3333 MAIN STREET
MIXED-USE RESIDENTIAL
Client: Bastion Development Corp.
Services: Architecture
Cost: $50 M
Size: 10,684 sq m (115,000 sq ft)
Completion: 2012
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
In recent years the South Main Street area in Vancouver has seen a resurgence
in popularity. There is a sense of a “new Main Street” identity being forged. This
identity is based on the creative energy that defines the area. It is spontaneous,
hip, youthful and distinct. The project strives to provide an architecture that
engenders these sensibilities. This 5-storey mixed-use building is contemporary
in an artistic, creative community. Its strong horizontality and the playful use of
colour, pattern and form speak to the history of the site, which was in the 1950s,
a modern milk and cheese dairy.
The building contains 98 dwelling units including 9 laneway townhomes. Ground
floor retail faces both Main Street and a new community park. Other features
include community gardens on the second level, recycled glass roof ballast and
solar domestic hot water.