Plans unveiled for new Telus tower

by mbuckstein | July 17, 2013 10:09 am

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 m²(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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[Image]: https://www.constructioncanada.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/TELUS-SKY-CALGARY_Image-by-BIG-01.jpg
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