Trees, shrubs, and grasses will be included in sa国际传媒sa国际传媒 tallest building, UBCOsa国际传媒 new vertical campus to be built at the corner of Doyle Avenue and St. Paul Street.
City council is expected Tuesday to give final approval, in the form of a development permit, for the 43-storey, 150-metre tall tower. It will be five metres higher than a residential tower planned for Lawrence Avenue.
City planners offer effusive praise for the design of the UBCO tower in their report to council, using adjectives such as 鈥渁mbitious鈥, 鈥渂old and striking鈥, and 鈥渧isionary鈥.
鈥淎s an effective countermeasure to urban sprawl, the tall building will encourage a healthy, pedestrian-oriented mixed-use living and learning environment,鈥 the report states.
Plans show eight to 10 stories of academic use, with 31 floors containing 473 residential units. The 11th floor is an 鈥渋ndoor and outdoor amenity space鈥, the report says, and the ground floor will have a cafe.
Street level trees will be maple, honeysuckle, and dogwood shrubs. The third floor will have a 鈥渞ooftop amenity space with landscaping resembling that of a pine forest鈥, the report says.
