Broadway and Granville
Broadway and Granville
This landmark building, the first high-rise built under Vancouver’s Broadway Plan, sets a unique precedent for the entire plan. It embodies the “Vertical Block” concept by integrating a mixed-use program centered around transit while being sensitive to the architectural and public realm context of South Granville and Fairview. The building’s vertical stacking includes a transit station, parking, retail, a grocery store, office space, a fitness center, amenities, and both market and below-market rental residential units. Each use connects directly to the street, creating a lively and accessible public realm at the critical Broadway and Granville intersection.
The building’s façade design is meticulously tailored to each segment of the vertical block, reflecting its diverse functions. The office façade draws inspiration from traditional local architecture, incorporating vertical and horizontal Brise Soleil elements for rhythm and solar control, while a silicone-glazed curtain wall contrasts with these textured elements. The residential façade echoes the surrounding heritage buildings with materials and detailing that reinforce the slender verticality of the tower, reminiscent of Art Deco and Neo-Gothic styles. The retail and grocery façades are distinguished by tactile terra-cotta cladding, which provides a contextual echo to nearby buildings as well as adds warmth through textures that reference the abundant masonry structures in South Granville area.
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King George Hub
King George Hub
King George HUB at the Station is a substantial site at a pivotal location at the intersection of King George Boulevard and Fraser Highway in Surrey. CCS is anchored at the site’s highest profile adjacent to the transit hub, CCS plaza and the retail high street. King George Station will be developed in 3 phases over the next several years.
The development will feature two residential towers (738 units), a large format retailer, food and drug, service retailers, and restaurants. It will capitalize on the many and varied transit users, access by car, office users and adjacent residential. CCS plaza will be animated by restaurants/food service and provide access and respite for both transit users and office workers. Pedestrian access and connectivity with adjacent properties, street and public transit is a priority.
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2111 Main Street
2111 Main Street
Located in one of Vancouver’s most historic and culturally significant neighborhoods, Mount Pleasant, and occupying an entire city block, this project offers a unique opportunity to enrich and enhance the existing character and urban fabric through thoughtful design combined with art and cultural integration, while providing much needed secured rental housing.
The development is characterized by two towers situated on separate podiums, bisected by a breezeway connecting to Main Alley. The podiums are thoughtfully designed as seven distinct and varied brick masses that respond to the eclectic urban form of Main Street and the industrial heritage of Mount Pleasant. The breezeway is envisioned as a protected environment, programmed with small-scale retail and restaurant spaces. By carving the public realm into the site, the project fosters a stronger connection between pedestrians and the building, while also creating new opportunities for human-centric interactions. The building also includes dedicated art and cultural space and offers blank ‘canvas’ spaces in the laneway, creating opportunities for future mural installations.
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717 Davie
717 Davie
Located along the Downtown West Loop at the intersection of Davie and Granville, this new hotel aims to serve as an architectural anchor, revitalizing the intersection by energizing Granville and Davie Street, encouraging pedestrian activity, and reinforcing transit connections. The project addresses Downtown Vancouver’s shortage of hotel accommodations, aiming to bridge the substantial gap between supply and demand. Moreover, it aims to boost tourism, culture, and entertainment sectors while enriching visitor experiences and revitalizing Granville Street.
The building features distinct design elements and round corners for the podium and tower. The podium design honors the historical context of the site, drawing inspiration from the form and scale of Granville Street. The podium mirrors the distinctive sawtooth profile of Granville Street and the façade articulation reflects the width of a typical downtown block, maintaining the continuity of the pedestrian-scale street wall. The proposed building features a thoughtfully articulated facade, with its massing divided into three distinctive volumes. As the tower rises, elements of the facade are methodically removed. This gradual material denaturing creates a striking visual contrast that highlights the building’s verticality. The facade articulation is dictated by the hotel unit module, creating a dynamic composition that maximizes functionality and aesthetics.
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Arbutus and Broadway
Arbutus and Broadway
Situated at the southeast corner of the West Broadway and Arbutus intersection, the project site spans a narrow city block adjacent to the future SkyTrain Arbutus Station, presenting an opportunity for an elegant tower expression at West Broadway. The development comprises a 30-storey tower on the northern half, closest to the transit hub, and a connected six-storey podium on the southern half along West 10th Avenue.
This mixed-use development integrates residential, retail, and the future home of the Ohel Ya’akov Community Kollel. The project reserves space for a potential secondary entrance into Arbutus Station as part of the Broadway line SkyTrain extension. A public plaza will be established at the north end of the block, enhancing pedestrian connections across West Broadway to access the main station entrance. The subway construction project will reinstate the Arbutus Greenway’s traffic signal-controlled mid-block pedestrian and cycling crossing across West Broadway.
Varying façade detailing and materiality define the project, with the tower form emphasized by soft curving balconies and a continuous horizontal expression that unifies the podium and tower. A series of natural-colored panels create subtle patterning and visual interest, providing relief to the horizontal banding and contributing to a warm, high-quality material palette that maintains cohesion with the podium. Brick cladding on the lower volume of the podium adjacent to West 10th Avenue draws inspiration from the neighborhood context.
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13511 102 Ave Surrey
13511 102 Ave Surrey
Inspired by institutional-modernist design principles, this tower is envisioned as an integral part of the city center’s contextual architecture. The project’s dark color palette creates a distinct identity by tastefully contrasting with adjacent buildings, while a vibrant interior public realm enhances the overall experience for residents and visitors alike. The site presents unique challenges, bordered by future development on the north and east sides and the SkyTrain guideway on the west. To address these constraints, the massing of the building responds with simple yet refined design moves.
A defining feature of the building is how it articulates its various uses through meticulous massing details. From the public realm to the office, amenities, residential areas, and roof capping, the building eloquently expresses the function of each space through carefully considered detailing and a variation of glazing. The tower’s identity is further accentuated through its skillful use of vertical detailing at the office block and the subtle yet impactful west and east indenting of balconies. The balconies facing south and north not only serve as shading devices but also add texture to the facade along 102 Avenue. The materiality chosen draws inspiration from institutional and modernist expressions, with a particular emphasis on creating a welcoming and engaging ground-level experience.
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2535 Carolina St
2535 Carolina St
This slender and elegant 18-storey residential rental building in the heart of Mount Pleasant, seamlessly integrated into the existing context and offering street-level public amenities and neighborhood-scale retail. A narrow floor plate was specifically designed to ensure separation from future towers while still maximizing access to light and views.
The tower’s design incorporates a deliberate interplay between light and heavy facades; the east and west facades balance the inset strip of balconies and glass on the north and south. Along Carolina Street, the elongated tower massing is intentionally divided into two distinct parts, creating the illusion of two separate structures harmoniously integrating with the existing context. Throughout the building, careful consideration has been given to creating pockets of occupant engagement through thoughtfully landscaped amenity spaces that shape the framework of the rooftop patios.
The building aspires to become an integral part of the community, serving as a beacon for community engagement and inviting passersby to stop by its grand steps, pause, and interact as they see fit. The building’s base fronts 10th Avenue and Carolina Street, featuring an inviting glass facade housed in expressive arches that create a warm and welcoming extension to the neighbourhood. This design pays homage to the nostalgia of local Broadway storefronts while further establishing the intersection of 10th and Carolina as a gathering place.
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449 West 39th Ave
449 West 39th Ave
The project aims to enrich the culture and character of the Oakridge Municipal Town Centre, setting a baseline for future buildings in the area with an 18-storey rental tower. Located two blocks south of Queen Elizabeth Park, it is a six-minute walk from SkyTrain’s Oakridge-41st Avenue Station and R4 RapidBus stops.
The building’s character embodies a theme of health, wellness, and healing, reflected through its simple, compact massing with a punched expression. The architectural design balances functional efficiency, minimizing unnecessary articulation to enhance energy performance, with an aesthetic that maintains an understated and clean form aligned with the project’s theme. The building will feature a low-carbon energy system for heating and domestic hot water, while providing air conditioning to all units to ensure maximum occupant comfort.
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107A Avenue Surrey
107A Avenue Surrey
This transit-oriented development, featuring elegant, simple forms with clean contemporary lines, aims to enhance the urban fabric and skyline of Surrey. The proposal defines the future urban fabric and public realm of the block with active retail facing 107A Street, complemented by corner plazas and building entries.
The towers, with their height and simple massing, have elegant proportions and engage in a dialogue within a strong frame expression and elegant sculptural top. The patterning of the balcony railings provides individuality, allowing each elevation to respond to its solar and view orientation and reinforce its verticality. A cap element punctuates the composition of each tower and screens the rooftop. The podium massing buffers the site from SkyTrain noise and provides natural surveillance to the south. The podium features retail on 107A Avenue, enhancing pedestrian activation adjacent to the public park space. Corner plazas are associated with each residential lobby at the external corners of the site, facing University/107A and City Parkway/107A, respectively. Retail activation is established along the 107A frontage, with townhomes providing streetscape activation to all other pedestrian frontages.
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10662 King George
10662 King George
This transit-oriented development, featuring elegant, simple forms with clean contemporary lines, aims to enhance the urban fabric and skyline of Surrey. The proposal defines the future urban fabric and public realm of the block adding retail and significant public amities to the area.
The project employs a mid-century modern design aesthetic characterized by simple geometric lines, reduced ornamentation, and an emphasis on horizontal and vertical planes. The buildings feature flat or understated roofs and expressive canopies, fostering transparency between the inside and outside. Natural materials and concrete are used as finishing elements, alongside a mid-century modern bright color palette. The design includes individualized storefronts, opportunities for public art, and safe, engaging public spaces. The podium massing varies to reflect changes in grade, while the towers engage in a dialogue within a strong frame expression, with elevations reacting to solar and view orientations to reinforce verticality. The balconies are designed to create a random and dynamic pattern, adding visual interest and uniqueness to the facade.
Location: Surrey
Size: 780,000 sf
Client: King Rise Development
