Yaletown Square features the rehabilitation of a two-storey heritage warehouse building with a three-storey contemporary addition above. Originally constructed in 1908, the MacPherson & Teetzel Company Building was designed by the prominent architectural firm of Parr & Fee. Redevelopment of the building includes a mix of shell commercial space located in the lower heavy timber portion with new shell office space floating above in a steel and glass addition. Heritage interventions include preservation of the original exterior masonry walls and wood windows, restoration of the storefront and cornice, and seismic upgrading of the historic heavy timber structure.
Yaletown Square
Vancouver, BC
Sylvia House Inc.
2022
2,625 m2
heritage restoration and new addition
sustainability
LEED Gold equivalent
heritage restoration and new addition
The design draws a clear distinction between what is historic and what is new and the materials and massing have been carefully considered to be compatible with the exterior form of the historic building.
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raised pedestrian walkway
sustainability
LEED Gold equivalent
MacPherson & Teetzel Company Building c. 1935
before construction c. 2019
rehabilitated heavy timber structure
heavy timber structure
new steel structure
cornice reconstruction
This modest warehouse in Yaletown was built in 1908 during a flurry of construction when Canadian Pacific Railway released the area near their tracks for new wholesale facilities for the fast-growing city.
Changing Vancouver – 2014