443 Seymour Street | 103.02m | 29s | Reliance Properties | Kohn Pedersen Fox

[Roundabout]

he City of Vancouver has received an application to rezone 443 Seymour Street from Downtown (DD) District to Comprehensive Development (CD-1) District to allow for a 29-storey commercial office building. The proposal includes:

• Commercial retail units at grade (5,561 sq. ft.)
• Office space on levels 2 to 29 (395,285 sq. ft)
• 8 levels of underground parking containing 201 parking spaces, 5 passenger spaces, 6 Class A loading spaces, 2 Class B loading spaces, and 246 bicycle spaces
• Total floor area of 445,350 sq. ft.
• Building height of 337.5 ft.
• Floor space ratio (FSR) of 22.9

 

[Roundabout]

Currently a 6-level parking garage with some retail on the ground floor.

 

[City Of Rain]

I like the color and the triangular metal frames.

 

[Roundabout]

From tonight's open house:

 

[City Of Rain]

Nice to see there are more office towers instead of the condo are under construction.

 

[LUVIT!]

I used to go to a bookstore to buy magazines at the base of this parkade...a long time ago!

 

[officedweller]

Looks good, but it's really crowding the Rogers Building next door - due to the height limits (go wide, not tall).
Mind you, the Rogers Building would have been designed to be butted up to.

 

[Rising Mist]

This is a great looking project. I wonder if they are using real copper? I wouldn't care for how it would look after oxidization.

 

[Surrealplaces]

This is a great looking project. I wonder if they are using real copper? I wouldn't care for how it would look after oxidization.

I doubt they are using real copper, but if it's something that looks anything close to real copper, it'll look great. Especially on sunny days.

 

[Roundabout]

Didn't find anything whether it will actually be copper, but the design rationale states the following:

"The facade is made up of framed elements that fold in two directions to create a weave effect. The materiality is thought of as a shiny warm metal that reflects light and adds unexpected color to its surroundings."

 

[Roundabout]

Considering the impact of the pandemic on the office market, not sure if this project is going ahead. There is, however, a beautiful new mural on the parkade.