Wood WORKS! British Columbia ARCHITECT/ COMMERCIAL WOOD DESIGN Mike Mammone, Ratio Architecture – Interior Design, Planning, Vancouver, BC Salmon Arm Savings and Credit Union – Uptown Branch, Salmon Arm, BC The project’s predominant use of wood and wood building systems was prima- rily devised as a means of offsetting the carbon footprint of the project and allowed the project to utilize a very local labor pool of carpenters, trades and skill that con- tributed directly to the local manufacturing, supply chains and economy. The design concept and material selection sought to connect the building and its function to the greater community through subtle references to the natural and man-made context of Salmon Arm. The large sweeping atrium space and angular roof, composed primarily of wood systems, are direct references to the famous pier in Salmon Arm, and surrounding topography and provides a unifying design ele- ment across the north elevation. ENGINEER Gerald Epp, Fast + Epp, Vancouver, BC Bow River Bridge, Banff, Alberta Timber usage in significant bridges is often discounted, because of durability perceptions. The intent of Fast + Epp and the builder/client StructureCraft, was to address these concerns so thoroughly through design and construction detailing that such perceptions will start to change. Further, that the strengths timber brings can be cel- ebrated – beauty in the natural settings which bridges often call for, and all the en- vironmental benefits. ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE John Wall, PUBLIC: Architecture + Communication Centennial Beach Boundary Bay Regional Park Pavilion, Delta, BC On the eastern shoreline of the Point Roberts peninsula, a new Centennial Beach Park Pavilion describes the line between two contrasting natural environments. To the north, the nature of bird watching, beach dunes and crab apples and to the south, family picnics, tennis courts and colourful playgrounds. The south is open, sunny and playful. The north is sheltered, quiet and secluded. A café on the east end of the boardwalk overlooks the beach, Boundary Bay and, on a clear day, Mount Baker. Subtle innovation plays out across a simple material palette. The heavy timber roof is at once structure, finish ceiling and soffit, a performance that allows the building to maintain its streamlined proportions. Gang-nailed sections of 2x4s on end are slotted into back-to-back steel channels that sit on top of a steel column grid. Two wide-flange beams span the length of the building, running above the timber-filled channels and allowing the roof to cantilever at either end. The beams also contain the extent of the green roof system. Finally, a thin clerestory wraps around the building making the timber roof slab appear to float above the concrete walls. 52 – Spring 2014 — The Canadian Design and Construction Report