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MSA

MSA is an architecture, urban planning and research firm founded by Matthew Soules that specializes in creating inventive spaces for the 21st century.

PROFILE

PROJECTS

Crystals

  • Project: Crystals Racquets and Sports Academy
  • Type: Commission
  • Client: Blackburn Development Inc
  • Size: 2,000,000 ft2
  • Status: 2011 Completion

The Crystals Racquets and Sports Academy is located at the Falls Resort on the lower slopes of the Cascade mountains roughly one hour east of Vancouver. With a program that includes 22 indoor tennis courts, 32 badminton courts, 21 squash and racquets courts and 16 table tennis courts, it is the largest facility of its kind in the world.

To meet international federation standards the indoor courts must essentially function as black boxes. In an effort to reconcile the incredible scale of this many courts and their muteness with the natural beauty of the site we have submerged them into the hillside and allowed the lush vegetation to run over the roof of the building.

In order to bring light down into the subterranean spaces between the courts we have punctured the green roof with glass crystals that become tower leisure and social zones unique shaped to capitalize on light, views and ventilation.

Eclipse Awards

  • Project: Eclipse Awards Office Expansion
  • Type: Commission
  • Client: Eclipse Awards International Ltd.
  • Size: 5,000 ft2
  • Status: 2008 Completion

This project is an addition of a new second storey and green roof to an existing single storey warehouse building in the Strathcona Neighbourhood of Vancouver. The entire retrofitted building will act as office space for Eclipse Awards.

Almost all green roofs are invisible to building occupants and to people inhabiting the city because of the very nature of being confined to the roof. We have liberated the green roof from its hidden position by sloping a portion of the roof down into the work spaces below. The employees can therefore enjoy this green space as they work as well as anyone walking by the building.

Falls Masterplan

Grand Forks Art Gallery

Harbour Centre Dental

Quarry Run

7 Points for Ecometropolitanism

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MSA Inc.

#1202 - 1100 Jervis Street

Vancouver, BC V7V 1X7

Telephone: 604.568.1050

General Info and Inquiries: info@msa.ca

Press: press@msa.ca

Employment: employment@msa.ca

Internship: internship@msa.ca