Lulu Awards for Urban Design
What is Urban Design?Urban Design is the design of a city and all its outwardly visible components. Included are buildings and the open spaces between them: parks, walkways, bridges, water, landscaping, lighting and signage. Excellence in urban design is defined by how all these components work together over time to create an attractive, memorable and safe city.
What are the Lulu Awards?
The Lulu Awards, held every two years, recognize, celebrate and inspire excellence in urban design in the City of Richmond.
Design awards are presented to exceptional projects that represent visionary thinking and “raise the bar” for design excellence in Richmond.
Lulu Awards Brochure
2011 Award Winners
In the Commercial category
River Green Story Centre developed by Aspac Developments Ltd. and designed by James KM Cheng Architects Inc. The stunning building sits at the water’s edge with a unique relationship to the Richmond Olympic Oval and the waterfront plaza. The building was designed to be a destination restaurant and is currently being used in the interim as the River Green sales centre. When the building is used as a restaurant in the future, outdoor patio use spill outside and enhance the building’s unique site.
In the Industrial category
Hayden Drilling Supplies Ltd. developed by Hayden Drilling Supplies Ltd. and designed by Sanford Design Group. The two-storey industrial building was purpose built for a local manufacturing company. The project includes a high quality of design, materials and finishing for an industrial building. Attractive features include a corner architectural element, building articulation, water feature, and permeable paving in the parking area.
In the Innovative Approaches to Save Trees category
Southwind developed by Centro Southwind Properties Ltd. and designed by Ito & Associates Inc. This 21-unit townhouse development includes an innovative approach to save five mature existing trees along the rear property line. The design incorporates terraced backyards at the trees. These large coniferous trees contribute to an established landscaping for the Shellmont neighbourhood.
In the Residential and Mixed-Use (Mid Rise) category
Mandalay developed by Cressey Development Group and designed by Rositch Hemphill and Associates Architects. The 5-storey concrete condominium project includes high quality design, materials and finishing. The project presents attractive streetscapes along Hemlock Drive, Katsura Street, and to the adjacent Katsura Neighbourhood Park. The project has an open courtyard amenity space located next to the park, which extends a larger sense of open green space.
In the Residential (Townhouse) category
Hennessy Green developed by Polygon Hennessy Green Development Ltd. and designed by Robert Ciccozzi Architecture Inc. This 92-unit townhouse project in the West Cambie Alexandria neighbourhood has transformed the streetscapes along No. 4 Road and Odlin Road with individual street oriented townhouses, front porches and gated front yards. The development includes a large open courtyard space, and an amenity building that provides an attractive view into the development from Odlin Road.
In the Residential and Mixed-Use (High-Rise) category
Paloma 2 developed by Regent International Development Ltd. and designed by Integra Architecture Inc. This is an attractive high rise project, with architectural treatment that establishes a street level base and elegant tower. Careful detailing and high quality materials at the ground level provide a fit for this project into its prime commercial city centre context. The street is animated with continuous street level commercial space.
In the New Landscape Elements category
A Gateway Landscape, Vancouver International Airport developed by Vancouver International Airport Authority and designed by Sharp & Diamond Landscape Architecture Inc. This is a large and comprehensive enhancement project to the lands at the Vancouver International Airport. The project presents an attractive gateway entry to visitors arriving in Richmond by plane, and also those arriving by car over the Arthur Liang Bridge. The enhancement project includes landscaping, transportation and engineering components and extends from the Arthur Liang Bridge to the YVR airport terminal buildings, to the South terminal and to the Sea Island Conservation Area.
In the Public Open Space category
Garden City Community Park – Play Environment designed by space2place design inc. This innovative park design has won numerous awards, and was created in collaboration with community members and elementary school students. The vision for this park was to create a place where children could use all five of their senses and enjoy nature. The play environment at Garden City Park has changed the way parks are planned, designed, and constructed and provides residents and visitors with an extraordinary outdoor place that is unique within the city, and perhaps even the local region.
Congratulations to all the winners
2011 Awards Important Dates| October-November 2010: | Call for submissions |
| November 15, 2010: | Submission deadline |
| March 2011: | Awards presentation: |
Related News Releases
2009 Award Winners
Five Richmond pre-eminent design and development projects, completed during the past three years, have been awarded as follows:
Category: Residential Mid-Size
The Awards Jury decided to combine two projects together in recognition of a neighbourhood design approach.
McKinney Crossing and London Station
Developed by Dana Westermark, designed by Gomberoff Bell Lyon Architects Group Inc. and Patrick Cotter Architect Inc. with landscape design by Ito & Associates Inc.
These two projects are located in the London/Princess Steveston Waterfront Neighbourhood, an area of heritage significance with a heritage home and historic London Farm. The developer, Dana Westermark, built upon the character of the neighbourhood with relocating and designating historic Abercrombie House and continues to build on this transformation into a planned community, with a mix of heritage homes and farm, existing industrial uses with new single-family, multi-family, and commercial uses.
Category: Residential High-Rise
Paloma 1
Developed by Regent International and designed by Integra Architecture Inc. with landscape design by Ito & Associates Inc.
Paloma 1 is a 15-storey mixed-use high-rise tower with commercial space along No. 3 Road, multi-family residential units the tower, and a landscaped roof on top of a 2-storey parking podium. Paloma 1 fits into it’s context. It addresses the commercial importance of No. 3 Road and the adjacent bank building. It is setback from the street behind the new Canada Line elevated guide way, providing a generous No. 3 Road pedestrian realm.
Category: Industrial
BCIT Aerospace Technology Campus
Developed for the British Columbia Institute of Technology and designed by Kasian Architecture Interior Design and Planning Ltd. with landscape design by Perry + Associates.
The BCIT Aerospace Technology Campus is a spectacular 5-storey educational building with an aircraft hanger, classroom and office spaces. It’s location is a Richmond Gateway, and the project presents a high quality of design for an industrial and educational building.
Category: Public Buildings
Vancouver International Airport Link Building
Developed by Vancouver International Airport Authority and designed by Kasian Architecture Interior Design and Planning Ltd.
The Vancouver International Airport Link Building’s new curved glass structure at the intersection and linking the older renovated domestic terminal, newer international terminal, Canada Line station walkway bridge, and exterior walkway connection to the parking structure is a remarkable addition. The large interior space showcases substantial artwork installations and the project presents a high quality of design, structure, and materials.
Category: Public Open Space
The Middle Arm Open Space Master Plan Concept for the Riverside Spirit Square Plaza
Developed for the City of Richmond and designed by Phillips Farevaag Smallenberg as a part of the Cannon Design team.
The Middle Arm Open Space Master Plan Concept is the City’s long-term vision for the City Centre Waterfront, between the No. 2 Road Bridge and the Arthur Laing Bridge. The Riverside Spirit Square has been constructed and work is underway for future development. It presents a high quality of landscape design in a spectacular setting.
Congratulations to all the winners
