Architecture

Music is liquid architecture; Architecture is frozen music.
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Iris Woo is a registered architect with the Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership with over 20 years of experience.  She had worked with Henriquez Partners Architects, James K.M. Cheng Architects Inc. and IBI/HB in the past.  Iris has worked on a number of residential projects, hotels, heritage building, institution project, and health care projects in Canada, in the United States, and in China.  She has worked on various phases of projects, including pre-design, schematic design, design development, construction document, contract administration, occupancy, and interior design. 

In 2004, Iris earned a Master of Architecture Degree from the University of British Columbia and is a registered architect with the Architectural Institute of British Columbia since 2009.  Iris continues her architectural studies by taking further related courses after getting registered.  In 2009, she became a LEED ® AP and between 2011 and 2012, she took the Certified Professional (CP) Course, offered by the City of Vancouver, the City of Surrey, the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C., and the Architectural Institute of B.C. in conjunction.

Outside of work, Iris also contributes to the architectural community.  In 2007, she participated in organizing a successful international architectural ideas competition called poto:type.  In 2010, she was an adviser for the Pilot English Course for foreign trained architects offered by the Immigrant Services Society of BC.  Currently, she also mentors architecture interns into getting registered with the AIBC.

 

The Rolston

The Rolston

PROJECT LIST

MULTI-FAMILY HIGH RISE PROJECTS

1755 West 14th Avenue, Vancouver, BC. 2016 to present -- DP

1575 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC. 2016 DP, Tender,

2 River Green 2nd Release Parcel 12, Richmond, BC. 2014 to 2016 Schematic Design, DP

Brentwood Town Centre Phase I, Burnaby, BC, 2013 to 2014 Rezoning, DP (SSR & PPA)

The Rolston, Vancouver, BC, 2010-2013 DP & BP, Construction Drawings, Contract Administration, TI, Interior Design

Wave, Surrey, BC, 2011-2013 – DP, Rezoning, Construction Drawings

The Modern, Vancouver, BC , 2011-2013 – DP, Construction Drawings

Atrium, Parcel 6, North Vancouver, BC, 2008-2010 – Contract Administration

The Ritz

The Ritz

Pinnacle Hotel at The Pier, Parcel 5 (Hotel + Residential), North Vancouver, BC, 2004-2010 – DP, Contract Administration

The Pier Public Realm, North Vancouver, BC, 2008 – Consultant Coordination

The Ritz, Vancouver, BC, 2004-2008 DP & BP, Construction Drawings, Contract Administration, Occupancy

2nd & Crowe, Vancouver, BC, 2007-2008 – Construction Drawings

East Fraser Valley, Parcel 15, Vancouver, BC, 2007 – Schematic Design

H&H, Vancouver, BC, 2005-2006 – DP

Sapphire, Vancouver, BC , 2004-2008 – DP, Contract Administration

Taylor, Vancouver, BC, 2005 – Contract Administration

Raffles, Vancouver, BC, 2005 – Schematic Design, DP

Pinnacle Hotel at the Pier

Pinnacle Hotel at the Pier

Keefer Circle, Vancouver, BC, 2005 – Design Development

Tribeca, Vancouver, BC, 2005 – Contract Administration

Marina Heights Arizona Suncor Development, Rio Salado, US, 2005 – Schematic Design


HERITAGE CONSERVATION PROJECTS

The Yale Hotel, Vancouver, BC, 2010-2013 – DP, Construction Drawings, Contract Administration, Interior Design

Granville Woodland

Granville Woodland

SINGLE HOUSE PROJECTS

The Lu Residence, West Vancouver, BC, 2015 – Construction Drawings, Interior Design

The Cheng Residence, Vancouver, BC, 2013 – Interior Design Renovation

 

MASTER PLANNING PROJECTS

2 River Green, Richmond, BC, 2014 to 2015 – Schematic Design and Masterplan Rezoning

River Green, Richmond, BC, 2009 Schematic Design

Chui Yang Liu Community Development, Beijing, China, 2004 Schematic Design

 

HEALTH CARE PROJECTS

Grandview Woodlands Vancouver Coastal Health Primary Access Health, Vancouver, BC, 2008-2010 TI DP, Contract Administration

McGill University Health Care, Montreal, Quebec, 2008-2009 – Schematic Design

Surrey Out Patient Facility, Surrey, BC, 2008-2009 – Shadow Architect

Children and Women Hospital Decanting, Vancouver, BC, 2008-2009 – Schematic Design

Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre, 6th Floor Roof Decks, Vancouver, BC, 2008-2009 – Tender and Bidding

 

HOTEL PROJECTS

Perfume Bay Resort, Hainan Island, China, 2008 Schematic Design

 

INSTITUTION PROJECTS

2 River Green Daycare, Richmond, BC, 2014-2015 Rezoning Phase

Langara College Library, Vancouver, BC, 2004, 2006 Pre-Design, Site Analysis, Contract Administration

 

OFFICE PROJECTS

Electrical Engineer Office, Vancouver, BC, 2015 – Site Analysis, Feasibility Study, Pre Design Phase

The Melville , Vancouver, BC, 2007 Schematic Design