B.C. Electric Building

City of Vancouver

Heritage Building

B.C. Electric Building

Architects: Sharp and Thompson Berwick Pratt

This landmark building, completed in 1957 as the head office for the BC Electric Company, is a significant example of the International style of modernist architecture. Floors are cantilevered from a central load bearing concrete core and supported by slender perimeter columns. The lobby, plaza and elevator penthouse feature richly coloured glass mosaic tiles designed by local artisan B.C. Binning. Conversion of the building to residential use required replacement of the exterior curtain wall. Renovation of the building was designed by Paul Merrick Architects and completed in 1995 by Harrowtown Developments Corporation.

Photo of the building: http://imgur.com/ITArQ1Z

More information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electra_Building

Submitted by: Jennie Eggleston (www.instagram.com/jeggle)