Working as part of a design-build team with Leyland Construction,
the Colborne Architectural Group designed a new 3 storey warehouse and office
building for Les Hall Filter Service on East Esplanade in North Vancouver. Constructed
on a sloping site, the design accommodated receiving on the lower floor fronting
on Esplanade, and shipping on the second floor accessible from the lane and
parking area. The office level on the top floor opens out to a covered deck
across the southern side, affording good views of the waterfront and downtown
Vancouver across the harbour.
Materials were durable and inexpensive, employing pre-cast concrete plank flooring,
concrete block walls and metal cladding. Total building area was 875 m2,
completed in 1998 at a cost of approximately $450,000.
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