Phase A Inlet District

The first phase of the Inlet District Development is comprised of a 15-acre land assembly east of Ioco Road, spanning from Barnet Highway to Guildford Drive, close to the Inlet Centre SkyTrain Station. Two high-rise residential towers of 28 and 29 storeys, and a 9-storey residential mid-rise, sit atop a mixed-use 4-storey podium containing new retail spaces to activate the prominent street frontage, as well as a grocery store, drug store, and childcare facility. The architecture is expressed through a series of heavy horizontal datums or ‘infinite planes’ to mark important changes in the building use and program, in an abstract reference to the local geology.

Along Ioco Road, a grand stair draws people up to a public park from street level. The corner mid-rise building acts as an anchor and gateway to both the development and Port Moody as a whole, employing natural textural materials to create a tactile and warm pedestrian experience that grounds the project. A tonal gradient in the materiality reinforces this feeling of grounding, with darker elements at street level, mid tones at podium levels, and lighter tones on the towers.