Wesgroup Properties is planning a six-storey, mixed-use building in the River District it hopes will help address Vancouver’s rental housing shortage.
The project at 3350 Marine Way at Sawmill Crescent will include:
- 178 secured market rental units
- five rental units and 12 live/work units
The architects at Yamamoto Architecture looked to the white sturgeon for design inspiration, stating:
“The sturgeon concept suggests a way in which the irregular geometries of the building can be contained within a single skin. As with the sturgeon, the building is directional, with walls oriented to buffer traffic noise and balconies positioned to provide solar shading.”
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![3350 Marine Way material palette](https://www.urbanyvr.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/3350-Marine-Way-renderings-River-District-1.jpg)
![3350 Marine Way streetscape](https://www.urbanyvr.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/3350-Marine-Way-renderings-River-District-2-960x391.jpg)
The building exterior will be clad in dark metal corrugated siding and a smooth, off-white cementitious panel on the interior of balconies.
There are two outdoor amenity areas: a southwest-facing area with children’s play areas, urban agriculture, numerous seating areas, and a dog run; and a laneway amenity area with heavily planted greenery. Indoor amenity areas include a lounge, communal dining and kitchen area, a media room, and a gym, connected to the outdoor areas.
The development is one of many upcoming and recently completed buildings in the River District, including: