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Simon Fraser University's Surrey campus expansion continues to charge ahead, with precast concrete cladding panels installed on much of the five-storey structure. The 15,000-square-metre building is poised to become home to the Energy Systems and Environmental Engineering Program, an interdisciplinary stream devoted to supporting the clean technology and sustainable energy industries.
The federal and provincial governments announced a combined $90 million in funding for the project in November 2016, with the remaining money coming from Simon Fraser University and private donors. Located at University Drive and 102 Avenue, the building represents the first foray in expanding the Surrey campus outside the Central City complex.
The interior is organized around a central atrium whose axis is aligned with the SkyTrain station. Bridges, spiral staircases and trees animate the space and echo the purpose of the program. Meanwhile, an exterior of undulating precast concrete and reflective glass, a reinterpretation of circuit board imagery, gives the building its public face. The project is one of the last to be designed by late architect Bing Thom. His eponymous firm rebranded to become Revery Architecture in December 2017.
The first two levels of the building are expected to be complete by mid-2018. They will house a range of engineering labs, classrooms, innovation workspaces, administrative offices, and study spaces. A 400-seat lecture hall on the ground floor will directly serve the Surrey campus, and will be available for use to other members of the community. Fitting out of levels three through five will be completed after the building opens this year.
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