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Shangri-La Vancouver
Living Shangri-La
Building
Completed
2009
Residential / Hotel / Office
All-Concrete
200.9 m / 659 ft
59
7
300
119
13
61,300 m² / 659,828 ft²
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Proposed
Construction Start
Completed
The Design Engineer is usually involved in the front end design, typically taking the leadership role in the Schematic Design and Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
Other Consultant refers to other organizations which provided significant consultation services for a building project (e.g. wind consultants, environmental consultants, fire and life safety consultants, etc).
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Usually involved in the front end design, with a "typical" condition being that of a leadership role through either Schematic Design or Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
Usually takes on the balance of the architectural effort not executed by the "Design Architect," typically responsible for the construction documents, conforming to local codes, etc. May often be referred to as "Executive," "Associate," or "Local" Architect, however, for consistency CTBUH uses the term "Architect of Record" exclusively.
The Design Engineer is usually involved in the front end design, typically taking the leadership role in the Schematic Design and Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
The Design Engineer is usually involved in the front end design, typically taking the leadership role in the Schematic Design and Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
The main contractor is the supervisory contractor of all construction work on a project, management of sub-contractors and vendors, etc. May be referred to as "Construction Manager," however, for consistency CTBUH uses the term "Main Contractor" exclusively.
Other Consultant refers to other organizations which provided significant consultation services for a building project (e.g. wind consultants, environmental consultants, fire and life safety consultants, etc).
Material Supplier refers to organizations which supplied significant systems/materials for a building project (e.g. elevator suppliers, facade suppliers, etc).
The site of Shangri-La Vancouver is located in a transitional area between the central business district and a predominantly residential area to the west. Although a mixed-use building reflects this transition, the tower design de-emphasizes the different uses to present a unified, restrained language.
The site is significant, being one of only two downtown properties where a tower development could be located outside all restrictive city view cones, and thus qualify for the maximum discretionary height increase. These view cones preserve views of the local North Shore Mountains from various strategic vantage points around Vancouver. The view cone boundary cuts diagonally across the eastern side of the lot, restricting the tower to the eastern corner. Respecting that diagonal view cone line was the main influence on the tower’s wedge-shaped form.
Of the 121m (396ft) long site, only the eastern most 30m (100ft) could be developed to full height. This allowed for an extensive podium and plaza complex to be constructed. To animate the street front around the tower, substantial amenity space has been built facing outward toward the street to engage the pedestrian. The space includes a spa, retail tenancies, and a public art site. A “bamboo grove” was planted along an outdoor stair which leads to additional upper level restaurant space. Green roofs are planted on the podium roofs as well as two private roof gardens for use by the residents of the tower.
The corner façades present a formal appearance of floating glass planes, animated by a pattern of square luminescent panels off-set from the glass skin. They are a composite comprised of a luminescent coating, chromatic film and textured glass that absorb energy from daylight and surrounding light sources and then glow from that energy in the evening. They change color when viewed from different vantage points and under different weather conditions. These luminescent grids are intended as veils, held off the glass surface on the corner façades and in practical terms, they conceal the building exhaust vents in the curtain wall skin behind. They required no wiring and consume no energy.
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