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Situated in the heart of downtown Vancouver, this iconic 600,000 sq. ft. mixed-use development for Westbank Corp. combines The Butterfly—a new 57-storey luxury market tower—with the heritage upgrade, rehabilitation, and expansion of one of Vancouver’s oldest churches, the historic First Baptist Church (FBC) built in 1911.
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The Butterfly is amongst the first new high-rise towers in Vancouver’s new wave of towers featuring a more architecturally unique design. It is one of the final designs heavily influenced by the late architect Bing Thom, whose architectural firm is now known as Revery Architecture.
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Glass panels and semi-transparent curtains allow natural light to flood into your home and shadows scatter, creating ever-changing scenes. Pure white floors, ceilings and glass walls, dissolve structural confines creating the sensation of continuous space and a beautiful state of permanent motion.
Mar 2, 2018 · Construction on the building is expected to start this December. The sculpted facade features high-performance curved double glazing with high-quality insulated precast white panels. The building includes "sky gardens" in open-air breezeways on each level, and tree planters on every third floor.
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Revery’s latest project, Sen̓áḵw, is being developed in collaboration with Squamish First Nations. Sen̓áḵw means «the start of something beautiful; respect for nature, for indigenous people and for a new path forward». The construction will develop a new community on an eleven-and-a-half-acre site and will include four million square feet of reside...
The majority of the apartments will be rental, to create a space, in an expensive city like Vancouver, where young people and families can afford to live, while respecting the environment and creating new jobs opportunities. Emphasis is placed on alternative transportation by minimizing reliance on passenger vehicles and shifting focus to bicycles,...
Is a Vancouver-based architecture, interior design, and planning practice. Committed to a philosophy of ‘Building Beyond Buildings’, Revery’s design-oriented studio is passionate about creating exciting and mindful spaces that challenge the norm, exceed expectations, and evoke positive emotions and enriching experiences.
Envisioned to extend and integrate into the rich landscape of Vancouver’s vibrant West End neighbourhood, the unique form of the tower provides a bold new iconic landmark that highlights the highpoint of the downtown peninsula and the historic gateway into the West End.
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Jan 14, 2015 · VANCOUVER -- The B.C. Permanent Building is one of downtown Vancouver’s hidden gems. With its elegant entrance columns and soaring two-storey interior, the building at 330 West Pender is a...
