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Revery Architecture's new Butterfly Tower appears on the Vancouver skyline
Revery Architecture has shared renderings of the soon-to-open Butterfly Tower and First Baptist Church in Vancouver.This more than 600,000-square-foot project encompasses a new 57-story luxury residential component and the rehabilitation of a historic church dating from 1911 on its downtown site.Image credit: Hayes DavidsonImage credit: Hayes DavidsonThe firm and client Westbank say they have been targeting a LEED Gold certification for their effort. The designs sculptural facade affects a cloud-like impression against its urban backdrop in order to lend the development a light and ephemeral quality.Image credit: Hayes DavidsonPerhaps the most exciting component is its all-season indoor lap pool, which is placed between the podium's roof and the towers main amenity suite. A galleria serves to visually connect the tower with the church beginning at the street level. The social housing building also evinces the "same spirit of community connectivity, participation, and stewards...
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