Quw’utsun Secondary School
Services: Building Envelope, Energy Modelling
Client: Cowichan Valley School District
Architect: hcma architecture + design
Construction: Urban One Builders
Location: Duncan, BC
*Photo credit: hcma architecture + design
Built for 1,100 students, this design-build replacement school uses mass timber and natural lighting as central parts of the design. Aspects of Indigenous culture and heritage are incorporated throughout. The project is striving to achieve a high level of energy efficiency and is pursuing LEED Gold certification.