Sun 1, Vancouver

Design Studio

Vancouver

Canada

Sun 1 Residences stands as a quiet landmark in Vancouver's evolving Main Street corridor—an ensemble of eleven townhomes arranged around a serene bamboo courtyard, where light, air, and community intersect with thoughtful precision.

2005

Project Type

Commercial Architecture

Design Studio

Architectural Story

The Design Studio sits on a narrow 25-foot-wide lot and was envisioned as a multipurpose design-build hub: retail fronting the street, a metal-millwork workshop behind with soaring 16-ft ceilings and mezzanine office, and above a courtyard-split second level housing a development office to one side and an architectural studio to the other, culminating in a roof deck with expansive city views.

Spatial Qualities

Atmosphere

Industrial

Modern

Utilitarian

Flow

Circulation

Pause

Sequential

Materials

Steel

Curtain Wall Glass

Architectural Concrete

Natural Elements

Panoramic

Openness

Rugged but Refined

Sun 1 Residences courtyard and architectural detailing

By intentionally layering uses and integrating craft, architectural studio and production shop under one roof, the design transforms a modest site into a dynamic focal point of production, design and presentation.