[Richmond] Aberdeen Centre Expansion | Mall Expansion & Office | 6 fl |Completed

mr.x · #1 Posted **Sep 24, 2007, 3:40 AM**

ABERDEEN CENTRE MALL EXPANSION: NEW HOTEL ADJOINED TO CANADA LINE ABERDEEN STATION

Fairchild Developments Ltd. has applied to the City of Richmond for the rezoning and construction of 4000 No.3 Road for:

- 8-storey addition
- approximate 150-room hotel
- 212-additional parking spaces (total after expansion, 1590 spaces)
- integration of the new development with the Canada Line's Aberdeen Station (concourse level entry and platform level entry)

City report: http://www.richmond.ca/__shared/asse...item417179.pdf

From the Bing Thom website - Aberdeen Station Lands.

Quote:

Located at the intersection of No 3 and Cambie Roads in Richmond, the Aberdeen Station Lands is the third phase of the Aberdeen Centre project. This new construction is an extension of the original Aberdeen Centre and will also connect to the Aberdeen Residences, which are currently under construction.

Following the original Aberdeen Centre concept of creating a retail/entertainment centre to engage street activity, the program for the new development consists of three retail and five hotel levels. This project also introduces a new public art component entitled "Nexus". A transparent glazed wall, Nexus is both the receptor and transmitter of information weaving through the inside and outside spaces. Ephemeral in nature, Nexus mediates between the box-like interior and the fluid urban exterior, bringing life and activity into the city streets.

The design for the Aberdeen Station Lands emphasizes the connections to the Canada Line transit station plaza and the existing Aberdeen Centre. An organically shaped multi-level atrium opens up to the plaza and diagonally connects the plaza with the Aberdeen Centre parkade. The station plaza responds to the organic shape of the west facade and is animated by the atrium which extends vertically to connect with the Hotel Lobby.

At the NW corner, the building cantilevers partially cover the Canada Line guideway to acknowledge the curve of the guideway and the connection with the Station.This tiered series of cantilevers provide a landmark entry to the No 3 Road commercial district and is also a gesture towards the nearby Fraser River.

giallo · #2 Posted **Sep 25, 2007, 2:21 AM**

I forgot about this project.
Great interaction between the building and the skytrain.

deasine · #3 Posted **Sep 25, 2007, 4:26 AM**

^Could have been better if the station integrated with the overall design of the mall.

danby · #4 Posted **Sep 25, 2007, 9:56 PM**

^^^

Love the colours!

bils · #5 Posted **Oct 22, 2007, 9:54 PM**

site prep/loading has begun

giallo · #6 Posted **Oct 23, 2007, 1:56 AM**

Great news. I was starting to worry about projects like this after that plane crashed in to a Richmond mid-rise.

mr.x · #7 Posted **Oct 23, 2007, 2:39 AM**

i'm quite surprised how fast it took Richmond city council to approve this project. Vancouver city council on the other hand....with nearly everything it's asked to do, it's like watching a bucket of water turn into a block of ice.

officedweller · #8 Posted **Nov 1, 2007, 5:37 AM**

Just noticed:

1) There's underground parking!

2) Fairchild is negotiating with Canada Line Co to have the mall's facade treatment extended to the station house:

bils · #9 Posted **Nov 1, 2007, 6:03 AM**

[QUOTE=officedweller;3139148]
1) There's underground parking!

where did you get that info from?

btw, site loading looks to be nearly complete....

officedweller · #10 Posted **Nov 1, 2007, 6:17 AM**

One of the elevations posted above shows it - there's one level just below grade.

deasine · #11 Posted **Nov 1, 2007, 6:31 PM**

Hey yeah there is! I think the exisitng Aberdeen Centre (well closed off now) has a very small section that is below grade.

I wish Aberdeen Centre expansion can just build the station house... does anyone know which architect company is building the Aberdeen/Lansdowne Stations?

mr.x · #12 Posted **Nov 1, 2007, 8:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by deasine

Hey yeah there is! I think the exisitng Aberdeen Centre (well closed off now) has a very small section that is below grade.

I wish Aberdeen Centre expansion can just build the station house... does anyone know which architect company is building the Aberdeen/Lansdowne Stations?

Busby Perkins + Will is building Aberdeen, Lansdowne, and Brighouse (sounds like a jail house doesn't it?). They designed the Brentwood and Gilmore Stations on the M-Line.

mr.x · #13 Posted **Jan 22, 2008, 12:35 AM**

posted by jlousa:

the Aberdeen expansion is in the works, for some reason I pictured it as taller the 8 stories, anyways here are the details.

Richmond, Greater Vancouver RD BC WORKING DRAWINGS
Aberdeen Station Lands, 4000 No 3 Rd, V6X 2C1
$30,000,000 est
Start: April, 2008 Complete: April, 2009
Note: Currently in Working Drawings. Site preload is underway. The Owner is negotiating with several General Contractors. The General Contractor award will be announced March/08. Construction start is scheduled for Spring/08. Further update March/08.
Project: cast-in-place concrete structural frame, steam/hot water heating system, proposed addn to an existing hotel/retail centre. Scope of the work includes an eight storey addn to the existing Aberdeen Centre. Three storeys will be retail, five storeys will be hotel space containing 150 rooms.
Scope: 22,374 m²; 8 storeys; 150 units

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only $30 million? considering the magnitude of this project, which includes a 150-room hotel, i would have thought it'd be much more.

bils · #14 Posted **Jan 22, 2008, 1:55 AM**

i have a hard time believing construction will only take one year.... considering the ages it's taken to build the aberdeen residences.... and it's still not complete

mr.x · #15 Posted **Jan 22, 2008, 2:25 AM**

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Originally Posted by bils

i have a hard time believing construction will only take one year.... considering the ages it's taken to build the aberdeen residences.... and it's still not complete

Chinese efficiency.