St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church – Parish Centre

20675 – 87 Avenue, Langley, BC
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• 20,520 s.f. wood frame multi-purpose facility addition to an existing 7,420 s.f. church building
• Addition of eight new classrooms, two meeting rooms, kitchen area, and gymnasium
• Open and flexible spaces which allow the inside to be experienced as outside spaces in areas where people gather
• Involved in an ongoing relationship with the church through working on the design of the rectory and campus masterplan

• Located within a second growth forest in Walnut Grove, therefore, maximizing remaining trees and connection with forest was key to design – even incorporates existing timber on site
• Exterior roof support structures symbolize a crucifix to further maintain the identity and values of the church
• Exterior of the building consists of hardie board, cedar and batten board
• Combination of slope and flat roofs

Completed 2015

Winner of the Merit Award in the Community Institutional category at the 2015 Fraser Valley Commercial Building Awards