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RENDERING COURTESY DHK ARCHITECTS INC. AUGUST 2019 | 47 The Summit at Quadra Village – was inspired by the simple lines of Scandinavian facilities to create clean white walls accented with wood finish vinyl floors and millwork. Tall win- dows bring natural light deep into the building. "We worked very hard to cre- ate a minimalist, warm interior, an appearance that would not become dated over the years," says principal Gerry Pilon. Barnes adds, "The design also strove to minimise the intrusion of the health-care elements." Both Pilon and Whetter agree that the key mechanism enabling the project to be executed smoothly was a series of 10 meetings, scheduled several weeks apart and each last- ing a day. "They involved CRD, Island Health, designers, builders, mechani- cal, electrical, and so forth," says the latter. "Every element of Summit was discussed in forensic detail: where would the kitchen be located? How will the linen be transported? How will everything flow? "And after each meeting we trans- lated the input into design drawings, which in turn were fine-tuned. This LOCATION 955 Hillside Avenue, Victoria, B.C. OWNER/DEVELOPER Capital Regional Hospital District ARCHITECTS dHKarchitects Inc. / Salter Pilon Architecture Inc. CONSTRUCTION MANAGER Unitech Construction Management Ltd. STRUCTURAL CONSULTANT Skyline Engineering MECHANICAL/ ELECTRICAL CONSULTANT WSP Canada Inc. CIVIL CONSULTANT McElhanney Consulting LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Murdoch de Greeff Inc. INTERIOR DESIGN CONSULTANT Salter Pilon Architecture Inc. TOTAL SIZE 225,000 square feet TOTAL COST $86 million FM36957.indd 1 2019-07-18 8:42 AM 10:28 AM

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