Granville Island, an abandoned industrial place in the 1970s, now receives more than 10 million visitors from all over the world each year, becoming Vancouver's most attractive and active commercial place for both locals and travelers. One of the world's most successful urban renewal projects. Cost-efficient and organic growth solutions.
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Size: 14 ha
Type: Commercial, Retail, Urban Renewal
Client: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) and Private Developers
Status: Built, with ongoing engagement
Year: From 1980's
Service: Master Planning and Architecture
Partner: Greg Dowling worked on this project with his previous practice
20世纪70年代初,加拿大政府开始了对于格兰威尔工业岛的改造。DGBK创始合伙人格雷格·道林被任命为主要规划者之一,他用创新的理念和设计创建了这个世界范围内极具影响力的城市更新项目。格兰维尔岛于1979年对外开放,之后持续改造,它现在已成为加拿大游客最多的景点之一,每年约有1200万游客光临。格兰威尔岛被公认为世界设计最成功的公共场所之一。
格兰威尔岛的城市更新是一个混合用途开发的先驱项目,它结合了诸多关键要素,使其如此成功。其中包括,通过引入艾米丽·卡尔艺术与设计大学给项目注入文化创意基因,以低造价方式进行建筑改造,非传统零售空间,以人为本的设计,创造新型的滨水多元生活方式,以及举办庆祝活动和节日的能力。