The ambitious TELUS Garden complex includes an office tower with a bar-shaped volume daringly cantilevered over streets on either side. Photo by Ed White Photographics
PROJECT TELUS Garden Office Tower, Vancouver, British Columbia

ARCHITECT Henriquez Partners Architects

TELUS OFFICE FIT-OUT office of mcfarlane biggar architects + designers inc. (project commenced as predecessor firm McFarlane Green Biggar Architecture + Design Inc.)

PHOTOS Andrew Latreille, Ema Peter, and Ed White as noted
Canadian telecommunications superpower TELUS is no stranger to iconic buildings and pushing architectural limits. With its boot-shaped Brian Canfield Centre and the William Farrell Building Revitalization (that sports the country?s first double-skin façade), the company?s portfolio of strong architectural pieces is meant to reflect boldness and innovation. The most recent addition to its growing collection?TELUS Garden?aims to follow suit. The ambitious project, located in downtown Vancouver, brings together developer Westbank, led by Ian Gillespie, and Henriquez Partners Architects (HPA), led by Gregory Henriquez, FRAIC. Although Westbank and HPA have worked together a number of times over the past 15 years?including on the high-profile Woodward?s redevelopment?they might seem an odd combination on the surface. Gillespie is a developer with a seemingly insatiable appetite for creating architectural landmarks: a repertoire that includes Shangri-La hotels in Vancouver and Toronto, par...