Built into the side of a hill, the MEG Energy Lodge immediately strikes a stunning profile from the outside. Inside, wood and metal inlays and fine craftsmanship offer the feel of a high-end ski lodge, including fireplaces, a theatre, a recreational centre, meeting rooms, a first-class fitness facility and offices.

Each of the lodge’s hotel-style rooms boast 300 square feet of living space, a private three-piece bathroom, workstation with easy chair, sofa, refrigerator, a large television, and a PTAC heating and cooling system controlled by a wall-mounted thermostat. Large windows allow natural light into the buildings, and a state-of-the-art kitchen includes top-end appliances and efficient workspaces for easy cleaning.

Hidden Strength

Beneath the lodge’s visual style lies an advanced set of design challenges that showcase our expertise as designers. For example, creating the dining area’s dramatically sloped roof required using a structural design that includes exposed tilted glulam columns that support the second story roof structure and a first story veranda. And the skywalk system connecting the dormitories and core facilities is a sweeping visual touch that showcases our engineering skill – steel bents in the skywalk support the corridor and were designed for wind, snow and seismic loads. 

Meanwhile, the second pre-engineered steel building holds the facility’s back-up generator, fire pumps, potable water system, and a recycled water system that collects rainwater.

It’s no wonder that the lodge received the Modular Building Institute Award of Distinction “Best in Show.” All of our buildings are made up of small details, but the results are always dramatically big picture.