Projects
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Residential
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Douglas Lake
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Holomis Residence
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Sawatzky Residence
Douglas Lake Custom Homes
Douglas Lake Custom Homes is a well known builder of high quality homes in the Okanagan. Bourcet Engineering has provided structural design services for many of their projects throughout the Valley.
Holomis RESIDENCE
We were engaged by Brent and Paulette Holomis to help them realize a highly customized residence on the edge of a lake hillside. This project required a series of extensive and unique engineering solutions to get the structure of the building just right. This entailed a great deal of integration between the structural elements and overall architectural design of the building.
Sawatzky Residence
The Sawatzky Residence is a 16,000 square foot three storey house which consists of a mixture of ICF (insulated concrete forms) concrete walls, wood and steel framing. It also features an engineered concrete infinity edge pool.
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Apartment
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Hillside Lofts
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Mara Building
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Revelstoke Storage
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Silver Bear
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Southwind at Sarsons
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Prestige Sooke
Hillside Lofts
Hillside Lofts is a mixed use development in Kamloops. This four storey building is comprised of a commercial ground floor and below grade parking constructed with concrete suspended slabs with three storeys of wood framed residential condominiums above.
Mara building
This mixed use building in Vernon, B.C. was infilled into a confined existing lot. The building is four storeys of wood frame construction with retail facing 27th street with a concrete suspended slab underground parking garage. A special pile curtain system was designed to stabilize the grade of surrounding properties during construction because of the proximity of adjacent buildings.
Revelstoke Storage
This mixed use building consists of large storage facilities for recreational vehicles with residential suites above. Fire ratings and compartmentalization between the two occupancies as well as individual residential suites was a major design and construction factor.
Silver Bear
This mixed use building in Revelstoke, B.C. was retrofited from the old Steadmans store land added onto with an extra storey on top. The existing ground floor was renovated and turned into retail units, while the second storey was converted into residential. The additional third storey of residential units created some challenges structurally, including transfering of loads and seizmic bracing.
Southwind at sarsons
Designed by MQN architects, Southwind at Sarsons is a modern residential community development in Kelowna with a combination of townhomes, one, two and tree bedroom condominiums. Structurally there were a lot of large openings as well as large cantilevered balconies. Timber structural members were used throughout as an expression of vernacular architcture.
Prestige Sooke
Bourcet Engineering provided structural design services on a new 100,000 square foot Oceanfront and Convention Centre in Sooke, BC. This five storey building includes two storeys of concrete suspended slabs and three stories of wood frame construction in a high seismic region with a high water table. As a result this building required highly customized foundation and lateral stability design.
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Commercial
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Silver Rock
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Home Hardware
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Hyundai Dealerships
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Kal Tire
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Temptasian Restaurant
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Xcalibur Hobbies
Silver Rock
Bourcet Engineering has worked with Silver Rock (Chuck Winn) in several residential and commercial developments. These multi-tenant buildings on 53rd Avenue in Vernon are a combination of concrete block, steel framing and large expanses of glazing.
Home Hardware
Home Hardware has engaged Bourcet Engineering for several projects including stores in Salmon Arm, Vernon and most recently the new Outdoor Centre for Shepherds Hardware in Armstrong. We worked closely with the owners of Shepherds to come up with a design scheme for the new Outdoor Centre which included architectural and structural design. The building incorporates rustic stone, iron and timber elements that are intended to complement and embrace the heritage character of the Pleasant Valley Boulevard.
Hyundai Dealerships
Bourcet Engineering has worked closely with H.J. Kamerbeek construction on dealerships in Vernon and Maple Ridge B.C. Bourcet designed and detailed all steel framing as well as concrete and block wall components. During the design phase our varied and experienced staff were highly involved in resolving architectural design issues from zoning, to code compliance and building detailing. This integrated process meant that despite complications both projects met deadlines and budget.
Kal Tire
As a local company Bourcet has had the opportunity to work with Kal Tire on several projects including renovations and new stores from Kelowna to Grand Prairie. Bourcet Engineering along side a local architectural firm, has provided architectural design and code consulting projects and have provided structural engineering on many more.
Temptasian Restaurant
This large two storey restaurant in Vernon, B.C. required considerable co-ordination and design to achieve the vision of the architects while ensuring structural integrity. Large spans and specialized timber framing were used to create an open and modern building.
Xcalibur Hobbies
Xcalibur is a recreational vehicle dealership and hobby store with a touch-less laser carswash attached, located in Salmon Arm, B.C. The building is mainly constructed from concrete masonry units which required extensive concrete and reinforcement design.
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Industrial
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US&R Warehouse
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Mid-Kam Shops
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Ok Springs
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Rogers Foods
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Rapid Span Batch Plant
us&r Warehouse
This 18,000 square foot warehouse for US&R (Formerly COE) is located in Salmon Arm, B.C. It is used as a shipping warehouse for sawmill equipment. The building has a masonry shell with a main floor warehouse including loading docks and mezzanines for R&D above. Because of the need for large open spans and heavy snow loads, the building required the extensive use of large steel members and connections of which Bourcet Engineering provided the full structural design and shop drawings.
Mid-Kam Shops
As close business associates with each other, Bourcet Engineering has worked with Mid-Kam Owner and Operator Hank Kamerbeek on a number of projects throughout B.C. These projects included many various personal buildings and custom projects at the main Mid-Kam complex in Vernon, B.C.
Ok Springs Brewery
Bourcet Engineering has been involved in multiple renovations and additions to the original Okanagan Springs Brewery which was originally built in the early 1900's. Structural services included replacing floors, the addition of the large warehouse building, large tank farms with steel racks, equipment renovations and a bridge crossing over the railway.
Rogers Foods
Bourcet Engineering has provided engineering services to Rogers foods for many projects, including grain silos, a large two storey mill building with a warehouse and a heavy equipment maintenance shop with underground storage tanks.
Rapid span batch plant
Rapid Span turned to Bourcet Engineering to act as the co-coordinating professional and structural engineer on a new batch plant for their growing operations. Our role was to design and engineer the specialized foundations to accommodate their equipment and pre-engineered building to ensure all the components were integrated. Sections of the foundation required up to 40 foot deep excavation in a confined site, requiring special soil retention. Most of this took place during an accelerated schedule and solutions had to be made quickly when issues were found on site.
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Civic
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Church Revelstoke
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All Saints Church
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Falkland Grandstand
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Powerhouse Theatre
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Motoplex Speedway
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Vernon Clock Tower
Church Revelstoke
During a full restoration Bourcet Engineering was engaged to provide design for structural upgrades. We worked very closely with the perish to conduct cost effective engineering repairs to meet a very limited budget.
All Saints Church
All Saints Church in Vernon, B.C. engaged Bourcet Engineering as the structural consultant on a new large hall addition. We were also involved in the design of structural mitigation to stabilize the existing south wall, which was being moved by expanding clay. A very practical solution was devised to use a wall in the columbarium to act as a buttress.
Falkland Grandstand
When the Community of Falkland, B.C. required expanded capacity for their growing stampede, Bourcet Engineering was brought in to design a new grandstand on the historic rodeo grounds.
Powerhouse Theatre
When the Powerhouse Theater performed major renovations to their facilities in Vernon, B.C. Bourcet Engineering was heavily involved in structural upgrades including removal of walls, auditorium and proscenium expansions.
Motoplex Speedway
The Motoplex speedway is a large race track facility located northwest of Vernon, B.C. The grounds are comprised of a professional circuit 1/2 mile track, race control tower, (7,500) person capacity cast-in-place concrete grandstands, wood-framed concession, and VIP suites above. Bourcet Engineering was involved in all structural design including the track retaining walls.
Vernon Clock Tower
In 2013 the City of Vernon completed a full restoration of the civic clock tower. Including a new clock and structural repairs to the weathering timber structure. Bourcet Engineering came up with an elegant and minimal brace design which complements the original structure.
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Agricultural
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Jansen Barn
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Wild Goose Winery
Jansen Barn
Jansen Barn is a large dairy barn located in Armstrong, B.C. that holds roughly 800 cows. The design work and engineering for this facility was done in close co-ordination with builder Dwain Ferguson. The facility includes an automatic milking parlor, geothermal systems and a sewage treatment facility.
Wild Goose Winery
Bourcet Engineering was hired by Greyback Construction in 2011 as the structural Engineer for a wine tasting addition complete with a storage and processing space below located in Okanagan Falls, B.C. After completion the owners decided to add a timber trellis on the rear deck and Bourcet Engineering was able to provide the owners with a design using a 3D model and renderings.
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Institutional
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Hospice House
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Vernon Native Housing
Hospice House Vernon
Bourcet Engineering has conducted the structural engineering work on Hospice House Vernon, including the original building and the recent addition.
Vernon Native Housing - Kickwillie Place
Approached through B.C. housing, Philip MacDonald Architects engaged Bourcet Engineering to provide structural services on a social housing project for First Nations people in Vernon, B.C. The project includes townhouses, apartments and a daycare facility.
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Bulk Storage
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Ok Springs
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Rogers Foods
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Rapid Span Batch Plant
Ok Springs Brewery
Bourcet Engineering has been involved in multiple renovations and additions to the original Okanagan Springs Brewery which was originally built in the early 1900's. Structural services included replacing floors, the addition of the large warehouse building, large tank farms with steel racks, equipment renovations and a bridge crossing over the railway.
Rogers Foods
Bourcet Engineering has provided engineering services to Rogers foods for many projects, including grain silos, a large two storey mill building with a warehouse and a heavy equipment maintenance shop with underground storage tanks.
Rapid span batch plant
Rapid Span turned to Bourcet Engineering to act as the co-coordinating professional and structural engineer on a new batch plant for their growing operations. Our role was to design and engineer the specialized foundations to accommodate their equipment and pre-engineered building to ensure all the components were integrated. Sections of the foundation required up to 40 foot deep excavation in a confined site, requiring special soil retention. Most of this took place during an accelerated schedule and solutions had to be made quickly when issues were found on site.
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Bridges
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Seaworld
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Suspended Walkway
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Polson Park Bridge
Seaworld - San diego
Shipwreck Discovery Beach at SeaWorld San Diego, CA. is an adventure area that consists of a rope course, children's play system and a family adventure walk. Bourcet Engineering completed the design of all the structural steel towers and support systems, as well as the suspended cable walkways for the rope course and the family adventure walk. We also created detailed shop drawings for all the strutcural steel.
Suspended Walkway
Bourcet Engineering was engaged to engineer a very unique solution to an access problem. This being a clinic which was proposed in an upper floor of an existing building. The solution was to connect to the adjacent parking structure and build a suspended walkway across the alley below. The additional challenge was the proximity to high voltage overhead lines. This required the use of non-conductive materials. We solved this through use of extruded fiberglass members bolted together.
Polson park Wishing Well Bridge
The City of Vernon came to Bourcet Engineering with a concept for a new pedestrian bridge to replace the existing wishing well bridge in Polson Park. Working within their initial concept we engineered the members, created a 3D model then finalized the design and detailing for fabrication. Once complete the City works crew was able to install the pre-built bridge in a single lift.
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