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As Vancouver wrestles with escalating housing prices, a growing population and a limited land base, the pressure for densification will increase. The Union Street EcoHeritage project is one of several urban densification projects that SHAPE Architecture has completed in the inner-city neighbourhood of Strathcona. EcoHeritage offers an alternative approach to densification without eroding the unique scale and patterns found in Vancouver neighbourhoods and by exploring the viability of heritage revitalization with low-energy design. 

The project installed three treehouses in downtown Edmonton: Two in Churchill Square and one in Peter MacDonnell Memorial Park. The installation remained for six months. This work highlighted the nature of private suburban environments by contrasting them against the backdrop of shared public spaces. The three distinct architectural styles reflect the variety in North American childhood lifestyle. Throughout the day, there were periodic sounds of domestic life emitted from within the treehouses. At night, they evolved again with illumination.

Viljo Revell’s Toronto City Hall (1965) is a well-loved Modernist icon. In 2006, the City of Toronto launched an international redesign competition for its 12-acre civic space, Nathan Phillips Square, which had become run-down and dysfunctional over time. Targeting LEED Gold, the winning design involved strategically rethinking the heritage-designated square to transform it into an exemplary 21st century public space.

À titre de premier immeuble en hauteur en bois au Canada construit selon des normes dépassant les codes de construction actuels, le WIDC est un projet exemplaire pour l’avenir des immeubles en bois.

L’immeuble de huit étages (six étages plus une mezzanine et un penthouse) s’élève à 29,5 mètres, ce qui en fait l’immeuble contemporain en bois le plus élevé en Amérique du Nord.

Afin de prouver que toutes les exigences de sécurité pouvaient être respectées, l’équipe a réalisé de grandes maquettes, exécuté des tests et des études détaillées.