Alliance Francaise
Overview
Alliance Française's new home in Vancouver's Oakridge neighbourhood brings classrooms, a theatre, and a café under one exposed timber roof.
Kalesnikoff supplied the CLT panels and Glulam beams, cut to the architect's geometry and installed in a matter of weeks.
The timber interior sets the tone for a cultural centre that is meant to feel open, warm, and unmistakably West Coast.
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Alliance Francaise
Cultural · Education · Vancouver, BC · 2023
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Alliance Francaise
Cultural · Education · Vancouver, BC · 2023
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Alliance Francaise
Cultural · Education · Vancouver, BC · 2023
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Alliance Francaise
Cultural · Education · Vancouver, BC · 2023
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Alliance Francaise
Cultural · Education · Vancouver, BC · 2023
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Alliance Francaise
Cultural · Education · Vancouver, BC · 2023
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Alliance Francaise
Cultural · Education · Vancouver, BC · 2023
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Alliance Francaise
Cultural · Education · Vancouver, BC · 2023
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Scale
- Timber Volume
- 620 m³
- Product Count
- 310 CLT · 140 GLT
- Installation
- 7 weeks
Precision
- VDC Level
- LOD 400
- CNC Tolerance
- ±1.5 mm
- Pre-installed
- 80% factory
Innovation
- Species
- Douglas Fir
- Fire Rating
- 2-hr exposed
Stewardship
- Fiber Source
- West Kootenay · ≤150 km
- Carbon Stored
- 510 t CO₂
- Chain of Custody
- ANSI + CSA
Partners
- Client
- Alliance Française
- Architect
- MGA
- Contractor
- Heatherbrae
Alliance FrancaiseSpecs
Scale
- Timber Volume
- 620 m³
- Product Count
- 310 CLT · 140 GLT
- Installation
- 7 weeks
Precision
- VDC Level
- LOD 400
- CNC Tolerance
- ±1.5 mm
- Pre-installed
- 80% factory
Innovation
- Species
- Douglas Fir
- Fire Rating
- 2-hr exposed
Stewardship
- Fiber Source
- West Kootenay · ≤150 km
- Carbon Stored
- 510 t CO₂
- Chain of Custody
- ANSI + CSA
Partners
- Client
- Alliance Française
- Architect
- MGA
- Contractor
- Heatherbrae
Alliance FrancaiseSpecs
Scale
- Timber Volume
- 620 m³
- Product Count
- 310 CLT · 140 GLT
- Installation
- 7 weeks
Precision
- VDC Level
- LOD 400
- CNC Tolerance
- ±1.5 mm
- Pre-installed
- 80% factory
Innovation
- Species
- Douglas Fir
- Fire Rating
- 2-hr exposed
Stewardship
- Fiber Source
- West Kootenay · ≤150 km
- Carbon Stored
- 510 t CO₂
- Chain of Custody
- ANSI + CSA
Partners
- Client
- Alliance Française
- Architect
- MGA
- Contractor
- Heatherbrae
Alliance FrancaiseSpecs
Scale
- Timber Volume
- 620 m³
- Product Count
- 310 CLT · 140 GLT
- Installation
- 7 weeks
Precision
- VDC Level
- LOD 400
- CNC Tolerance
- ±1.5 mm
- Pre-installed
- 80% factory
Innovation
- Species
- Douglas Fir
- Fire Rating
- 2-hr exposed
Stewardship
- Fiber Source
- West Kootenay · ≤150 km
- Carbon Stored
- 510 t CO₂
- Chain of Custody
- ANSI + CSA
Partners
- Client
- Alliance Française
- Architect
- MGA
- Contractor
- Heatherbrae
Alliance FrancaiseSpecs
Scale
- Timber Volume
- 620 m³
- Product Count
- 310 CLT · 140 GLT
- Installation
- 7 weeks
Precision
- VDC Level
- LOD 400
- CNC Tolerance
- ±1.5 mm
- Pre-installed
- 80% factory
Innovation
- Species
- Douglas Fir
- Fire Rating
- 2-hr exposed
Stewardship
- Fiber Source
- West Kootenay · ≤150 km
- Carbon Stored
- 510 t CO₂
- Chain of Custody
- ANSI + CSA
Partners
- Client
- Alliance Française
- Architect
- MGA
- Contractor
- Heatherbrae
Alliance FrancaiseSpecs
Scale
- Timber Volume
- 620 m³
- Product Count
- 310 CLT · 140 GLT
- Installation
- 7 weeks
Precision
- VDC Level
- LOD 400
- CNC Tolerance
- ±1.5 mm
- Pre-installed
- 80% factory
Innovation
- Species
- Douglas Fir
- Fire Rating
- 2-hr exposed
Stewardship
- Fiber Source
- West Kootenay · ≤150 km
- Carbon Stored
- 510 t CO₂
- Chain of Custody
- ANSI + CSA
Partners
- Client
- Alliance Française
- Architect
- MGA
- Contractor
- Heatherbrae
Alliance FrancaiseSpecs
Scale
- Timber Volume
- 620 m³
- Product Count
- 310 CLT · 140 GLT
- Installation
- 7 weeks
Precision
- VDC Level
- LOD 400
- CNC Tolerance
- ±1.5 mm
- Pre-installed
- 80% factory
Innovation
- Species
- Douglas Fir
- Fire Rating
- 2-hr exposed
Stewardship
- Fiber Source
- West Kootenay · ≤150 km
- Carbon Stored
- 510 t CO₂
- Chain of Custody
- ANSI + CSA
Partners
- Client
- Alliance Française
- Architect
- MGA
- Contractor
- Heatherbrae
Alliance FrancaiseSpecs
Scale
- Timber Volume
- 620 m³
- Product Count
- 310 CLT · 140 GLT
- Installation
- 7 weeks
Precision
- VDC Level
- LOD 400
- CNC Tolerance
- ±1.5 mm
- Pre-installed
- 80% factory
Innovation
- Species
- Douglas Fir
- Fire Rating
- 2-hr exposed
Stewardship
- Fiber Source
- West Kootenay · ≤150 km
- Carbon Stored
- 510 t CO₂
- Chain of Custody
- ANSI + CSA
Partners
- Client
- Alliance Française
- Architect
- MGA
- Contractor
- Heatherbrae