When you think about the Canadian landscape, a desert may not immediately come to mind. But the British Columbia Interior is an area known for its desert-like climate. The weather conditions include high winds and while rainfall is typically low, it has been slowly increasing over the years. Valleyview Secondary School is located in this region in the city of Kamloops. And when the school required a new structure to house critical areas of study including tech labs, home economic workshops, AV rooms and more, a 68,000-square-foot addition needed to be built onto the existing 75,000-square-foot facility. Beyond offering additional space, it was imperative that the new structure could hold strong against punishing winds and potentially invasive moisture.
Architect: Station One Architects
General Contractor: Dawson Wallace Construction Ltd.
