Modern office building with glass exterior and interior lighting at dusk, corner of street with traffic light and street sign reading W 7th Ave, trees, and a cherry blossom tree on right.

Designed as the headquarters for Fast + Epp, an internationally recognized structural engineering firm known for advancing large-scale timber construction, the building served as a testbed for emerging structural technologies. These included CLT prefabrication, a prefabricated two-hour fire-rated CLT party wall, CLT shear walls, Tectonus seismic devices, and optimized CLT spans.

Architecturally, the project translates Fast + Epp’s technical expertise into a highly efficient, connected workplace. The design prioritizes connectivity between staff, the street and city, the landscape, and digital infrastructure through efficient space planning and integrated systems. Key strategies include an east-side service spine, interconnected floor plates, fourth-level patios, and electrochromic glazing, which together maximize floor area while optimizing daylight, airflow, thermal comfort, and glare control.

Fast + Epp

 

location: Vancouver, bc

status: completed 2022

Designed by: f2a architecture ltd

built by: companion construction ltd

photography: michael elkan

https://www.fastepp.com/portfolio/fast-epp-home-office/

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