Vancouver House

Vancouver, Canada

Awarded future project of the year at the World Architecture Awards, Vancouver House is a new build, mixed use tower including 3 podiums and a 500ft tall tower with luxury residential units (which can be reached from the city’s fastest elevator), retail, daycare, gym and eighth-floor swimming pool that will have walls of tropical hardwood.

Introbas provided consulting for sustainable strategies which include a campus energy strategy that lowers overall energy demand and optimises the use of waste heat on site. Also included is a water reuse strategy that will integrate the use of rainwater, and grey water in both irrigation and for non-potable applications; and a transportation strategy that favours walking, but also offers both car and bike sharing programs, as well as both public and private electric vehicle charging stations.

CLIENT Westbank

ARCHITECT BIG

PROJECT SIZE

4.8Msqft

CONSTRUCTION VALUE

$500M

COMPLETION

2020

SUSTAINABILITY l EED Platinum target (office) l EED Gold target (residential)

AWARDS

World Architecture Awards future project of the year winner

SERVICES PROVIDED Mechanical, Environmental Design, Sustainability Consulting

Vancouver House is a contemporary descendant of the Flatiron Building in New York City – reclaiming the lost spaces for living as the tower escapes the noise and traffic at its base.