MNP Tower

1021 West Hastings

A slender boutique office building on the Vancouver waterfront, MNP Tower sensitively negotiates its context at every level, from its place on the skyline to the vibrant streetscape of which it is a part.

A striking but restrained form, MNP Tower has a curvilinear geometry that complements the more traditional rectilinear forms surrounding it. The building deftly mediates between two iconic Vancouver buildings: from the east, the building serves as a backdrop for the 1920s, Art Deco Marine Building, one of Vancouver’s most significant heritage buildings, and from the west, the 1960s Guinness Tower.

The vitality of the streetscape is a priority for this design. The building’s curved lobby supports circulation through the site and opens onto a public plaza that is shared with Guinness Tower. The accessible plaza offers connections between West Hastings Street and West Cordova Street, and offers a sunlit area for use in warm months. The design also retains the historic façade of the University Club, a heritage building on the site, allowing the project to maintain the historic streetwall along West Hastings Street that begins with the Marine Building.

The building also achieves a high degree of efficiency and sustainability, and has received both LEED Gold Core and Shell certification and WELL certification.

Location

Vancouver, Canada

Client

Oxford Properties Group

Team

Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership (Associate Architect)

Type

Office

Size

27,800 m2 / 299,000 ft2

Certification

LEED Gold

Awards

Office Project of the Year (NAIOP 2016), Office Development Award (NAIOP 2016), Tenant Improvement Award – LGM Financial (NAIOP 2016), Special Jury Award (City of Vancouver Urban Design Awards 2016), Lieutenant Governor Merit Award (Architectural Institute of British Columbia 2016), Excellence in Urban Development – Commercial/Retail/Office (Urban Development Institute 2016), Best Office (World Architecture Festival 2014), Best Office Development – Americas (International Property Awards 2011)

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Project Type:Office
Project Location:Americas