Vancouver House wins Future Project of the Year at World Architecture Festival

Not only is Vancouver House slated to transform Vancouver’s skyline and the Granville gateway, but the development has now gained international acclaim.

Vancouver House, developed by Vancouver-based firm, Westbank, and designed by BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) has won Future Project of the Year at the World Architecture Festival 2015. The award marks a significant accomplishment for Vancouver House, which beat out an impressive list of 331 finalists from across the globe at the ceremony in Singapore.

The winning design is partially a function of the restrictive triangular piece of land that it sits on. The space, combined with the set-backs from Granville Bridge the tower has to respect, results in a building that elegantly slopes upward from a triangle at its base into a square at its top.

Image: Westbank

Image: Westbank

Westbank, the local developer behind Vancouver House, is currently working on a number of other architecturally unique projects in the city, including a condo building at 1550 Alberni Street designed by renowned Japanese architect Kengo Kuma. Past significant projects by Westbank here in Vancouver have also included Telus Gardens and Woodwards.