1515: BOSA PROPERTIES AND ARCHITECT OLE SCHEEREN BRINGING INNOVATIVE 3-D LIVING TO VANCOUVER

The distinctive design, with horizontal elements introduced into a vertical building, will make 1515 Alberni Street one of the landmark structures in perhaps the world’s most beautiful natural urban setting

- RICK MULLER

While he certainly couldn’t know it at the time, 18th-century English naval explorer George Vancouver was sailing one of the world’s most naturally beautiful and scenic settings when he was exploring British Columbia’s Burrard Inlet in 1792, the home of the city that now bears his name and Canada’s third largest metropolitan area. In the next few years another beautiful element will be added with the construction of Fifteen Fifteen, a 42-storey luxury condominium set amongst the beauty of the city’s Coal Harbour enclave between downtown and Stanley Park.

Fifteen Fifteen, located at 1515 Alberni St., will be one of those rare structures that catches both the eye and imagination as it features 18 “observatory homes,” which extend out from the building as living pods in a cantilever design, which introduce horizontal elements to a vertical living environment.

Developed by Bosa Properties and Kingswood Properties, Fifteen Fifteen is designed by the distinguished international architecture firm Büru Ole Scheeren and represents the first North American design by the noted German architect Ole Scheeren, bringing imaginative thought to the challenge of capturing and embracing the views of Vancouver’s natural beauty.

“For many years, I have explored the questions of how we want to live — in relation to our own private spaces as well as our communities, our cities and the environment — and what architecture means in this context,” says Scheeren. “Born from an idea of three-dimensional living, Fifteen Fifteen’s strong sculptural form introduces horizontality to an urban tower and is about connectivity — connecting people to each other and to their surroundings — and offers an interactive way of living.”