Foster and Partners New Mixed-use Tower Approved by Vancouver City Council

Foster and Partners New Mixed-use Tower Approved by Vancouver City Council
Foster and Partners has unveiled designs for a new sustainable mixed-use tower in Vancouver, recently approved by Vancouver City Council.

Rising above two existing buildings, Jameson House is located at the heart of the heritage district.

Sited within walking-distance of workplaces, shops and leisure facilities, Jameson House offers an ideal model of sustainable urban living by reducing reliance on transport and balancing energy consumption between its mixed-use program of day- and night-time activities.

The building's mix will reinforce the economic and social activity of the precinct area by attracting new shops and services for existing businesses and residents.

The scheme involves the restoration of the A-listed 1921 Ceperley Rounsfell Building, retention of the facade of the 1929 B-listed Chamber of Mines, and the addition of a new tower with ten storeys of commercial space, including shops and a restaurant, and twenty-five storeys of apartments with underground parking.

The formal massing of the tower refers to its urban setting, in particular, the adjacent thirty three-storey Terminal City Club tower, the adjacent ten storey buildings and the street-level two-storey heritage buildings.

This project continues Foster and Partners practice of designing contemporary interventions in historic