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Kengo Kuma unveils “sculptural and iconic” skyscraper in Vancouver

June 20, 2023 Ben Dreith 0

Japanese architecture studio Kengo Kuma & Associates has completed a skyscraper in Vancouver, Canada, with a curved form and a semi-enclosed amphitheatre at its base. Called Alberni, the 43-storey residential skyscraper by Kengo Kuma & Associates (KKAA) is located in downtown Vancouver, near the waterfront on Vancouver Harbour. Its curved structure has a massing that

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Metal Cladding Wraps Around The Large Gable Roof Of This House

May 29, 2023 Erin 0

BLA Design Group has shared photos of their latest project, a unique modern home that marries the West and the East, linking a Chinese-Canadian family’s present lifestyle to their past memories. Located in Vancouver, Canada, the home has a prominent gable form that floats atop the main level of the house, creating a cantilevered cover […]

White Stained Oak Cabinets Paired With Cool White Marble Creates A Soft Aesthetic Inside This Home

April 27, 2023 Erin 0

Andrea Rodman Interiors has shared photos of a home in Vancouver, Canada, that they completed for their clients that wanted a minimalistic interior. Throughout the home, the interior was inspired by Japanese design, its simplicity, and maple wood tones. One area that stood out in the interior is the kitchen, where warm, white stained oak […]

Splyce Design centres Vancouver house around “weightless” staircase

February 15, 2023 Kate Mazade 0

Local studio Splyce Design has designed a light-filled, angled house with glazed corners and a sculptural staircase overlooking the Burrard Inlet in Vancouver, British Columbia. Completed in 2021, the 5,700-square-foot (530-square-metre) residence, known as Yield House, is oriented east-west and responds to the varied setting in both directions. The front of the house – functioning

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Dezeen Debate features MVRDV’s “awfully idyllic” 2100 vision for Vancouver’s waterfront

February 2, 2023 Saudatu Bah 0

The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features MVRDV’s reimagining of Vancouver’s waterfront in response to rising sea levels. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Following the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate change, which reported that sea levels could increase as much as two metres by 2100, MVRDV has released proposed plans for Vancouver’s waterfront featuring resilient

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“An awfully idyllic response to climate change” says commenter

February 1, 2023 Rupert Bickersteth 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing MVRDV’s envisioning for Vancouver’s waterfront in the year 2100 and the “world’s most aggressive SUV”. Dutch architecture studio MVRDV released a study that aims to offer possible solutions to urban planning in the face of rising sea levels by reimagining the Vancouver waterfront. The Sea Level Rise Catalogue looks at methods

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Leckie Studio creates timber-clad house to frame views of Canadian Rockies

January 27, 2023 James Brillon 0

Leckie studio has completed Camera House in the mountains of British Columbia with dramatic windows and skylights that are meant to frame the surrounding landscape like a camera lens. The single-storey house is clad in dark timber boards, which the studio said helps it blend into its lush forest setting. The building’s steep roofline is

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MVRDV envisions Vancouver in 2100 with predicted sea level rise

January 27, 2023 Ben Dreith 0

Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has released a study that aims to offer possible solutions to urban planning in the face of rising sea levels by reimagining the Vancouver waterfront. Called the Sea Level Rise Catalogue, the project looks at methods for adapting to rising sea levels, which according to the IPCC could rise as much

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Dezeen Debate features BIG’s “unnatural” Vancouver House skyscraper in Canada

November 17, 2022 Saudatu Bah 0

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Debate newsletter features BIG’s twisted 155-meter-high skyscraper in Canada. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Architecture studio BIG has revealed its Vancouver House skyscraper in Canada. Completed in 2020, the building’s “distinctive form” was informed by the Flatiron building in New York. The 52-storey skyscraper has a triangular plan that

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BIG unveils twisted skyscraper designed “in the tradition of Flatiron”

November 14, 2022 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Danish architecture studio BIG has unveiled the 155-meter-high Vancouver House skyscraper in Canada that twists upwards from a triangular base. Completed in 2020 but recently photographed, the building has a twisted form that derives from its wedge-shaped site alongside the ramps leading to Granville bridge in the city’s downtown. This distinctive form is designed to

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