MCM - Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership

Electronic Arts is a campus-style office/studio complex located on 22 acres within Discovery Place in Burnaby, B.C. The five-storey office building terraces in response to the sloping site, taking advantage of northern views and creating accessible roof decks. Multi-level landscaped plazas connect to the motion capture (movie) studio at the rear of the site.

Major features include a glazed atrium "street" that acts both as a lightwell to interior spaces and an orientation/circulation spine between departments and amenities. Exposed structure and 16-foot floor-to-floor heights present a unique, loft-style atmosphere for creative high-tech work environments at computer-intensive workstations, which also feature personalized air control, indirect lighting and glare reduction. Space planning is flexible due to a large structural module, access floor, refined window grid and no ceiling. workstations, which also feature personalized air control, indirect lighting and glare reduction. Space planning is flexible due to a large structural module, access floor, refined window grid and no ceiling.workstations, which also feature personalized air control, indirect lighting and glare reduction. Space planning is flexible due to a large structural module, access floor, refined window grid and no ceiling.workstations, which also feature personalized air control, indirect lighting and glare reduction. Space planning is flexible due to a large structural module, access floor, refined window grid and no ceiling.

NAIOP 1999 Award Winner
New Suburban Office Building

Award of Excellence 2000 Award Winner
Uniqueness in Construction of Major Projects Over $10 Million

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