151 West Hastings (by B+H Architects)

Jim Vasto
Senior Associate in Charge of Project
while with B+H Architects

151 West Hastings Street (the Ormidale Block) is a four-storey Edwardian commercial building on the southern edge of Vancouver’s historic Gastown district. Designed in the Romanesque Revival style, the building’s richly detailed terra cotta and brick front façade is a valuable part of the streetscape. But Gastown’s Hastings Street district is evolving, and this building is part of that change. This renewal allows Ormidale Block to meld with its increasingly modern surroundings while retaining some of its heritage aesthetic.

Architecture: B+H Architects