Plans unveiled for new Telus tower

TELUS SKY CALGARY_Image by BIG 01
The top 32 floors of the newly designed Telus Sky tower in Calgary features residential apartments with balconies, while office space occupies the lower 26 floors. Images © BIG.

Plans for the 58-storey Telus Sky building in Calgary’s downtown core were revealed last week.

Designed by Danish firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), in collaboration with Canada’s Dialog, the 69,680-m2 (750,029-sf), $400-million mixed-use structure will boast a smooth, glass façade morphing into 3-D upper levels housing residential apartments with balconies.

“The Telus Sky is an attempt to create a lively mixture of living and working at the intersection of lightrail and arterial roads in the heart of the centre, to help create a more varied and walkable city center for Calgary,” said BIG’s Bjarke Ingels.

Part of a city rejuvenation effort sparked by The Bow project, the tower is being constructed in place of the current Arts Central building and will include:

  • 26 floors—39948 m(430,000 sf)—of office space;
  • 1393-m2 (15,000-sf) retail space;
  • top 32 floors of residential apartments; and
  • 511-m2 (5500-sf) public art gallery.

Designed to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum standards, a vegetated roof, stormwater management, and energy-saving systems will be employed.

TELUS SKY CALGARY_Image by BIG 02
The Telus Sky tower will follow The Bow as part of a rejuvenation effort in the city’s downtown core.

Construction is scheduled to begin next year, with completion expected for the fall of 2017.

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