Castlegar Student Housing

Modular Student Housing Residence for Selkirk College, located in Castlegar, a community in the Kootenay region of Interior British Columbia, Canada. The project is one of two buildings delivered simultaneously for the University across the campus. Modular construction was chosen as the ideal solution to provide high-quality, fast-track affordable housing for students, delivering a 3-storey, 30-module, 114-student bed building with a mass-timber main common area for student amenities. The project houses students attending Selkirk College, each dorm unit has a shared washroom, and the building also has a number of communal areas including kitchen, study areas, meeting rooms and laundry rooms.

Incorporating modern design, the buildings place a premium on today’s learner. Aligning with BC’s Wood First Initiative and designed to meet Step 4 of the province’s Energy Step Code, the buildings include welcoming common spaces, spacious communal kitchens, an allotment of family units and the all-important study rooms. On the Castlegar Campus there is a beautifully designed covered walkway connecting the current 100-unit student housing with the new building.