Vancouver · Canada
The Butterfly + First Baptist Church Complex
The Butterfly gives Vancouver’s skyline a rounded, cloud-like silhouette. Revery Architecture shapes the 57-storey residential tower with curved precast panels, glazing and deep balconies. The most interesting move lies inside: open-air sky gardens take the place of conventional enclosed residential corridors. The development brings new housing into a much older urban setting. First Baptist Church, originally completed in 1911, is restored and expanded alongside a separate seven-storey affordable rental building and community facilities. A transparent galleria connects the tower and church. A 50-metre pool has a sculptural roof formed by repeating concrete ribs. At street level, courtyards and the relationship between old masonry and the new tower add another scale to the project. The photographs show the built complex.
- Developer
- Westbank Corp. and First Baptist Church of Vancouver
- Construction status
- Completed