601 West Hastings (by B+H Architects)

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

This project aims to revitalize the corner of Hastings and Seymour with a 25 storey commercial office tower. The small site, previously zoned with little commercial space allotment and a requirement for public amenity, presented many challenges to development. Through a creative and collaborative city process the site will bring added density and a renewed public amenity to a desirable downtown location. The defining feature of the building, the plaza, carves out a dramatic space under the tower to preserve the public realm requirement. The base of the tower is reduced to the minimum practical area to allow a lobby and retail full functionality while the resulting overhang is sculpted to allow maximum sunlight and views. A large water wall delineates the plaza from the commercial lobby, while integrated lighting features allow use of the plaza beyond daylight hours.

Architecture: B+H Architects