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400 West Georgia Street

Urban Design Panel

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Public Benefits

The main benefit in regards to the proposed development at 400 West Georgia Street will be to increase density of Commercial Office space within the Central Business District (CBD) / Downtown District (DD) of Vancouver. The increase in density will create new job opportunities (leading to economic growth) for the emerging creative industry sector. The notion of “Work / Live / Place / Stay” and an enhanced public realm experience within the CBD are objectives supported in the downtown core at the municipal level. Our open space at the ground level respecting the required 6m Homer Street setback, enriches the street level / public realm experience while incorporating an active and contiguous streetscape that promotes pedestrian activity, café seating and public transit use along both West Georgia / Homer Streets and in the immediate vicinity.

One of the main goals in developing the 400 West Georgia Street site is to create growth of the creative industry sector and other businesses within the downtown core. This, along with the need for large, contiguous office spaces within downtown Vancouver, are key issues that will be addressed when redeveloping the site Capturing new business opportunities, promoting economic growth, and creating new jobs, in tandem with a highly designed, iconic architectural building / expressive form, further promotes the development of business, culture, design, and arts in the West Georgia Street precinct. Currently, there are many existing, proposed and future development projects within the area such as the Vancouver Public Library, the redevelopment / adaptive reuse of the Canada Post site, and the future home of the Vancouver Art Gallery, all situated within this important and vibrant district.

The development of the proposed LEED® Platinum building at 400 West Georgia incorporates sustainable design principles to provide public benefits by reducing Green House Gases, parking, water and energy consumption.The proposed LEED® Platinum certification will surpass current municipal sustainable requirements of LEED® Gold certification.

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Integration of Public Realm and Library Precinct

Landscape Plan Ground Floor

LANE

1. CIP concrete lane surface

2. Bollards between Land and Plaza

3. Water Feature & Moss Wall

4. In ground grating for mechanical vents

GEORGIA STREET

5.Retain two (2) existing maple trees

6. Patterned CIP concrete paving per West Georgia Street tree and sidewalk design guidelines

7. Existing Bus Stop

8. (3) Proposed New Street Trees

HOMER STREET

9. Concrete Unit Paving to match Library Square and Homer Street

10. Raised terrazzo platform for performances and gatherings

11. New street trees (7) in grates with book quotes per DD Character Area Descriptions

12. Sunken patio at interior grade planted with meadow grasses

13. New and Upgraded Pedestrian Street Lighting

14. Existing Street Trees - to be removed

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BOLLARDS BETWEEN LANE AND PLAZA PATTERNED CIP CONCRETE PAVING PER WEST GEORGIA STREET TREE AND SIDEWALK DESIGN GUIDELINES

RAISED TERRAZZO PLATFORM FOR PERFORMANCES AND GATHERINGSWATER FEATURE & MOSS WALL

IN GROUND GRATING FOR MECHANICAL VENTS

EXISTING BUS STOP NEW STREET TREES (7) IN GRATES WITH BOOK QUOTES PER DD CHARACTER AREA DESCRIPTIONS(3) PROPOSED NEW STREET TREES

SUNKEN PATIO AT INTERIOR GRADE PLANTED WITH MEADOW GRASSES

NEW AND UPGRADED PEDESTRIAN STREET LIGHTING

EXISTING STREET TREES - TO BE REMOVED

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Landscape Design Principles

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INTEGRATED STREETSCAPEACTIVE PUBLIC REALM

INDOOR OUTDOOR

400 WEST GEORGIALANDSCAPE DESIGN PRINCIPLES

MICROCLIMATE AND METAPHOR

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INTEGRATED STREETSCAPEACTIVE PUBLIC REALM

INDOOR OUTDOOR

400 WEST GEORGIALANDSCAPE DESIGN PRINCIPLES


ACTIVE PUBLIC REALM

Create social space adjacent to the building where it meets the street edge. Moveable furniture and site furnishings create an intimate pedestrian scale street on Homer while completing the Library Square district. Employ a unifying paving pattern to consolidate the site with surrounding public realm from edge to edge.


Allow the building to rest solidly on the site, rising from a continuous landscaped plane alike a tall tree surrounded by groundcover in a forest. Extend the building metaphors of nature and abstract through thoughtful placement of planting and water in select niches created by strong angled patterns.

INTEGRATED STREETSCAPE

Reflect and rebuild the Georgia Street ceremonial boulevard streetscape on the north side of the site, and the Library Square alleed streetscape on Howe Street. Install new paving, lighting, and street trees to match and enhance each street's character. Integrate streetscape standards for paving and tree species for Georgia Street and Library Square.

INDOOR OUTDOOR

Create seamless transitions between indoor and outdoor spaces using grading, paving, vertical planting, and views. Emphasize transparency into the lobby and gallery spaces. Tease life from the edges of the building.


Public Realm

Public Realm

Landscape Section - Homer Street

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HOMER STREET PAVING

LIBRARY SQUARE DISTRICT - STREET FURNISHINGS

SUNKEN PATIOSTREET TREESLIRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA

TREE GRATES WITH BOOK QUOTES LIGHT STANDARDS

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Street TreesLiriodendron Tulipifera

Library Square District - Street FurnishingsTree Grates with Book Quotes Light Standards

Sunken PatiosHomer Street Paving

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Landscape Section - West Georgia Street

Street TreesAcer Rubrum 'October Glory' Water Feature Lane Finish

Georgia Street Paving

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GEORGIA STREET PAVING LANE FINISHWATER FEATURESTREET TREESACER RUBRUM ‘OCTOBER GLORY’

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GEORGIA STREET PAVING LANE FINISHWATER FEATURESTREET TREESACER RUBRUM ‘OCTOBER GLORY’

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Public Realm

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HOMER STREET DESIGN INTENT

TO CREATE AN INTIMATE PEDESTRIAN PUBLIC REALM AS PART OF THE LIBRARY SQUARE DISTRICT. A DOUBLE ROW OF STREET TREES, MOVEABLE TABLES AND CHAIRS SPILLING OUT OF INDOOR RETAIL/RESTAURANT SPACE, AND PEDESTRIAN LIGHTING AND TREE GRATES CONSISTENT WITH THE LIBRARY SQUARE DESIGN GUIDELINES FURNISH THE HOMER STREET STREETSCAPE. CONCRETE PAVING THROUGHOUT TIES THE PROJECT TO EXISTING LIBRARY SQUARE PLAZA AND BUILDINGS ADJACENT AS PART OF A DISTRICT.

400 WEST GEORGIALANDSCAPE ELEVATION HOMER STREET

Landscape Elevation

Homer Street

HOMER STREET DESIGN INTENT

To create an intimate pedestrian public realm as part of the Library Square District. A double row of street trees, moveable tables and chairs spilling out of indoor retail/restaurant space, and pedestrian lighting and tree grates consistent with the Library Square Design Guidelines furnish the Homer Street Streetscape. Concrete paving throughout ties the project to existing Library Square Plaza and buildings adjacent as part of a district.

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GEORGIA STREET DESIGN INTENT

TO CONTINUE THE FORMAL CEREMONIAL NATURE OF GEORGIA STREET THROUGH THE NEW DEVELOPMENT BY USE OF STREET TREES, PAVING PATTERNS, AND SETBACKS CONSISTENT WITH GEORGIA STREET STREETSCAPE GUIDELINES.

400 WEST GEORGIALANDSCAPE ELEVATION - GEORGIA STREET

Landscape Elevation

Georgia Street

GEORGIA STREET DESIGN INTENT

To continue the formal ceremonial nature of Georgia Street through the new development by use of street trees, paving patterns, and setbacks consistent with Georgia Street Streetscape Guidelines.


Public Realm

Library Square PaverHalf Standard Concrete Paver

Distinct Garden ZonesGrass Meadow Moss Wall / Water Feature

Red TerrazzoTo accentuate red pavers

CIP ConcreteLane and Georgia Street patterns

Public Realm Materials

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400 WEST GEORGIAPUBLIC REALM MATERIALS

RED TERRAZZO CIP CONCRETELIBRARY SQUARE PAVER

TO ACCENTUATE RED PAVERSHALF STANDARD CONCRETE PAVER LANE AND GEORGIA ST. PATTERNS

DISTINCT GARDEN ZONES

GRASS MEADOW MOSS WALL/WATER FEATURE

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400 WEST GEORGIAPUBLIC REALM MATERIALS

RED TERRAZZO CIP CONCRETELIBRARY SQUARE PAVER

TO ACCENTUATE RED PAVERSHALF STANDARD CONCRETE PAVER LANE AND GEORGIA ST. PATTERNS

DISTINCT GARDEN ZONES

GRASS MEADOW MOSS WALL/WATER FEATURE

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1. Lower roof deck - Level 24

2. Exterior stair to upper roof deck (at Level 25)

3. Maintenance strip

4. Plantings with strong seasonal variation

5. Public Art

6. Moveable tables and chairs

7. Sloped walkways to access various decks at different elevations

8. Mechanical enclosure below

Strong Seasonal Variation Planting Moveable Seating Interrupted Geometries

Landscape Plan Roof

Roof Garden Design Intent

Provide a spectacular rooftop amenity space on multiple levels. Arrangement of plans shifting both horizontally and vertically create outdoor ‘rooms’ punctuated by planting areas defined by distinctive shifts in seasonal colour and geometry.

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400 WEST GEORGIALANDSCAPE PLAN ROOF

ROOF GARDEN DESIGN INTENT

PROVIDE A SPECTACULAR ROOFTOP AMENITY SPACE ON MULTIPLE LEVELS. ARRANGEMENT OF PLANES SHIFTING BOTH HORIZONTALLY AND VERTICALLY CREATE OUTDOOR ‘ROOMS’ PUNCTUATED BY PLANTING AREAS DEFINED BY DISTINCTIVE SHIFTS IN SEASONAL COLOUR AND GEOMETRY.

STRONG SEASONAL VARIATION PLANTING

LOWER ROOF DECK - LEVEL 21

PUBLIC ART

MECHANICAL ENCLOSURE BELOW

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MOVEABLE TABLES AND CHAIRS

INTERRUPTED GEOMETRIESMOVEABLE SEATING

MAINTENANCE STRIP

PLANTINGS WITH STRONG SEASONAL VARIATION

SLOPED WALKWAYS TO ACCESS VARIOUS DECKS AT DIFFERENT ELEVATIONS

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400 WEST GEORGIALANDSCAPE PLAN ROOF

ROOF GARDEN DESIGN INTENT

PROVIDE A SPECTACULAR ROOFTOP AMENITY SPACE ON MULTIPLE LEVELS. ARRANGEMENT OF PLANES SHIFTING BOTH HORIZONTALLY AND VERTICALLY CREATE OUTDOOR ‘ROOMS’ PUNCTUATED BY PLANTING AREAS DEFINED BY DISTINCTIVE SHIFTS IN SEASONAL COLOUR AND GEOMETRY.

STRONG SEASONAL VARIATION PLANTING

LOWER ROOF DECK - LEVEL 21

PUBLIC ART

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MOVEABLE TABLES AND CHAIRS

INTERRUPTED GEOMETRIESMOVEABLE SEATING

MAINTENANCE STRIP

PLANTINGS WITH STRONG SEASONAL VARIATION

SLOPED WALKWAYS TO ACCESS VARIOUS DECKS AT DIFFERENT ELEVATIONS


Public Realm

View from looking east on West Georgia Street

West Georgia

Lane

Street level view at Lane

Streetscape Views

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Street level view looking southwest towards Site

Street level view looking north on Homer Street

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Homer Street

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Homer Street

Street level view towards Site from Vancouver Public Library

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Street level view looking south on Homer Street

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Streetscape Views

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Homer Street view looking upwards

West Georgia Street view looking upwards


Public Realm

Comprehensive Signage

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Comprehensive Signage

Free standing signage concept

Day Dusk

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White PaintSteel Structure


Structural Systems

Structural Evolution

An expressive and integrated structural steel system

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Structural Systems

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