GBL Architects' 8X Tower in Vancouver has won approval to be built, with construction set to begin in the fall. The site is located at the western corner of Richards and Helmcken Street in Vancouver?s Yaletown neighborhood. The building?s conceptual design combines the context of three surrounding areas: Emery Barnes Park, which flanks the western edge of the site; the grid of the nearby streets; and the Yaletown skyline which displays a wide range of architectural styles.

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GBL Architects' 8X Tower in Vancouver has won approval to be built, with construction set to begin in the fall. The site is located at the western corner of Richards and Helmcken Street in Vancouver?s Yaletown neighborhood. The building?s conceptual design combines the context of three surrounding areas: Emery Barnes Park, which flanks the western edge of the site; the grid of the nearby streets; and the Yaletown skyline which displays a wide range of architectural styles.
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The thirty-five story, 365,000-square-foot-tower is bisected with a recessed spine. The base of the building is also extruded out to emphasize a volume of a similar scale to the nearby Brookland Court. The volume that borders the park is stepped down two stories, resulting in three volumes that take on their own distinctive characteristics in response to the site context.

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The first volume, th...