PASSAGES

Passages proposes to turn a full city block into an integrated and engaged mixed-use community. 
Alison Brooks Architects (London, U.K.) evolved the concept of a porous ground-scape which will serve over 2,000 residents, while actively engaging the local community
with an active streetscape, both external and internal to the project. 

In a daring break from Metro-Vancouver’s well-established tower and podium form, ABA Architects have designed an active, liveable and safe streetscape, largely without the ubiquitous podium form. 

The project is complemented by street-front retail along Whalley Boulevard, market homes, purpose built rental,

a daycare and 2,700sm (29,000sf) of amenity space.

Passages represents an elegant and unique solution to program additional height and density on a key urban site while engaging the internal community to that of the surrounding Surrey City Centre.

PROJECT DATA

• 1,126 homes (including 160 purpose built rental homes)

• 4,400 sf daycare

• 3,000 sf retail

• 28,000sf amenity space

• Rental replacement of existing 154 rental homes

• Six towers: 6, 12, 14, 21, 32 and 37 storey, in three phases

• Developer & Contractor: Rize Alliance Properties Ltd.

• Architects:   Alison Brooks Architects (London, U.K.) and IBI Architects (Vancouver)

• Landscape Architect: PWL Partnership
  
  

• Responsibilities:

  • Acquisitions analysis and due diligence

  • Municipal approvals (rezoning), legal, consultant team and design (oversight of Development Team)

  • Pre-construction pricing (oversight of construction team)

  • Investor and financial partner reporting