Demanding schedules, rigid budgets, 'green' considerations, innovative design and overall complexity has marked BMR's continuous work on projects for Saint Mary's University. Recent accomplishments include:

Atrium Building

The new $17.5 million Atrium - a 43,000 square foot, three-storey building located in the northwest corner of the campus - will attach to the Science, Patrick Power Library and Burke Buildings. Main features are set to include a wireless, student-centered, barrier-free communal learning space (the Global Learning Commons) as well as space for teaching, offices and computational sciences research. Designed to strict Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards, the Atrium will also consist of an interior bio-wall and a green roof. The construction is well underway with structural work nearing completion.

Sobey Building

An impressive structure both inside and out, the Sobey building houses faculty offices, executive MBA facilities, new teaching spaces, state-of-the-art computer labs and a large conference centre. Notable highlights include a four-storey entrance lobby—with a series of bridges, landings and platforms—along with a uniquely shaped 175-seat, column-free lecture theatre. Because the new building had to connect with the existing Loyola Building, we took important steps in matching both appearance and floor-to-ceiling height. Materials were carefully selected to blend with existing design elements while the structure of the new building was framed with a combination of cast-in-place concrete and structural steel, elegantly clad in brick and precast concrete.

Science Building

The $25.5 million Science Building Renewal Project began in May 2005. It involved the renovation and modernization of the University’s existing five-storey, 71,500 square foot science building as well as the construction of a five-story, 22,500 square foot addition to the north end of the building.  The new structure - carefully designed to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards - serves the applied science faculty departments of Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Sciences and Geology, along with related programs and services.

Homburg Centre for Health & Wellness

Design is now underway on the Homburg Centre for Health & Wellness, which will consist of the existing Tower, the new Dauphinee Arena, and a two-storey interconnecting building to connect them. Because the existing Saint Mary's hockey arena will be demolished, it is crucial that the new facility be completed in time for the 2010 season. Construction is set to begin in Spring 2009, which gives us one year for completion—and only one year for the hockey team to play without a home rink.