rifos Design Consultants was recently commissioned by St. Francis Xavier University to investigate the feasibility and impact of relocating the Coady Institute to the Xavier Complex, at the centre of the campus.

The conceptual renderings clearly illustrate Trifos Design Consultants’ philosophy of interpretation, rather than innovation. The proposed additions and interventions to the existing campus architecture seek to establish a dialogue with the past, and with the rich traditions inherent in the Campus’ historic buildings. Through careful study of the architectural language of the existing, affected structures, a revised, “modern-traditionalism,” architectural language is proposed for the new additions and infill structures.