An Ole Scheeren-designed luxury condominium development is taking shape in Vancouver, the architect’s first North American residential building and the only one worldwide where he has designed both the interiors and exteriors.
Developed by Bosa Properties, in partnership with Kingswood Properties, the project was first unveiled in 2015 before being approved by the city council in 2018. Construction is set to commence in 2022.
The tower, named Fifteen Fifteen, will be slotted in Vancouver’s Coal Harbour neighborhood. It will stand 42 stories tall and take a distinctive form, featuring numerous stacked horizontal volumes. The design is based on the idea of what Scheeren describes as “three-dimensional living,” a typology that injects horizontality to high-rise living in order to reconnect architecture with the natural and urban environment.
“Its distinctive silhouette flows from the idea of activation,” said Scheeren. “Fifteen Fifteen is about connectivity—connecting people to each other and to their surroundings—and offers an interactive way of living.”
This vision is best seen through its 18 glass-enclosed cantilevered Observatory Residences. Protruding from the tower, they create the illusion of floating above the city, which is made more dramatic through the striking natural surroundings of Vancouver.
Fifteen Fifteen will include 202 residences divided into 69 floor plans for studios, one-, two-, and three-bedroom homes. Among the condominium’s luxury amenities will be an amenities lounge spanning the 29th and 30th floors, with 270-degree views of the city. The tower will also incorporate sustainable features, such as energy-efficient systems, environmentally friendly materials, and attention to indoor environmental quality, which includes advanced filtration systems.
Presales for Fifteen Fifteen began this month, with the estimated initial occupancy of the three-dimensional tower scheduled for 2027.
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I will be reading in the cantilever dear.
"Three-dimensional living", a brand new experience for residents of Flatland.
I wonder what the 'amenities lounge' will be converted into when they discover that the rich don't share amenities.
Boring. I'm so tired of this.
Disappointing that these (relatively) young and hitherto innovative architects are defaulting to 90s formal fare for their commercial work. A lot of the Dutch avant garde and baby OMAs - even the likes of DSR - are going down this path, turning formal languages they used to experiment with into the default "house style" as the overhead of running a large practice takes its toll.
enough with the investment properties that will sit empty for 98% of the year.. time for some state-induced foreclosures- i know plenty of people in actual need of housing.
We create endless architectural jargon and hollow justification for designs that conform to developer economics while ignoring (or even exacerbating) the real problem of housing in an urban context. Shameful.
I might be going out on a limb here, but it looks like they have broken the world up into little pieces............and then reassembled it. I think this is called "thinking outside of the box" or something.
it's called maximizing sellable square footage
You don't mean to suggest that averice is the main design driver of this project do you? What about 3 dimensional living and connectivity to the environment and the city? Is
an environment that is a working model for world peace just a line item on a sales brochure?
I really dislike that those stacked horizontal bars grip into each other rather than rest on top of one another...totally kills the concept, jenga all the way or stfu.
yes! i'm fine with someone doing a profitable project for rich owners, but then practice the art you're getting paid for. this is just mucking around with sketchup pushpulling things lackadaisically.
if you're going to sell out, might as well maximize the profit by reducing hours on the project.
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