenants are UBC academic users.
This facility is the first Silver LEED certified laboratory building in Canada. |
| TRIUMF ISAC, UBC - Vancouver, BC | |
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TRIUMF, the particle physics research laboratory at the University of British Columbia expanded
to create a new unique facility to produce intense beams of unstable isotopes to stay in the forefront
of physics research. |
| Ministry of Forests Research Lab - Surrey, BC | |
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This 557 sm Laboratory building at the Green Timbers reforestation site in Surrey provides facilities
for the study of tree growth. The new building has a rural character to suit its forested site
adjoining green houses and tree-farms. |
| Technology Place, BCIT - Burnaby, BC | |
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A 3,159 sm, three-storey multi-tenant research building on the BCIT Campus incorporating photovoltaic panels and general "green design" principles. Owned by
Discovery Parks Incorporated, this building provides flexible space for both dry and wet laboratory uses. |
| University of Victoria MTF, University of Victoria - Victoria, BC | |
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A two-storey multi-tenant research facility for Discovery Parks Incorporated on the University of Victoria campus. It provides suitable floor to floor height and floor
plate for laboratory layouts and support office space. Particular attention was placed on ensuring the new laboratory building fits into the existing context and relates to the surrounding
university buildings. |
| Echelon Innovation Centre - Vancouver, BC | |
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A 6,875 sm multi-tenant facility designed to accommodate a range of potential uses including retail office and biotechnology research. The site is situated in a diverse
neighbourhood that has a mix of residential and commercial uses. The building was designed to integrate with the existing scale and character of
the neighbourhood. A key component of this project is the relocation and restoration of the "Shaw House", an existing heritage house on site. |
| Abgenix Biopharma - Burnaby, BC | |
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Located on Enterprise Street in Burnaby, the $16 million building is 5,620 sm in size and comprised of research laboratories. The facilities
include wet labs, a robotics lab and offices and is furnished with state of the art equipment including biosafety cabinets. This building was done by our team in collaboration with SRG Partnership. |
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