Centrepoint Mixed-use Development
Intracorp
Burnaby, British Columbia
Completion Date: 2007
Square Footage: 380,000
Square Footage: 380,000
The Centrepoint development comprises two adjacent mixed-use parcels at 4700 and 4800 Kingsway. The sites are connected by pedestrian bridges to each other as well as to the City of Burnaby's main retail and transit village at Metrotown Centre. After a detailed assessment of the sites' development potential, we recommended that Intracorp develop both sites as a single project. We designed a landmark residential tower above significant street-level retail space for one site. For the other site, we developed a smaller tower with residential townhomes at grade on the secondary streets and significant commercial and retail space along the main streetfront.
Providing a counterpoint to the commercial hub at Metrotown, Centrepoint promotes an active street life and complements an already vibrant neighbourhood. Along the main thoroughfare at Kingsway, varied canopy heights, sun shading and an articulated structure enhance a pedestrian-friendly character along the street, while the massing and placement of townhouses and retail spaces along secondary routes at Hazel Street and Miller Avenue serve a similar purpose.
