Taking the urban high-rise “one step further,” BIG‘s Vancouver House (formerly known as the Beach and Howe Tower) is a gesamtkunstwerk – total work of art. Detailed to the smallest scale, the grand scheme makes use of a difficult site trisected by the Granville overpass and burdened by setbacks, transforming it into a “lively village” at the city’s gateway.
Learn how Bjarke Ingel’s plans to revolutionize urban living by watching the video above.
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VIDEO: Bjarke Ingels Walks Us Through The Design of Vancouver House originally appeared on ArchDaily, the most visited architecture website on 11 Feb 2015.
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