Eight Inc.'s design of 1025 Robson Street has been recognized by the City of Vancouver with an Urban Design Award in the Urban Elements category. The Urban Design Awards recognize great architecture and urban design in Vancouver that demonstrate visionary thinking and support design excellence in the city.

The 49,000 sf of retail space located in Vancouver's central shopping district, introduces a fresh, modern aesthetic to the busy neighborhood. Working with Vancouver-based Francl Architecture, Eight Inc. designed the project as a series of 2-story buildings, each with a distinct, yet complementary design. Detailing of the materials such as board-formed concrete, Canadian granite, steel, glass and wood clearly articulates an appreciation for the craft of building while allowing each brand's storefront to have a distinct identity.

Eight Inc. Principal for Environments, Mark Little, says of the project, "This building is successful on many levels. It fits seamlessly into the existing urban fabric, it speaks to the pedestrian experience along Robson St and it inserts a tightly curated collection of design elements that work holistically to create a variety of scales of visual and material texture."

About Eight Inc.

8 design human experience. We design meaningful experiences. Experiences with emotion and purpose that change the way people think, feel and do.

We are 90+ strategic designers and business creatives connected across 8 studios, 6 time zones and 3 continents.

We don't believe in narrow roles like 'users' or 'consumers', humans are far more interesting and complex. We don't think purely 'digital' or 'physical', reality is more fluid and interconnected.

We create holistic experiences that become more than the sum of their parts. Our holistic approach has generated extraordinary value for clients like Apple, Citibank, Virgin Atlantic and Tesla.  

More information on Eight Inc. is available on the company website: eightinc.com.