VANCOUVER CONVENTION CENTER,

CANADA
Architects: LMN , Musson Cattell Mackey
Partnership , DA Architects & Planners

Location: Vancouver, British Colombia,

Canada

Landscape Architect: PWL Partnership

Landscape Architects Inc.

Structural Engineer: Glotman Simpson Consulting Engineers and Earth Tech (Canada) Inc.

LOCATION AND GEOGRAPHY

VANCOUVER

 Coastal seaport city

 Most populous city in the province
 High-rise residential and mixed-use
development in urban centres

GEOGRAPHY AND CITY SCAPE

 Vancouver lies between Burrard Inlet to the north and the Fraser River to the south. The
Strait of Georgia, to the west, is shielded from the Pacific Ocean by Vancouver Island.
 One of Canada's warmest cities in the winter - climate is temperate by Canadian standards
and is usually classified as oceanic or marine west coast.
 Ranked one of the most liveable cities in the world for more than a decade.
 Vancouver's characteristic approach to urban planning originated in the late 1950s, when
city planners began to encourage the building of high rise residential towers in Vancouver's
West End, subject to strict requirements for setbacks and open space to protect sight lines
and preserve green space
 A prominent addition to the city's landscape is the giant tent-frame Canada Place, the
former Canada Pavilion from the 1986 World Exposition, which includes part of the
Convention Centre.
CONCEPT
 The City of Vancouver’s planners did not want a design that
could potentially ‘steal the thunder’ of the adjacent sails of
Canada Place.
 The design was developed as a compliment to the
internationally recognized image of Canada Place with its
sail-like fabric roofs.
 The desire to maintain view corridors from the downtown
core limited the overall building height, and has given the
project a horizontal emphasis.
 Shallow, sloping roof
planes supporting a green
roof creates an architectural
landform that is both a visual
connection between the city and its natural context, and a
reflection of local ecology and cultural values.

FORM DEVELOPMENT
 It has a visual connection to the sweeping water and mountain
views with full-height glazed walls on three sidesThe wood-
panelled walls that flank the pre-function areas, banquet, and
meeting rooms are visible from the exterior and at night add
warmth to the lantern-like glow of the building as it hovers above the water.

PROJECT SIZE
PROJECT SIZE: 1.2 million square feet
(111500 SQ M APPROX)

 223,000 square feet of EXHIBITION

HALL – 18.5 %
 60,000 square feet of MEETING
ROOMS – 5 %
  55,000 square feet of BALLROOM – 4.5 %
 90,000 square feet of RETAIL SPACE – 7.5 %
 400,000 square feet of WALKWAYS, BIKEWAYS, PUBLIC OPEN SPACE AND PLAZAS – 33.3 %

PARKING
 The Vancouver Convention Centre offers secure parking
within both buildings.
 WEST BUILDING- The west building has 440 stalls
 EAST BUILDING- The east building has 750 stalls
 There are also other convenient and sustainable
transportation options for getting to the Vancouver
Convention Centre, including walking, biking, or public transport.
LIVING ROOF
 The living roof has been designed to imitate Pacific
Northwest Coastal grassland
 Water evaporation and transpiration from the plants
contribute to reduction of building heat gain.
 It is projected that the green roof will reduce summer
heat gain by as much as 26%.
 Living roof can provide significant improvements to
storm water management by detaining runoff and reducing peak flows.
 Urban air quality is also improved as the living roof traps airborne particles and the plants
absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen.

PLANS
WEST WING – EXHIBITION LEVEL
EXHIBITION SPACE

220,500 sq ft
(20,485 sq m) of
flexible exhibition
space indicated in
blue

Divisible into three

halls –A , B (B1, B2,
B3) and C

22 loading bays
with dock levelers
and ramps for convenient drive-on access
Floor load: 350 psf ( per square feet

 EXHIBITION HALL A- CAPACITY: 4062, SIZE: 60 X 92

SQ M, HEIGHT: 9.14 M
 EXHIBITION HALL B1- CAPACITY: 1832, SIZE: 27 X 92
SQ M, HEIGHT: 9.14 M
 EXHIBITION HALL B2- CAPACITY: 1832, SIZE: 27 X 92
SQ M, HEIGHT: 9.14 M
 EXHIBITION HALL B3- CAPACITY: 1221, SIZE: 18 X 92
SQ M, HEIGHT: 9.14 M
 EXHIBITION HALL C – CAPACITY: 5988, SIZE: 92 X 92 SQ M, HEIGHT: 9.14 M

WEST WING – LEVEL 1

Meeting Space - 20,952 sq
ft (1,947 sq m) shown in
dark blue - 22 fully
serviced and configurable
meeting rooms, sizes
range from 434 to 4,680
sq ft (40 to 435 sq m)

Ballrooms – 52,668 ft2

(4,893 m2) of ballroom
space shown in light blue
– Divisible into four
ballrooms – A, B, C, and D.
Ballroom D offers ocean
and mountain views

Pre-function – 82,000 sq ft (7,600 sq m) of pre-function space

Ocean views and outdoor terrace

WEST WING – LEVEL 2
Meeting rooms - 29,564 sq ft (2,745 sq m)
of meeting space – 24 fully serviced and
configurable meeting rooms, sizes range
from 758 to 7,594 sq ft (70 to 706 sq m)

Pre-function – 42,116 sq ft (3,872 sq m) of

pre-function space – Outdoor terrace with
ocean views

Views of living roof

WEST WING – LEVEL 3

Meeting rooms – 8,810 sq ft (818 sq m) of meeting space shown in
blue – Six fully serviced and configurable meeting rooms with
spectacular harbour and mountain views – Sizes range from 636 sq
ft to 6,504 sq ft (59 to 604 sq m)

Pre-function – 5,877 sq ft (546 sq m) of pre-function space –

Natural light and breath-taking views – Outdoor terrace with ocean
view – Views of living roof – Accessible design

Living roof – A unique, six acre

living roof featuring a variety of
400,000 indigenous plants and
four beehives

SUMMIT TERRACE--

EAST WING – CONVENTION LEVEL

Ballrooms – 16,604 sq ft
(1,542 sq m) – Divisible
into three ballrooms,
column-free and fully
carpeted

Exhibition halls – 91,205

sq ft (8,473 sq m) –
divided into three halls.
Pre-function – 11,018 sq ft (1,024 sq m) lobby and registration space

17,108 sq ft (1,589 sq m) delegate

concourse – Glass-enclosed with
ocean views – Fully-staffed
information desk – Box office and
coat check – Coal Harbour Café
(licenced café)

EAST WING – MEETING LEVEL

Pre-function – 13,240
sq ft (1,230 sq m) of
pre-function space –
Additional space in
South Foyer
Meeting rooms –
24,865 sq ft (2,310 sq
m) of meeting space
shown in dark blue –
20 meeting rooms –
Sizes range from 500
to 6,500 sq ft (48 to
603 sq m) – Multi-purpose signature Parkview Terrace features a terrace with
mountain and ocean views

MATERIALS USED
Local materials used including locally harvested Douglas fir and Hemlock wood finishes

GLASS
CURTAIN WALLS, WINDOWS,
DOORS, RAILINGS

WOOD
INTERIOR WALLS, FINISHING MATERIAL, BEAMS

STEEL
COLUMNS, FRAME, TRUSS,
FINISHING MATERIAL