Modern research building with large glass windows and a slanted roof, surrounded by greenery and a sign reading Luckevich Pinchin Honey Bee Research Centre.

The folded entrance canopy is a generous and sheltering gesture welcomes visitors into the space. The building balances the ecology of the site with educational programming, with the grounds highlighting the productivity of the land through bee apiaries.

Advancing from sustainability toward regeneration.
Modern white building with large glass windows surrounded by trees with autumn leaves and a person pushing a wheelbarrow.
Colorful beehives arranged on grassy field surrounded by green trees under a partly cloudy sky.
Modern building entrance with a tall, triangular overhang featuring wood paneling and glass doors.
Modern building with a sharp angled wooden roof and large glass windows at the Luckewich Pinchin Honey Bee Research Centre, surrounded by greenery.
Our design encourages people to flow seamlessly from outdoor to indoor spaces, whether they're staff moving from research spaces to the apiary, or visitors progressing from the Discovery Centre to outdoor learning areas. Pollinator planting areas are located next to the entrance and along the front walkway, providing teaching opportunities about horticultural practices.
Modern lecture room with rows of red, black, and gray chairs facing a wall-mounted flat screen TV and large windows on the left.
Modern interior space with polished concrete floor, white walls, yellow double doors, wooden reception desk, and a woman walking through the doors.
Minimalist interior with light wood tiered seating and stairs beside large windows displaying small jars on shelves.
WAFX Awards, Future Projects, Finalist
2021
Architizer A+ Awards, Unbuilt Institutional, Finalist,
2020
AZ Awards, Best in Unbuilt Buildings, Winner
2020
Canadian Architect Awards of Excellence
2019
Aerial view of a rectangular building with a flat roof, surrounded by parking lots and dense green trees and grass.
Modern white building with large glass windows surrounded by autumn trees and grassy area with colorful beehives.
Modern building with large glass windows overlooking green lawn with colorful bee hives, framed by autumn trees and a wooden ramp.
Interior view of a garage-style room with wooden crates on shelves, a wheelbarrow, and tools leaning against the wall, looking out onto a concrete driveway and autumn trees.
Modern building with a large slanted wooden roof and glass facade illuminated at dusk.

The centre exists in a remote area that sits outside campus, next to the beautiful Guelph Arboretum. To determine the site location, the design team preserved as many trees as possible, and responded to the surrounding woodlands and wetlands. Recognizing that a building has impacts beyond its site boundaries, the project implements Low Impact Development principles to advocate for a more sustainable path forward.

Aerial view of a modern rectangular building with a pointed entrance, surrounded by colorful autumn trees at dusk.