This document discusses a proposed vertical landmark project located in the downtown core of Central Business District. It would be the first of several towers forming an "urban corridor" along Burrard and Alberni streets. Because of its high elevation, the proposal has great potential to become a primary vertical marker within the city's dome-shaped skyline. The project, called Nelson in the Park, aims to be environmentally sustainable through features like a clean energy nest, heat recovery ventilation units, and a highly insulated facade. It is designed to significantly reduce carbon emissions compared to other buildings and offset 600 tons of carbon emissions per year.

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The site sits on the highest point of the downtown core which makes it a significant location for a
vertical landmark project. It also straddles the threshold between the historic west-end residential
and retail district and the downtown business, arts and hospitality district. This project is the
first of a series of towers that will come on line to form the “urban corridor” flanging Burrard and
Alberni streets.
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2. REINFORCING THE DOME-SHAPED SKYLINE
1995 TABLE TOP SKYLINE
2015 DOME IDEA
2035 DOME SKYLINE
SET BACKS
Because of its high elevation, the proposal has great
potential to be one of the primary vertical-markers
in the downtown core and within the dome skyline
stipulated by the new tall building guidelines. Its
adjacency to Nelson Park allows it to be become a
rare entity of a building typology of its kind in the
heart of the city – A Tower in the Park.
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LEVEL 1 MAIN LEVEL FLOOR PLAN
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LEVEL 1 MAIN LEVEL FLOOR PLAN
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LEVEL 25 - 10 UNIT MARKET PLAN (LEVELS 26-49 SIMILAR)
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LEVEL 25 - 10 UNIT MARKET PLAN (LEVELS 26-49 SIMILAR)
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LEVEL 5 (LEVELS 6-18 SIMILAR)
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LEVEL 5 (LEVELS 6-18 SIMILAR)
Non-Market
Market Housing
Clean Energy Nest
Amenities
Orchard
Entrances
Amenities
MARKET HOUSING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
LOBBY
AFFORDABLEHOUSINGENTERANCE
MARKETENTERANCE

4. • Optimizes thermal comfort
• Natural daylight
• Prevents overheating
• Provides acoustical separation
TRIPLE GLAZED CURTAIN WALL
CLEAN ENERGY NEST
• Solar hot water panels
• Abundant fresh air with in-suit HRVs
HEAT RECOVERY VENTILATION UNITS
STACKED BALCONIES
• Promoting façade cooling via stack effect
• Recycles solar energy into usuable energy source
HOT WATER TANK
INSULATED AND AIR TIGHT FAÇADE
• Spandrel panels strategically sized and placed
with high thermal performance
• Highly insulated and thermally-broken walls
• Guarantees Natural ventilation
• Cools the building envelope
FULL SIZE OPERABLE WINDOWS
Nelson is designed to adopt a full green building design protocol to improve
occupant comfort, better indoor air quality and recirculation.
SUSTAINABLE AND HIGH PERFORMANCE

6. Towards Carbon Reduction
Carbon Emissions Reduction
79% 75% 46% Baseline
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2020
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Towards Carbon Reduction
Carbon Emissions Reduction
79% 75% 46% Baseline
Nelson
park
ASHRAE
2020
ASHRAE
2010
Towards Car
Carbon Emis
79% 75%
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ASHRAE
2020
Towards Carbon Reduction
Carbon Emissions Reduction
79% 75% 46% Baseline
Nelson
park
ASHRAE
2020
ASHRAE
2010
5YEARS AGO
5FROM NOW
TODAY10YEARS AGO
REDUCTIONS
TOWARDS CARBON REDUCTION
CARBON EMISSIONS OFFSET PER YEAR
Offsetting Carbon Emission
600 Tons (CO2) 150CarsBased on 4,000 kg of C02 per Year
Offsetting Carbon Emission
600 Tons (CO2) 150CarsBased on 4,000 kg of C02 per Year
Offsetting Carbon Emission
2852 Trees
Offsetting Carbon Emission
2852 Trees
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Offsetting Carbon Emission
600 Tons (CO2) 150CarsBased on 4,000 kg of C02 per Year
Our roof top appurtenance aims to reduce energy use,
provide community access, and improve building systems
performance through a design proposal that enhances
the overall appearance of the building. The location of
the proposed appurtenance and its access to sun and
wind aims to be a net benefit to the building’s residents
as well as the community at large, both in terms of the
site’s carbon footprint reduction as well as through pro-
viding outdoor amenity space.

7. Nelson in the Park boasts a tall concept in ‘reducing
mass + space, solid + void’. Despite the current trend
in complex geometries, the developers have opted for
the exact opposite – ‘intelligent simplicity’. A holistic
approach that attends to cost, sustainability and
beauty - an assemblage of unparalleled elegance and
purposeful design for both foreign investors and local
Vancouverites. Nelson represents architecture with a
democratic sensibility for a meaningful social equality.
A PIHLOSOPHY OF REDUCTION

10. With its privileged site, Nelson celebrates the skyline with a cloud-
like lattice structure populating the atmosphere and vaporizing as
it ascends skyward. The cloud also serves as a nest for photovoltaic
panels and becomes an infrastructure for devices which will deter
the coastal winds and provide shade for its sky-bound swimmers.
Finally as a celebratory marker in the skyline - the cloud is suf-
fused with light by day and a lucidly luminous lantern by night.
A CELEBRATORY URBAN SUMMIT