Vancouver House (1400 Howe St) | 151.5m | 52Fl | Completed

[mcminsen]

Granville Street, June 5 '18, my pics

[Metro-One]

Looks fantastic, thanks for the update.

Adds some much needed weight to the city from that vantage point.

[rofina]

One (of many) great surprised about this tower is how thick it shows from a few angles.

I love having a tower this size in Vancouver.

[tabris]

Excuse the poor picture quality. I'll take more pictures as it gets closer to completion on better days (there's just 5 days of rain upcoming).

Here is view of Vancouver House from my apartment in Trump. It looks much better in person (especially on a clear day) - it has a fantastic angle on it:

[Vanville]

A shot during Italian Days on Commercial Drive:

And from TD Tower June 12 (my pics):

[mcminsen]

June 12 '18, my pics

[mcminsen]

June 12 '18, my pics

[truenorth44]

Originally Posted by mcminsen

June 12 '18, my pics

That's an amazing view of it! Wow!

I like your composition, with the tree.

[Dimswitch]

My pic June 13, topped off I think.

[osirisboy]

It looks like they are putting the forms in place for another floor

[mcminsen]

As seen from Broadway and Prince Edward Street, near Kingsgate Mall.



June 16 '18, my pics

[GilmoreStation]

that's what happens when an architect tries too hard to impress

[Alex Mackinnon]

Originally Posted by GilmoreStation

that's what happens when an architect tries too hard to impress

Then ends up succeeding?

[osirisboy]

Originally Posted by GilmoreStation

that's what happens when an architect tries too hard to impress

Yes exactly. I wish more architects tried too hard.

[tabris]

Originally Posted by GilmoreStation

that's what happens when an architect tries too hard to impress

This is a bad thing? Vancouver House is the best new construction in Vancouver for the last decade. It makes a huge statement as you come over the bridge and is noticeable in a positive way from so many parts of the city.

[NewfBC]

Originally Posted by tabris

This is a bad thing? Vancouver House is the best new construction in Vancouver for the last decade. It makes a huge statement as you come over the bridge and is noticeable in a positive way from so many parts of the city.

I actually find the bridge (south) side of the building to be quite boring.

Ron.

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by NewfBC

I actually find the bridge (south) side of the building to be quite boring.

Ron.

But it does make a dramatic change once you get almost underneath it on the downtown side of the bridge.

[whatnext]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

But it does make a dramatic change once you get almost underneath it on the downtown side of the bridge.

So its only 50% boring.

[Metro-One]

The south side being typical in form (while still having a great texture) actually adds to the design of the tower. It acts as the “straight” man that emphasizes the curves of the other angles.

Think of it in terms of comedy, if every angle is screaming for attention it can actually make the entire building worse (think Ghostbusters 2016)

But if some angles have restraint (think Winston in the original Ghostbusters) it actually enhances the rest of the tower by giving the more dynamic angles something to play off of.

[LeftCoaster]

This is one of the best towers to ever grace Vancouver's skyline.

Only building that could unseat it is Kengo Kuma's tower. What a fun time to be an architecture fan in Vancouver.