studioHuB architects was engaged by the RCAV for the design of a new facility for the Redemptoris Mater Seminary (RMS), which has outgrown its current location in Vancouver. As part of the project, the site is being rezoned from residential to P1: Public and Institutional.

The feasibility and schematic design phase included an intensive stakeholder engagement process with various sessions focused on gaining a better understanding from the RMS Building Committee what the ‘essence’ of the building should be; gaining a deeper understanding about how the Seminary is used, what types of relationships and adjacencies each programmatic space should have to one another other and the proposed sites.

The project consists of residences, a chapel, various spaces for worship and studies and a large dining hall and multipurpose room for community gatherings.

Early engagement with the City of Burnaby planning department led to a fast track approval of a re-zoning approval.