Butterfly Skyscraper, Canada
Architecture studio Revery Architecture has completed a skyscraper with white, cylindrical facades that integrates into an early 20th-century church in Vancouver. The Butterfly rises 178.6 metres in Vancouver and is now the third-tallest structure in the coastal Canadian city. Its form consists of straight, interconnected cylindrical forms clad in glass and white pre-fabricated concrete panels that frame balconies on the perimeter and a breezeway formed in the recesses between the cylinders. Inspired by the ephemeral nature of clouds, the Butterfly's distinctive form establishes a bold new landmark for Vancouver.
At the base of the tower, tall chamfered glass walls were informed by the structure of the pipe organ of the adjacent First Baptist church. The church connects directly to the lobby through a floor-to-ceiling glass structure on the ground level called the Galleria, which holds an event space for concerts. The structure's podium connects to both the Galleria and to the lobby, wrapping around the base of the tower. It holds amenities and is topped by a lap pool contained within a ribbed structure that echos the facade. On each level of the 57-story building, open-air breezeways connect the apartments to the sheltered central elevator core.
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