Creating a social service hub to satisfy the needs of three tenants is certainly a challenge, but one CTA was happy to take on.

The requirements of Westcoast Family Centres (WFC), the Pacific Community Resources Society (PCRS), and the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) form a Venn diagram with collaboration and accessibility at its centre. CTA kept this in mind while carrying out a seismic upgrade, roofing/window replacements, and an interior/exterior renovation of the second floor of a former industrial building. A welcoming environment was established through an abundance of natural light and the interior floral designs. By making a space that satisfies each tenant’s individual needs, while fostering professional integration between the three social service agencies, we ensured that The Link was not only a centre of dedicated service delivery, but also one of connectivity and improved resources.

The goal of this tenant improvement for Chilliwack Service BC was to provide a culturally inclusive facility and ensure the best possible user experience. Situated in a single storey leased premises, the building needed modernizing to provide a professional workplace with improved privacy, better staff safety/amenities, and, most importantly, increased operational efficiency.

The outcome is a fully refreshed interior with an increased number of service counters, enabling a higher staff count. The visitor seating area is designed to be more inviting with multiple settings replacing traditional rows of seating in order to satisfy the diverse clientele. The renovated facility has seen its services optimized and waiting time reduced, which is positive for both staff and clients.

The future is here! When CTA was tasked with designing the newest workplace addition to the City of Vancouver, we knew we needed to pull out all the stops.

The amazing natural view of False Creek and the North Shore at the new location is combined with state-of-the-art tenant improvement features throughout the 5 levels. The design includes plug-and-play meeting pods, an open ceiling concept with a high-performance acoustic cloud ceiling, a 100% modular wall system, and AV technology integration with 250 plus standard and flex work points. The result is an innovative office space that meets the City’s highest workplace expectations and blends in with its West Broadway surroundings, looking functional and futuristic. The nature of the workplace is always evolving and we are happy to play a part in its transformation.

Imagine a work space that incorporates a casual coffee-shop feel with a creative business environment. We call it the “next office”.

This contemporary workplace was designed to embrace the concept of a well-integrated community and create a feeling of warmth and safety. 90% of the workplace can access both daylight and view. Studies have shown promoting walking and standing in the workplace improve health and productivity. So booth style meeting spaces and free standing huddle tables are used to great advantage.

Demountable glazed walls with stylized environmental graphics are used for enclosed rooms. Break out rooms have lots of visibility to discourage staff from hiding out in them. The overall take-away is a vibrant workplace which can be used to house different departments over the term of the lease. A variety of furniture groupings were provided in the collaboration hub and staff break room. To allow for formal or casual meetings, High quality, customizable furniture sets could be arranged to accommodate everything from blue sky sessions to video conferencing.

The lease on the old CBSA District Office at Penticton expired. So the office was being relocated to  Osoyoos Port of Entry in the spring of 2018.

The District Office provides support for all ports in the entire district from BC to the Alberta border. Given this large mandate, flexibility for future growth and a stand-alone space separate from operations of the Port were key.

The newly designed office contains 10 work stations, 3 enclosed offices, storage, kitchenette, a meeting room, a quiet room, service space, a locker room, and male and female bathrooms. A universal washroom was also provided within the office space. Some new perimeter windows were added on the existing walls  to offer a view towards the magnificent Okanagan landscape. And the already existing clerestory windows remain with an added open ceiling to allow light to flood in the main open office area.

This office renovation came with a special request. Could you make the Briefing Planning Room extra cool?

Consider it done.

The 1,100m2 office is located at the 5th floor of the Link Building at Vancouver International Airport. The space holds 2 major departments – the Operations Department and the IT Department. The Ops people were the ones with the “brain room” that held their blue sky sessions for their strategic planning meetings. We decked out the room with a highly flexible multi-media audio visual system and a movable display system to help with the inspiration.

They were inspired.