Sustainable forestry initiative
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about sustainable forestry initiative
Project • By CHYBIK + KRISTOF ARCHITECTS & URBAN DESIGNERS • Community Centres
Forestry in the Forest
When visiting the LČR grounds, we realised an important the vital fact that shaped our thinking from the outset about designing a new administrative centre from the beginning to the end. After visiting the campus, we decided to explore the immediate surroundings and the journey took us across the bridge directly to the Hradec forest. It was a warm summer day, and the contrast between the temperature in the heated environment between the buildings and the entrance into the cool forest was quite obvious. We asked ourselves what we really are forced to work in the hot interior when it would be best to take your laptop among the trees and work in an environment full of peace ? Peace. Our concepts became the phenomenon of the forest as a workpla... More
Project • By NSDA Architects • Hospitals
Canadian Cancer Society Kordyban Lodge
The Canadian Cancer Society Kordyban Lodge provides residential accommodation for out-of-town patients who are receiving medical treatments at the Cancer Center, in Prince George. People living with cancer and undergoing medical treatments are often overwhelmed by feelings of fear and anxiety. The client recognized the design of the project would play an important role in the physical, emotional and psychological well-being of the patients and their families and wanted the Lodge to be a “home away from home” and reflect the uniqueness of the North.
Kordyban Lodge has 36-beds, a family room, common lounge and dining room, activity and recreation spaces, massage therapy, library, spiritual and meditation room, library, a wig and prosthetic... More