LONSDALE QUAY MARKET AND HOTEL
MIXED-USE
Client: Intrawest Properties Ltd.
Services: Architecture, Urban Design,
Master Planning
Cost: $13.5 M
Size: 9,995 sq m
Completion: 1986
Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Lonsdale Quay is a major transit hub for Vancouver’s North Shore municipalities,
as well as a public market and tourist destination. Located at the foot of Lonsdale
Avenue in the City of North Vancouver, it is the northern terminal for the SeaBus
passenger ferry. A view of the Vancouver harbour can be seen from the plaza
outside the public market, which is located adjacent to the terminal/bus loop. The
quay is located on the former site of North Van Ship Repair, a major shipyard
during World War II.
The Lonsdale Quay Market is an example of the complexities involved in a
multi-purpose, multi-disciplined design that focuses on neighbourhoods, regions,
cultures, landscapes, architecture, and economies.
The vertical layering of the complex combines a 50-stall fresh food market; 28
specialty shops; three restaurants; a nightclub; and a 57-room boutique hotel with
meeting facilities all in one building envelope.