Okanagan College
- Product
- concrete skin
- Area
- 1.500 m²
- Color
- polar white
- Texture
- standard
- Surface
- ferro light, matt
- Architect
- GEC Architecture
- Builder
- Okanagan College
- Partner
- Sound Solutions
- Certification
- DGNB Gold
- Year
- 2020
- Location
- Kelowna
Health Sciences Center
A new building for the Health Sciences Center was designed for Okanagan College in Kelowna, British Columbia. The design placed students at the center, creating effective learning and teaching spaces that integrate the latest technologies. The architects at GEC chose concrete skin panels in polar white, notable for their distinctive design. Instead of traditional rectangular cuts, they selected triangular elements, arranged to form an elegant diamond-shaped pattern on the building’s exterior. The window areas echo this bold geometry, blending harmoniously into the overall design. The complex establishes new benchmarks for sustainability and has achieved LEED Gold certification. Photos: Ditz Fejer
