Edgewood Elementary School in Surrey, British Columbia

by Christopher Brinckerhoff | 4 April 2024 6:00 am

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Thinkspace Architecture Planning Interior Design Ltd. designed Edgewood Elementary School as a modern education facility with emphasis on transparency, openness, and inclusiveness. Abundant daylighting contributes to project goals.

In particular, a two-story curtainwall defines the school’s main entry foyer. Occupants enjoy exterior views through the expansive curtainwall and numerous windows. Glass sliding doors and interior framing systems line corridors to emit daylight. Moreover, each classroom’s interior walls have fully glazed, sliding doors that open into shared project spaces.

The school contains 27 classrooms, collaboration spaces, a library, learning commons space, maker laboratory, gymnasium, and multipurpose room.

Transparent Glazing Systems Ltd. (TGS) installed Alumicor Ltd.’s curtainwall, projected window vents, sliding doors and swinging entrance doors.

Tammy Schroeder, director of marketing at Alumicor, says, “Complementing the building’s generous use of glass and metal, materials emphasize warm wood, bright white, blue and Grey Wolf [school mascot] accent colors to generate a continuity of visual expression from the exterior facade through the interior finishes.”

Laurie Larsen, chair and trustee of the Surrey Board of Education. “The building itself is stunning. When you have modern, open and inspiring environments, it has a noticeable and positive impact on students, staff and visitors.”

Owner: Surrey School District; Surrey, British Columbia
General contractor: DGS Construction Co. Ltd., Surrey, dgsconstruction.com[2]
Architect: Thinkspace Architecture Planning Interior Design Ltd., Surrey, thinkspace.ca[3]
Installer: Transparent Glazing Systems Ltd. (TGS), Burnaby, British Columbia, tgsbc.com[4]
Curtainwall/doors/window vents: Alumicor, Toronto, Canada, alumicor.com[5]

Source URL: https://www.metalconstructionnews.com/projects/edgewood-elementary/

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