Oakridge Park marks a significant milestone, not only for Vancouver but also for the future of large-scale urban redevelopment in Canada. 

Located at one of Vancouver's most prominent transit-connected sites, the development brings together residential, retail, office, cultural, and public spaces within a highly integrated master plan. The project's scale, complexity, and phased delivery required close coordination among a wide range of stakeholders, disciplines, and project partners.

HH Angus provided fire protection Engineer of Record design services for approximately 2.5 million ft2 of the retail, parkade and service areas, as well as peer review of the central plant engineering.

An interesting aspect of our project scope was the multiple water parcels and phasing, which required designing each section with expansion in mind. Our project design work was  completed entirely in Revit, with a program called Autosprink that allowed us to place the sprinkler heads and then connect them to provide highly-detailed hydraulic calculations. This involved laying out heads, branches and mains, and performing all calculations to present for sprinkler permits. The design also included multiple fire pumps and a back-up cistern to store water on-site for use in the event of waterflow emergency.

The project required a strong focus on effective communication. Our team's seamless collaboration with multiple partners and consultants through open and inclusive communication channels encouraged the flow of information and ideas, fostering creative problem-solving and innovative solutions. These often required coming up with alternative code-compliant solutions.

Despite only joining the project during design development, we successfully applied cutting-edge software and project management techniques to deliver our assigned scope within the designated time frame. As a result, we were awarded additional project scope and the opportunity to further contribute to the overall success of the project.

Click here for a short video highlighting the features of Phase 1 (courtesy Oakridge Park)