Diamond Schmitt Architects

Thompson Rivers University

Thompson Rivers University
© Matthias Fast

THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY

Diamond Schmitt

ARCHITECTS
Diamond Schmitt

PHOTOS
Matthias Fast , Diamond Schmit

YEAR
2012

LOCATION
Kamloops, Canada

TYPE
Educational › University

This renovation and addition transforms an existing two-storey structure into a prominent four-storey campus building, the top half of which houses the university’s new Law School.

Thompson Rivers University
© Matthias Fast
Thompson Rivers University
© Matthias Fast

The structure’s undulating prefabricated wood roof panels symbolize the region’s nearby mountain ranges and allowed for simultaneous site construction and roof fabrication.

The roof panels were erected over a span of roughly six weeks.

Thompson Rivers University
© Diamond Schmitt


Thompson Rivers University
© Matthias Fast
Thompson Rivers University
© Matthias Fast
Thompson Rivers University
Thompson Rivers University
© Matthias Fast

Diamond Schmitt Architects
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Diamond Schmitt Architects
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