b'PROJECT PROFILE Photo courtesy of Kilawna Builders.A NEW SIGNATURE SPACEF N FA O F F I C E S TA K E H O M E T W O S I C A A W A R D SBY KELLY PARKERestbank, B.C. is home to the new executive offices ofnotes Paul Courtoreille of Kilawna Builders Ltd. (formerly W the First Nations Finance Authority (FNFA). LocatedWIBCO Construction). Sometimes youll see some artistic in an existing office building and created by localcomponents of a design, and theyll try to use new technology designer Margot Berna, the new space reflects the Indigenousto create it because that costs a little less, but it was important history and heritage of its occupants. for FNFA to have a signature piece.Being the wife of the FNFAs COO (albeit incidentally),The other unique component of the design is the Berna was keenly aware of the importance of reflecting theincorporation of what Courtoreille believes is the first of its Indigenous nature of the companys work in the projectskind in the Okanaganan LED skylight, behind which is design. One of the standout aspects is the five hand-carvedthe mechanical and electrical systems running through the cedar panels that adorn the space. The cedar was selectedceiling. Those skylight panels actually mimic the sky and locally in the Okanagan and carved by a carver on the the colour temperature of the sun at any given time based on west coast.your geographical location, Courtoreille explains. In the morning, those lights are at a light calibre that is the same as The tall ones were probably $10-12,000 apiece becauseoutside. In the middle of the afternoon, even though theyre they were being carved by a person, not with a machine,LED man-made sunlight, you can actually feel the sun and 48 SOUTHERN INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION'