CHINA-based architecture studio Büro Ole Scheeren (led by the architect responsible for Beijing’s CCTV) has envisioned a mixed-use highrise for Vancouver, Canada.
The firm aims to make 1500 West Georgia stand out from what Scheeren dismisses as the city’s “generic” existing towers, with a novel form that features a series of extruding horizontal and vertical boxes.
Assuming the project goes ahead, 1500 West Georgia will be located on a 4020 square metres plot in the city’s West End, and rise to a height of 48 floors, in addition to six basement floors. The tower will comprise a floorspace of roughly 30,600 square metres and 235 apartments. A public plaza and retail spaces will also be situated at ground level.
