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Congregation Beth Israel
Congregation Beth Israel
Vancouver, Canada
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Other Projects by Acton Ostry Architects Inc.
Congregation Beth Israel
Vancouver, Canada
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2014
SIZE
25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft
BUDGET
$10K - 50K
Since 1948 Congregation Beth Israel has been located in Vancouver on Oak Street, a busy arterial corridor and historical focal point for various institutions. To better serve a growing congregation, the facility has been extensively renovated and expanded. The existing synagogue has been retained and re-purposed for social and educational activities and to provide a buffer between Oak Street and a new house of worship.
The new facility is anchored by heavy masonry limestone walls and is surrounded by a series of interlinked courtyards. The new sanctuary, oriented east, opens to and embraces the surrounding courtyards to connect the foyer, lobby and gallery hall with the terraced entry court, celebration plaza, children’s garden, ceremonial courtyard and formal and informal play space.
The sanctuary can expand by means of large, movable walls located between the sanctuary, chapel and social hall. A warm palette of cherry wood paneling and Douglas-fir acoustic ceiling slats further unites the sanctuary, chapel and social hall.
The main entry doors into the sanctuary are covered in raised words from biblical text while lettering frit on interior glass configured in the image of the burning bush marks the chapel entry. Custom upholstered pews form concentric arcs around the raised Bimah to create an intimate setting for worship.
A massive concrete wall, clad in variegated slabs of Jerusalem stone, surrounds the focal point of the synagogue.
The existing lower level has been transformed into flexible, multipurpose spaces: classrooms, seniors’ lounge, youth hall, conference centre, informal social space, administration offices and meeting rooms. A new lobby at the lower level connects the underground parkade to the main level lobby. The uniform treatment of surfaces connects the levels with a board-formed concrete staircase, polished concrete aggregate floors and the ethereal light from the warm hues of a colourful, glazed entry canopy.
Amongst the many environmental strategies implemented, the synagogue includes a connection for a pending District Energy System. The heating and domestic hot water systems are hydronic in order to facilitate the future connection under Vancouver’s Neighbourhood Energy Strategy. Completed under ASHRAE 90.1 2007 requirements, the synagogue achieves an 18% reduction in energy use. In addition, the use of a mechanical heat recovery system in the administrative and classroom areas, 50% Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified wood, low emitting materials and a low glazing area ratio of 25% also contribute to the building attaining a high level of high thermal performance and sustainability.
The new facility is anchored by heavy masonry limestone walls and is surrounded by a series of interlinked courtyards. The new sanctuary, oriented east, opens to and embraces the surrounding courtyards to connect the foyer, lobby and gallery hall with the terraced entry court, celebration plaza, children’s garden, ceremonial courtyard and formal and informal play space.
The sanctuary can expand by means of large, movable walls located between the sanctuary, chapel and social hall. A warm palette of cherry wood paneling and Douglas-fir acoustic ceiling slats further unites the sanctuary, chapel and social hall.
The main entry doors into the sanctuary are covered in raised words from biblical text while lettering frit on interior glass configured in the image of the burning bush marks the chapel entry. Custom upholstered pews form concentric arcs around the raised Bimah to create an intimate setting for worship.
A massive concrete wall, clad in variegated slabs of Jerusalem stone, surrounds the focal point of the synagogue.
The existing lower level has been transformed into flexible, multipurpose spaces: classrooms, seniors’ lounge, youth hall, conference centre, informal social space, administration offices and meeting rooms. A new lobby at the lower level connects the underground parkade to the main level lobby. The uniform treatment of surfaces connects the levels with a board-formed concrete staircase, polished concrete aggregate floors and the ethereal light from the warm hues of a colourful, glazed entry canopy.
Amongst the many environmental strategies implemented, the synagogue includes a connection for a pending District Energy System. The heating and domestic hot water systems are hydronic in order to facilitate the future connection under Vancouver’s Neighbourhood Energy Strategy. Completed under ASHRAE 90.1 2007 requirements, the synagogue achieves an 18% reduction in energy use. In addition, the use of a mechanical heat recovery system in the administrative and classroom areas, 50% Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified wood, low emitting materials and a low glazing area ratio of 25% also contribute to the building attaining a high level of high thermal performance and sustainability.
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