Relocating from the heart of Vancouver’s busy downtown West End, the new St. Paul’s Hospital will better serve the city from an easily-accessible and central location in False Creek, while also addressing the serious seismic concerns surrounding the existing 1912-era heritage hospital.

By combining critical, emergency and acute hospital-based care with community and primary care in one location, Providence Health Care anticipates the new St. Paul’s Hospital will enable smoother transitions for patients at home, in the community or in the hospital.

Project Essentials

  • LocationVancouver, BC
  • ClientProvidence Health Care
  • ArchitectIBI Group
  • Size1,894,500 ft² (176,000 m²)
  • BudgetCAD $1.8 Billion
  • Sustainable FeaturesTargets LEED Gold

Fast + Epp contributed to the indicative design, developing a structural solution that allows for single-occupancy rooms to promote privacy and infection control, state-of-the-art technology, as well as programming for patient-centred treatment, research and teaching. The indicative design calls for the superstructure to be seismically base isolated to maximize performance in the event of a major earthquake.

This future-oriented medical and research campus has proven one of the largest and most ambitious healthcare undertakings in British Columbia’s history. It represents a new era of integrated, holistic healthcare and is expected to reinforce Vancouver’s status as a national leader for research and medical innovation.