Metamorphous Seawall on the BC coastline

Metamorphous Seawall on the BC coastline

Design: Paul Sangha Landscape Architecture. The abstracted shape of the corten, in conjunction with strategic boulder placement along the foreshore played an integral role in dissipating wave energy and ultimately, facilitating the deposition of sand to enhance foreshore and create habitat for flora and fauna.

UYU Ice Cream Shop in Vancouver, BC parlour

UYU Ice Cream Shop in Vancouver

Design: Leckie Studio Architecture + Design. Inspired by crystalline patterns found in frost, an irregular motif is developed for the water jet cut metal wall and ceiling panels. This pattern also references UYU’s logo and identity, playfully suggesting the store’s product: ice cream.

UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Vancouver, BC

UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Vancouver

Design: Saucier + Perrotte architectes with HCMA. The site consists of a 20,240 sqm parcel of land located at an important university entry point. The building was thus designed to act as a gateway, engaging the community with an open, transparent and inviting ground floor.

Cadence Residence, Vancouver Island, BC

Cadence Residence, Vancouver Island, BC

Design: Keith Baker Design Inc. This residence on Vancouver Island was designed as a series of pavilions, nestled along the sunny shoreline of Lantzville on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. This stunning home was an award-winner even while it was on the ‘drawing board’.

Jameson House Vancouver tower building

Jameson House Vancouver tower building

Design: Foster + Partners, architects. A 35-storey mixed-use tower in the heart of Vancouver. The building includes the first residential development to be completed by this architecture studio in North America

Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel in Vancouver

Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel in Vancouver

Design: James K Cheng, architect. A bold reinterpretation of luxury: Each Owner’s Suite offers 800 sqft of opulence with an Ico Parisi-inspired sofa and dining room table in the living room, a plush king-sized canopy bed, large walk-in closet and marble spa bathroom with deep soaker tub.

Alberni by Kuma in Vancouver tower

Alberni by Kuma in Vancouver tower

Design: Kengo Kuma & Associates, architects. Alberni by Kuma is a 43-storey residential tower at Alberni and Cardero designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma for Westbank Projects Corp in Vancouver.

TELUS Garden Building in Vancouver

TELUS Garden Building in Vancouver

Design: Henriquez Partners Architects. The development features a 22-storey signature office tower in Vancouver BC, the first building in Canada built to have achieved the 2009 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Platinum standard and a 47-storey residential tower targeting LEED Gold standard.

St Georges House in West Vancouver, BC

St Georges House in West Vancouver, BC

Design: Randy Bens Architect. The building is a very long, carved rectangle that captures a stunning westward view. The house was designed around the idea of a covered, exterior living space, which is open to the view and morning light through a glazed clerestory window band.

Vancouver Art Gallery Museum Building, BC

Vancouver Art Gallery Museum Building, BC

Design: Herzog & de Meuron – The Vancouver Art Gallery unveil Herzog & de Meuron’s conceptual design for a new museum building in downtown Vancouver.