Vancouver House
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeResidential, retail
Architectural styleNeo-futurist / Structural Expressionism
Address1480 Howe Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6Z 2K8
Coordinates49°16′30.2″N 123°07′51.2″W / 49.275056°N 123.130889°W / 49.275056; -123.130889
Construction started2016
Completed2020
Height
Architectural150.3 m (493 ft)[1]
Technical details
MaterialConcrete
Floor count49
Floor area60,670 square metres (653,046 sq ft)[1]
Design and construction
Architect(s)Bjarke Ingels Group[1]
DeveloperWestbank Projects Corporation[1]
Main contractorICON Pacific Construction Corp.[1]
Website
westbankcorp.com/body-of-work/vancouver-house

Vancouver House is a neo-futurist residential skyscraper in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Construction of the skyscraper began in 2016 and was expected to be finished by the end of 2019, but completion was postponed to summer of 2020.[2][3]

On April 15, 2021, a water pipe on the 29th floor burst and damaged 17 units as well as several elevators.[4]

Design

Vancouver House was designed by Danish architect Bjarke Ingels and structural engineers Buro Happold and Glotman Simpson. The design is based on a triangle that rises from the ground and gradually transitions into a rectangle as it ascends to the top.[5] The design reflects the constraints of developing the triangular-shaped plot of land immediately east of the Howe Street on-ramp of the Granville Street Bridge.[6] The east and west facades of the building feature box-shaped balconies, giving the building's exterior a honeycomb texture.[7]

Spinning Chandelier, a public art piece, was installed near the skyscraper as part of the city's rezoning requirement.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Vancouver House". The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  2. ↑ Perkins, Martha. "Vancouver House introduces gwerk to the world".
  3. ↑ Connolly, Joannah. "$11.9 penthouse listed for yet-to-be-built Vancouver House".
  4. ↑ Holliday, Ian (April 18, 2021). "Flooding at Vancouver luxury condo tower caused by gasket failure, developer says". CTV News. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  5. ↑ Urbanized. "Vancouver House construction has topped out at its ultimate height of 497 ft (photos)". dailyhive.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Vancouver House twisty tower not leaning or sinking despite rumours". Globalnews.ca. Global News. July 30, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Vancouver House, British Columbia". Verdict Designbuild. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
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