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Contents
Firm History
Design Approach, Site/ Program Analysis,

Design Process
Proposed Team
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Selected Projects
19
References
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La Petite Maison
Firm History
Firm History
Patkau Architects
Patkau Architects Awards

2008
Governor Generals Medal for
Architecture
Gleneagles Community Centre
Architecture
Winnipeg Centennial Library
Addition
Patkau Architects is an internationally recognized

architectural design studio based in Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada. There are currently three principals:
John Patkau, Patricia Patkau and Michael Cunningham,
and three associates: David Shone, Peter Suter and
Greg Boothroyd.
Experience
In over 25 years of practice, both in Canada and in the
United States, Patkau Architects has been responsible
for the design of a wide variety of building types for a
diverse range of clients.
Projects vary in scale from gallery installations to master
planning, from modest houses to major urban libraries.
Many projects have involved functional programming,
management of detailed public processes, and design
of complex buildings and sites. Comprehensive involvement throughout all phases of the design and construction process has consistently resulted in award-winning
projects.
Patkau Architects has also been involved in research
projects, including an extensive investigation into
issues of sustainable building and a detailed study of
emerging educational technologies for the University of
Texas, Houston Health Science Center.
Current work includes a Natural History Museum and
Biodiversity Research Laboratory at the University of
British Columbia, the Marcel A Desautel Faculty of
Music and School of Art at the University of Manitoba, a
350-room student residence at the University of Pennsylvania, as well as a variety of residential projects in
diverse locations ranging from a northern island off the
coast of British Columbia to a farm in AdDiriyyah, Saudi
Arabia.
As the circumstances of the work change, our interests expand. We seek to explore the full richness and
diversity of architectural practice, understanding it as a
critical cultural act that engages our most fundamental
desires and aspirations. We refuse singular definitions
of architecture: as art, as technology, as social service,
as environmental agent, as political statement. We
embrace all these definitions, together, as part of the
rich, complex and vital discipline that we believe architecture to be.
In addition to practice, the firm is also active in architectural education. John and Patricia have taught, lectured
and been guest critics at numerous universities in Canada, the United States and Europe. Patricia is a Professor of Architecture at the University of British Columbia. In 1995, Patricia and John were jointly Eliot Noyes
Professors of Architecture at the Graduate School of
Design, Harvard University. John is currently teaching
at Yale University.
Recognition
Patkau Architects has been recognized widely for
design excellence. Significant national and international
awards have been received for a great variety of building types, including twelve Governor Generals Awards
(Canadas highest honor), four Progressive Architecture Awards, seventeen Canadian Architect Awards of
Excellence, an RAIC Innovation in Architecture Award
of Excellence, and three AIA Honor Awards including a
joint AIA/ALA Honor Award for la Grande Bibliothque
du Qubec. John Patkau and Patricia Patkau have been
recognized as Fellows of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, Honorary Fellows of both the American
Institute of Architects and the Royal Institute of British
Architects and Members of the Order of Canada.
The office has also won a number of international
design competitions, including the Nursing and Biomedical Sciences Facility for the University of Texas
Houston Health Science Center, a master plan and two
College Houses for Hamilton Village at the University
of Pennsylvania, la Grande Bibliothque du Qubec, a
new central library for the province of Qubec, and the
Winnipeg Centennial Library in Manitoba.
The work of the office has been published and exhibited widely. Over 200 articles in books and professional
journals and three books dedicated exclusively to the
firms work have been published. The work has also
been shown in numerous exhibitions, including 20 solo
exhibitions in Canada, the United States, and Europe.
In 1996, Patkau Architects was selected to represent
Canada at the Venice Biennale.
2007
Honor Award
American Institute of Architects
American Library Association
Grande Bibliothque du Qubec
Lieutenant-Governor of BC Medal
Winnipeg Centenial Library
Canadian Architect award of
Excellence
Peterson / Munck House
Seattle AIA Commendation
Centre for Music Art and Design
2006
Lieutenant Governors Medal for
Architecture
Lieutenant Governors Certicate
of Merit
Gleneagles Community Center
Prairie Design Award
Award of Excellence
Consulting Engineers of Manitoba
Keystone Award
Consulting Engineers of Manitoba
2005
Canadian Architect Award of
Excellence
Little House
Excellence
Centre for Music Art and Design
Honor Award
Agosta House
Honor Award
Shaw House
2004
Excellence
New College House
University of Pennsylvania
Excellence
Architecture
Shaw House
Architecture
Agosta House
BC Vision Award
Firm History
Recollective
Recollective is a values-based, multi-disciplinary green

building and sustainable community consulting firm
comprised of some of the top green building experts
in Canada.
All principals and staff are Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design Accredited Professionals (LEED
AP) and can provide complementary, full-service expertise, drawing from a range of backgrounds including
architecture, mechanical engineering, academics, technology and product research, and project management.
They offer the following core group of services:
Green building strategies
Building simulations including energy, thermal
comfort, daylight and CFD modeling
Green building incentives and funding research
Integrated Design Process (IDP) facilitation and
training
Facilitation, mentoring and management of LEED
projects in New Construction, Commercial
Interiors, Existing Buildings and
Neighborhood Development
Facilitation and management of BuiltGreen and Living
Building Challenge projects
Sustainable community building
They have successfully completed ten LEED certified
projects and are currently consulting on over 50 active
LEED projects amounting to over 12 million square
feet, including South East False Creeks Athletes Village (1.5 million square feet of high-rise and low-rise
mixed-use) and the Montessori Project, targeting LEED
Platinum and Living Building Challenge certification.
Beyond buildings, Recollective also provides consulting
services to municipalities and large developers in areas
such as sustainable land-use strategies and green building guidelines and policies.
Recollective is a member of both the Canada and US
Green Building Councils (CaGBC, USGBC) and is a
practitioner as well as educator and advocate of green
building. Through volunteer engagement on local,
national and transnational green building committees
and boards of directors, including the Canada, US and
Cascadia Region Green Buildings Councils, Recollective
is committed to help grow and strengthen the green
building movement.
As past LEED project application reviewers for the

CaGBC, and as current faculty members with both the
CaGBC and the Cascadia Region Green Building Council, Recollective has an in-depth knowledge of what is
required for a successful LEED application. At the very
local level, the companys commitment to sustainability
is reflected in their 3-R (reduce, reuse, recycle) purchasing policies and their universal transport subsidy.
As board members of the Cascadia Region Green Building Councils, Recollective members were involved in
the development of the Living Building Challenge. They
actively advocate the Living Building Challenge through
educational seminars at local firms.
Also, Recollective is utilizing the Living Building Challenge and LEED Platinum framework to define the sustainability objectives of the Montessori Project, a 25,000
square foot pre-school centre in Richmond, B.C.. This
project incorporates a generous edible organic landscape, rainwater harvesting, onsite black water treatment, mixed mode displacement and natural ventilation
and on site renewable energy including solar thermal,
photovoltaics and wind energy. Recollectives role in
the project includes Integrated Design Process Facilitation, developing Green Building Strategies, performing
Building Simulations, LEED Project Management and
Funding Research. As a means to build on the educational mandate of the funding charities, Recollective is
helping to direct a documentary film about the challenges and lessons learned in achieving the ambitious
objectives identified in the Living Building Challenge.
In addition, Recollectives experience as consultants
on the Net Zero multi-residential building in South East
False Creeks 2010 Olympic Athletes Village gives them
first-hand experience with the complexities of developing and integrating a net-zero energy mandate, on a
project with a large number of complex stakeholders.
Design
Approach,
Site/Program
The Bullitt
Foundation
LivingAnalysis,
Building
Design
Process
Statement
of Qualifications
Design Approach, Site/ Program Analysis, Design Process

To draw a carp, Chinese masters warn, it is not enough to know the animals morphology, study its
anatomy or understand the physiological functions vital to its existence. They tell us that it is also necessary to
consider the reed against which the carp brushes each morning while seeking its nourishment, the oblong stone
behind which it conceals itself, or the rippling of water when it springs toward the surface. These elements should
in no way be treated as the fishs environment, the milieu in which it evolves or the natural background against
which it can be drawn. They belong to the carp itself, insofar as it is not defined as a distinct form capable of a set
of movements or as a particular organism performing a series of functions. Instead, the carp must be apprehended
as a certain power to affect and be affected by the world. In other words, rather than a formed and organized
individual, the brush should sketch a life, since a life is constituted simply by traces left behind and imprints silently
born.
Zone 1, Kwinter and Feher
Design Approach
To Affect and Be Affected By
Investigations into the Particular
The work of Patkau Architects is characterized by an
interest in the particular. Each architectural opportunity
presents a myriad of unique constraints and opportunities; in the form of site characteristics, climatic conditions, programmatic ambitions, budget realities, owner
convictions etc. Design directions emerge from an
attempt to respond and synthesize these into a poetic
whole, in contrast to the practice of imposing a philosophy or formal vocabulary on a situation. This principle makes it possible to respond in a sensitive way to
each situation. Numerous concepts emerge during the
design process. Some of the more impelling qualities
of this project are discussed below.
Problem Solving/ Creative Thinking
The Bullitt Foundation has identied a broad spectrum
of objectives which include ambitions of sustainabilty,
functionality and cost effectiveness. The desire for
design excellence, human delight and the celebration of culture, spirit and place is also identied; the
reasons why we desire sustenance. The magnitude of
the challenge to achieve objectives such as net zero
energy and water can at times create a problem solving
mindset within the team, in which the ultimate objective to create beautiful and enriching places to live
and work is lost. Our approach will be a creative one,
which will ensure that the problem solving activities are
guided and informed by the desire to reach beyond the
pragmatics which dene the project. One example of
how this might be achieved is the concept of binding.
Binding
Design itself is a synergistic act, binding the realizations of the project problem through form. The ability
to bind through form is what allows any project to
move beyond problem solving into the realm of an experienced and compelling reality. As the artist Lynda
Barry suggests, theres something about working with
form that can unclench something that we have no
other way of getting at.
Constructing Permanence, Agility and Cultural

Sustainability
Durable, well-built buildings tend to age well and in
doing so attract the care and engagement of their inhabitants over time. Duration requires that designers
consider how buildings continue to affect the environment and inhabitants over the years. However, as
different aspects of a building have different life expectancies and, as programmatic needs are likely to
change over time, buildings also need to be agile, able
to absorb intelligent change. Thinking of a building as a
diagram that maps the relative permanence of its parts
suggests an attitude to both material and cultural sustainability. A tree is just such a diagram: sustainable
and resilient over time with processes of permanence,
growth, change, decay, exchange and renewal all interrelated.
Living System
Thinking of the building as a living system is a strategy
that we would like to suggest to the project team
as a whole, one way of framing discussions for this
project. Living systems have the capacity for continuous learning and adjustment. If they dont they wont
survive. This would mean exploring directions that
use nature as mentor and model, searching for solutions that are well-adapted to context, endowed with a
maximum of self-sufciency and benet to community,
smart and robust over time, economical of energy and
materials and, ultimately, beautiful; beautiful partially
because of the care and consideration given to the
physical manifestation of a sustainable place for sustainable lives.
Constructing Synergies/Scaling
Constructing synergistic relationships at multiple scales
is key, a powerful mechanism for achieving sustainable,
affordable solutions.
Synergies exist between things and design becomes
the act of negotiating this space.
Bibliotheque nationale du Quebec
Solutions which address many issues and opportunities simultaneously also produce integrated, productive
density in a design - along with the attendant feeling
that nothing is being wasted, that everything is doing
as much as it can or needs to. This recognition in turn
produces a kind of embedded spirit in the work. Synergies often help to create this sense of a dense, layered
experience of place, a kind of beauty in itself.
Resilience
If the true measure of this projects success will be
determined during its operation and inhabitation over
time, it is important that sufcient resilience be built
into the design at different scales. The project needs
to be able to be tuned, if required, when the performance of the building is measured after occupancy.
While tuning can perform adjustment, exibility at

multiple scales needs to be inscribed in the design to
deal with more signicant changes over time. Retrotting of building systems over time requires agility at yet
another scale. The idea that a building/project can learn
and adapt over time is a worthy challenge. The design
for this project needs to anticipate unknown situations
of change, exchange and renewal while maintaining
certain important characteristics of durability and permanence that characterize it and make it memorable.
As one architect suggested

last century, we need to start
with a sense of realization of
the problems and insert design
as its natural extension.
Louis I. Kahn:
Writings, Lectures, Interviews
Sunpath June 21
Site/ Program Analysis
If the aspiration for a net zero energy project is considered in relationship to the functional program and
the desire to create and market desirable places to live
and work, the following issues and synergies begin to
emerge. First, the implied location of the glazing noted
above suggests that the building would be turning its
back on the city, on East Madison Street. This might
be particularly problematic for the retail occupancies.
Second, the implied location of the glazing also suggests that it would be difcult to provide view glass on
the west faade to help capture the desired and potentially marketable views to downtown Seattle. However
these two issues may act as a catalyst to inform an
interesting and effective design response.
Temperate/ Seasonal Climate
The performance of glass depends very much on the
environmental conditions within which it exists. The
Sunpath March 21
Pattern of Occupancy
From the point of view of creating desirable and marketable places to live and work, it may be important
to have display glass on Madison Street, facing northwest, and more view glass in the residential units than
is ideal from an energy conservation standpoint. It is
interesting to note that the likely pattern of occupancy
associated with retail, commercial and residential occupancies may help address this issue. For example,
many residences may not be occupied very much during weekdays and connection to the outside is most
useful during daylight hours. In contrast commercial
occupancies tend not to be occupied during the evenings.
Operable Skin/ Living System

The design concept which might emerge from this site/
program analysis is an operable skin. For example, if
the faade consisted of an array of operable photovoltaic/ solar energy panels which provide insulation and solar protection when closed while retaining the ability to
capture solar energy in some form, it may be relatively
easy to organize the program on the site in a way which
addresses the two aforementioned issues. For a South
facing residence, this might imply that when the occupants are not at home or are sleeping , the operable
panels might be closed, as the desired daylight and
views which the glazing offer is not required. During
sunny summer days when the occupants are at home,
the operable panels might fold up to allow views and
capture daylight, but also open in a way which protects
the view glass from solar gain. If these panels consist
of photovoltaic cells, the facade would also have the
ability to make use of the solar energy falling on the
sunshade during all seasons. For a northwest facing
retail occupancy, the panels may be closed after hours
to avoid heat loss and gain. These panels might also act
as security shutters.
Sunpath December 21
As suggested this site will offer many benets, however some challenges exist. For example, given the
desire to achieve a net zero energy project it will likley be essential that all solar energy which is available
on the site during the heating season be captured and
transformed into usable energy. It is also critical that
solar energy be excluded from the building interior during the cooling season, but captured and turned into
some form of useable energy, such as domestic hot
water and electricity. Detailed quantitative analysis is
required, however these principle objectives imply that
glazing for the project may need to be located principally on the east and southern facades, as this is when
and where solar gain is desired for most of the year. It
also implies that south facing glazing would need to be
shaded in a manner which does not prevent solar gain
during the heating season, while capturing the energy
in some form. Similarly, west facing glass would need
to be protected much of the year with a vertical sunshade which prevents late afternoon and evening sun
from over heating the building late in the day.
temperate climate which Seattle enjoys is in some

ways the ideal climate to achieve a net zero energy
building in that for much of the year the temperature
outside is reasonably close to the desired temperature
inside. As such, from the point of view of heat transfer,
for much of the year glass might be located anywhere
on the facade. The difculty is created during the more
extreme times of the year, such as during the winter
and summer months.
It is admirable that the Bullitt Foundation performed a

signicant amount of investigation prior to the acquisition of a site. Often the site selection has a profound
impact on the ability of the design team to achieve the
project objectives, and achieve them in a cost effective
manner.
Possible patterns of occupancy

for residential (red), commercial
(green) and retail (blue).
Design Process
Heat Transfer/ Pattern of Occupancy
It may also be possible to benet from the fact that
the dened. It may also be possible to benet from
the fact that the patterns of occupancy associated with
the three different programmed occupancies will likely
be different and somewhat reversed. For example, the
residences will likely be occupied when the commercial and retail are not. This might allow the excess energy which is created in the commercial occupancies
to be transferred and stored until it can be used by the
residences.
Roof Garden/ Human Delight
The site analysis also suggests the delightful opportunity for a roof garden which could provide the building
community with a place to gather and enjoy views of
the city and landscape. These gardens are most successful when the space on the roof is dened or semi
enclosed, to create a place. This might suggest that a
photovoltaic arbour be developed to provide solar protection, generate electricity, or hot water while collecting rain water for building usage. The storage of rainwater might be achieved in a reecting pond to help add
experiential richness, such as was developed for the
Nursing and Biomedical Science building at the University of Texas, Houston.
Community Synergies/ Scaling
It is desirable in the rst instance to achieve the net
zero energy and net zero water objectives without affecting surrounding properties, such that they are not
compromised in terms of also achieving these objectives. However, in some instances it may be mutually
benecial to develop partnership strategies with the
neighbours for systems which are more efcient and
affordable at a scale which is larger than a single building. Scaling could be a key tool in addressing issues
of sustainability in this project. One example to explore
would be a neighborhood energy utility that maximizes
the synergistic potential of sharing heat and/or electricity production, distribution, use and recovery. Among
other things, this might include sharing roof top space
for solar collectors or space underground for developing geo-exchange heating and cooling. Other synergies
at multiple scales will be pursued. Some have already
been identied by the Bullitt Foundation.
This project is a special opportunity with unique constraints, opportunities and team members. Given this
and the complex nature of the project, it is recommended that ultimately the design process needs to
be informed by the team as a whole; to this end the following process structure and principles are suggested.
This structure and the associated principles are based
on both the positive and negative experiences we have
accumulated in attempting to address similar objectives
on past projects, all of which have been educational.
In general we propose a collaborative, integrated design
process which is iterative and exible, with informed
leadership, and dened by a creative rather than problem solving mindset. Many of the principles outlined
in The Integrated Design Process produced by the
BC Green Building Roundtable have been incorporated
into the suggested process; however these have been
augmented to help ensure that all of the Bullitt Foundations objectives are achieved.
The Integrated Design Process (IDP) is a method for
realizing high performance buildings that contribute to
sustainable communities. It is a collaborative process
that focuses on the design, construction, operation and
occupancy of a building over its complete life-cycle. The
IDP is designed to allow the client and the other stakeholders to develop and realize clearly dened and challenging functional, environmental and economic goals
and objectives (Larsson, 2002)
By denition this process focuses on realizing high performance buildings that contribute to sustainable communities. While it is understood that this is only one
dening objective of the Bullitt Foundation, the Foundation has also identied the desire to reach beyond the
creation of a sustainable environment, to create places
which offer Design Excellence, Human Delight and the
Celebration of Culture, Spirit and Place, the reasons
why we desire sustenance.
As such, the IDP has been augmented to ensure that
the creative process of developing beautiful and enriching places to live and work is not overwhelmed by a
problem solving state of mind.
It is our experience that the challenges presented by a

project often create the greatest opportunities.
Nursing and Biomedical Sciences

Building Competition
University of Texas, Houston
The photovoltaic arbor developed
for the Houston Nursing and Biomedical Sciences Building was
designed to provide shade for roof
top activities, heat for domestic
hot water, generate electricity and
collect rainwater; all in a transparent manner that explained these
functions. The collected water was
retained partially in the form of a
quiet, reective, roof top water
garden, used gravity to power its
distribution and served as a form of
dampening for a high rise building.
Phase One
Informed Leadership/ Establish Management Team
Conrm Process Structure/ Green Process
Informed Leadership:
It is important that the correct balance between leadership and collaboration be established. The assemblage
of talented team members with admirable objectives is
not in itself enough. They must also be empowered to
participate in an effective manner. This requires leadership and management.
Establish Management Team:
Due to the broadly based objectives of the Bullitt Foundation, it is recommended that a Management Team
be assembled which consists of Point 32, Patkau Architects/ Recollective and an unnamed local Associate Architect to ensure that all project objectives are
achieved; Design Excellence/ Human Delight, Environmental/ Sustainable, Functional, Cost Effective/ Marketable.
Conrm Process Structure/ Green Process:
The rst task of the Management Team will be to inform the design of the proposed process. Part of this
responsibility will be to design a Green Process which
minimizes the environmental impact of the process
itself. For example, we have utilized vehicles such as
teleconferencing, video conferencing and Go To Meetings to help avoid the costs of travel when appropriate.
Also, it will be desirable to orchestrate a process which
minimizes the associated printing of paper etc.
Phase Two
Clarify/ Document Project Objectives
see Project Objective Diagram on Page 12
The aspirations of the Bullitt Foundation are ambitious
and complex in nature. Addressing these aspirations
will require that a relatively large team be assembled.
Empowering this team to participate effectively requires
in the rst instance that the Project Goals be clearly dened, such that all participants have a collective understanding and can engage in tasks in a meaningful manner. While the description of these goals, provided in
the RFQ, represents a comprehensive introduction, it
is important to clarify and priorize the various objectives
identied, prior to the work itself proceeding. For ex-
ample, at least four different green measurement systems have been identied to describe the objectives of
the project; Living Building Challenge, LEED Platinum,
BREEAM and the Green Building Matrix as part of the
Seattle Priority Green Permitting Program. While these
programs tend to be mutually supportive, it is important to identify where potential conicts and contradictions exist. Also, LEED attaches predetermined values
to various design responses. These values need to be
applied in terms of the ultimate desire to certify the
project Platinum, however the ranking system may
not accurately reect the values of the Bullitt Foundation. If they do not, we propose that a sister set of values be established to properly reect the values of the
Foundation, to help guide the design process. Also, the
Project Objectives need to be documented in a manner which can be translated into denable tasks for the
team members.
Phase Three
Assemblage of Team/ Denition of Roles/ Initiate
Partnerships
Assemblage of Team:
Based on the clearly stated objectives identied above
and in consultation with the Bullitt Foundation and Point
32, the appropriate team will be assembled to address
the needs of the project. See also Project Team Section
of Document.
Ultimately it will be necessary to involve User and
Owner Representatives for the Commercial, Retail and
Residential components of the project.
Denition of Roles and Responsibilities:
It is important to establish Agreements and the associated scopes of work with the team members which are
compatible with the Project Objectives. These Agreements need to dene the Roles and Responsibilities
of the team members in a clear manner, but may also
need to be exible in nature, such that the contracts
do not limit their involvement in desirable and unique
tasks.
Initiate Partnerships:
It is desirable to begin partnering with other organizations, such as the City of Seattle Permitting Program/
Phase Four
Conrm/ Document Project Goals with Input from
Design Team
It is desirable to utilize the collective expertise of the
team which is assembled to inform the Project Objectives established for the project.
Phase Five
Information Gathering/ Search for Synergistic
Relationships
In general Patkau Architects resists pursuing a design
direction for as long as possible, such that a depth of
understanding can be acquired, to help ensure that
the direction pursued is an informed one. It is proposed that a combination of subgroup and full team
meetings will be utilized to collectively establish a list
of the investigations and information which needs to
be gathered to achieve the identied objectives. It is
understood that some of this information may already
have been gathered. For example the site feasibility
work which has been performed will be examined to
determine what additional information is required. The
following types of analysis, investigations and research
will be performed during this phase.
Environment/ Sustainability
Living Building Challenge
Site Module:
Habitat Exchange Identication
Energy Module:
We have been successful in the past on many projects

working with the local authorities to achieve equivalencies which were instrumental in achieving a successful
project. For example, the atrium space in the Aquatics Ecosystems Research Laboratory is not allowed by
the Building Code, however working with the Authorities Having Jurisdiction from the outset helped us to
achieve an equivalency which made this valued interconnected space possible.
Net Zero Energy Analysis of

Program and Site
Anticipated Energy Usage/
Conservation Analysis
Energy Harvesting Analysis
Passive Solar Analysis
Photovoltaic Solar Analysis
Geothermal Analysis
Wind Analysis
Other?
Compare Available Energy on Site
with Anticipated Energy Usage.
This will require an analysis of the
Zoning of this part of the City
Materials Module:
Materials Redlist Analysis to deter
mine the impact which this might
have on potential Design Directions;
Carbon Footprint Analysis to deter
mine which General Construction
Type will minimize the Footprint;
Responsible Industry Analysis to
determine accessibility of FSC Certied Wood or Salvaged Sources;
Appropriate Materials/ Services
Radius Analysis to determine the
impact on potential Design Directions
for primary building systems
Water Module:
Net Zero Water/ Sustainable Water
Discharge Analysis of Program
and Site;
Water Usage/ Conservation Analysis;
Water Harvesting Analysis;
Water Recycling/ Reuse Analysis;
Compare Available Water on Site with
Anticipated Water Usage
Indoor Air Quality Module:
Test Air Quality at Strategic Locations
on Site such as Street Level;
Study Relationship between Natural
Ventilation and Energy Conservation/
Usage during Spring, Fall and Winter
Seasons
Beauty and Inspiration Module:
Explore potential opportunities for
Introducing Human Delight and the
Celebration of Culture, Spirit and
Place;
Explore potential opportunities for the
project to Inspire and Educate
Neighborhood Organizations/ Utility Companies/ Manufacturers/ Funding Organizations/ etc. as soon as possible in the process. This may be critical in terms of
achieving certain objectives which may be costly, such
as photovoltaic panels, or not permitted by the authorities.
Estimated regional rainfall
Design study models

Nursing and Biomedical Sciences
Building Competition
Green Building Matrix/

City of Seattle Permitting Process
Similar to the analysis work identied above for the Living
Building Challenge, the requirements of the Green Building Matrix will be used to identify specic research tasks
during this phase.
LEED Platinum
Similar to the analysis work identied above, the requirements for LEED Platinum will be used to identify specic
research tasks during this phase.
Functional Program
Program Evaluation/ Development
Program/ Zoning Analysis
Examine how the Program can be accommodated on the
Site based on the current Zoning Regulations
Net to Gross Analysis
Pattern of Occupancy Study for Residential/
Retail and Commercial Occupancies
What Periods of the Day/ Week do people Occupy the Different Parts of the Building? This investigation is intended
to help inform when tempered environments, views, ventilation etc. is required for occupants.
Cost/ Budget/ Market Analysis
Review/ Rene Cost of Construction
Review/ Rene Budget
Review/ Rene Market Analysis
A portion of this analysis may involve an analysis of the
Views which can be achieved from various portions of the
site.
Phase Six
Schematic Design
Through the process of gathering information, design
directions emerge. Patkau Architects will utilize a
combination of isolated study, subgroup and full team
meetings to identify and develop potential design directions. It is during this phase that the project begins
to be transformed into tangible form. It may be that
one strong, clear direction emerges at this time or
that multiple directions appear. Each of these design
directions will need to be developed and tested in an
iterative manner in terms of their ability to address the
previously established goals, including Environment/
Sustainability Goals, Programmatic Objectives, Cost/
Life Cycle Costs/ Marketability Objectives, as well as
the ultimate goal to create a place which offers Design
Excellence/ Human Delight and the Celebration of Culture Spirit and Place. Normally it is not possible to fully
evaluate a direction in a holistic and therefore meaningful manner until a relatively complete Schematic Design is generated.
If none of the proposed Schematic Designs achieve the
project objectives, then either the project objectives
will need to be modied or other approaches generated and tested in an iterative manner.
It is suggested that the project budget be established
at the end of this phase.
Phase Seven
Design Development
Most often one Schematic Design emerges from the
Schematic Design process as being superior. During
this phase the Schematic Design is developed to address outstanding issues and rene the approach, such
that the Developed Design can be tested in terms of
its ability to address the previously established goals;
including Environment/ Sustainability Goals, Programmatic Objectives, Cost/ Life Cycle Costs/ Marketability
Objectives as well as the ultimate goal to create a place
which offers Design Excellence/ Human Delight and
the Celebration of Culture Spirit and Place.
It is suggested that the project budget be conrmed at
the end of this phase.
Phase Eight
Method of Project Delivery
Different Methods of Project Delivery are appropriate
for different projects and different reasons. Given the
ambitious and complex nature of this project it will
be desirable to design a method of delivery which is
compatible with the project objectives. For example, a
Stipulated Sum Process may result in the best price for
a project, but it may not provide the necessary exibility. A Cost Plus process may help accomplish the best
quality, however it would likely result in the most costly
product as well.
It is desirable that this method be chosen during this
phase as it can have an impact on the way in which the
Construction Documents are produced.
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Phase Nine
Construction Documents/ Bidding
During these phases the challenge will be to ensure
that the detailed execution of the documents does not
compromise the ability of the design to achieve the
project objectives, but rather brings rigour to earlier decisions. For example, it is often during the bidding of a
project that many sustainable qualities are lost, due to
cost, durability or other logistical issues.
At the end of this phase the CDs will need to be tested
in terms of their ability to address the previously established objectives; including Environment/ Sustainability Goals, Programmatic Objectives, Cost/ Life Cycle
Costs/ Marketability Objectives as well as the ultimate
goal to create a place which offers Design Excellence/
Human Delight and the Celebration of Culture Spirit
and Place.
It is suggested that the project budget be conrmed at
the end of this phase.
Phase Ten
Construction Phase
Similar to the previous phases, this phase is concerned
with protecting the aspirations of the project and requires that the design process continue to ensure that
the desired project is realized.
This phase is also by denition an opportunity to expand
the team and build partnerships with the Contractors,
Subcontractors and Manufacturers assembled to deliver the project. In particular these groups will need to
be organized to participate in the relevant parts of the
Living Building Challenge, LEED Platinum and Green
Building Matrix to help ensure that the project is constructed in a non-wasteful, and sustainable manner.
Phase Eleven
Commissioning/ Operation
During this phase the knowledge developed by the design team regarding building performance, operation,
and maintenance is transferred to a new group of
building stewards which include the Owner, Occupants,
Maintenance and Operations groups. This is particularly
important for a project intending to achieve zero energy
and zero water usage, as most building systems are
only effective if operated as intended.
It is suggested that Credits EA3 Additional Commissioning and EA5 Measurement and Verication be
adopted to help achieve a LEED Platinum certication.
Phase Twelve
Post Occupancy
Given that the ultimate measure of the projects performance will be determined after it is completed, it
is important that the design be robust in nature, such
that if initial measurements suggest that the objectives
have not been achieved, adjustments can be made with
relative ease to address this. If early design decisions
require perfect execution in order to perform successfully, it is likely that the project objectives will not be
achieved. In the construction industry this is referred to
as design and or construction tolerance.
It is also important that the project budget adequately
be apportioned to address these atypical post occupancy ambitions via the establishment of an appropriate
contingency.
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Bullitt Foundation Building Project Objectives
Design Excellence - Human Delight and the Celebration of Culture Spirit and Place
Environment/Sustainability
Living Building Challenge
Summary of Prerequisites
Petal
1. Site
2. Site
3. Site
4. Energy
5. Materials
6. Materials
7. Materials
8. Materials
9. Materials
10. Water
11. Water
12. Indoor Quality
13. Indoor Quality
14. Indoor Quality
15. Beauty & Inspiration
16. Beauty & Inspiration
"The Green Building Matrix"
Prerequisite
Responsible Site Selection
Limits to Growth
Habitat Exchange
Net Zero Energy
Material Red List
Construction Carbon Footprint
Responsible Industry
Appropriate Materials/Services Radius
Leadership in Construction Waste
Net Zero Water
Sustainable Water Discharge
A Civilized Environment
Healthy Air: Source Control
Healthy Air: Ventilation
Beauty and Spirit
Inspiration and Education
Functional Program
More specifically, this program considered reaching

the maximum buildable area of 47,500 square feet
through the following allocation of space.
Level A (below grade):
Up to 10,000 sq.ft for rainwater storage, wastewater
treatment, mechanical equipment, and parking
Level 1 (15th Ave. access):
Up to 4500 square feet for retail and
5500 square feet of partially below grade parking.
Level 2 (Madison St. access):
Up to 9000 square feet of commercial/retail use and
approximately 1000 square feet for circulation/core
Level 3-6:
Approximately 27,500 square feet distributed
between office and residential use.
Cost/Marketing
Capital Cost
Life Cycle Costing
Marketing
Leed Project Checklist
City of Seattle Priority Green Permitting Program

1. Energy and Climate Protection
EC-1-Minimum 2% of total energy use from
on-site renewables
EC-2-On-site power generation
EC-3-Passive cooling/climate responsive design
EC-4-Comply with 2030 Challenge EC4
is a mandatory requirement*
EC-0-Other innovative Energy and
Climate Protection design elements
2. Healthy People and Communities
HP-1-Historic Landmark+Green Redevelopment
HP-2-Brownfield Redevelopment
HP-3-Advanced Workforce Housing
HP-4-Food Security Site or urban agriculture
HP-5-Dedicated program that integrates
green collar job creation
HP-6-Innovative transportation
HP-O-Other innovative Healthy People and
Communities design elements
3. Restore our Waters
W-1-50% or more of rain or stormwater
re-used on site
W-2-50% or more reduction of gray water/black
water entering storm and/or sanitary sewers
W-3-Natural Drainage System
W-O-Other innovative Restore Our Waters
design elements
4. Green Seattle Initiative
GS-1-Green Roof
GS-2-Urban Forest
GS-3-Seattle Green Factor
GS-O-Other innovative design elements
5. Waste Reduction and Recycling
WR-1-Building re-use and or recycling of
building materials on site
WR-2-Innovative recycling
WR-O-Other innovative Waste Reduction and
Recycling design elements
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14 Points
Sustainable Sites
Required
Prerequisite 1: Erosion & Sedimentation Control
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1: Site Selection
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2: Urban Redevelopment
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3: Brownfield Redevelopment
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4.1: Alternative Transportation, Public Transportation Access
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4.2: Alternative Transportation, Bicycle Storage, Changing Rooms
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4.3: Alternative Transportation, Alternative Fuel Vehicle
1
4.4: Alternative Transportation, Parking Capacitiy
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5.1: Reduced Site Disturbance, Protect or Restore Open Space
1
5.2: Reduced Site Disturbance, Development Footprint
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6.1: Stormwater Management, Rate and Quantity
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6.2: Stormwater Management, Treatment
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7.1: Landscape & Exterior Design to Reduce Heat Islands, NonRoof
1
7.2: Landscape & Exterior Design to Reduce Heat Islands, Roof
1
8: Light Pollution Reduction
5 Points
Water Efficiency
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1.1: Water Efficient Landscaping, Reduce by 50%
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1.2: Water Efficient Landscaping, No Potable Use or No Irrigation
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2: Innovative Wastewater Technologies
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3.1: Water Use Reduction, 20% Reduction
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3.2: Water Use Reduction, 30% Reduction
17 Points
Energy & Atmosphere
Required
Prerequisite 1: Fundamental Building Systems Commissioning
Required
Prerequisite 2: Minimum Energy Performance
Required
Prerequisite 3: CFC Reduction in HVAC&R Equipment
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1: Optimize Energy Performance
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2.1: Renewable Energy, 5%
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3: Additional Commissioning
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4: Ozone Depletion
1
5: Measurement & Verification
1
6: Green Power
13 Points
Material & Resources
Required
Prerequisite 1: Storage & Collection of Recyclables
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1.1: Building Reuse, Maintain 75% of Existing Shell
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1.2: Building Reuse, Maintain 100% of Shell
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1.3: Building Reuse, Maintain 100% Shell & 50% Non-Shell
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2.1: Construction Waste Management, Divert 50%
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69 Points
52-69 points
39-51 points
33-38 points
26-32 points
3.1: Resource Reuse, Specify 5%

3.2: Resource Reuse, Specify 10%
4.1: Recycled Content, Specify 5% (p.c. + 1/2 p.i.)
4.2: Recycled Content, Specify 10% (p.c.+ 1/2 p.i.)
5.1: Local/Regional Materials, 20% Manufactured Locally
5.2: Local/Regional Materials, of 20% in MRc5.1, 50% Harvested Locally
6: Rapidly Renewable Materials
7: Certified Wood
Indoor Environmental Quality
Prerequisite 1: Minimum IAQ Performance
Prerequisite 2: Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Control
1: Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Monitoring
2: Ventilation Effectiveness
3.1: Construction IAQ Management Plan, During Construction
3.2: Construction IAQ Management Plan, Before Occupancy
4.1: Low-Emitting Materials, Adhesives & Sealants
4.2: Low-Emitting Materials, Paints
4.3: Low-Emitting Materials, Carpet
4.4: Low-Emitting Materials, Composite Wood
5: Indoor Chemical & Pollutant Source Control
6.1: Controllability of Systems, Perimeter
6.2: Controllability of Systems, Non-Perimeter
7.1: Thermal Comfort, Comply with ASHRAE 55-1992
7.2: Thermal Comfort, Permanent Monitoring Systems
8.1: Daylight & Views, Daylight 75% of Spaces
8.2: Daylight & Views, Views for 90% of Spaces
Innovation & Design Process
1.1: Innovation in Design
2: LEED Accredited Professional
Project Totals
Platinum
Gold
Silver
Certified
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Proposed
Team
The Bullitt Foundation Living
Building
Project Team
Specialty Consultants
These needs may change over
time, however initially it is expected that the following specialty consultants will be required.
Patkau Architects has aligned itself with Recollective, a

Vancouver-based multi-disciplinary green building and
sustainable community consulting rm with direct experience in delivering LEED Platinum Buildings and a
working knowledge of the Living Building Challenge.
Recollective will participate in the process as Sustainability Consultants.
Ultimately, it is our intention to work with an Associate
Architect located in the Seattle area, however this rm
has yet to be selected. As suggested by Point 32, this
Associate will be selected during the next phase of the
selection process, in consultation with Point 32 and the
Bullitt Foundation.
The project team will consist of the following key participants:
Architect
Patkau Architects
Principals in Charge of Design
John and Patricia Patkau
In this capacity John and Patricia will provide informed
design leadership.
Design Principal
Michael Cunningham
In this capacity Michael will work with John and Patricia
Patkau to design the project. In addition Michael will
work with John Patkau to help lead the design process
in terms of working with the Owner, Point 32, Associate Architect and the Specialty Design Consultants.
Project Manager/ Designer
Michael Thorpe
Michael Thorpe will participate in the design process
and act as Project Manager for Patkau Architects.
Michael lived and worked in Seattle from 1999 to 2005
and so is familiar with local development and construction practices. Michael will act as the principle liason
with the Associate Architect, Point 32 and the Specialty
Design Consultants during the post design phases of
the project.
Sustainability Consultant
Recollective: Buildings, Community, Ecology
Brenda Martens
In this capacity Brenda will work with Patkau Architects
to lead and manage the process as it relates to the Bullitt Foundations sustainability objectives, through all
phases of the project. Brenda is experienced with both
the LEED Certication and Living Building Challenge
processes.
Recollective: Building Simulation Consultant
Jack Cui
Jack will work closely with Brenda and perform all the
required building simulations.
Associate Architect
Principal in Charge of Management/
Project Architect
This individual and the associated rm has yet to be
named. It is our intention to work with an architect
located in Seattle. As suggested by Point 32, this Associate will be selected during the next phase of the
selection process, in consultation with Point 32 and the
Bullitt Foundation.
The Associate Architect will work closely with Patkau
Architects during all phases of the project. In general
Patkau Architects will lead during the Design phases
of the project, with management support from the Associate Architect. The Associate Architect and Patkau
Architects will share the lead during the Construction
Documents phase. The Associate Architect will lead
with design support from Patkau Architects during the
Construction, Commissioning and Post Occupancy
phases of the project.
Management Team
It is suggested that a Management Team be assembled
to manage the process as a whole. This team would
consist of Point 32, Patkau Architects, Recollective and
the Associate Architect. This team in consultation with
the Bullitt Foundation would select the remaining Specialty Consultants.
In general the management team will work together
to organize the activities of the team using a process
which is characterized by collaboration, integration,
iteration and exibility with informed leadership. See
also Design Process Section of Document.
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Structural Engineer
Mechanical Engineer
Electrical Engineer
Lighting/ Daylighting
Photovoltaics
Landscape Architect/ Ecologist
Civil Engineer
Geotechnical Engineer
Water Management
Acoustical Engineer
Materials Consultant
Capital Cost/ Life Cycle Costing
Construction Contractor Cost/
Constructability
Marketing?
Code/s
John Patkau
Principal
John Patkau founded Patkau Architects with Patricia

Patkau in 1978.
Fabrications Exhibit, Wexner Center for the Arts,

Columbus, Ohio
John is responsible for providing leadership for the

activities of the rm generally, and responsible, jointly
with Patricia, for providing design leadership throughout each project from inception to completion.
Lectures
Guest lecturer at over 50 institutions including Harvard
University, Yale University, University College Dublin,
Manchester
Master Series, University of California at Los Angeles,
Architecture League of New York, Colegio de Arquitectos de Catalunya, Architectural Association, London,
and Royal Institute of British Architects.
Member, Order of Canada

Professional Affiliations
Registered Architect in British Columbia, New York,
Pennsylvania and Washington
NCARB Certication
LEED Accredited Professional
Honorary Fellow, Royal Institute of British Architects
Honorary Fellow, American Institute of Architects
Member, Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
Fellow, Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
Academic
Master of Architecture, University of Manitoba, 1972
Bachelor of Environmental Studies
University of Manitoba, 1969
Bachelor of Arts, University of Manitoba, 1969
Professional
(see also project portfolio, project list, awards, exhibitions and selected publications)
Symposia
Plenary Speaker, Sustenta America, Chilean Association of Architectural Ofces, Santiago, Chile.
Plenary Speaker, Capital Modern: Edmonton Architecture & Urban Design 1940-1969, Edmonton, Alberta
Teaching
Eero Saarinen Visiting Professor, Yale University, 2009
Raymond E. Moritz Distinguished Visiting Professor
Washington University (St. Louis), 1998
Visiting Professor
Eliot Noyes Professor of Architecture
Harvard University Graduate School of Design, 1995
William Lyon Somerville Visiting Lectureship
University of Calgary, 1994
Thesis and studio critic at the University of British
Columbia intermittently from 1985 to the present
Public Service
Member, Vancouver League for Studies in Architecture, 1998 to 2004
Member, Vancouver Urban Design Panel, 1990-1992
Juror, American Institute of Architects Educational
Facilities Awards
Juror, American Wood Council Awards
Juror, Canada Council Awards
Juror, Canadian Architect Awards
Plenary Speaker, 7th International Alvar Aalto Symposium, Jyvaskla, Finland
Juror, Canadian Wood Council Awards
Plenary Speaker, New Zealand Institute of Architects

National Conference, Auckland, New Zealand
Juror, Portland Small Lot Housing Competition
Plenary Speaker, Royal Architectural Institute of Scotland National Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland
Plenary Speaker, Schwer Punkt Holz, Murau, Austria
Juror, Houston Chapter, AIA Awards
Juror, San Francisco Chapter, AIA Awards

Juror, Vancouver League for Studies in Architecture
Cliffhanger Competition
Juror, World Architecture Awards
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Patricia Patkau
Principal
Patricia Patkau founded Patkau Architects with John in

1978. She is currently a Professor in the School of Architecture at the University of British Columbia.
As principal, Patricia is responsible for providing design
leadership throughout each project from inception to
completion. At the University of British Columbia she
teaches senior design studios and thesis.
Member, Order of Canada
Registered Architect in British Columbia
Honorary Fellow, Royal Institute of British Architects
Honorary Fellow, American Institute of Architects
Acted as juror or visiting critic for numerous institutions

including NATO, New York State AIA, San Diego AIA,
Canada Council, Canadian Wood Council, Governor
Generals Medals for Architecture, Progressive Architecture Awards, Yale University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, , University of California Los Angeles, and University of Toronto.
Lectured at over 30 institutions including University of
Minnesota, Yale School of Architecture, Illinois Institute
of Technology, Museum of Modern Art in New York, Jerusalem Seminar for Architecture, University of Texas,
Association of Architectural Historians, Queens University in Belfast, New Zealand Association of Architects,
and Oslo Association of Architects.
Member, Royal Canadian Academy of Arts

Fellow, Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
Professional
Professor School of Architecture
University of British Columbia, 2002 to present
Juror, International Competition
NATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium, 2001-2002
Raymond E Maritz Distinguished Visiting Professor
Washington University (St. Louis), 1998
Invited Participant
Stanford Learning Lab Programming Charrette 1998
Visiting Professor
Eliot Noyes Professor of Architecture
Harvard University Graduate School of Design, 1998
William Lyon Somerville Visiting Lectureship
Visiting Professor, Harvard University Graduate School
of Design, 1993
Academic
Master of Architecture, Yale University, 1978
Bachelor of Interior Design
University of Manitoba, 1973
Public Service
Commissioner, University of Washington Architectural
Commission, 1999 to present
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Michael Cunningham
Principal
An architect with 25 years of experience, Michael has

been with Patkau Architects for 20 years. He became
a principal in 1995.
In 1997, Michael was awarded the Ronald J. Thom
Award for Early Design Achievement. This National
prize is awarded every two years to a candidate in the
early stages of his or her career who demonstrates
outstanding creative talent and potential in architectural
design.
Registered Architect in British Columbia
Professional
Ronald J. Thom Award for Early Design Achievement
1997
Academic
Lighting Certificate
Harvard Graduate School of Design, 1983
Master of Environmental Design (Architecture)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Calgary, 1977
Academic Awards
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Medal
Head of the Graduating Class
Beaty Biodivsersity Centre and Museum

University of British Columbia
Designer, Project Architect
New College House
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Designer
Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory
Montreal, Qubec
Hamilton Village Student Housing Competition
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Designer
Nursing and Biomedical Sciences Building
Environmental Issues Study
Educational Technologies Study
Oakdale Community Centre
Toronto, Ontario
Shaw House
Vancouver, British Columbia
Cecil Scott Burgess Scholarship

Clark James Coupland Scholarship
Faculty of Environmental Design Scholarship
Faculty of Environmental Design Fellowship
Public Service
Acted as a visiting critic or lecturer at McGill University,
Dalhousie University, University of British Columbia,
and University of Calgary.
Jury Member, Canadian Wood Council
2007 BC Wood Design Awards
Jury Member, San Antonio Chapter AIA Awards, 2002
Selected Professional Experience
Strawberry Vale Elementary School

Victoria, British Columbia
Emily Carr College of Art and Design
Vancouver, British Columbia
Designer
Newton Library and Seniors Centre
Surrey, British Columbia
Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery
Waterloo, Ontario
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Michael Thorpe
Project Manager
Michael is a project manager with extensive experience in leading large multidisciplinary and joint venture
teams from conception through to occupancy. He has
been with Patkau Architects since 2005, and is presently overseeing delivery of the Beaty Biodiversity Center at the University of British Columbia.
Prior to joining Patkau Architects, Michael spent six
years working with one of Seattles leading architectural
practices, where he was the primary contact on several
high-prole federal and civic projects. Michael has both
Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Environmental
Studies degrees from the University of Waterloo.
Academic History
Certified Document Technologist Certificate, 2001
Construction Specifications Institute, Seattle
AutoCAD Level Two Certificate, 1994
Camosun College, Victoria
Bachelor of Architecture, 1992
University of Waterloo, Waterloo
Bachelor of Environmental Studies, 1984
University of Waterloo, Waterloo.

Beaty Biodiversity Centre
Project Manager
With other rms
Seattle City Hall
Project Architect, construction documents and construction administration phases, for a $72M, 19 500
sq m civic complex.
Seattle Civic Center Plazas
Project Architect, construction documents and
construction administration phases for a $13M civic
complex.
Oroville-Osoyoos Joint Port of Entry
Project Architect, construction documents phase, for a
$31M high-security building.
Sequoyah Middle School, Federal Way, WA
Project Architect, construction administration phase,
for a $13M, 7 000 sq m school.
Environmental Science Center, Burien, WA
Project Architect, design and construction documents
phases, for a 150 sq m building.
Maplewood K-8 School, Edmonds, WA
Project Architect, construction documents phase, for a
$14M, 4 600 sq m school.
Oaklands Elementary School, Victoria BC
Construction documents team for a 4 500 sq m
school.
Municipal Office, Victoria BC
Design development and construction documents
team for a 170 sq m office.
Steudle Residence, Whistler BC
Construction documents team for a 510 sq m home.
Rocky Point Condominims, Nanaimo BC
Design development and construction documents
team for a 33-unit condominium.
Wang Residence
Design development team for a $18M home.
Office Building, Victoria BC
Design development and rezoning team for a 3 900 sq
m office building.
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Brenda Martens
Principal, Recollective
Brenda has over 17 years experience in the building industry working on residential, institutional, commercial
and industrial projects throughout British Columbia.
Her experience includes ofce, medical and rehabilitation renovations, recreation facilities, and libraries, varying in scope from design, construction administration,
and project management to facilities management and
LEED Coordination.
As a board member of the Cascadia Region Green Building Council, Brenda reviewed and provided feedback on
the Living Building Challenge prior to its release.
As a member of the Canada Green Building Councils
Technical Advisory Committee, Brenda reviewed the
original LEED Canada documentation, and now reviews Credit Interpretation Rulings and proposed updates. This advisory role provides the opportunity for
involvement in the evolution of the LEED products as
well as awareness of any developments that may affect
current projects.
Board of Directors, Cascadia Region Green Building
Council
Faculty, Canada Green Building Council

Southeast False Creek Athletes Village, Vancouver BC
LEED Project Manager for 1.5 M SF of mixed-use
development
Whistler Athletes Village, Whistler BC
LEED Consultant for 75 acre LEED-ND application
BC Housing 12 Sites, Vancouver BC
Sustainability Coordinator for 12 carbon-neutral and
LEED Gold social housing projects
UniverCity Review, Burnaby BC
Green building reviewer for all new developments at
UniverCity
Vancouver Island Conference Centre, Nanaimo BC
Green Building Consultant
City of North Vancouver Library, North Vancouver BC
LEED Project Manager
Edmonds Town Centre Library, Burnaby BC
Yukon Healing Centre, Yellowknife YK
Faculty, Cascadia Region Green Building Council

Technical Advisory Group (TAG) member
Member, Cascadia Region Green Building Council
Chapter Committee of the CaGBC
NAIOP Development Issues Committee
City of Vancouver Green Building Strategy Committee
Academic History
Bachelor of Science, 1989
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Selected
Projects
The Bullitt Foundation
Living Building
Selected Project Description Patkau Architects

Nursing and Biomedical Sciences Building Competition
This research building in Texas is arguably one of the finest pieces of

current design by Canadians, and it is the most sophisticated environmental
design solution submitted to the Canadian Architect Awards this year.
Peter Busby, Canadian Architect, 1998
The Nursing and Biomedical

Sciences Building is located
in Houston, within the Texas
Medical Center. The functional
program includes 250,000 square
feet of classroom, seminar,
office, continuing education,
and student support facilities.
The area of the site necessarily
implies a high-rise building. To
counteract the tendency of highrise buildings to isolate people,
the floors are interconnected
by multi-story spaces. Social
areas such as the bookstore,
food services, auditorium, and
various lounges are located within
or adjacent to these spaces to
reinforce their role in supporting academic community. The
remaining areas between these
multistory spaces are designed
to be easily changed. This is facilitated by a clear span structure,
a modular partition system, and
an accessible floor plenum.
Because of the orientation of the
site, the primary facades of the
building face directly east and
west, resulting in extreme solar
conditions. To prevent solar heat
gain, the east and west sides of
the building are shaded by louvers.
These louvers also act as reflective
light shelves, directing natural light
into the centre of the building. The
roof of the building is protected
from the sun by a large parasol.
Constructed of photovoltaic cells,
this parasol produces electricity
to operate the fans associated
with the mechanical systems. In
addition, the rooftop system is
also designed to collect rainwater,
which is stored in a large cistern.
Awards
Progressive Architecture
Citation 1999
Canadian Architect Award 1998
Winning Submission, International
Design Competition 1996
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Research and Design Investigations: Environmental Issues
The design, construction and interiors of the building are part of a new era of
sustainability on the campus. We are making sure that it will meet the needs of the current
generation of students without having a negative impact on future generations.
Brian Yeoman, assistant vice president for support services,
University of Texas Houston
Together with a multidisciplinary

team, Patkau Architects
participated in an extensive
research project on environmental
issues, commissioned by the
University of Texas Houston.
The objective of the research was
to understand how environmental
issues directly influenced building
design, and what techniques
could be effectively employed
for maximum impact.
The investigation was broadly
divided into three subject areas.
The first studied the Architecture-Ecosystem Interface, and
focused on issues such as energy
consumption, conservation, and
generation. A large part of the
research involved studying and
comparing different configurations
of the building envelope and its
effects on daylighting, ventilation, and heat gain. Computer
modeling was used to compare
different design solutions.
The second subject area focused
on the building as a Physical
Artifact, and considered issues
such as embodied energy,
toxicity, durability, and maintenance, as well as the effect
of the construction process.
The third subject area studied
Environmental Quality, and
focussed on issues such as air,
light, and water quality, as well as
the importance of the connection
to outdoors. A large part of the research involved the comparison of
different building systems, at large
and small scale. Computer modeling assisted in this comparison.
The research was carried
out in conjunction with Ove
Arup and Partners, Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratories,
and Center for Maximum
Potential Building Systems.
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Strawberry Vale School
Victoria, British Columbia
There are numerous reasons to believe in the impact of the Patkau's design. It's been a
magnet for people buying houses in the area they've been attracted to the school. As well,
the children have responded. The building makes kids want to come to school.
Liz Priestman, long-time teacher at Strawberry Vale School
Strawberry Vale School is a remarkable project that combines acute spatial intensity, a rich
tectonic concept spanning from a primary spatial order all the way through to mechanical systems,
and an unusually careful integration of the built form with a specific site. A virtuoso piece.
George Baird, 2002 Governor Generals Awards for Architecture
The Strawberry Vale School is

a public school containing 16
classrooms and support areas
for students from kindergarten to grade seven.
All classrooms are oriented toward
the south to optimize natural
illumination and to maximize the
connection to an adjacent Garry
Oak woodland. The classrooms
are located on-grade, grouped
in pods of four, providing direct
access to the outdoors and the
possibility of an extended program
of teaching. The arrangement of
classroom pods creates a series
of in-between spaces, both
interior and exterior, suitable for
individuals or small groups.
A meandering circulation spine
provides access to each classroom
pod and to the remaining
components of the program.
The irregular configuration of the
spine creates small-scale common
spaces along it that support a
variety of activities and interactions, both spontaneous and
planned, providing an architectural basis for a greater sense of
community within the school.
The school was developed within
the context of environmental
sustainability. Heating and lighting
systems were designed to
optimize the use of solar energy
and daylight, materials were selected to maximize environmental
quality and minimize the amount
of embodied energy, and the
hydrology of the site was carefully
developed, integrating building
systems with natural ones.
Awards
Governor Generals Medal 2002
Progressive Architecture Award 1995
Canadian Architect Award 1994
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La Petite Maison du Weekend
Various Locations
An exhibit of ideas that pushes the imagination by investigating

ideas of self sufficiency, sustainability and minimalism, and by creating
a beautiful folly
Jury, 2001 North American Wood Design Awards
La Petite Maison du Weekend is a

prototype self-sufficient minimal
dwelling. It can be relocated to
virtually any outdoor site, where
it will provide the basics for
everyday life: sleeping for two,
kitchen, shower, and composting toilet. Made of a variety of
materials and premanufactured
components, it generates its own
electricity, collects and distributes rainwater, and composts
human waste using only the
natural dynamics of the site.
The project was constructed
in 1998 for the Fabrications
Exhibition at the Wexner Center
for the Arts, in Columbus, Ohio.
Awards
Royal Architectural Institute of
Canada
Innovation in Architecture
Award of Excellence 2001
North American Wood Design
Awards Citation 2001
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West Vancouver, British Columbia
The firm's startling design for a new community centre has put the sleepy town back
on the architecture map.
Lisa Rochon, Architecture Critic, Globe and Mail, April 2004
Best Building of 2003 commitment to community through top-drawer design first
Canadian building using earth-stored energy for heating and cooling commendations to the
District of West Vancouver for its wise investment, proof of long-term, principled thinking.
Mechanical Services Section
Trevor Boddy, Architecture Critic, Vancouver Sun, December 2003
Program components for the

24,000
sq ft Gleneagles Community
Centre include a gymnasium,
multipurpose room, community
living room, and fitness, childcare,
and administrative facilities.
The project is organized on three
levels on a sloping site. By adjusting the cross-sectional topography
of the site, all major program
components have direct access to
complimentary outdoor spaces.
The gymnasium volume is a
unifying space that rises through
all three levels of the building.
Glazed walls allow visual connection between the major program
components so that the interior of
the community centre is animated
by the complex variety of simultaneous activities that comprise
the social life of the building.
To foster environmental sustainability, this building employs
a highly innovative integration
of architectural, structural, and
mechanical systems. It is the
first building in North America
to incorporate a thermoactive
radiant heating and cooling
system using the Swiss Btiment
Isotherme concept. Piping is
embedded within the tilt-up and
cast-in-place concrete structure,
so that heated and cooled water
can pass through the concrete,
allowing the walls and floors
to act as radiant surfaces.
Ventilation is accomplished using a
low velocity displacement system,
minimizing the negative impact
associated with large ducts. In
addition, as air is not being used
for heating or cooling, operable
doors and windows may be used
at any time without affecting the
performance of the system.
Heating and cooling for the
mechanical systems is provided
by heat pumps in combination
with a ground source heat
exchanger, a clean energy source.
Awards
Governor Generals Medal 2008
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Long Dock Beacon
Beacon, New York
You and the design team have developed an innovative, imaginative, and beautiful
masterplan. We are extremely happy with the direction the project is taking and congratulate
you for your excellent work
Foss Group
This first phase has been exciting and gratifying. We have been very satisfied with the
teams responsiveness to the unique parameters of the project and to the issues raised by the
community and permitting agencies. We believe that the masterplan beautifully expresses our
goals for the project and look forward to our discussions about its further development.
The Scenic Hudson Land Trust
Long Dock Beacon is located

on a former industrial peninsula
on the Hudson River in New
York. The site is adjacent to Dia:
Beacon, a major new art museum
sponsored by the Dia Foundation.
This project is the rst development project to be sponsored by
the Scenic Hudson Land Trust, a
40-year old conservation organization in New York. The project is
committed to be a leader in sustainable design as the inevitable
precedent for all future Scenic
Hudson activities in the Hudson
River Valley. Presently in the Schematic Design phase, the objective
of this project is LEED Gold.
The program includes a 166
guestrooms, a conference centre,
food and beverage services,
and a wide variety of indoor and
outdoor public amenities The site
and building design balances the
interests of public use, development, natural habitat, environmental sustainability, and local identity.
Long Dock Beacon is being
realized in association with
Gruzen Samton of New York.
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UBCs Aquatic Ecosystems Laboratory is certified LEED Gold under the Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System.
The Aquatic Ecosystems

Research Laboratory is a 6
000 square meter interdisciplinary research facility that
consolidates research groups
from a variety of disciplines.
The building is organized around
an atrium that spatially connects
the four oors of the building to
reinforce a sense of academic
community. Social spaces are
located adjacent to this space
to encourage serendipitous
interaction between the faculty,
students, and the various research
units. Faculty ofces, loft spaces
for the student community, and
a variety of meeting spaces are
located on the upper oors,
while the large public rooms
are located on the ground oor
where they can participate in
the urban life of the campus.
The atrium also plays a key role in
the sustainable design strategies
employed in the building. The
atrium acts as a natural ventilation stack that pulls air into the
building, eliminating the need for
a traditional mechanical ventilation
system. During summer, the building is naturally ventilated at night
to cool the concrete structure,
which then acts as a radiant
cooling surface during the day,
eliminating the need for air conditioning for the three upper oors.
The atrium is glazed at the top
to bring natural light deep into
the interior. This, combined with
generous glazing on the north side
of the building and photo sensor
controls technology, minimizes
dependency on electric lighting.
The atrium is also understood to
be a kind of aquarium in which
the skeletons of various forms
of marine life will be suspended.
In addition to the didactic value
of this display, the skeletons
offer a spooky reminder of our
collective mortality, and the need
to understand the ecosystems
which we are all a part of.
construction photograph
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level 1

Beaty Biodiversity Research Centre and Museum
The Beaty Biodiversity Centre

is dedicated to environmental
stewardship through research,
strategy, and education. Within
the centre are a natural history
museum, a large natural history
collection, research laboratories
and faculty, staff, and student
ofces with related meeting and
support spaces. The building is
located on Main Mall, the central
north-south spine of the University
of British Columbia campus.
In conjunction with the Aquatic
Ecosystems Research Laboratory,
a project we recently completed,
the Beaty Biodiversity Centre
forms a complex of related
environmental science functions
organized around a courtyard
space. This space exists on 2
levels; on a lower level in the
interior of the complex as the
natural history collection, a central
archival and exhibit component
in the complex, and on grade
as a garden. The garden and
courtyard space provides a
unifying focus for the various
components of both projects.
The Biodiversity Centre is
organized around 3 sides of the
garden and courtyard space
with the Beaty Natural History
Museum occupying the north side
along Main Mall, and presenting a
public face for the whole complex
to the campus. The principal
exhibition space of the museum
is a glass lantern within that
exhibits including the skeletal
remains of whales and other large
mammals as well as a variety of
smaller scaled fossils are visible
from Main Mall. The extensive
natural history collections are
accessible directly from this
exhibition space. Ofces and
laboratories occupy the remaining
south and east sides of the
project. An open stair, located on
the courtyard edge of the ofce
and meeting spaces threads
through the project to spatially
connect the academic community.
under construction
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Selected Projects
Recollective
Montessori School

Vancouver, British Columbia, 2006
LEED-BC Gold certied
Richmond, British Columbia, 2010

LEED Platinum Target
Living Building Challenge Process
Recollective is utilizing the Living Building Challenge and
LEED Platinum framework to define the sustainability
objectives of the Montessori Project; a 25,000 square
foot pre school centre in Richmond, B.C.. This project
incorporates a generous edible organic landscape, rainwater harvesting, onsite black water treatment, mixed
mode displacement and natural ventilation and on site
renewable energy including solar thermal, photovoltaics and wind energy. Recollectives role in the project
includes Integrated Design Process Facilitation, developing Green Building Strategies, performing Building
Simulations, LEED Project Management and Funding
Research. As a means to build on the educational mandate of the funding charities, Recollective is helping to
direct a documentary film about the challenges and
lessons learned in achieving the ambitious objectives
identified in the Living Building Challenge.
BC Housing
High Performance Greenhouse Gas Neutral
Strategy and LEED Project Management
The BC Housing High Performance Greenhouse Gas
Neutral Strategy involved the development of a denition and working strategy for carbon-neutrality, applicable to social housing buildings within BC. The work
also includes the revision of BC Housings Design and
Construction Standards to incorporate cost-effective
LEED Gold and Carbon Neutral strategies. Recollective is currently applying this working strategy on 20
new BC Housing residential and mixed-use projects
throughout Greater Vancouver and the BC Interior, for
which they are also providing LEED Project Management service.
Kwantlen University College, Surrey Campus
Building A, Library Expansion
Surrey, British Columbia
LEED Platinum target
The Library Expansion is planned around a central
atrium intended as the main interior space for the
campus. Providing natural light and ventilation for the
library, along with a living wall, this central space is
envisioned as the campus heart. The Library expansion and renovation incorporates several sustainable
design initiatives including geo-exchange energy, heavy
mass radiant oor heating and cooling, day-lighting and
a natural ventilation strategy that employs trickle vents,
an atrium, and a wind tower with an aerodynamically
shaped roof. The project is targeting LEED Platinum
certication.
The Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory (AERL)

is a four story, 6000 m facility that houses three distinct
research units: The UBC Fisheries Centre; The Institute
for Resources; Environment and Sustainability; and The
BC Fisheries Research Unit.
The Canada Green Building Council has awarded LEEDBC Gold Certication to AERL, for which Recollective
was the LEED consultant.
AERL is organized around a central atrium that connects all four levels, providing visual interest and space
for natural ventilation via thermal stack effect. Overall
the building saves approximately 301.3 MWh of energy
and reduces the amount of equivalent CO2 by 40.5%
per year. To further offset CO2 AERL purchased Green
Power Certicates equivalent to 100% of the buildings
electrical consumption.
The Laboratory uses no water for irrigation and reduces
the amount of potable water used for faucets and toilets by 41% . It diverted 77% of its construction waste
away from the landll. The building also contains 24%
recycled materials and 46% of all the materials used
are regionally manufactured. Low VOC products are
used extensively in the project, including adhesives,
sealants, paints & carpets and urea-formaldehyde free
cabinetry and countertops were installed throughout.
Southeast False Creek Athletes Village
Vancouver, British Columbia, 2009
Vancouvers Athletes Village on the Southeast False
Creek site is designed to be a model of a sustainable
neighbourhood. The site is about seven hectares in size
and will consist of over 20 buildings, with approximately 1.5 million square feet of mixed-use development. All
SEFC buildings are designed to LEED Gold standard,
with the community centre and the net-zero seniors
housing project pursuing LEED Platinum. When completed, this will be the largest development project to
be certified in Canada. The new Athletes Village will be
a mixed-use community that will provide goods and
services within walking distance and housing in proximity to public transit and local jobs. It will contribute
1,100 residential units including 250 units of affordable
housing.
Notably, Recollective provided consulting services on
the net-zero energy strategy for the Athletes Village
Net-zero seniors multi-residential building. This project is aiming for net-zero energy consumption using
a combined reduction and offset strategy, requiring an
in-depth analysis of energy consumption loads and the
integration of renewable energy technologies, coupled
with applications to incentive and funding programs.
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Other selected projects:

Dockside Green,
Victoria BC
LEED consultant and Energy
modeler for rst phase of 1.3 M
SF mix-use development, LEED
Platinum certied
Montenay Waste-to-Energy
Ofce
Burnaby BC
LEED Consultant for 4,300 SF ofce, LEED-NC Platinum target
The Brook
City of North Vancouver BC
LEED Consultant for mid-rise
multi-unit residential, LEED-NC
Platinum target
Cottonwood Lodge
Coquitlam BC
LEED consultant for 24-bed mental healthcare facility, LEED-NC
Gold certied
BC Place Stadium
Vancouver BC
Building simulation consultant for
thermal modeling study for new
roof design
Vancouver Island Conference
Centre
Nanaimo BC
Green Building Consultant for
38,000 SF conference centre
SEFC Salt Building
Vancouver BC
LEED consultant for 10,500 SF
heritage rehabilitation, LEED-CS
Gold target
Green Building Strategy for City
of Albuquerque
Albuquerque NM
Consultant for new green building
policy to meet 2030 Challenge for
carbon neutrality
UniverCity Review
Burnaby BC
Green building reviewer for all
new developments at UniverCity
Whistler Athletes Village
Whistler BC
LEED Consultant for 75 acre
LEED-ND application, LEED-ND
Gold target
References
The Bullitt Foundation Living
Building
References
Patkau Architects
Patkau Architects References

Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory and
Beaty Biodiversity Research Centre and Museum
Rob Brown
Project Manager
UBC Properties Trust
Suite 101 555 Great Northern Way
Vancouver BC V5T 1E2
604 731-3103
Andrew Trites Ph.D.,
Director
Marine Mammal Research Unit
Room 247
Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory,
2202 Main Mall
Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4
604 822-8182
Rick Walker
Manager Library Services
City of Winnipeg Library Services
251 Donald Street
Winnipeg MB R3B 2L9
204 986-6472
Kevin Pike
Former Director of Parks and Recreation
District of West Vancouver
750 - 17th Street
West Vancouver BC V7V 3T3
604 925-7206
Maurice Ouellette
Project Manager
Maurice J. Oullette Consulting Ltd.
#1407 - 1500 Hornby Street
Vancouver BC V6Z 2R1
604 683-8793
Nursing and Biomedical Sciences Building

Andrew Brown
Former Director of Planning
Division of Management, Policy & Community Health
The University of Texas School of Public Health
Health Science Center, Houston
1200 Herman Pressler, RASW942
Houston, Texas, 77030
713 500-9184
New College House at Hill Square
University of Pennsylvania
David Hollenberg
University Architect
Facilities and Real Estate Services
3101 Walnut Street
Philadelphia PA 19104
215 573-9005
dhollenb@pobox.upenn.edu
Recollective References
Southeast False Creek Athletes Village
Roger Bayley
Millennium Water Project Manger
Merrick Architecture
604.683.4131
Montessori School
Barry McGinn
Barry McGinn Architect
604.473.9866
Kwantlen University College, Building A
Karen Hearn
Director of Facilities
Kwantlen University College
604.599.2442
BC Housing Projects
Craig Edwards
Director, Energy and Sustainability
BC Housing
604.454.2046
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