Appia Development has applied to the City of Burnaby to amend the plan for the fourth and final tower at Solo District in Brentwood. The four tower project is over half completed with the first two towers complete and the third tower, Cirrus well into construction. The second tower, Altus, includes 12 floors and 260,000 SF of office space.

The approved master plan for the site envisioned a 48-storey residential tower for the Southeast corner of the site fronting Willingdon, with a small amount of restaurant space.

The revised proposal increases the office portion of the tower from a 4-storey podium to a 18-storey podium, an increase of 160,000 SF of office space.

The fourth tower will now be 40 feet taller, but slightly shorter than Altus.

Details of the proposed changes include:

• Increase in the office podium from 4-storeys to 18-storeys;
• Increased in office space from 46,837 SF to 187,127 SF;
• Total increase in height from 48 to 52-storeys;
• No change in residential unit count (319);
• Increase in retail space from 4,754 SF to 11,945 SF;
• Change of restaurant use to retail CRU.

A preliminary development proposal has been submitted by Delta Land Development for an 8,000 SF site at the Southwest corner of Bellevue and 22nd Street in the Ambleside area of West Vancouver. The site is currently improved with an older duplex and is zoned for Duplex use.

The West Vancouver OCP supports consideration of rezoning proposals which promote low-carbon construction prior to Ambleside Municipal Town Centre Local Area Plan adoption

The Delta proposal for the site is an 8-storey mass timber, passive house building. Key features include:

• 7 condo units
• all full-floor, 2,700 SF, 2-bed/3-bath units with south facing balconies;
• a total density of 2.40 FAR;
• Communal ground floor features including lobby, bicycle storage, powder room, & multi-purpose amenity area;
• a building height of 103 ft.
• 18 underground parking stalls on two levels.

The application describes the environmental performance of the building: “In terms of proposed environmental performance, the project aims for passive certification and zero emissions, both operational and embodied through sequestered carbon storage in the mass-timber structure. In order to achieve this, the building would generate energy through solar photo-voltaic panels and employ a geoexchange heat transfer system to provide efficient heating and cooling throughout the building. Heat recovery ventilators, passive house certified windows, thermal insulation and attentive building design, including unit layout and window to wall ratio also contribute to the building energy performance. Additional features include green roofs and associated water collection reducing demand for grid-supply, solar hot water production and compliance with the bicycle storage and electric vehicle requirements.”

City staff are recommending that the development proposal proceed to public consultation prior to the adoption of the Ambleside Municipal Town Centre Local Area Plan.

The architect for the project is Perkins + Will.

A development application has been submitted to the City of Vancouver for an overhaul of the exterior of 333 Seymour Street, a 17-storey office building at Seymour and Cordova.

The building has been undergoing upgrades to it’s ground floor, lobby and podium since last year.

The proposal for the new exterior includes:

• a cladding upgrade on the tower portion of the building (levels 3-17) to improve envelope performance;
• a new 3,230 SF rooftop amenity space for building tenants; including kitchenette, lounge and outdoor terrace;
• new exterior lighting and signage.

Renderings also indicate that building signage will be included for Salesforce, a tenant in the building.

The application describes the new facade design: “The existing facade consists of a curtain wall system with an approximate 50/50 modulation between spandrel and vision glass. This results in a distinct, strong horizontal banding expressed in the tower massing. As part of the envelope upgrade, the project proposes to update the appearance of the tower, emphasizing a more vertical expression.

The application also describes the new rooftop space: “The north-facing side of the existing roof is proposed to be converted to an amenity space for building tenants. The siting of the terrace takes advantage of the views towards the waterfront and the north shore mountains.

Some of the program is to be allocated to a partial interior/exterior rooftop terrace, to include:

• a refreshed elevator vestibule
• new toilet rooms
• enclosed kitchenette/lounge with
  operable glass walls
• outdoor terrace”

The roof dome will also be refinished to match the new dark grey cladding used at columns and the roof top perimeter “frame”.

The architect for the project is Perkins and Will Canada Architects Co.