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Open access to many shared spaces
The Shipyards uses an open concept design that offers easy access to nearby amenities and services.
The Shipyards is a world-class mixed-use development on the North Vancouver waterfront. It boasts an unparalleled public realm that completes a series of interconnected plazas, transit routes, and recreational spaces. The site is named after the Wallace Shipyards, which date back to the first world war. A reimagined machine shop, known as “Shipyard Commons”, is the centerpiece of the design. This covered outdoor gathering space is a premier local and regional attraction that celebrates the character of the site and its spectacular location.
The Shipyards offers a public amenity that is distinctly North Vancouver, and promises to be a regional attraction for a new generation in this historic precinct.Shane Oleksiuk, Project Architect
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The Shipyards uses an open concept design that offers easy access to nearby amenities and services.
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The new Shipyards includes hotel (gold), commercial (pink), and community amenity (purple) spaces.
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Development in the Lower Lonsdale area sprouted up around North Vancouver’s historic shipyards.
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The original steel structure didn’t meet code requirements, but did provide design inspiration.
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Shipyards Commons, with its long red roof, fits in amongst all of the Lower Lonsdale redevelopments.
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Shipyards Commons will play host to a skating rink for much of the winter season. It will be one of two outdoor skating rinks in the Vancouver area, and is considerably larger than the other.
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Community groups will be able to use Shipyards Commons for a whole host of activities and events.
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Shipyards tenants include a hotel, restaurants, retail stores, and a university satellite campus.
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The site is right beside one of the original yellow gantry cranes from the Wallace Shipyards.
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The kids’ water park, along with adult-friendly amenities, makes this an ideal family destination.