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summerland rcmp, summerland, bc
The design of this building offered the rare chance to follow the ideal building configuration for best thermal performance at it's northern latitude and climate: a long bar stretching from East to West, open to the South, closed to the North.
The Summerland RCMP Detachment building is a utilitarian structure. It serves the public by providing a productive and efficient work environment for the RCMP. All work stations are placed along the south facade, where they are daylit and ventilated. They are protected from overheating and solar glare by fixed sunshades/ light shelves, reflecting light onto the soffit and ceilings. Flat sun angles during winter offers welcome free heating. The public entrance and cell block on the north side are clad with Corten steel.
The building takes advantage of the adjacent municipal hockey arena's waste heat. The rink's refrigeration compressors dump waste heat, which is picked up through a heat exchanger to heat the RCMP station through the winter.
2012 Fortis Energy Efficiency Award
designed by allen + maurer architects ltd with kmbr architects
completed in 2012