MBA House - A New Residence for Graduate Students at the Sauder School of Business

The Sauder MBA House serves as a world-class residence facility for students to engage amongst each other or with staff, faculty and alumni colleagues.  MBA House is a dynamic meeting place of minds, cultures and diverse perspectives – a pivotal fulcrum that links people and ideas together to create synergy and borderless opportunities.  A place where Inspiration meets Motivation, where Analysis meets Action, where Potential meets Possibility, where Local meets Global, where Innovation meets Excellence, where Opportunity meets Community.  MBA House provides an exceptional environment for cultivating lifelong connections between students, staff, alumni and the business community – creating a legacy that runs synonymous with the UBC MBA learning experience.

Click here to download our MBA House brochure (.pdf)

Highlights

• Prime location in new residential neighbourhood, Wesbrook Place
• West Coast Modern Architecture by Raymond Letkeman of Raymond Letkeman Architects Inc.
• Interior design and furnishing by Calvert Design Studio
• Walking distance to classrooms, campus amenities and services
• Walking distance to the new Save-on-Foods grocery store opening Summer 2009
• Mixed use Commons Room and Library for study sessions, workshops, presentations and receptions
• Coffee shop located on ground floor
• UBC IT Service - ResNet
• Year round residency
• Create lifelong friendships and networking opportunities
• Fully furnished
• Close to the walking and biking trails of Pacific Spirit Park
• Sustainable neighbourhood design includes bicycle and pedestrian green streets, storm water management strategies and Car Co-op Programs
• Sustainable building features include water and energy efficient fixtures and appliances, buildings materials include a high percentage of recycled content, energy efficient mechanical systems and extensive use of compact florescent lamps

Building Layout:

Click here to view Floor Plans of MBA House (.pdf file)

Click here to view artistic renderings of MBA House

MBA House is an 81 ‘hotel’ bedroom apartment comprised of common and social space on the ground floor and three storeys of living levels above.  

• Ground Floor: The ground floor of the building is the main social space for students and includes a mixed use Commons Room, Library, coffee shop and common space.
   
• Residential Floors: There are three residential floors at MBA House. There is also a Great Room with full kitchen facilities, dining area, flat screen TV and lounge area for social gathering on each residential floor. Each floor contains 27 units ranging from 237 square feet to 423 square feet.
  

Location:

MBA House will be located in Wesbrook Place -- to the south of 16th Avenue, bounded by Pacific Spirit Park to the east and Marine Drive to the southwest.  The intent of this neighbourhood is a master-planned community that will be a  vibrant and active place with a supermarket, a community centre, a new school, and a variety of other shops and services.   As a distinct and complete community set within a forest, Wesbrook Place will be home to people from many cultures, life-stages and occupations.

Rental Rates:

How to Apply:

To apply for accommodation at MBA House for August 2009 entry, please complete our online application form (preferred method).

Alternatively, you may complete our paper-based application form (.pdf) and submit it to our office via one of the following methods:

Email: mba@sauder.ubc.ca (you may print and scan your completed application and attach to an email)  

Fax: 604-822-9030

Mail to: MBA Programs Office, 160-2053 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z2, Canada

You may submit an application to MBA House before receiving an offer of admission to the MBA Program; however, rooms will only be assigned to admitted students. Incoming MBA students are guaranteed accommodation at MBA House until May 15th, 2009.  Applications received after May 15th, 2009 will be considered on a first-come, first-serve basis based on remaining room availability. There is no application fee required for application to MBA House.