Beach and Howe Tower: a structure green horizon rise Vancouver

A pretty bold architectural proposal by BIG (BJarke Ingels Group), the beach and Howe Tower will form a gateway of welcome to downtown Vancouver. The twisting Tower will rise from a base triangular at 490 feet. With 49 floors, there will be 600 residential units and 9 story podium to House various commercial activities. It will be the highest structures in the southern part and will be the tallest enshrined in Vancouver.


Beach and Tower of Howe in Vancouver / BIG
the 490 feet Beach and Howe Tower mixed-use by BIG Westbank + dialogue + cobalt + FAQ + Buro Happold + Glotman Simpson.

Creation of this structure is strategically essential for Vancouver, will be among the efforts that it is making to become a sustainable and affordable city. The typology of buildings represents the the engineering marvel of creativity through the various twists and turns it takes as it rises.

The design aims to optimize future conditions on the ground, in the air. For example, to ensure that residents are hedged against traffic, the middle of the building portion has been a setback for 30 meters from the Granville bridge. There are no balconies or Windows in this part of the tower. This also prevents that the park adjacent to the Tower of shading.

The rise of the cantilevering Tower allows the optimal rectangular surface construction and increasingly more space to live at the top. These results in a single silhouette which makes the Tower appear different from different angles. Almost resembles a flat side curtains to let people in the room to be. The terraces and roofs of overlooking a spectacular view of the Granville bridge. The exterior façade responds to various solar installations and soon the Tower will endeavour to obtain the certification LEED Gold too.

A click of a change in Tamarit Beach

I don't know if you will be aware of the reconstruction that is is taking place on the beach of Tamarit, located in Tarragona, but in this project it is intervening a large Carrefour company that has decided to collaborate with the NGO Acciónatura and in which, also you can participate.

They provide us with two options:
The first, very simple, enter the web where you can see the beach of virtually and in which you can intervene on your computer, choosing if you want to clean up or revegetate the area with lilies or native reeds.
Little by little, with all contributions, you can go see the changes that are underway and what would be the beach if all put a little of our party. You can also leave your messages of support and if you want, you have the option of which they appear on your wall of Facebook, Twitter or to send it to you by email.

The other way of working is more active, you can volunteer on the same beach helping to improve it, only thing is that there are a number of places are limited by what I encourage you to go quickly here and sign up. It is a very rewarding and unforgettable experience.

The members of the NGO and Carrefour will be cleaning and revegetando the area, creating a row of thorny and lilies of sea rushes to help prevent erosion.

The conservation of the environment is something that concerns us all, with one click you can give your two cents for this cause.