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Shigeru Ban lines up his first project in Canada: A hybrid timber tower with luxury apartments

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Shigeru Ban lines up his first project in Canada: A hybrid timber tower with luxury apartments

Renowned Tokyo-based architect Shigeru Ban has joined forces with Vancouver-based developers PortLiving to design a hybrid timber tower filled with luxury condos in the Coal Harbor district of Vancouver. The scheme will take up one of the last plots still available an area already home to many high-end apartments.

Ban, who won the Pritzker Prize in 2014, is known for his humanitarian architecture work as well as his use of sustainable materials and construction methods. The development in Vancouver will be known as the Terrace House and the building is due to follow in the footsteps of the architect’s previous work. While this project will be Ban’s tallest residential project and his first in Canada, the Terrace House will—according to press release from PortLiving—also be the world’s tallest hybrid timber structure when complete. However, its exact height and dates for the project have yet been released.

Using locally-sourced timber from BC Wood, the development hopes to achieve a minimal carbon foot-print while also setting a “new standard for luxury urban development, sustainability, and engineering innovation.”

“We are honoured to be working with Shigeru Ban and his team to bring a visionary design and new landmark to the City of Vancouver,” said Macario (Tobi) Reyes, founder and CEO of PortLiving in a press release. “We are extremely excited by Shigeru Ban’s decision to bring his craft to the Pacific Northwest, where we expect he will be embraced for his environmentally-sustainable approach, creative integration of outdoor living, and his leadership in innovation.”

“Shigeru Ban Architects welcomes this chance to design our first building in Canada. It is an opportunity to embrace the natural beauty of the surroundings and to capture inspiring views,” said Dean Maltz, Partner at Shigeru Ban Architects USA.

Further details of the project are due to be released later in the year. Stay tuned.


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