UBC Gateway Building

Vancouver, BC

The new Gateway building at the University of British Columbia’s Point Grey campus entrance will reflect UBC’s reputation as a world-class university. The sustainable 25,000-square-metre health science academic and research building will transform the campus arrival experience for students, staff, and visitors. Targeting completion in 2024, the building will co-locate the School of Nursing, School of Kinesiology, Integrated Student Health Services, and Health and Language Sciences components.

Designed with a holistic approach to people and nature, the landscape surrounding the building was developed to enhance the local ecology. This extended nature landscape will be lined by significant trees and lush ground to offer respite and spiritual nourishment for all visitors. The gateway’s structure, made of exposed mass timber, will lower the project's embodied carbon and provide biophilic benefits to users.

Version History
  • Project uploaded by Bill Broderick on 09-02-2025
  • Project last updated by Bill Broderick on 09-03-2025
Project Details
  • Year Built

    2025

  • Number Of Stories

    6

  • Bldg system

    Mass Timber

  • Square footage

    270,550

  • Building Type:

    Educational

  • Material Types:

    Mass Timber
    Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT)
    Glue-Laminated Timber (GLT or glulam)
    Hybrid (wood with steel or concrete)

Project Team
Version History
  • Project uploaded by Bill Broderick on 09-02-2025
  • Project last updated by Bill Broderick on 09-03-2025
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