{"id":368642,"date":"2024-06-26T07:10:35","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T11:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada.constructconnect.com\/?p=368642"},"modified":"2024-06-25T16:30:11","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T20:30:11","slug":"stantec-selected-to-design-metropolis-at-metrotown-redevelopment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada.constructconnect.com\/joc\/news\/projects\/2024\/06\/stantec-selected-to-design-metropolis-at-metrotown-redevelopment","title":{"rendered":"Stantec selected to design Metropolis at Metrotown redevelopment"},"content":{"rendered":"
BURNABY, B.C. \u2013 Architecture and Engineering firm Stantec has been selected to design the Metropolis at Metrotown redevelopment project in Burnaby, B.C.<\/p>\n
The project will change a large retail development into a city centre for Burnaby with the 35-acre site development phased and built incrementally. It will feature residential housing, street-front retail, an expansion of the current Metrotower office complex, public parks and new entertainment and cultural spaces, a Stantec release said.<\/p>\n
Stantec will lead the development of the project\u2019s mater plan as executive architect as well as guide an integrated design team.<\/p>\n
\u201cPedestrian mobility and sustainable living would be prioritized in the design with extended bicycle routes and pedestrian pathways to encourage eco-friendly transportation through the site,\u201d the release said.<\/p>\n
An active transportation network including connections to the Metrotown SkyTrain station and BC Parkway is also planned.<\/p>\n
The release stated the project will have a comprehensive sustainability approach, including optimization of resource flows, reduction of water consumption and regeneration of local ecosystems along with the introduction of green streets to significantly increase tree coverage.<\/p>\n
The initial phase focuses on transforming seven distinct parcels located in the northwest, southwest, southeast, and eastern parts of the master plan, the release said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
BURNABY, B.C. \u2013 Architecture and Engineering firm Stantec has been selected to design the Metropolis at Metrotown redevelopment project in Burnaby, B.C. The project will change a large retail development into a city centre for Burnaby with the 35-acre site development phased and built incrementally. It will feature residential housing, street-front retail, an expansion of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":368644,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[]},"categories":[9],"tags":[1490,87770,26996,26796,1627],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n