hcma

hcma

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hcma designs buildings, brands, and shared experiences that connect people. Because with collective strength, communities can work together to make a difference to the issues that matter. Collective strength empowers our practice too. Driven by relentless curiosity, we work as one to solve complex problems from every angle. Advocating for inclusive, accessible design that embraces everyone, promotes biodiversity, and minimizes environmental impact. We’re multi-skilled but driven by a shared purpose: to maximize positive impact. We achieve it by learning from others. By challenging ourselves. And, by applying relentless curiosity to create the lasting change we all want to see in the world.

Website
http://www.hcma.ca
Industry
Design
Company size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Vancouver, BC
Type
Partnership
Founded
1976
Specialties
Site analysis, Feasibility studies, Public process, Stakeholder engagement, Architectural design, Interior design, Master planning, Urban design, Green building, LEED® certification, and Project management

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    hcma is hiring! We're looking for curious individuals with a shared passion for positive impact to join our interdisciplinary team. Designers, architects, researchers, strategists, storytellers, and problem-solvers all working together to create the lasting change we want to see in our communities.    And that’s where (we hope!) you come in. Our current openings include: - Director, Operations (Vancouver) - Director, Communication Design (Vancouver) - Intermediate Architect (All locations) - Project Accountant (All locations) - Marketing Proposal Specialist (All locations) Learn more about the roles and how to apply by visiting our website: https://hcma.ca/careers/

    • Graphic with text that reads, "Apply your curiosities here." "Your curiosities" is stylized as handwritten text. The text sits above a dark green circle that's made up of many smaller organic, amoebic shapes on a light yellow background.
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    We're hosting a design charette for Edmonton Design Week! Have you ever wanted to participate in a design charette? Interested in cultivating an idea from early concepts, to sketches, all the way to a physical model or prototype? Join us for an interactive, charette-style event, where we’ll explore placemaking interventions at Michael Phair Park through the lens of play. In groups, you'll move through the design charette process firsthand, exploring concepts and key considerations before moving into a hands-on modelling exercise. Designers and design enthusiasts of all levels and abilities are welcome. Grab your friends and form a group in advance, or come by yourself and make some new ones. You can expect a fun, active, and engaging evening packed with sketching, making, sculpting, and ideating. Tickets here: https://lnkd.in/eUWBAbEW

    • Graphic with text that reads, "Designing dynamic public spaces. EDW Charette. Thursday, October 17, 5-7pm. HCMA - 10110 104 St NW, Unit 307." The graphic includes colourful amorphous blobs on a black background, with some of the lettering moving from a sans serif font into a fun, stylized, wavy shapes. There are logos for HCMA, MADE, and Edmonton Design Week, and a ribbon on the top right tagging the event under the Workshop & Education category.
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    Our very own Ali Kenyon and Maeve Counihan will be presenting at the Zak World of Façades Vancouver conference on October 10th! In their session, they'll dive deep into the sustainable design strategies of təməsew̓txʷ Aquatic and Community Centre. This all-electric facility is the first completed CAGBC Zero Carbon Building - Design certified aquatic centre in Canada, with a 92% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared to its predecessor. Ali and Maeve will discuss a holistic approach to sustainability, describing how to achieve a high performance building without compromising on social performance, and the benefits and complexities of mass timber in community and aquatic facilities. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gr3aTGHR

    • Graphic with text that reads, "təməsew̓txʷ Aquatic and Community Centre: A holistic Approach to Sustainability. Alexandra Kenyon, Associate Principal, hcma. Maeve Counihan, Architect, hcma. Designed with a deep commitment to public consultation and Truth & Reconciliation, this project is the first completed CAGBC Zero Carbon Building - Design certified aquatic Centre in Canada, with 90% reduction in GHG emissions and zero fossil fuel emissions. Achieving a high-performance building without compromising social performance. The benefits and complexities of mass timber in community and aquatic buildings. The design of an aquatic centre inside a community building." It also lists the date and location: Vancouver, 10 Oct. 2024. Paradox Hotel. There are logos for Reynaers Alumninum and World of Facades Canada.

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    🏗️ Exciting News! The September Project Info Sheet on the construction of Harry Jerome Community Recreation Centre is now available! Learn how we're prioritizing inclusion at the future HJCRC and making great progress with construction. Check out the updates and see for yourself the amazing work being done. 🌟 Read more: https://ow.ly/wQ0x50TCPnt #CityofNorthVancouver #HJCRC hcma MAKE PROJECTS LTD Smith Bros & Wilson North Vancouver Recreation & Culture Commission

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    Exciting progress at Coronation Park Sports and Recreation Centre!

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    Construction of Coronation Sports and Recreation Centre continues. The project, which is anticipated to be complete in 2026, is on budget and on schedule. Once complete, this shared facility will be connected through an above-ground link to Peter Hemingway Aquatic Centre, meeting the recreational needs of the community, while also creating opportunities for year-round triathlon and cycling training and events. The building’s exterior is nearing completion. Work continues on the roofing and the link connecting the facility to Peter Hemingway Aquatic Centre. Inside, structural concrete work is complete and all rooms are framed, drywalled and tiled. Work on the 250-metre indoor cycling track is underway. Work has begun on landscaping, curbs, sidewalks, roadways and the parking lot. Learn more about this project at https://lnkd.in/g4awtXJj

    • An above-ground view of the exterior of Coronation Sports and Recreation Centre. There is construction equipment and trailers outside of the building. A bright sun and the TELUS World of Science Edmonton are in the background on the left. Green trees are across the bottom of the photo.
    • A view inside Coronation Park Sports and Recreation Centre, stacks of wood can be seen in the bottom of the photo. A railing with clear glass underneath it sits above the stacks. The wooden framing for the cycling track is above the railing. The outdoor windows along the cycling track are in the background. Above the cycling track, the building siding panels are visible. In the roof of the building, the support beams and the lighting for the cycling track is visible.
    • A rendering shows a blue sports court with basketball courts inside Coronation Park Sports and Recreation Centre. Children are playing with basketballs in different sections of the court. An instructor is leading a program with some children on the court. There is a rising playspace next to the sports court. There are children's slides and stairs with hand railings and a children's climbing wall attached to the playspace. There is a standing area above the playspace. On the level above the sports court, cyclists can be seen going around the cycling track with spectator seating nearby. The building’s roof, lighting and large skylight are visible too.
    • A rendering shows the outdoor area between Peter Hemingway Aquatic Centre and Coronation Sports and Recreation Centre. In the bottom of the photo, There is a parking lot with cars in it. Coronation Park is in the top of the photo, with its trees and walking paths along it. In the middle of the photo, Peter Hemingway Aquatic Centre is to the left, and Coronation Park Sports and Recreation Centre is to the right with walking paths, benches with people sitting on them, a green space and the above-ground link connecting the two buildings.
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    In case you missed it, three hcma projects were featured in A+U Magazine's June issue: 20 Years of Mass Timber Construction in Canada. – Grandview Heights Aquatic Centre, Surrey BC – Clayton Community Centre, Surrey BC – Stade de Soccer de Montréal, Montréal QC (completed in joint venture with Saucier+Perrotte Architectes) So pleased to see our work recognized all the way across the Pacific. Find it here: https://lnkd.in/g6-tCi3J

    • A pair of hands holding an open magazine spread. The spread is open to a full-bleed photo across both pages, featuring Grandview Heights Aquatic Centre. It highlights the aquatic centre's timber catenary roof that dips down dramatically over the leisure pool.
    • Hands are flipping through the magazine so that parts of various pages are just showing. It offers a snippet of more photos of the Grandview Heights Aquatic Centre, and particularly large v-shaped concrete columns that support the timber structure.
    • A single hand holds open the magazine, with a photo of Clayton Community Centre across both pages. It features the centre's pinwheel roof structure, as well as a steel feature stair that curves across the page.
    • A spread held open by a hand on the bottom right. On the left page, an image of the Clayton Community Centre library, with the mass timber beams continuing across the ceiling and down the wall. On the right page, text in Japanese describing the facility, as well as a diagram of the pinwheel structure.
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    Our very own Ali Kenyon, Associate Principal at hcma, is presenting alongside artist James Harry, of Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw, at IDS Vancouver this Friday! təməsew̓txʷ Aquatic and Community Centre is the City of New Westminster's largest capital project to date. Miyíw̓ts, its largest public art commission ever. In their talk, Building Pride Through Art and Architecture, Ali and James will discuss how these significant community investments were designed to maximize collective pride. What does it mean to be proud of our community? And how can art and architecture inspire collective pride—in our lands, our stories, and our communities? Together they'll explore what it means to create through a lens of social and environmental impact, and share a vision for future world-building that integrates Coast Salish perspectives. More details here: https://lnkd.in/gkpET86W

    • Graphic with a red background and black and white text. The text reads, "The Interior Design Show. Presented by Miele. Join us at IDS. Sept. 26-29. Vancouver Convention Centre West.

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