CBC Building

The renovation of the CBC building in Vancouver focused on connecting various CBC functional components, such as the newsroom and the summer concerts, to Hamilton and Georgia streets. Significant underground renovations were made, as well as planning of the private residential and retail lands on Robson Street. The newsroom was designed to engage with this significant public intersection and a public area was created to watch CBC programming at the entry.

The concrete structure was augmented with structural additions and new public and retail spaces.

Alan Boniface was principal in charge and design partner. He led the early design process and the Development Permit process for the residential
and retail lands.

Howe Renovation

Building on the opportunities presented by both the existing architectural character and the surrounding site conditions, the following interventions help improve the public realm, tenant experience and the overall building safety and security:

The ‘Tongue’ – a new stone cladded canopy structure extends from sidewalk into the interior lobby to bring improved finishing, lighting and connection between building and street

The ‘Screen’ – a new painted aluminum picket screen that runs the length of the upper parking level, referencing the geometry of the existing building columns with a variety of angled shapes that ‘ripple’ along the building face

The ‘Welcome Mat’ – new paving and landscape treatments provides a more inviting interface with the sidewalk.

The ‘Wrap’ – a new painted gradient mural that wraps around the building from its frontage down to the lane, with its geometry referencing the angled form of building columns, to improve the pedestrian experience and deter vandalism