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A years-long vision by the architect and developer behind Vancouver House to redevelop the site of downtown Vancouver’s steam heating plant has finally been fully revealed.
Local developer Westbank and Danish architectural firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), as well as HCMA Architecture & Design, have submitted their rezoning application for their proposal at 720 Beatty Street — the southeast corner of the intersection of West Georgia Street and Beatty Street, located on the northeast corner of BC Place Stadium.
A new and upgraded Creative Energy steam plant with a relatively small 7,200-sq-ft footprint — half the size of the current utility — will be squeezed into an area near the base of the new 264-ft-tall, 17-storey, S-shaped office tower. The entire redevelopment within the 52,000-sq-ft site spans 617,000 sq. ft. of total floor area, including 515,000 sq. ft. of office space and office plates as large as 35,000 sq. ft., suitable for tech companies.
Within the ground level, the office tower also offers 18,500 sq. ft. of retail space. Pipes of the steam plant will be visible from the office lobby to “celebrate” the significance of the utility to the city.
dailyhive.com
Local developer Westbank and Danish architectural firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), as well as HCMA Architecture & Design, have submitted their rezoning application for their proposal at 720 Beatty Street — the southeast corner of the intersection of West Georgia Street and Beatty Street, located on the northeast corner of BC Place Stadium.
A new and upgraded Creative Energy steam plant with a relatively small 7,200-sq-ft footprint — half the size of the current utility — will be squeezed into an area near the base of the new 264-ft-tall, 17-storey, S-shaped office tower. The entire redevelopment within the 52,000-sq-ft site spans 617,000 sq. ft. of total floor area, including 515,000 sq. ft. of office space and office plates as large as 35,000 sq. ft., suitable for tech companies.
Within the ground level, the office tower also offers 18,500 sq. ft. of retail space. Pipes of the steam plant will be visible from the office lobby to “celebrate” the significance of the utility to the city.
Major office tower designed by BIG proposed for BC Place Stadium corner | Urbanized
A vision by the architect and developer behind Vancouver House to redevelop downtown Vancouver's steam heating plant has finally been fully revealed.
dailyhive.com
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