5.0 Campus Master Plan

The Campus Master Plan was developed over the course of several months and reflects the vision and objectives of the College.

The following design principles address different aspects of the campus’s built form, open spaces and movement while supporting
the College’s vision, objectives and planning frameworks. These design principles were developed based on conversations with staff,
students and faculty and were informed by the existing conditions and opportunity analysis in Section 3.0.

5.1 BUILT FORM FRAMEWORK

5.1.1 CAMPUS STRUCTURE

A Campus is more than a collection of teaching facilities.
It is a network of people, ideas, activities, information and
infrastructure. The structure of a Campus dictates and
influences how people experience spaces and interact with
their surroundings.

MAIN AXIS

A key element of the plan is to reinforce the structure that is
already evident at the Castlegar Campus. Selkirk College has a
solid foundation from which it can start to develop the buildings
and spaces. As a first step, developing density within the existing
building outline can increase the utility of the current footprint
and leave space for bigger moves in the future.

By further exploiting the north south axis, the student
housing and the athletic facilities can be further developed as

an integral component for the College.

CAMPUS GRID

Redevelopment of surface parking lots and open landscape
provides the most opportunity to grow the Campus
buildings. With the existing college structure, the goal is to
further reinforce the existing grid. This can be achieved by

completing the overall ‘courtyard’with a building to the north.

The existing campus is compact and has a strong point
of view, with the inward focus toward the administration
building. While additional buildings to the west of Monashee
and Granite are future potentials, working with the existing
infrastructure is the best medium term option. Building south
from the existing building entry again reinforces the existing
building structure and allows for additional square footage,

and reuse of more central spaces.

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