https://milkovicharchitects.com/residential daily 1.0 2022-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/1547680727561-5D0NK31BQ5GV3X1IS5CB/NMA+Eppich+Studio+1_web.jpg Residential - PRIVATE STUDIO West Vancouver, BC, Canada This private studio was built in response to the clients’ desire to have a contemplative place seamlessly integrated into a steep landscaped hillside, to enjoy views of their residence. The siting of the studio was discussed at an earlier stage with Arthur Erickson, who was the creator of the principal residence, built in 1988. Years later, the clients approached Nick Milkovich, who was the associate-in-charge of the original house, to design their studio. The studio was sited at the westerly end of the large natural reflecting pond where the sounds of a cascading neighbouring brook added to the experience. The building echoes forms of the main house and the natural surrounding landscape. The landscaped roof, dark colour of glazing frames, and stainless steel cladding, contrast the white steel structure of the main house, allowing the studio to blend with the site and landscape. Architect: Nick Milkovich Architects Inc. Size: 650 sq ft Completed: 2012 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/1546553894863-6MY43T1F3FG1MP3U3TOU/360.020.jpg Residential - COURTYARD HOUSE Vancouver, BC, Canada This was a renovation project where the design of the original house influenced the design of the new house. The views to the north and the yard were kept open, while the addition to the house extends south to the street side of the property. The two wings—separated by a reflecting pool, house the private functions, while the north side of the residence contains the living, dining and kitchen areas. An office and three bedrooms are located in the west wing, with the garage and guest quarters in the east wing. Size: 5,000 sq ft Completed: 2008 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/1619655577290-4R6CJUN3NJQ7U2WKXOEV/image-asset.jpeg Residential - Laxton Residence West Vancouver, BC, Canada The original residence (Erickson/Massey, 1964) was precariously set on the highest level of this steep and rocky site. The exposed wood framing grows out of the site, becoming a half timber structure with plaster infill above, reminiscent of an Elizabethan cottage. The forested rocky site and straight tree trunks are echoed in the framing, as are the lowering boughs in the roofline. The first addition to the house was a beach house (Erickson/Massey, 1971), set into the toe of the sloping site. The beach house is constructed of a stone retaining wall with glass facing the sea. A subsequent addition to the main house (Arthur Erickson Architects, 1981), includes a generous entry and master bedroom suite, overlooking a new swimming pool, with views also towards the sea. A further addition to the expanded property, includes a second beach house made of concrete (Nick Milkovich Architects Inc. w/ Arthur Erickson, 2005), quietly set into a steep bank. It is situated on a bay guarded by a breakwater, set in a developed landscape with ties to the beach over a broad stair. The lofty interior spaces, primarily in white, are washed with natural light providing exhibition space for art in a casual beachside setting. Subsequently, a master bedroom suite was placed on the roof of the beach house, with a roof top blending into the landscape and views of the beach, local islands, Burrard Inlet, and distant Vancouver Island. The latest work includes an extension of the existing swimming pool to 60 ft with a further 40 ft reflecting pool plus a clubhouse below (Nick Milkovich Architects Inc., 2021), also with breathtaking views. A glass elevator connects the pool terrace on the main level with the original house to the clubhouse and beach houses below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/1547600756199-Y8G9KJEZ1WYU5F4ZHIUW/Erickson-5-Maria+Lalla_kk.jpg Residential - THE ERICKSON Vancouver, BC, Canada Awards: 2010 Best in Show Award, Urban Development Institute + 2010 Best High-Rise Residential Award, Urban Development Institute This 17-storey residential tower, part of a large comprehensively planned urban residential development in Vancouver, occupies a prominent site on a waterfront promenade. The tower spirals gently as it ascends providing a dynamic presence as the glass skin reflects the soft light of the Pacific Northwest. The form of the tower is reinforced by the arc of townhouses at its base, defining the edge of the project at the waterfront walkway. All the rooftops of townhouses and tower except for the mechanical penthouse are landscaped to provide park-like views from the tower and neighbouring buildings. The tower floor plate consists of three units all having full waterfront views and large exterior balconies and extensive glazed areas. Each unit has direct elevator access with a fourth elevator dedicated for servicing and firefighting. The floors of the tower rotate slightly as it ascends creating building articulation while keeping the floor plate unchanged. Waterfront townhouses have direct access from garages situated under the units. Architects: Nick Milkovich Architects Inc. with Arthur Erickson Associate Architect: RCNA Size: 140,000 sq ft Completed: 2010 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/1543620165776-V64OVFSPOTFTMGVG0DJE/P5151311.JPG Residential - CANADA HOUSE Vancouver, BC, Canada This building is LEED Platinum Certified. Canada House residential buildings were the home of Team Canada during the 2010 Olympic Games. The complex is divided into two east and west volumes, located on the waterfront of Southeast False Creek. The site is bound by bicycle and pedestrian trails on three sides plus the arterial Athletes Way on the south side. The distribution of the program into two separate buildings created a large sunny courtyard with a reflecting pool and a light sculpture. The court is the unifying element of the project and serves as access for pedestrians and vehicles. The sculptural volumes of the two buildings is caused by the rotation of the floors from one floor to another. This movement allows for greater sunshine in the garden to the west of the site and reduces shadows on the nearby bike path. The dynamic silhouette of the buildings is enhanced by the coating of glass and stainless steel fish scales that senses light and creates interesting shadows. Design Architect: Nick Milkovich Architects Inc. Design Consultant: Arthur Erickson Production Architect: LDYW Architects Size: 107,600 sq ft (west building), 56,000 sq ft (east building) Completed: 2009 Nick Milkovich Architects Inc. also worked on the sculptural arbor to the east of the building in Triangle Park, designed in collaboration with PWL Partnership. The skeletal nature of the structure is a reference to ship building, with an emphasis on detail representing contemporary metal assembly techniques. The form of the structure mimics the movement of water, while its surface characteristics allow for a shimmer effect similar to that of light off the water’s surface. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/1543339213633-8P0XL1O0QGQDPNA9AZNY/WaterfallBuilding28-2001-Gerry+Kopelow.jpg Residential - WATERFALL BUILDING Vancouver, BC, Canada Award: 2002 Medal, AIBC Lieutenant-Governor Awards in Architecture The concept of the scheme was to provide simple, elegant spaces that had the maximum natural light available and provided a “blank palette” for the tenants to customize, as they desire. The client wanted the tenants to be free to create spaces that would reflect their lifestyles. The other important concept was to engender a “community spirit”, which is why all the units are grouped around a south facing light filled inner courtyard that is private, but connected to the street. The development comprises Artist Live/Work Studios, commercial retail space and a restaurant, grouped around a large courtyard with two levels of parking below grade. The studios are based on an interlocking unit plan that allows every studio to have a 16-foot high clear space and exposure in two directions, either north/south or east/west giving every studio natural through-ventilation. The 16-foot high section of the studio is fully glazed with sliding doors that open to French balconies. The construction of the studios is sandblasted concrete that is left exposed on the interiors. The finishes are robust: galvanized steel, stainless steel, steel mesh and concrete. The floors of the studios have radiant heating installed under a polished concrete topping. The studios are broken into four major blocks that take into account the slope of the site and help to define the inner courtyard. There is a large 65-foot opening between the street and the inner courtyard. The underside of the opening is curved and a 40-foot long curtain of water flows from the centre of the curve into a large reflecting pool underneath that helps bounce light up into the opening, making it more welcoming. Two glass elevators reach the landscaped roof terraces providing a dynamic experience of the inner courtyard and city views to the north. Directly across from the opening, there is a large glazed wedge-shaped restaurant that is landscaped with white roses tumbling down the sides. The courtyard is simply landscaped with deer ferns, moss gardens, cherry trees and grass planted between concrete pavers. Architects: Nick Milkovich Architects with Arthur Erickson Size: 65,000 sq ft Completed: 2001 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/1656110814360-SB20TUGDS9GN4JGB8POQ/nma-portland-hotel-01.jpg Residential - PORTLAND HOTEL Vancouver, BC, Canada The Portland Hotel is a ten-storey government funded social housing project located in one of the oldest parts of Vancouver—the Downtown Eastside (DTES). The 86 suites cater to people facing a multitude of challenges including chronic mental illness, drug and alcohol dependency, physical health issues, and extreme poverty. The design is intended to complement the existing vernacular of the area while a simple palate of materials responds to the requirement for low maintenance and durability. Exterior finishes are primarily buff coloured architectural concrete with aluminum cladding and glazing frames. The interiors have exposed concrete walls and ceilings and polished concrete floors over a radiant heating system. To promote a sense of community in the building, a variety of communal spaces are provided to compensate for the small single-occupancy suites. The suites are furnished with built-in maple veneer furnishings that incorporate storage and each residential floor has a shared kitchen/lounge and a laundry room. Since there are few park-like spaces in the DTES, the landscaped courtyards of the Portland Hotel are unique areas of respite for the residents. Architects: Nick Milkovich Architects with Arthur Erickson Size: 55,000 sf Completed: 1999 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/1596671970657-HO91DYB42FP2KXQVTIAR/NMA_Marine2_0084_2500px.jpg Residential - WEST VANCOUVER RESIDENCE II West Vancouver, BC, Canada This house is an uphill counterpoint to the downhill cascading terraces of the client’s first house, reaching the edge of the sea. Both houses seem as if born of their rocky sites. The new house was situated to feature a rock outcrop and engage available views from the city to Point Grey, and surrounding natural landscape. Expansive decks along the south side provide direct outdoor space to all the rooms along the south view side, as well as shading to the full height opening glass walls. A two-storey glass atrium space acts as a lantern to the north landscaped garden, containing privacy hedges of laurel and evergreen magnolias, ground covers, and a grove of birch trees highlighting the vertical entry hall. The hall containing the stairs to the upper and lower levels becomes a window to the north garden, becoming dramatic with night lighting. The front entry door within the glass enclosed entry hall is a two-storey panel of burnished stainless steel containing the 10’ high front door. The garage door off the entry court is also clad with the same stainless steel panels. The burnished panels have an irregular mottled red to amber colouring which harmonizes with the landscape. The north entry court defined by the perimeter hedges and cedar fencing is a pattern of concrete and soft landscaped ribbons. The base of the birch trees which announce the glass enclosed entry hall is seeded with flat black stones to contrast the white bark of the trees, which when lit at night are part of the interior. The south yard features the rock bluff that guards to the road is featured and augmented with trees and shrubs that will provide seasonal colours and is again highlighted at night when the distant views are not as available. The south pedestrian access is composed of concrete and stone ribbons engaging the adjacent landscape. The new building is a minimalist composition expressed in the structural clarity of concrete, cross laminated timber (CLT) panels and steel columns. The side walls of exposed warm coloured concrete provide privacy to the nearest neighbouring residences east and west. The CLT panels floating over slender steel columns are the floors and roof structures with the underside exposed as the finished ceiling. The 10’ wide panels are spaced marking the structural rhythm and activity areas of the main living level, a subtle pause in the landscape, an experience of connection with the near and the distant. Architect: Nick Milkovich Architects Size: 4,700 sf Completed: 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/1660696632463-XBSSS49BTTKR8X6D7VCA/nick-milkovich-architects--west-vancouver-residence-i-01.jpg Residential - WEST VANCOUVER RESIDENCE I West Vancouver, BC, Canada The project site is a steep waterfront lot in West Vancouver. From street frontage to waterline, granite rock formations slope down 75 feet. Facing south across Burrard Inlet, the site offers spectacular views to downtown Vancouver, Stanley Park, Point Grey and UBC, and west to Vancouver Island. At the shoreline is a small, private sandy beach. The client was interested in commissioning an ecologically sustainable residence of large, open spaces, and a dedicated painting studio. The residence is distributed into three buildings—garage, main residence, and art studio—all arranged around a drive court. The house is organized vertically, divided into three levels bridging from the driveway to the waterfront terraces. The entry foyer on the upper floor opens to the living room below and offers glimpses of the shoreline, leading visitors down, away from the master bedroom. The main floor contains all public areas: living and dining rooms, kitchen, library, and family room. A guest suite, office, and wine cellar are located on the lowest level. Each of the three levels of the waterfront elevation is set back on a large deck and is, in turn, set back from the next horizontally, making for a stepped formation. From the lower floor, a series of terraces provide a link to the sandy beach. The art studio rests among the rock outcrop at the highest point of the site. All roofs are planted green and all building conditioning is designed to be self-sustaining. Architect: Nick Milkovich Architects Size: 7,000 sf Completed: 2012 https://milkovicharchitects.com/master-plans-and-competitions daily 0.75 2022-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/1547689525510-IJUG7VKCU0HFD8MWUM6K/Cahaya02-1997_web.jpg Master Plans + Competitions - CAHAYA THE SANCTUARY - DOWNHILL HOUSE Malaysia The downhill house is organized into two wings and a central spine which descend the steep site in three levels. This symmetrical arrangement ensures privacy while also offering views of the spectacular surrounding landscape. The central spine extends the entire length of the house, beginning at the entry court of the upper level and terminating in the courtyard pool on the lower level; the two ends are connected by a grand stair that is flanked on each side by water. Visually and aurally the use of water provides a contemplative background to daily affairs. At the main level the stair gives on to a large entertainment area. Enclosed wings contrast with the open central spine, containing rooms generally organized around a hierarchy of privacy, with the most private rooms located at the lower level. The symmetry of the house responds both to the requirements of planning and climatic conditions. The central spine, open at both ends, facilitates natural cooling through the middle of the house while providing external, sheltered spaces; in the wings, cooling is encouraged by louvred walls. Heat and glare are further mediated by extensive sunshading in the forms of large overhangs and slatted canopies. In addition to these natural means of cooling, all rooms can me mechanically air-conditioned. As much as the form of the house is designed to provide comfortable and dramatic living conditions, it is also the expression of an intimate relationship with the surrounding landscape. The gentle curves of the roofs both fit the house into Cahaya's rolling terrain and unify the house as it steps down the site. At each level terraces extend into the landscape while planter walls retain the site and define garden spaces. The effect is that the surrounding natural vegetation is filtered by and incorporated into the house as it approaches it. Architect: Nick Milkovich Architects w/ Arthur Erickson Size: 15,000 sq ft Designed: 1997 Unbuilt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/1543363811383-NUJCS4O02JFSVXMLYQ2G/WhatcomMuseum1-2005.jpg Master Plans + Competitions - WHATCOM ART & CHILDREN'S MUSEUM Bellingham, WA, USA The design for this museum was the result of a three month competition between three shortlisted teams. The competition goal was to give Bellingham an icon building that set a precedence for buildings to follow. The building is the resolution of the interaction between the public realm and the functional spaces of the building. The two-storey lobby serves as an organizing element for the spaces of the museum, with direct access to the main gallery, education and administrative wings and commercial facilities, and also becomes a public urban space marking a key intersection of the Civic Center/Cultural District. A curving ramp ascends through the lobby, allowing for viewing of public events in the lobby and artwork displayed on the ramps, also connecting to the children’s museum and landscaped roof terraces. Architect: Nick Milkovich Architects w/ Arthur Erickson Competition Submission: 2005 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/1543274644162-JNTY7GK9K3797FMKNZUQ/VIPvilla.jpg Master Plans + Competitions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/1543276217936-FL49L08HLSFL34CNYQ6J/Day-0909.jpg Master Plans + Competitions - GOLDEN THREAD HILL MASTER PLAN Weihai, People’s Republic of China This proposed master plan was a result of a three month competition between four international teams. A major element was a canal between the exiting land and the reclaimed land with various bridges connecting the two areas. This provided a strong connection to the old and the new with an extensive network of water edge promenades, including walkways and harbour facilities. The development had four major development zones: commercial zone; tourist, recreation and culture zone; residential zone, plus a green space zone. At the centre point of these zones was the convergence of two major activity axes. A large urban plaza was created at the crossing of the north/south axis and the east/west axis which was the main focal point for tourist activities. A highly visible hotel/residential tower terminated the sequence of residential buildings on the south end of the site serving as a main marker for the entire development and surrounding areas. The massing scheme developed as two opposing large waves in the north/south direction and two opposing small scale waves in the east/west direction. The main massing strategy was the relationship of the various buildings to the water edges, maximizing views to the water and the orientation of buildings towards the waterfront. Slender towers were suggested to maximize views to the waterfront from the street and walkways. Design Architect: Nick Milkovich Architects w/ Arthur Erickson Associate Architect: Wilbert Bruegger Size: 110 hectares with 52 hectares of existing land and 58 hectares of reclaimed land Competition Submission: 2008 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/1547576775707-B24UB89J15OCUR7ANBT2/20100203_Evelyn+C03+rev04+.jpg Master Plans + Competitions - Evelyn Drive Master Plan & Residential Development The Evelyn Drive project was an attempt to address the need for diversified housing through a re-densification around a focal area of the city. The site is near an important junction that connects West Vancouver to North Vancouver, Vancouver proper, and the highway leading to Horseshoe Bay and Whistler beyond. The site is also adjacent to a major shopping centre and transit zone making it ideal for a densified housing strategy for West Vancouver. The site consisted of 65 single family residential lots situated upon a heavily treed site with a steep slope. The developer assembled 57 of these lots and the city of West Vancouver instigated the process to determine an appropriate density, unit count, height restrictions, and zoning. As a result of these initiations, the Evelyn Drive Master Plan satisfied these requirements while providing an urban fabric that is diversified as well as receptive to the existing context. In order to achieve a variety of housing options, a mix of condominiums, apartments, single family houses, duplexes, and cluster houses was proposed. The concept behind the design of the buildings was developed by minimizing the building footprints to preserve the natural landscape and protect views from the properties to the north of the site. The mass of the buildings was organized for maximum view, both local and distant, and for sun exposure. There will be a total of 349 residential and one clubhouse which all residents will have access to. associate architect: Francl Architecture Inc. size: 21 acres, 349 residential units https://milkovicharchitects.com/cultural-and-community daily 0.75 2025-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/1546542785714-89TQ7XB5Z5IF2SVJ0Y01/LanyonPhillips-highres-05-Roger+Brooks_kk.jpg Cultural + Community https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/1620771984888-1NI6MSP78POO0JI6O56E/DSC_0625.jpg Cultural + Community ROBSON PLAZA Vancouver, BC, Canada As Vancouver continues to grow and densify, the demands for outdoor civic space becomes increasingly more important. Citizens need outdoor space that is safe, accessible, and conducive to a range of activities. Prior to the plaza, this block of Robson Street already saw a high volume of pedestrian traffic sometimes at odds with cycling and vehicle traffic. This space is often used to meet, gather, protest, and celebrate—needs that also required a safe and conducive environment. The resulting design aims to embody this while also embracing the heritage aspects of the adjoining architecture. In 2016, Nick Milkovich Architects and Hapa Collaborative were hired to convert the 800 block of Robson Street into a permanent civic plaza to complete the urban oasis at Robson Square. The team was joined by Studio Parsons, conducting an extensive stakeholder and public engagement process to establish the guiding principles for the project. A design concept was developed based on feedback from residents, businesses, visitors, plaza users, and businesses through in-depth consultation, including input from the original Robson Square architectural design team, who helped provide key design principles and concepts from preliminary plans. As a result, our goal was to strengthen Robson Plaza as a public oasis at the heart of the city by following these objectives: + Be an adaptive and flexible space that appeals to a wide range of users and uses, regardless of age or demographic + Serve as an important pedestrian thoroughfare connecting business districts and important civic institutions + Design a 24/7 space that is safe, secure, well-maintained and supported by stewards throughout the year + Reinforce the architectural and landscape aesthetic of Robson Square by unifying the design elements of blocks 51 and 61 + Improve the interface between different modes of transportation adjacent to the site + Transform the lead in blocks to the site by improving traffic, cyclist and pedestrian flows as well as unifying the Robson Street character Joined by Hapa Collaborative and a supporting team of consultants, our goal was to transform the existing roadway into a new pedestrian-orientated plaza that would support daily activities and allow for new and exciting uses. The road was removed and the blocks were stitched together using original paving patterns. The double-rowed maple trees on Hornby Street were preserved. Heritage lighting was updated, and enhanced lighting and new seating were added, increasing comfort and safety. Design Team: Nick Milkovich Architects Inc. + Hapa Collaborative Completed: 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/1656624853303-0S14KLXFWR2858RRDB62/nma-museum-of-glass-01.jpg Cultural + Community - MUSEUM OF GLASS Tacoma, Washington, USA Awards: 2003 Medal, AIBC Awards for Excellence in Architecture + 2003 Honor Award, AIA Southwest Chapter The Museum of Glass is a museum of the 21st century—an experiential museum, dynamic, spontaneous, and evolving. The vision statement for the museum was to “visualize a centre that pulses with life, light, and fire. It is a place of discovery, surprise, collaboration, and joy that transforms the visitor as profoundly as fire transforms glass.” It is a museum where creativity is celebrated, allowing the public to watch, learn, and participate. The Museum of Glass contains glass workshops and an artist studio, exhibition spaces, a permanent collection display area, a retail area for the sale of handmade glass art and books, food services area, library, theatre, and classrooms. The museum’s programs have been designed to give the broadest experience possible to people of all ages and levels of knowledge. The mandate of the Museum of Glass is to recognize the importance and excellence of glass art as a major international art form and to provide a forum for the open and free discussion of artistic creativity. The heart of the museum is the Hot Shop, shaped as an angled cone. Through the roar and heat of the furnaces, the public can watch the dynamic process of glass art creation unfold. Internationally renowned artists are invited to participate in an artist-in-residence program, which allows the public a unique window into the “behind the scenes” aspect of glassmaking by some of the world’s finest. Architects: Nick Milkovich Architects with Arthur Erickson Associated Firm: Thomas Cook Reed Reinvald Size: 75,000 sf Completed: 2002 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/1547601794389-45AIXU66CRAIGMOUS2ZI/RCMP+Heritage+Centre+exterior+-+photo+credit+Heidi+Allred_kk.jpg Cultural + Community - RCMP HERITAGE CENTRE Regina, SK, Canada Award: 2007 Premier’s Award of Excellence in Architecture Situated at the national training centre of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the museum contains a multimedia theatre, historical and contemporary exhibits, and an outdoor exhibit area. The mandates of this project was to create an iconic building representing the important history of the RCMP in the development of Canada, and to respond to the site location at the RCMP Academy within the prairie landscape. The building serves as a repository of history and will act as an educational facility to all visitors and new trainees to the force. Design Architect: Nick Milkovich Architects Design Consultant: Arthur Erickson Architect of Record: P3 Architecture Size: 65,000 sq ft Completed: 2005 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/1655854727007-7812RNF11OFE9YRPLRIK/nma-creekside-community-centre-01.jpg Cultural + Community - CREEKSIDE COMMUNITY CENTRE Vancouver, BC, Canada Awards: 2011 Merit Award, AIBC Awards for Excellence in Architecture + 2011 SAB Canadian Green Building Awards + 2009 Excellence in Green Building Practices, GLOBE Foundation + World Green Buildings Council This project achieved a LEED Platinum rating. Located on the southeast shore of False Creek, this facility is part of the Athletes Village development for the 2010 Winter Olympics, serving as a media centre during the Olympics and being turned over to the community after the games. The program for the project brings together a varied mix of community based and commercial program elements, all in the service of the neighbourhood being developed on the disused lands of this former industrial waterfront. The core elements of the community centre program include all of the activities typically associated with a community centre: a gymnasium, activity and meeting rooms, a fitness room, as well as associated service and administrative spaces. Added to this are the activities of a boating centre, neighbourhood child-care facility and a restaurant/dining terrace. Creekside Community Centre embodies a number of sustainable building strategies that propose to balance environmental responsiveness and resource efficiency with the programmatic and social requirements of a public building on a prominent site. Community-wide measures include an across the site remediation of contaminated shoreline soils as well as a collective commitment to a Neighbourhood Energy Utility that utilizes energy extracted from the sewage system to heat buildings and provide domestic hot water. The building-specific measures were developed through a series of energy models of the building envelope. Window openings and solar shading devices were developed to control solar gain and maximize the day lighting of the interior spaces. The thermal mass of the concrete building is used to absorb and store heat energy and reduce the cooling requirements of the building. This is coupled with a radiant heating and cooling system that in turn permits the building to use a passive displacement ventilation system. The building uses the height of the central atrium space to draw outdoor air from windows in the occupied areas, through the circulation corridors and exhausting out the through the top of the atrium. Additional measures include a rainwater collection system from the green roof surfaces that is stored in the basement, supplying water for toilets and irrigation of the day care planting. Rooftop solar hot water collectors are used to augment building heating and domestic hot water heating. These solar collectors are also used in conjunction with an absorption chiller to cool the day care and restaurant when necessary. Design Architect: Nick Milkovich Architects Design Consultant: Arthur Erickson Associate Architect: Francl Architecture Size: 44,000 sf Completed: 2009 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/1656462782297-EA49K0VX5RJ1YTNJQL1L/nma-triangle-park-01.jpg Cultural + Community - TRIANGLE PARK Vancouver, BC, Canada Triangle Park is located in the Olympic Village along the False Creek seawall on the east side of Canada House. The park consists of a sculptural structure and a series of custom-designed wave walls that offer unique seating opportunities which become illuminated at night. The elements of the park are incorporated into a grass knoll, providing a soft area of respite along the industrially inspired shoreline. The structure is intended to act as both a place-making device and a piece of art. The skeletal nature of the structure is a reference to ship building, with an emphasis on detail representing contemporary metal assembly techniques. The form of the structure mimics the movement of water, while its surface characteristics allow for a shimmer effect similar to that of light off the water’s surface. Architect: Nick Milkovich Architects Landscape Architect: PWL Partnership Size: 6,000 sf Completed: 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/1655852303612-BNQQOJUXNE0H8KRMGOTL/nma-roundhouse-01.jpg Cultural + Community - ROUNDHOUSE TURNTABLE PLAZA Vancouver, BC, Canada This project is a conservation rehabilitation of a historic train engine turntable converted into a public plaza at the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre. To encourage a more extensive use of the plaza, we added an articulating steel crane with flexible canopy over the performance area for programmed activities, large gatherings, and casual daily use. This provided light shelter or shading for these activities as well as a backdrop for projection during special events. The crane, without the canopy, can become a more sculptural focal point for the plaza contributing to a more animated public place. Re-orientation of the turntable bridge helped create a more clearly defined space for performances. The once steam-driven bridge that functioned to direct locomotives into the roundhouse repair bays and recently, pedestrians directly through the plaza, now diverts through-traffic away from the bridge and onto the plaza, thereby, encouraging more public interaction with the other new plaza amenities, which include a user-activated mist feature and programmed LED lighting system, movable modular seating, additional fixed seating, trees, accessible ramps, and a viewing platform consisting of heritage display panels incorporated into the guardrails. The integration of diverse design elements created a flexible urban space that appeals to different social groups, setting a strong precedent for creating interactive community spaces in adjacent parts of the urban fabric. This project’s extensive collaboration process included engaging community stakeholders in the exchange of ideas about how to better utilize the plaza as a social “people place.” This happened through a well-documented series of charrettes and public open house events spearheaded by the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation with the Roundhouse External Task Force volunteer committee, Roundhouse staff and the design team. The process utilized in the project has been successfully re-adapted in the redesign of other civic spaces within Vancouver. Architect: Nick Milkovich Architects Landscape Architect: Phillips Farevaag Smallenberg Completed: 2012 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/1547683263971-E9J57KGQH6L947W0ORXN/20150409_SikhTem_int_web.jpg Cultural + Community https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/1656613246584-SBD1VFIA7DFTATNGQQME/nma-%C5%A1x%CA%B7%C6%9B%CC%93%C9%99n%C9%99q+Xwtl%E2%80%99e7e%CC%81nk%CC%B1-square-01.jpg Cultural + Community - šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énḵ SQUARE Vancouver, BC, Canada The City of Vancouver wanted to renew this prominent civic space and transform it into Vancouver’s most compelling public square, as well as perform maintenance in areas surrounding the Vancouver Art Gallery. Project objectives included creating a space that was inviting and safe, having the flexibility and resiliency to accommodate overlapping activities, everyday casual uses, ceremonial events. It was also important to define smaller spaces required to create comfort and refuge for everyday use by individuals and small groups, and to improve the natural pass-through space connecting major destinations in downtown Vancouver. A number of strategies were used to achieve these objectives from removal of existing impediments, leveling off of the plaza with a unified hardscape, and strategically locating a pavilion, lighting, seating, and vegetation to create a variety of opportunities within the space, whether it be a place to meet friends, to eat lunch, for contemplation, a casual business meeting, civic dialogue, cultural exhibitions, celebration, or protest. The pavilion evolved out of the program requirement to provide a bus shelter. It was treated as an opportunity to form the east side of the plaza to balance and define the area as a unified urban space. It also served to mitigate the scale and looming presence of the dark tower across the street, facing the plaza. This highly visible project involved a heavy consultation component including community presentations and public engagement, coordination of a large design and consultant team, and the need to arrive at a delicate balance of diverse and often competing interests (City of Vancouver, Province of British Columbia, Vancouver Art Gallery, Downtown Business Association, and various special events coordinators). In 2018, the Vancouver Art Gallery North Plaza was renamed šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énḵ Square in a ceremony to honour the collaborative efforts between First Nations and the City. Design Team: Nick Milkovich Architects, Hapa Collaborative, Matthew Soules Architecture Completed: 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/1752612370051-C7HAP9R8POAGU6U86TG8/IMG_8501_2500px.jpg Cultural + Community - MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY: SEISMIC + ENVELOPE UPGRADES Vancouver, BC, Canada Originally opened in 1976, the Museum of Anthropology was recognized by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada for its enduring excellence and national significance to Canadian architecture as one of the best works of the 20th century. The focal point of the Museum was the high-ceilinged Great Hall, which housed massive totem poles. Large glass windows, towering up to forty feet in height, provided an unobstructed view and allowed the poles to be seen in daylight against a natural backdrop. The project involved rehabilitation of multiple areas of the Museum’s envelope and a seismic structural upgrade of the Great Hall. A base isolation system—one of the first applied to a Canadian heritage building of this type—was installed beneath the Great Hall’s concrete columns, protecting both lives and artifacts while preserving the building’s original spatial clarity. The intervention was approached with deep respect for the Museum’s cultural and architectural significance. Preserving the building’s original rhythm and material character was essential. The Museum remains a sublime testament to Arthur Erickson’s design philosophy which is founded on a deep understanding of the “function and meaning of architecture as an art of environmental context and of cultural expression, as something having more than sheer mechanistic utility, as something expressive of the human condition and the human spirit.” Architect: Nick Milkovich Architects Original Architect: Arthur Erickson Architects Completed: 2024 https://milkovicharchitects.com/home-depot-and-walmart-colonnade daily 0.75 2022-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/1657928873019-7SN0NETTNS6LSEKBOHFB/nma-home-depot-and-walmart-colonnade-01.jpg Home Depot & Walmart Colonnade - HOME DEPOT & WALMART COLONNADE Avon, CO, USA Award: Citation, North American Wood Design Awards The concept of this project lies in the response to minimize and consolidate the scale between the pedestrian and the massive size of the "big box" retail structures. In addition to locating the retail buildings against the valley slope, the solution was to create a covered colonnade canopy structure which would become the dominant relief element also serving to unify and connect the expression of the two retailers. Architects: Nick Milkovich Architects with Arthur Erickson Associate Architects: BSW International, CASCO Corporation Size: 1,350 linear ft Completed: 2003 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/1657928873019-7SN0NETTNS6LSEKBOHFB/nma-home-depot-and-walmart-colonnade-01.jpg Home Depot & Walmart Colonnade - HOME DEPOT & WALMART COLONNADE Avon, CO, USA Award: Citation, North American Wood Design Awards The concept of this project lies in the response to minimize and consolidate the scale between the pedestrian and the massive size of the "big box" retail structures. In addition to locating the retail buildings against the valley slope, the solution was to create a covered colonnade canopy structure which would become the dominant relief element also serving to unify and connect the expression of the two retailers. Architects: Nick Milkovich Architects with Arthur Erickson Associate Architects: BSW International, CASCO Corporation Size: 1,350 linear ft Completed: 2003 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/1657928295119-WT30D20UKRDUXLGA03OA/nma-home-depot-and-walmart-colonnade-03.jpg Home Depot & Walmart Colonnade https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/1657928881299-VZ29ZGI0NL50I06CZ2MG/nma-home-depot-and-walmart-colonnade-03.jpg Home Depot & Walmart Colonnade https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/1657928876843-9RT8TQ0IL4SCDBFPJY6Q/nma-home-depot-and-walmart-colonnade-02.jpg Home Depot & Walmart Colonnade https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/1657926763557-11VU1Q070BP4Q7FXVKAO/nma-home-depot-and-walmart-colonnade-01.jpg Home Depot & Walmart Colonnade - HOME DEPOT AND WALMART COLONNADE Avon, CO, USA Award: Citation, North American Wood Design Awards The concept of this project lies in the response to minimize and consolidate the scale between the pedestrian and the massive size of the "big box" retail structures. In addition to locating the retail buildings against the valley slope, the solution was to create a covered colonnade canopy structure which would become the dominant relief element also serving to unify and connect the expression of the two retailers. Architects: Nick Milkovich Architects with Arthur Erickson Associate Architects: BSW International, CASCO Corporation Size: 1,350 linear ft Completed: 2003 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/1657926767903-8SZHWJSKXKKFA539LXQI/nma-home-depot-and-walmart-colonnade-02.jpg Home Depot & Walmart Colonnade https://milkovicharchitects.com/our-studio daily 0.75 2025-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/35776677-1242-414d-bec0-7122f24c1bcf/nick-milkovich-architects--nick-milkovich.jpg Our Studio - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/aba0388d-c208-4574-ba09-9f1a22b931bb/nick-milkovich-architects--our-studio-02c.jpg Our Studio - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://milkovicharchitects.com/archive daily 0.75 2019-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/1547599127429-4IL2XW85PE6EWY6WFIWH/HomeDepot%2BWalMartCanopy.jpg + archive Home Depot + Walmart Colonnade 2003 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/1547492171221-V3H7GPS0DFG7FTYA5BLB/Castanier-Residence.jpg + archive Castanier Residence 1996 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/1547494166798-HKIWF4WV1IEW8B4QR0N9/Cull-Residence.jpg + archive Cull Residence 1996 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/1546563814412-VB6XVD1XXPIJCJWENPHD/Lanyon-Phillips.jpg + archive Lanyon Phillips Communications 1998 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/1546563940319-Z9IWHR6RTE6QY0QH33SM/portland-hotel-courtyard.jpg + archive The Portland Hotel 2001 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/1547491446652-5RL8LDAX7JFVXY1BGSI6/Lichty-Residence.jpg + archive Lichty Residence 1993 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/1547600373002-AWH3NYBXW1Y3GKA4OTXT/Castanier+%28Ravenut+Farm%29_elevation_web.jpg + archive https://milkovicharchitects.com/awards daily 0.75 2025-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/d0d27259-3a45-40f5-ac83-8191d9a9bf61/nick-milkovich-architects--rcmp-heritage-centre-03.jpg Awards - Make it stand out RCMP Heritage Centre, Nick Milkovich Architects with Arthur Erickson, P3 Architecture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/8c941270-bd1c-4504-902f-50e8f9c7158d/nick-milkovich-architects--museum-of-glass-04.jpg Awards - Make it stand out Museum of Glass, Nick Milkovich Architects with Arthur Erickson, Thomas Cook Reed Reinvald https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/9f33d16d-6816-4a98-b44b-3dc035df9bc7/nick-milkovich-architects--waterfall-building-01.jpg Awards - Make it stand out Waterfall Building, Nick Milkovich Architects with Arthur Erickson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/a6ef8410-31af-43b9-8feb-6e834cccdbe7/nick-milkovich-architects--moa-envelope-seismic-upgrades-07.jpg Awards - Make it stand out Museum of Anthropology Great Hall Seismic Renewal, Nick Milkovich Architects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/60f7517f-766a-40ac-bb50-0781f3cf6d29/nick-milkovich-architects--west-vancouver-residence-i-11.jpg Awards West Vancouver Residence I, Nick Milkovich Architects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/ad57ee17-85c1-4cef-a136-eb4f26bec056/nick-milkovich-architects--the-erickson-07.jpg Awards - Make it stand out The Erickson, Nick Milkovich Architects with Arthur Erickson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/6021d1bf-d5e7-4946-b7b0-ba4072dbd4ac/nick-milkovich-architects--home-depot-and-walmart-colonnade-01.jpg Awards - Make it stand out Home Depot and Walmart Colonnade, Nick Milkovich Architects with Arthur Erickson, BSW International, CASCO Corporation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/88ddadbc-c33f-4634-97d9-1b587a90cf85/nick-milkovich-architects--creekside-community-centre-01.jpg Awards - Make it stand out Creekside Community Centre, Nick Milkovich Architects with Arthur Erickson, Francl Architecture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf837442487fd1f1fd50840/1658252394779-XAXS9ZTL0K7HEYZI5TY6/nma-waterfall-building-01.jpg Awards