2024-05-02T04:07:03-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150246715/heatherwick-studio-shares-the-latest-visual-for-their-new-residential-tower-proposal-for-vancouver Katherine Guimapang 2021-01-25T15:12:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9a/9a57233c5e2387297149c2a46c3e995c.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/heatherwick" target="_blank">Heatherwick Studio</a> continues to expand its residential project portfolio as they share their latest high-rise residential project in&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/195/vancouver" target="_blank">Vancouver</a>, Canada. In partnership with Kingswood Properties and commissioned by Bosa Properties, the design aims to "bring a new level of global design excellence to Vancouver, featuring two curvaceous, light-filled towers and a publicly-accessible ground level plaza for community engagement" shares the studio.</p> <p>While more details of the project have yet to unfold, previous Heatherwick residential projects offer glimpses of what can be expected for the studio's latest Vancouver venture.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150173394/heatherwick-studio-releases-new-interior-visuals-of-lantern-house" target="_blank">Lantern House</a> in New York</strong></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c5/c5d034b59a856c2e487938bc935d7802.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c5/c5d034b59a856c2e487938bc935d7802.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image &copy; Heatherwick Studio</figcaption></figure><p><strong><a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150132696/thomas-heatherwick-reveals-eden-his-newest-residential-project-in-singapore" target="_blank">EDEN</a> in Singapore</strong></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f0/f0ed8467f6b250f38bf2953089ae4166.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f0/f0ed8467f6b250f38bf2953089ae4166.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image &copy; Swire Properties</figcaption></figure><p>Revisit <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/127301057/problem-solving-with-thomas-heatherwick-on-archinect-sessions-29" target="_blank">Archinect Sessions #29</a> to listen to Archinect's conversation with Heatherwick:&nbsp;<em><a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/127301057/problem-solving-with-thomas-heatherwick-on-archinect-sessions-29" target="_blank">Problem-solving with Thomas Heatherwick</a></em>.<br></p> <p></p> <a href="https://soundcloud.com/archinect" title="Archinect" target="_blank">Archinect</a> &middot; <a href="https://soundcloud.com/archinect/session-29-problem-solving-with-thomas-heatherwick" title="Session 29: Problem-solving with Thomas Heatherwick" target="_blank">Session 29: Problem-solving with Thomas Heatherwick</a> https://archinect.com/news/article/150135111/world-s-tallest-wooden-skyscraper-may-grow-in-vancouver Alexander Walter 2019-05-06T13:56:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4e/4e3454ebfa30e09e2785224f424cddea.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>If this mass timber tower is built as originally envisioned, the tallest of its kind in the world, it could set an extraordinary precedent and benchmark for not only green building construction but also the future of development along Vancouver&rsquo;s Central Broadway corridor.</p></em><br /><br /><p><em>Daily Hive</em> editor Kenneth Chan gives a detailed introduction of the&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/perkinswill" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Perkins+Will</a>-designed&nbsp;Canada Earth Tower, a proposed timber tower that could rise up to 40 stories and accommodate around&nbsp;200 residential units. <br></p> <p>"The structure would be predominantly made out of fire-resistant wood, specifically cross-laminated timber (CLT)," Chan writes. "Floor plates, structural columns, and exteriors will use wood materials, while a concrete core containing the elevators and emergency staircase will be incorporated for seismic and fire safety reasons."</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1c/1cb2f070a05bce27769f7470074bb6e3.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1c/1cb2f070a05bce27769f7470074bb6e3.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: Perkins+Will/Delta Land Development</figcaption></figure><p>Vancouver was once home to the planet's tallest wood building, when the 18-story,&nbsp;178-foot <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150029630/the-world-s-tallest-wood-building-opens-to-residents-at-university-of-british-columbia" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">UBC Brock Commons</a> tower opened in 2017, but it lost the title in the following year to another nation with a noted economic and ecological interest in pushing timber as preferred building material&mdash;Norway's Mj&oslash;st&aring;rnet (<a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1192974/mjosa-tower" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mj&oslash;sa Tower</a>) topped out at 85.4 meters (280 feet) in 2018.</p> <p>Perkins+Will made headlines in 2016 when ...</p>