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e R
ich
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nd
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City of Richm
ond’s hosts first annual Lulu Aw
ards
by Matthew
Hoekstra
Staff Reporter
Five R
ichm
on
d
develo
pm
ents
received
Lulu
Aw
ards for u
rban d
esign excellen
ce at a sp
ecial presen
tation M
ond
ay at city hall.
Design
ers behin
d a n
ew w
aterfront n
eigh-
bourh
ood, a d
own
town
high
-rise, a post-
second
ary camp
us, an
airport ad
dition
and
a n
ew p
ublic p
laza all won
the first set
of award
s hon
ourin
g excellence in
urban
d
esign.
To be held
every two years, th
e award
s rec-ogn
ize architectu
re, streetscapes an
d bu
ilt lan
dscap
es with
in R
ichm
ond
’s borders.
McK
inn
ey Crossin
g and
Lond
on Station
w
on in
the R
esiden
tial Mid
-Rise category.
Develop
ed by D
ana W
estermark, th
e proj-
ects were d
esigned
by Gom
beroff Bell Lyon
A
rchitects G
roup
Inc. an
d Patrick C
otter A
rchitect In
c. respectively, w
ith lan
dscap
e d
esign by Ito &
Associates In
c. Th
e proj-
ects are the n
ewest com
pleted
ph
ases of a n
ew w
aterfront n
eighbou
rhood
next to
historic Lon
don
Farm.
Th
e Paloma 1 w
on in
the R
esiden
tial High
-R
ise category. Regen
t Intern
ational d
evel-op
ed th
e No. 3 R
oad 15-storey bu
ildin
g, w
hich
was d
esigned
by Integra A
rchitectu
re In
c. and
land
scaped
by Ito & A
ssociates.T
he B
CIT
Aerosp
ace Techn
ology Cam
pu
s w
on in
the In
du
strial category. Design
ed
by Kasian
Arch
itecture In
terior Design
and
Plan
nin
g Ltd., w
ith lan
dscap
e design
by Perry + A
ssociates, the icon
ic Sea Island
bu
ildin
g features a glass airp
lane h
angar
and
comm
ercial office space.
Th
e V
anco
uver
Intern
ation
al A
irpo
rt Lin
k B
uild
ing
wo
n
in
the
category
of
Public B
uild
ings. D
eveloped
by Van
couver
Intern
ation
al A
irpo
rt A
uth
ority
and
d
esigned
by
Kasian
A
rchitectu
re In
terior D
esign an
d Plan
nin
g Ltd., th
e curved
glass stru
cture
conn
ects th
e in
ternation
al an
d
dom
estic termin
als and
the n
ew C
anad
a Lin
e station
. T
he
space
show
cases su
b-stan
tial artwork in
stallations, an
d ju
dges
noted
the stru
cture’s u
se of high
-qu
ality m
aterials.M
idd
le A
rm
Op
en
Space
Master
Plan
Con
cept for th
e Riversid
e Spirit Sq
uare Plaza
won
in th
e category of Public O
pen
Space.
Design
ed by Ph
illips Farevaag Sm
allenberg
as a part of th
e Can
non
Design
Team, th
e sp
acious p
laza open
ed in
Novem
ber on th
e riverfron
t side of th
e Rich
mon
d O
lymp
ic O
val. T
his year’s ju
dgin
g pan
el inclu
ded
award
-w
inn
ing
architect
James
Ch
eng,
urb
an
plan
ner
Jay W
ollen
berg
and
lan
dscap
e arch
itect Don
Vau
ghan
.
Councillors
question econom
ic viability of big m
useumFrom
Page 1
Joh
nsto
n also
no
ted th
e mu
se-u
m’s T
itanic ex
hib
ition
—a travel-
ling sh
ow
that R
ichm
on
d’s co
n-
cept w
ou
ld also
seek to attract—
bro
ugh
t in m
ore visito
rs, bu
t cost
$4
millio
n to
mo
un
t.“A
t this p
oin
t in th
e econ
om
y, I’m
no
t prep
ared to
gamb
le tax-
payers m
on
ey...” said Jo
hn
ston
.C
ou
ncillo
rs G
reg H
alsey-Bran
dt
and
E
velina
Halsey-B
rand
t also
had
a chan
ge of h
eart, saying th
ey co
uld
n’t su
pp
ort th
e plan
at a time
wh
en th
e city has o
ther p
riorities.
“I’d lo
ve to get th
at (senio
r gov-
ernm
ent) m
on
ey, bu
t I’m n
ot w
ill-in
g to take an
ythin
g off th
e list we
have,” said
Evelin
a Halsey-B
rand
t. “I d
on
’t believe th
e op
eration
of it
is econ
om
ically viable.”
Co
un
. Bill M
cNu
lty said th
e city d
oesn
’t y
et h
ave
a p
erman
ent
library
in
East
Rich
mo
nd
, an
d
Ham
ilton
’s lib
rary is
little m
ore
than
a van. T
he city also
need
s an
aqu
atic centre, a co
mm
un
ity cen
tre and
a senio
rs centre b
efore
it n
eeds
a d
estinatio
n
mu
seum
, h
e said.
Yet som
e cou
ncillo
rs believed
the
pro
spect
of
bo
th
the
pro
vincial
and
federal go
vernm
ents an
teing
up
as mu
ch as $
13
millio
n each
w
as too
goo
d an
op
po
rtun
ity to p
ass up
.“If th
e mo
ney is th
ere for th
e askin
g, we sh
ou
ld b
e there at th
e d
oo
r askin
g,” said
C
ou
n.
Derek
Dan
g. ”I really thin
k we sh
ou
ld
get ou
r keisters in gear an
d get
this th
ing go
ing.”
Said
Sue
Halsey
-Bran
dt:
“Som
etimes
yo
u
hav
e to
take
adv
antage
wh
en
op
po
rtun
ity kn
ocks.”
Co
un
cil did
agree, ho
wever, th
e co
ncep
t deserves fu
rther an
alysis an
d
referred
it b
ack to
staff
for
mo
re research.
Ap
art from
staff time, th
e city h
as alread
y sp
ent
$1
10
,00
0
on
co
nsu
lting
fees research
ing
the
con
cept an
d lan
din
g on
a heritage
strategy for th
e city.T
he R
ichm
ond M
useu
m Society h
as also in
vested a significan
t amou
nt of
time in
the p
roject, and h
as comm
it-ted to raisin
g $6 million
.R
ichm
on
d’s
con
cept
wo
uld
rep
lace the ex
isting 2
,10
0-sq
uare-
foo
t Rich
mo
nd
Mu
seum
. If an
ticipated
senio
r govern
men
t fu
nd
ing
and
p
rivate
do
natio
ns
materialized
, city
staff estim
ate city tax
payers w
ou
ld b
e left with
a $
14
-millio
n b
ill.In
Van
cou
ver, a recent attem
pt
at creatin
g d
estinatio
n
mu
seum
in
d
ow
nto
wn
failed
after
just
two
y
ears. D
ann
y
Gu
illaum
e’s $
22
.5-m
illion
Storyeu
m, b
uilt o
n
city-ow
ned
pro
perty in
Gasto
wn
, h
op
ed to
attract on
e millio
n visi-
tors
a year,
bu
t o
nly
man
aged
20
0,0
00
ann
ual visits.
by Matthew
Hoekstra
Staff Reporter
Ro
ad
closu
res, d
edicated
O
lympic
lanes,
parking
restric-tion
s an
d
a w
hole
lot m
ore traffic are all in
store for Metro
Van
couver
du
ring
the
2010 G
ames.
Van
cou
ver
Organ
izing
Com
mittee officials un
veiled its tran
sportation
p
lan
yesterday,
but Rich
mon
d residents w
ill have
to wait un
til the sum
mer to learn
th
e O
lympic
traffic im
pact on
Lulu Islan
d.C
ity tran
spo
rtation
d
irec-tor
Victor
Wei
said details
of R
ichm
ond's plan
will be released
m
id-summ
er.
The city's ow
n traffic m
anage-
men
t plan w
ill likely include road
closures an
d parking restriction
s aroun
d the oval an
d the city cen
-tre celebration
site. It should also
have details about sh
uttle buses th
at will con
nect th
e oval with
th
e Can
ada Line.
Olym
pic traffic includes 10,000
accredited
m
edia—
man
y o
f w
hom
are staying at R
ichm
ond
h
otels—5,500 ath
letes and 55,000
Olym
pic workers.
Com
muters w
ill find th
e roads to
be "bu
siness
as u
nu
sual"
around
the
region
during
the
2010 O
lymp
ic G
ames,
Van
oc officials w
arned yesterday.
Van
oc is insistin
g travellers and
com
muters
alike "kn
ow
before
you go."
In
other
words,
find
out
wh
at streets
are im
pacted
by closu
res, an
d
avoid
them
. Th
ey're also encouragin
g alterna-
tive m
odes of
transportation
—w
alking, cyclin
g and takin
g pub-lic tran
sit.M
ost of the in
creased activity on
city
streets w
ill h
appen
in
dow
ntow
n
Van
couver,
wh
ich
will
lose on
e-fifth
of its
access poin
ts.O
n m
ajor down
town
streets and
som
e arterial roads in V
ancouver,
rush
h
our
restrictions
will
be exten
ded 24
hours
a day.
For ticket-h
olders, there w
ill be no
parking at an
y Gam
es venues.
TransL
ink
is p
rom
ising
more
buses, SkyTrain
cars
and
H
andyD
AR
T vehicles durin
g the
Gam
es, along w
ith a n
ew street-
car linkin
g the O
lympic V
illage C
anada Lin
e station to G
ranville
Island.
Also prom
ised are more taxis,
bike rou
tes an
d
wayfin
din
g sign
s.V
anoc
has
yet to
ann
oun
ce dates of road closures an
d how
to book a seat on
the O
lympic B
us N
etwork, w
hich
will take ticket-
holders to W
histler an
d Cypress
for $25 and $12 respectively.
Win
ne
rs
of t
he
Cit
y o
f Ric
hm
on
d’s
firs
t a
nn
ua
l Lu
lu A
wa
rd
s in
clu
de
d B
CIT
(to
p), Y
VR
(ab
ov
e) a
nd
th
e P
alo
ma
1 (rig
ht).
Five projects earn d
esign award
s
Richmond spared of m
ajor 2010 traffic restrictions so far
[more-online
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w.richm
ondreview.com
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ur
sd
ay
, Ap
ril 2
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09
T
he
Ric
hm
on
d R
ev
iew
• P
ag
e 3
A priority for City C
entre planners, but green roofs still face hurdles
by Matthew
Hoekstra
Staff Reporter
Resid
ential d
evelopm
ent in
dow
ntow
n
Rich
mon
d boasts en
ough
green roofs to cover
the h
ulkin
g Rich
mon
d O
lymp
ic Oval th
ree tim
es over. Yet n
one of th
is greenery is coverin
g any
living sp
ace.G
reen roof system
s are regularly ad
ded
to above-grou
nd
parkin
g structu
res of high
-rise p
rojects, sometim
es they even
stretch over
amen
ity spaces.
New
wareh
ouses w
ill also carry a shad
e of green
, as a new
city bylaw p
ush
es the system
on
large-scale ind
ustrial d
evelopm
ent.
Arch
itects at Van
couver-based
G-Sky are
even d
esignin
g green exterior w
alls, one
of wh
ich w
ill be featured
at Van
couver
Intern
ational A
irport’s C
anad
a Line station
.G
reen roof—
and
even w
all—system
s, com
mon
in Eu
rope, are slow
ly gainin
g m
ore acceptan
ce here. A
ccordin
g to Metro
Van
couver, m
ore than
600 green roofs h
ave been
installed
aroun
d th
e region, w
hich
it con
tend
s has a clim
ate well-su
ited for th
e tech
nology.
Green
roofs absorb rainw
ater, redu
ce the
escape of h
eat, redu
ce un
wan
ted solar h
eating
and
plan
ts consu
me green
hou
se gases.B
ut w
hen
it comes to p
lantin
g grass and
gard
ens above livin
g un
its, build
ers are ru
nn
ing in
to roadblocks.
Insu
rance an
d w
arranty p
roviders aren
’t eager to cover green
roof residen
tial build
ings.
Ow
ners bu
ying in
to such
a build
ing m
ay n
ot have an
app
reciation for m
ainten
ance.
Th
e initial cost is m
ore expen
sive than
a con
vention
al roof.T
hey’re all issu
es develop
ers and
govern
men
t offi cials have been
grapp
ling
with
.
Turning a negative into a positive
Th
e 15-storey Paloma 1 con
dom
iniu
m tow
er boasts green
walkin
g spaces, a garden
of trees an
d a small p
laygroun
d—all on
top of a roof.
Earlier this m
onth
, the N
o. 3 Road tow
er near
Saba Road w
on a design
award from
city hall.
Its green roof is bu
ilt atop a p
arkade.“Its location
was establish
ed to take wh
at cou
ld be a negative sp
ace and tu
rn it in
to a p
ositive space,” said D
uan
e Siegrist, prin
cipal
of Integra A
rchitectu
re Inc. “It h
ad the
advantage of gettin
g good light, an
d it had
som
e good views in
this area as w
ell.”T
he cost of su
ch green
roofs are min
imal,
Siegrist noted, sin
ce sealing th
e roof is requ
ired
anyw
ay. Makin
g it green is sim
ply a m
atter of en
surin
g tree roots couldn
’t spread an
d adding
drainage an
d landscap
ing m
aterial.“You
have to design
your w
aterproofi n
g system
in m
ind w
ith w
hat you
’re plan
ting
on top
,” he said. “If you
’re pu
tting in
large trees you
have to design
for a more robu
st w
aterproofi n
g system becau
se the roots are
more in
vasive.”T
he rooftop
of the Palom
a 1 tower, h
owever,
isn’t green
, nor is it accessible.
Siegrist said a special ch
allenge facin
g R
ichm
ond develop
ers is buildin
g heigh
t. Th
e p
roximity to th
e airport restricts h
eight, an
d
makin
g an accessible roof m
eans addin
g an
elevator dock to the roof—
occup
ying valu
able airsp
ace.“Peop
le...wou
ld rather design
it as say p
enth
ouse fl oor sp
ace and sellable area rath
er th
an a roof deck,” said Siegrist.
Addin
g an in
accessible green roof for
environ
men
tal benefi ts on
ly is possible, bu
t
costs more.
Paloma 2, a n
eighbou
ring tow
er now
un
der con
struction
, is makin
g some u
se of its roof w
ith a stair-accessible deck bein
g built on
top
for a pen
thou
se un
it.
It’s not easy being green
In R
ichm
ond
’s City C
entre, ap
proxim
ately eigh
t hectares (20 acres) of p
rivate rooftop—
parkad
es mostly—
are green.
“Develop
ers have resp
ond
ed in
the areas
they h
ave been able,” said
Brian
Jackson, th
e city’s d
irector of develop
men
t. “We’re ju
st
trying to p
ush
them
furth
er in term
s of on
top of residen
tial as well.”
Th
e city has in
corporated green
roofs into its
own
projects, in
cludin
g city hall an
d its two
new
fi re halls.
Th
e new
City C
entre A
rea Plan is bu
llish
on su
stainable develop
men
t, encou
raging
developers to reach
the LEED
(Leadership
in
Energy an
d Environ
men
tal Design
, a green
buildin
g rating system
) gold standard—
or even
platin
um
.R
eachin
g such
heigh
ts inevitably w
ill involve
creating green
roofs.Jackson
noted addin
g green safely to h
igh-rise
rooftops is p
ossible (a Con
cord Pacifi c high
-rise in
down
town
Van
couver is an
examp
le).B
ut arch
itect Wayn
e Leun
g, wh
o is designin
g a n
ew tow
er at Coon
ey Road an
d Westm
inster
High
way, told city cou
ncillors last w
eek in
suran
ce providers w
illing to back a green
roof h
igh-rise ch
arge high
er prem
ium
s.N
evertheless, Jackson
said the city is p
repared
to h
elp. T
hat m
ay mean
perm
itting a h
eight
variance to allow
an elevator sh
aft, for exam
ple.
“Th
at’s someth
ing th
at can be w
orked out.
We’re p
repared to sit dow
n w
ith in
suran
ce com
pan
ies and bu
ilders and talk to th
em abou
t ou
r objectives and let th
em kn
ow th
at this is
an im
portan
t area for the city an
d we w
ant to
move in
this direction
,” he said.
Green
roofs are only p
art of the eq
uation
for su
stainable develop
men
ts.D
evelopers are in
corporatin
g other
sustain
able features in
to their p
rojects. C
oncrete is ch
angin
g to the m
ore perm
eable p
aving ston
es, and p
aving ston
es are being
swap
ped for lan
dscapin
g—all redu
cing storm
w
ater run
off.A
rchitect D
uan
e Siegrist said even sim
ple
thin
gs like designin
g a buildin
g with
an
overhan
g is sustain
able, because of th
e p
rotection it offers th
e buildin
g from th
e elem
ents, redu
cing lon
g-term m
ainten
ance.
“You don
’t need to be p
uttin
g on green
roofs everyw
here,” said Siegrist. “T
here are
some basic elem
ents an
d strategies to buildin
g design
that cou
ld be emp
loyed, with
the n
et ben
efi t is sustain
ability is achieved.”
Non
etheless, th
e city is pu
shin
g high
-rise develop
ers to open
talks with
insu
rance
comp
anies an
d contractors to in
crease the
amou
nt of green
roof in th
e city—w
heth
er in
the form
of gardens, p
uttin
g greens or even
u
rban agricu
lture.
Said Jackson: “If you
have a con
do un
it, esp
ecially if you h
ave imm
ediate access to it, w
hat a great p
lace to grow som
e lettuce an
d
tomatoes.”
Mark P
atrick photoA
rc
hit
ec
t D
ua
ne
Sie
gr
ist d
es
ign
ed
a g
re
en
ro
of fo
r a
do
wn
to
wn
Ric
hm
on
d p
ar
ka
de
.
Cond
o towers slow
to green
Green
Roof FA
Q•D
oes greening roofs increase the risk of leaks?
No. G
reen roofs, just like all roofs, need to have w
ater tight seam
s and excellent w
orkmanship for pen-
etrations and corners. •D
oes a green roof m
ake a roof mem
-brane last longer?
Yes, since green roofs reduce degrada-tion due to m
echani-cal stress, physical stress and exposure to heat and U
V.•D
o green roofs reduce the U
rban H
eat Island effect? M
odels suggest yes, better than reflective w
hite roofs, and with
additional benefits.•H
ow m
uch growing
medium
is needed for w
ater retention? D
epending on the local clim
ate, as little as 75 m
m can reduce
runoff in Vancouver.
•What plants are
best suited for roof-tops?
Plants naturally found at sites w
ith conditions sim
ilar to rooftops.
— Source: B
CIT Centre for A
rchitectural Ecology
Lights stayed on
for Earth Hour
More
lights
stayed
on
than
off
in
Rich
mon
d
du
ring
Earth
Hou
r on
Satu
rday n
ight.
Rich
mon
d
recorded
ju
st a 0.3-p
er-cent cu
t in p
ower
use
du
ring
the
one-h
our
blackout
from
8:30 to
9:30 p.m
. Saturd
ay nigh
t, accord
ing to B
.C. H
ydro.
Th
at’s w
orse th
an
last year,
wh
en
B.C
. H
ydro
measu
red a 2.7 p
er cent cu
t in
electricity consu
mp
tion
in R
ichm
ond
.“D
id city h
all not kn
ow
about
pu
tting
lights
out
from 8:30 ’til 9:30 for Earth
H
our,” R
ichm
ond
residen
t M
adelein
e Bates w
rote in a
letter to Richm
ond Review
. “M
inoru
Park
(was)
fully
lit, city
hall
has
lights
on, all over th
e world
are d
oing th
eir share bu
t not
in R
ichm
ond
.”O
verall, B.C
. had
a 1.1 per
cent cu
t in p
ower u
se, dow
n
from tw
o per cen
t cut last
year, and
way off O
ntario’s
six per cen
t pow
er savings
Saturd
ay nigh
t.T
he
volun
tary m
ass p
ower-d
own
was in
tend
ed
as a global referend
um
to sp
ur
political
action
on
climate ch
ange.
B.C
. Hyd
ro says one h
our
of Earth H
our-style p
ower
conservation
each
n
ight
by everyon
e w
ould
save
enou
gh electricity to p
ower
2,400 hom
es for an en
tire year.
Taser use d
rops
RC
MP officers tasered
half
the n
um
ber of Can
adian
s in
2008 as they d
id a year
earlier.T
here w
ere 563 incid
ents
last year in w
hich
RC
MP
officers
used
a
Taser o
n
susp
ects, dow
n from
1,135 in
2007.T
he n
um
bers were released
b
y th
e C
om
missio
n
for
Public C
omp
laints A
gainst
the R
CM
P.T
he
federal
watch
do
g agen
cy described
the resu
lts as evid
ence of a “system
ic sh
ift” in
h
ow
RC
MP
use
the stu
n gu
ns.
In
20
07
, R
ichm
on
d
RC
MP tasered
Polish im
mi-
grant R
obert Dziekan
ski at V
anco
uver
intern
ation
al A
irpo
rt. D
ziekanski
died
soon
after
being
subd
ued
an
d h
and
cuffed
.T
he
40
-year-old
m
an
had
become fran
tic in th
e secu
re section of th
e airport
after being u
nable to fin
d
his m
other from
Kam
loops
after his lon
g flight from
Eu
rope.
Th
e incid
ent w
as captu
red
on am
ateur vid
eo, sparkin
g in
tense d
ebate over police
use of Tasers in
Can
ada.
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Poised above the street-scape below, the striking façade w
ith its dramatic curved glass and
modernistic architecture has the subtlety of an
oriental fan. “Paloma 2’s luxury hom
es abound in urban vibrancy and sophistication,” said Ken Brown, Sales M
anager at Regent International. And Paloma 2
with its vital energy defines innovation and change.
Th
e most com
pellin
g features of Palom
a 2
, bein
g bu
ilt at No. 3
Road
and
Saba in
Rich
mon
d are its su
perb location
, luxu
ry, an
d u
rban
con
venien
ce. As K
en B
row
n stated w
hen discu
ssing this residential tow
er rising above the dyn
amic heart of R
ichm
ond; “Palom
a 2 is steps from the C
anad
a Line with
easy access to the rest of R
ichm
ond
and
Van
couver, an
d is across from
the bu
stle of R
ichm
ond Centre, anchored by T
he Bay, Sears, as w
ell as Shoppers D
rugmart, and m
ore than
100 other stores and services.” A
plethora of activities and am
enities from
parks, to movie
theatres, and med
ical centres are also nearby.P
alo
ma
2
bo
asts
a p
rofe
ssion
ally
land
scaped
half acre rooftop
garden
with
child
ren’s p
lay area. V
isualize early
morn
ing T
ai Ch
i exercises, or later, more
strenuous pum
ping iron in the fully equipped
Clu
b P
alom
a, wh
ere friend
s can settle
into th
e comfort of th
e social loun
ge. Th
e con
temp
orary design
of these hom
es offers th
e luxu
ry of centralized
air-cond
itionin
g for th
ose w
armer su
mm
er days an
d th
e relaxation of the Palom
a Garden
s high above
the fast lane below.
Designed and built by R
egent Internation
al, a lead
ing developer of in
novative residential, com
mercial an
d retail p
rojects in th
e hot
real estate mark
et of the L
ower M
ainlan
d and p
arts of Asia, Palom
a 2 provides “maxi-
mu
m qu
ality, peace of m
ind, and long term
investment value.”
Some of th
e un
iqu
e lux
uriou
s features
to exp
ect in you
r new
hom
e are dou
ble-
thick qu
artz and marble cou
ntertops for the
kitch
en an
d b
ath, p
remiu
m stain
less steel appliances, and in m
ost homes, expan
sive floor to ceiling w
indows, kitchen pantry and w
ine rack, and hom
e office dens. T
he most enticing,
is an energy efficient central heating and air co
nd
ition
ing system
in yo
ur o
wn
suite.
From
a chef-in
spired
kitch
en to sp
a-like
pampering, Palom
a 2’s well designed suites are a
hom
ecomin
g to relish. A
nd
kn
owin
g that
you are in
the h
eart of it all, add
s a certain cachet.
Ch
oose from th
e distin
ctive floor plan
s in
the rem
ainin
g two b
edro
om an
d tw
o b
edro
om p
lus-d
en con
dom
iniu
ms. F
rom
solid con
crete constru
ction w
hich
offers su
perior d
urability an
d sou
nd
proofin
g to its elegan
t interiors, Palom
a 2, priced
from
$41
3,90
0, is the u
ltimate in
qu
ality and
luxu
rious com
fort. All h
omes are covered
by the 2/10/10 Willis C
anad
a Warranty, and
offer resident hotel-style concierge service.A
lso still available are a select num
ber of
pen
thou
se hom
es in Palom
a 1 priced
from
$738,900. These 2-level lu
xury homes w
hich
start at 1,450 squ
are feet, inclu
de top
-end
features such as air cond
itioning, h
ardwood
flooring, Jenn-air gou
rmet appliances, w
ood sh
aker cabinets, skylights, two secured exclu-
sive side-by-side parking stalls and breathtak-ing view
s.T
he Presentation Centre is located at 220 –
6088 No. 3 R
oad Rich
mond and is op
en daily
from 12 to 5 p.m
. (except Friday).
For further inform
ation, call 604-276-9919,
or v
isit the w
ebsite at w
ww
.palo
maliv-
ing.ca. F
or an ap
poin
tmen
t to view
the
stun
ning p
enthouses, call 604-961-6919. n
h
Live ahead of the rest in your central Richmond condo where inspiration and luxury are the keywords.
PALOM
A 2
Live ahead of the rest in your central R
ichmond C
ondo by B
ill Kim
mett
WE
STC
OA
ST
H
OM
ES
& D
ES
IGN
JULY
20
07
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e 2
8
When asked to describe the m
ost compelling
feature of Paloma 2,the residential tow
er takingshape at N
o.3 Road and Saba,developer R
egent Inter-national sum
s it up in one word:location!
Described as “the perfect fit for those seeking both
luxury and the convenience of urban energy,”Palom
a2’s location is m
ere steps away from
the Canada Line,
which puts the rest of dow
ntown R
ichmond and Van-
couver all within reach.“W
hen we say that it’s close to
the Canada Line,w
e mean it’s literally a one-m
inutew
alk,”says the developer.“This is som
ething that ishighly m
otivating to buyers.”
Paloma 2 is also right across the street from
Richmond
Centre,a bustling retail area anchored by The Bay,Sears
as well as a Shopper’s D
rugmart,and hom
e to more
than 100 shops and services.Also nearby are a host of
activities and amenities from
parks to movie theatres
to medical centres.
Clearly,urban energy abounds in and around Palom
a2,but it is also im
portant to note that the artisticallydesigned building itself,w
ith its curved glass façade,is a strong attraction to m
any buyers.At Palom
a 2,youw
ill find 15 storeys of modern sophistication infused
with contem
porary elements.W
ith the state-of-the artcentralized air conditioning and heating system
justas a beginning,R
egent has painstakingly chosen eachelem
ent – from the oversized custom
tiles contrastedw
ith plush,custom carpeting,expansive floor-to-ceil-
ing window
s,and home-office dens w
ith sliding glassdoors – to offer the utm
ost in convenience,luxuryand flexibility.Stunning kitchens feature quartz coun-tertops,gleam
ing stainless steel appliances and attrac-tively m
odern halogen lighting to inspire culinaryaspirations.Sum
ptuous bathrooms feature vanity m
ar-ble double-thick countertops,and spa-inspired sooth-ing soaker tubs for pam
pering.These are just a few of
the tempting features that aw
ait buyers at Paloma 2.
Within the building is a rich array of am
enities torefresh
and
invigorate.C
lub
Palom
a 2 is a fu
llyequipped fitness centre w
ith relaxing steam room
s,social lounge w
ith wet bar and fireplace,and a screen-
ing facility to catch the latest movie flicks.There’s also
Paloma G
arden,a professionally landscaped half-acrerooftop garden w
ith an extensive strolling path,obser-vation deck and children’s play area,w
here residentsof Palom
a 2 can enjoy a touch of nature in the midst
of sophisticated urban vibes.
Paloma 2 is also backed by 2/10/10 W
illis Warranty
to offer superior durability and additional peace ofm
ind.Moreover,its hotel-style concierge service w
ithkey-fob proxim
ity provides maxim
um security to the
residents at Paloma 2.
More than half of the hom
es in Paloma 2 have been
sold but there is still a good selection left:spaciousone bedroom
s plus den,two bedroom
s and two bed-
rooms plus den are available,starting from
$336,900.
The presentation centre is open daily from noon to 5
p.m.,and is located at 220 - 6088 N
o.3 Road in R
ich-m
ond,phone 604-276-9919 or visit the website at
ww
w.palom
aliving.ca
Developer R
egent International has more than tw
odecades of experience in building residential,com
-m
ercial and retail projects in the Lower M
ainland andparts of A
sia.“Our goal is to provide custom
ers with
maxim
um
quality,
peace of min
d and lon
g-terminvestm
ent value,”says M
atthew N
g,at Regent Inter-
national Developm
ents Ltd.
PE
RSU
ASIV
E LO
CA
TIO
N G
IVE
SPA
LOM
A 2 A
DD
ED
AT
TR
AC
TIO
N
PA
LO
MA
2 |
Regent
International’s Richm
ond tower
is centrally located next to theC
anada Line and across thestreet from
Richm
ond Centre’s
shops, services and theatres.
Regent International has given
Paloma 2 hom
es the utmost in
convenience, luxury and
flexibility.
Richm
ond | Ladner | Tsaww
assen
6July 27 - A
ugust 9, 2007
7July 27 - A
ugust 9, 2007Greater Vancouver Real Estate
The future is defined by innovation and change,and here in the dynam
ic heart of Richmond,
Paloma 2 is defining vibrancy in the fast lane.
Centred at No. 3 Road and Saba within easy strollingdistance from
a wealth of urban amenities, you will
find an abundance of shopping, recreational facili-ties, cultural activities and entertainm
ent within ashort radius. Palom
a 2 defines urban energy and liv-ing a step ahead of the rest.
Risin
g above the eclectic n
eighbou
rhood
,P
alom
a 2 w
ith its d
ramatic cu
rved glass
façade an
d m
odern
istic architectu
re add
s atou
ch of in
novative sop
histication
to this
central lo
cation
. Po
ised ab
ove th
e street-scap
e below
, the strik
ing façad
e exud
es ad
efined
Asian
influ
ence w
ith th
e subtlety of
an orien
tal fan. O
pen
ing to th
e futu
re shou
ldbe th
e motto for Palom
a 2, for the lan
dm
arkd
istinction
of this resid
ential tow
er is the
futu
re in th
e mak
ing. A
nd
with
the fu
ture
Can
ada Lin
e literally just step
s away, th
e restof d
own
town
Rich
mon
d an
d Van
couver are
all with
in reach
.D
esigned and built by Regent International
which has em
erged as a leading developer ofinnovative residential, com
mercial and retail
projects in
the h
ot real estate market in
the
Lower M
ainland and parts of Asia, Palom
a 2w
ill provid
e quality an
d a robu
st long term
investment.
Takin
g advan
tage of its pivotal location
,Palom
a 2 reigns supreme over the bustle below
,w
hile offering luxury living overlooking a tran-quil rooftop garden. V
isualize early morning Tai
Chi exercises, or later, m
ore strenuous pump-
ing iron
in th
e fully equ
ipp
ed C
lub Palom
aw
here friends can settle into the comfort of the
social lounge and review life in the luxury and
security of Paloma 2.
Hom
e-buyers h
ave a choice of d
istinctive
floor plans to choose from, through one-plus-
den, two bedroom
and two bedroom
plus-dencondom
iniums. From
its solid concrete con-struction to its elegant interiors, Palom
a 2 offers
quality and luxurious comfort w
ith a rich arrayof fine features and tasteful finishes.
Some of th
e un
ique lu
xuriou
s features to
expect in
your n
ew h
ome are d
oub
le-thick
quartz and marble countertops for the kitchen
and bath, premium
stainless steel appliances,and in m
ost homes, expansive floor to ceiling
window
s, kitchen pantry and wine rack, hom
eoffice d
ens an
d h
ome office d
ens. T
he m
ostenticing is an energy-efficient central heatingand air conditioning system
in your own suite.
From a chef-inspired kitchen to spa-like pam
-pering, Palom
a 2’s well designed suites are a
homecom
ing to relish. And know
ing that youare in the heart of it all, adds a certain cachet.
The attractive layout of the hom
es with their
contem
porary d
esign sets th
e tone, an
d for
those warm
er summ
er days, Paloma 2’s air con-
ditioning is the answer. O
r why not just w
an-d
er over to the Palom
a Gard
ens an
d let th
esu
nsh
ine bath
e away th
e stress of your d
ay.E
very day at Paloma 2 is life in a tranquil hom
eabove the fast lane below
.T
he solid concrete construction offers supe-rior d
urab
ility and
soun
dp
roofing an
d all
hom
es are covered 2
/10
/10
Willis C
anad
aW
arranty an
d resid
ent h
otel-style concierge
service provid
es assuran
ce that Palom
a 2 issecure, sound and safe.
The Presentation C
entre is located at 220 -6088 N
o. 3 Road R
ichmond and is open daily
from 12 to 5pm
(closed Fridays). For furtherin
formation
, call 604-276-9919, or visit the
website at w
ww
.palomaliving.ca.
nh
Palom
aLive ahead of the rest in your centralR
ichmond condo
by Bill K
imm
ett
Th
ur
sd
ay
, Ma
rc
h 1
2, 2
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9
Th
e R
ich
mo
nd
Re
vie
w •
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ge
A3
City of Richm
ond’s hosts first annual Lulu Aw
ards
by Matthew
Hoekstra
Staff Reporter
Five R
ichm
on
d
develo
pm
ents
received
Lulu
Aw
ards for u
rban d
esign excellen
ce at a sp
ecial presen
tation M
ond
ay at city hall.
Design
ers behin
d a n
ew w
aterfront n
eigh-
bourh
ood, a d
own
town
high
-rise, a post-
second
ary camp
us, an
airport ad
dition
and
a n
ew p
ublic p
laza all won
the first set
of award
s hon
ourin
g excellence in
urban
d
esign.
To be held
every two years, th
e award
s rec-ogn
ize architectu
re, streetscapes an
d bu
ilt lan
dscap
es with
in R
ichm
ond
’s borders.
McK
inn
ey Crossin
g and
Lond
on Station
w
on in
the R
esiden
tial Mid
-Rise category.
Develop
ed by D
ana W
estermark, th
e proj-
ects were d
esigned
by Gom
beroff Bell Lyon
A
rchitects G
roup
Inc. an
d Patrick C
otter A
rchitect In
c. respectively, w
ith lan
dscap
e d
esign by Ito &
Associates In
c. Th
e proj-
ects are the n
ewest com
pleted
ph
ases of a n
ew w
aterfront n
eighbou
rhood
next to
historic Lon
don
Farm.
Th
e Paloma 1 w
on in
the R
esiden
tial High
-R
ise category. Regen
t Intern
ational d
evel-op
ed th
e No. 3 R
oad 15-storey bu
ildin
g, w
hich
was d
esigned
by Integra A
rchitectu
re In
c. and
land
scaped
by Ito & A
ssociates.T
he B
CIT
Aerosp
ace Techn
ology Cam
pu
s w
on in
the In
du
strial category. Design
ed
by Kasian
Arch
itecture In
terior Design
and
Plan
nin
g Ltd., w
ith lan
dscap
e design
by Perry + A
ssociates, the icon
ic Sea Island
bu
ildin
g features a glass airp
lane h
angar
and
comm
ercial office space.
Th
e V
anco
uver
Intern
ation
al A
irpo
rt Lin
k B
uild
ing
wo
n
in
the
category
of
Public B
uild
ings. D
eveloped
by Van
couver
Intern
ation
al A
irpo
rt A
uth
ority
and
d
esigned
by
Kasian
A
rchitectu
re In
terior D
esign an
d Plan
nin
g Ltd., th
e curved
glass stru
cture
conn
ects th
e in
ternation
al an
d
dom
estic termin
als and
the n
ew C
anad
a Lin
e station
. T
he
space
show
cases su
b-stan
tial artwork in
stallations, an
d ju
dges
noted
the stru
cture’s u
se of high
-qu
ality m
aterials.M
idd
le A
rm
Op
en
Space
Master
Plan
Con
cept for th
e Riversid
e Spirit Sq
uare Plaza
won
in th
e category of Public O
pen
Space.
Design
ed by Ph
illips Farevaag Sm
allenberg
as a part of th
e Can
non
Design
Team, th
e sp
acious p
laza open
ed in
Novem
ber on th
e riverfron
t side of th
e Rich
mon
d O
lymp
ic O
val. T
his year’s ju
dgin
g pan
el inclu
ded
award
-w
inn
ing
architect
James
Ch
eng,
urb
an
plan
ner
Jay W
ollen
berg
and
lan
dscap
e arch
itect Don
Vau
ghan
.
Councillors
question econom
ic viability of big m
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nsto
n also
no
ted th
e mu
se-u
m’s T
itanic ex
hib
ition
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ling sh
ow
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ichm
on
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n-
cept w
ou
ld also
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ugh
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ore visito
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velina
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pp
ort th
e plan
at a time
wh
en th
e city has o
ther p
riorities.
“I’d lo
ve to get th
at (senio
r gov-
ernm
ent) m
on
ey, bu
t I’m n
ot w
ill-in
g to take an
ythin
g off th
e list we
have,” said
Evelin
a Halsey-B
rand
t. “I d
on
’t believe th
e op
eration
of it
is econ
om
ically viable.”
Co
un
. Bill M
cNu
lty said th
e city d
oesn
’t y
et h
ave
a p
erman
ent
library
in
East
Rich
mo
nd
, an
d
Ham
ilton
’s lib
rary is
little m
ore
than
a van. T
he city also
need
s an
aqu
atic centre, a co
mm
un
ity cen
tre and
a senio
rs centre b
efore
it n
eeds
a d
estinatio
n
mu
seum
, h
e said.
Yet som
e cou
ncillo
rs believed
the
pro
spect
of
bo
th
the
pro
vincial
and
federal go
vernm
ents an
teing
up
as mu
ch as $
13
millio
n each
w
as too
goo
d an
op
po
rtun
ity to p
ass up
.“If th
e mo
ney is th
ere for th
e askin
g, we sh
ou
ld b
e there at th
e d
oo
r askin
g,” said
C
ou
n.
Derek
Dan
g. ”I really thin
k we sh
ou
ld
get ou
r keisters in gear an
d get
this th
ing go
ing.”
Said
Sue
Halsey
-Bran
dt:
“Som
etimes
yo
u
hav
e to
take
adv
antage
wh
en
op
po
rtun
ity kn
ocks.”
Co
un
cil did
agree, ho
wever, th
e co
ncep
t deserves fu
rther an
alysis an
d
referred
it b
ack to
staff
for
mo
re research.
Ap
art from
staff time, th
e city h
as alread
y sp
ent
$1
10
,00
0
on
co
nsu
lting
fees research
ing
the
con
cept an
d lan
din
g on
a heritage
strategy for th
e city.T
he R
ichm
ond M
useu
m Society h
as also in
vested a significan
t amou
nt of
time in
the p
roject, and h
as comm
it-ted to raisin
g $6 million
.R
ichm
on
d’s
con
cept
wo
uld
rep
lace the ex
isting 2
,10
0-sq
uare-
foo
t Rich
mo
nd
Mu
seum
. If an
ticipated
senio
r govern
men
t fu
nd
ing
and
p
rivate
do
natio
ns
materialized
, city
staff estim
ate city tax
payers w
ou
ld b
e left with
a $
14
-millio
n b
ill.In
Van
cou
ver, a recent attem
pt
at creatin
g d
estinatio
n
mu
seum
in
d
ow
nto
wn
failed
after
just
two
y
ears. D
ann
y
Gu
illaum
e’s $
22
.5-m
illion
Storyeu
m, b
uilt o
n
city-ow
ned
pro
perty in
Gasto
wn
, h
op
ed to
attract on
e millio
n visi-
tors
a year,
bu
t o
nly
man
aged
20
0,0
00
ann
ual visits.
by Matthew
Hoekstra
Staff Reporter
Ro
ad
closu
res, d
edicated
O
lympic
lanes,
parking
restric-tion
s an
d
a w
hole
lot m
ore traffic are all in
store for Metro
Van
couver
du
ring
the
2010 G
ames.
Van
cou
ver
Organ
izing
Com
mittee officials un
veiled its tran
sportation
p
lan
yesterday,
but Rich
mon
d residents w
ill have
to wait un
til the sum
mer to learn
th
e O
lympic
traffic im
pact on
Lulu Islan
d.C
ity tran
spo
rtation
d
irec-tor
Victor
Wei
said details
of R
ichm
ond's plan
will be released
m
id-summ
er.
The city's ow
n traffic m
anage-
men
t plan w
ill likely include road
closures an
d parking restriction
s aroun
d the oval an
d the city cen
-tre celebration
site. It should also
have details about sh
uttle buses th
at will con
nect th
e oval with
th
e Can
ada Line.
Olym
pic traffic includes 10,000
accredited
m
edia—
man
y o
f w
hom
are staying at R
ichm
ond
h
otels—5,500 ath
letes and 55,000
Olym
pic workers.
Com
muters w
ill find th
e roads to
be "bu
siness
as u
nu
sual"
around
the
region
during
the
2010 O
lymp
ic G
ames,
Van
oc officials w
arned yesterday.
Van
oc is insistin
g travellers and
com
muters
alike "kn
ow
before
you go."
In
other
words,
find
out
wh
at streets
are im
pacted
by closu
res, an
d
avoid
them
. Th
ey're also encouragin
g alterna-
tive m
odes of
transportation
—w
alking, cyclin
g and takin
g pub-lic tran
sit.M
ost of the in
creased activity on
city
streets w
ill h
appen
in
dow
ntow
n
Van
couver,
wh
ich
will
lose on
e-fifth
of its
access poin
ts.O
n m
ajor down
town
streets and
som
e arterial roads in V
ancouver,
rush
h
our
restrictions
will
be exten
ded 24
hours
a day.
For ticket-h
olders, there w
ill be no
parking at an
y Gam
es venues.
TransL
ink
is p
rom
ising
more
buses, SkyTrain
cars
and
H
andyD
AR
T vehicles durin
g the
Gam
es, along w
ith a n
ew street-
car linkin
g the O
lympic V
illage C
anada Lin
e station to G
ranville
Island.
Also prom
ised are more taxis,
bike rou
tes an
d
wayfin
din
g sign
s.V
anoc
has
yet to
ann
oun
ce dates of road closures an
d how
to book a seat on
the O
lympic B
us N
etwork, w
hich
will take ticket-
holders to W
histler an
d Cypress
for $25 and $12 respectively.
Win
ne
rs
of t
he
Cit
y o
f Ric
hm
on
d’s
firs
t a
nn
ua
l Lu
lu A
wa
rd
s in
clu
de
d B
CIT
(to
p), Y
VR
(ab
ov
e) a
nd
th
e P
alo
ma
1 (rig
ht).
Five projects earn d
esign award
s
Richmond spared of m
ajor 2010 traffic restrictions so far
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ichmond
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Lulu’s finest structures celebrated
Richm
ond may have a
reputation as a city full of strip m
alls and suburban subdivisions, but that’s changing.
That’s w
hy the city recently created the L
ulu A
wards. “R
ichmond is really
evolving quickly from a
suburban comm
unity into a real city and that’s w
hy we
thought it was im
portant to seize the m
oment and
celebrate those examples
of good architecture and design w
here people are recognizing that w
e’re in that transition,” said B
rian Jackson, R
ichmond’s direc-
tor of development and one
of the judges. “W
e can do a lot better than w
hat we’ve done in
the past because we know
that buildings and open spaces are here for a long, long tim
e and we’re going
to have to look at them and
walk by and experience
them, so w
e want to m
ake sure that w
e’re creating a city that w
e all feel comfort-
able in and enjoy living and w
orking in.”Five w
inners were
announced at Monday eve-
ning’s city council meeting.
McK
inney Crossing and
London Station w
ere win-
ners in the residential mid-
rise category. These projects
are the newest phases of the
residential neighbourhood next to L
ondon Farm.
The Palom
a 1 was
honoured in the residen-tial highrise category. T
he Palom
a 1 is a 15-storey tow
er north of Saba Road
that includes comm
ercial space along N
o. 3 Road,
condos in the tower and a
landscaped roof on top of a tw
o-storey parking garage. “U
rban design is made
up of more than just build-
ings — it’s all the visual
components of a city. It’s
how buildings and the
spaces between them
are all designed together,” Jackson said.
“The aw
ards are intended to recognize and celebrate good urban design in R
ichmond. W
e want to look
at those exceptional proj-ects that are visionary and that really raise the bar for design excellence.”
The B
CIT
Aerospace
Technology Cam
pus won in
the industrial category. The
campus on C
essna Drive is
home to classroom
s, a glass airplane hangar and offices for Sport B
C.
In the public building category, the V
ancouver International A
irport Link
Building w
as honoured. The
curved glass structure con-nects the international and dom
estic terminals, and the
new C
anada Line station.
Riverside Spirit Square
Plaza won in the category
of public open space. The
multi-level plaza on the
riverfront side of the R
ichmond O
lympic O
val is part of the B
.C. Spirit
Square Program, designed
to comm
emorate the 150
anniversary of B.C
. T
he judging panel included aw
ard-winning
architect James C
heng, acclaim
ed landscape archi-tect D
on Vaughan, form
er president of the C
anadian Institute of Planners Jay W
ollenberg and Jackson. “O
ver the years, I have been w
atching Richm
ond evolve from
a car oriented suburb tow
ard a vibrant dow
ntown w
ith a transit focus,” Jam
es Cheng said.
“I am very happy to be part
of the process that will rec-
ognize good urban design.”T
he urban design awards
will be given out every tw
o years.
BY
TR
AC
Y S
HE
RL
OC
Ktsherlock@
richmond-new
s.com
PH
OT
OS S
UB
MIT
TE
D
YV
R’s Link
Building (above)
connects the interna-tional and dom
estic term
inals and the new
Canada L
ine sta-tion. Palom
a 1 (right) w
as named the best
highrise development
in the city, with its
unique green roof over its parking lot. B
CIT
’s Aerospace
Technology Cam
pus (below
) took top honours in the indus-trial category. T
he cam
pus includes classroom
s, a glass airplane hangar and offices for S
port BC
.
Inaugural urban design awards honour buildings, public spaces
Tw
ice in the past few m
onths as we have
returned from overseas trips, m
y wife has
stated, “why don’t we live in Richmond close to the
airport and the border? Instead of heading along busy highways to our hom
e, we could be truly close to it all, m
inutes from hom
e.”
Paloma 2 h
as the answ
er! Striking luxury
cond
o hom
es in a stu
nn
ing glass an
d con
-crete tow
er in the very heart of Rich
mond.
For those who seek the ultim
ate in location, conven
ience and luxury, these hom
es at No.
3 Road and Saba offer the perfect lifestyle. Just
imagine, strolling across the street to shop at
Rich
mond C
entre with its am
azing variety of shops and services. N
o traffic to fight, and no long journey hom
e. When you need to head
into the city, just pick up your new
spaper and enjoy a relaxing trip courtesy of the C
anad
a Line. I can alm
ost hear my w
ife adding, “A
nd of cou
rse in a few m
inutes we can be at the
airport!”To com
plete th
e perfection
, you retu
rn hom
e high above the streets below
and settle into the lap of lu
xury. Your eyes feast on the double-th
ick quartz and m
arble countertops
and stainless-steel appliances in the kitchen
as you play at becoming the next Iron C
hef. G
lancing th
rough your floor to ceilin
g win-
dow
s, you w
and
er throu
gh you
r spaciou
s hom
e savouring the energy efficient air con-
dition
ing.
Paloma 2 offers a lifestyle tru
ly a step above th
e rest. As you
dream
of new
adven
tures
around th
e corner, th
e huge rooftop garden beckon
s, so with your favourite novel in h
and, you settle in
to a quiet corn
er and let all the
stress of life drain aw
ay.In
my b
ook; location
, luxu
ry and
peace
equates to th
e word
LIF
E ST
YL
E. T
here is
nowhere th
at I can thin
k of that provides all of
these qualities. W
hat’s m
ore, your investment
is guaran
teed by the indu
stry’s high
est war-
ranty: the 2/10/10 Willis C
anad
a Warranty.
Paloma 2’s tw
o bed
room h
omes start at
$399,000. To really appreciate Paloma 2, visit
the Presentation Centre, located at 220
-6088
No. 3 R
oad, Rich
mond, op
en daily from
12 to five p
m. [closed
Frid
ays]. For furth
er infor-
mation
, call 60
4-276
-9919, or visit w
ww
.palom
aliving.ca.A
lso still available are a select num
ber of
pen
thou
se hom
es in Palom
a 1. Th
ese two-
level luxury hom
es offer from 1,450 sq. ft. of
incredible livin
g space and are p
acked with
top-en
d lu
xury fin
ishes w
ith breath
takin
g view
s. To view these ready-to-live hom
es, call 604- 961- 6919
nh
Paloma 2
A step above. A
step beyond by B
ill Kim
mett
Live h
igh a
bove the rest in
both location and luxury.
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ING
2010
Reg
ent International D
evelop
ments Ltd
.M
atthew N
g | V
ice President of D
evelopm
ent
Location: Richmond
, British C
olumb
ia
Richm
ond, British C
olumbia, has had a lot going for it the last few
years. The 2010 W
inter Olym
pics were slated for V
ancouver, just a few
miles north; the rapid transit C
anada Line was on the w
ay to the G
reater Vancouver area; and com
mercial banks w
ere sprouting up all along R
ichmond’s m
ain street, No. 3 R
oad.It w
as the ideal time to build up a large parcel of land along N
o. 3 R
oad—and one developer scooped up the opportunity and began creating
a pair of new, iconic m
ixed-use high-rise towers for the city. The Palom
a project w
ould change the face of the area.Five years later, R
egent International Developm
ents Ltd. is bringing to com
pletion the second phase of the two-phase project. Palom
a 1 is a 15-story high-rise w
ith comm
ercial space, multifam
ily residential units and a landscaped roof above a four-story parking podium
. On the other hand,
Paloma 2 is taking the concrete high-rise to a w
hole new level.
“Now
that we have learned from
the first tower, w
e have tried to im
prove on the things that we have learned and ultim
ately build a better second tow
er,” declares Matthew
Ng, V
ice President of Developm
ent for R
egent International. “It is all a learning process and, as we m
ove on, we
are always com
mitted to im
proving things and doing better.”The com
mitm
ent to learning and improving processes for focused
growth has been a part of R
egent International from the very beginning.
REG
ENT’S STO
RY
Regent International’s principal A
l Tangsoc started in the residential devel-opm
ent business 25 years ago, building single-family hom
es exclusively in R
ichmond. O
ver the years, Regent International continued to build resi-
dential, completing nearly 300 hom
es.The com
pany had a growth spurt 10 years ago, taking on w
ood frame
buildings in addition to standard single-family hom
es. Typically, these wood
frame projects have been redevelopm
ents of three- to four-story buildings near industrial sites. They exhibit a 1930s to 1940s architectural style.
And the grow
th kept coming, w
ith Regent International taking on
concrete high-rises five years ago with the Palom
a project. It also built on its reputation for unique, striking architecture.
“The architecture for Paloma 2 is really interesting. The building resem
-bles an A
sian fan,” says Ng, referring to the design by the V
ancouver-based Integra A
rchitecture Inc. “It’s basically a landmark building w
hen you head dow
n the main corridor of R
ichmond, N
o. 3 Road. It’s really close to m
ajor financial institutions, a large shopping m
all and rapid transit.”B
esides development, R
egent International holds retail and comm
er-cial m
alls throughout the Vancouver area. H
owever, w
ith such a rich his-tory of hom
ebuilding, Regent International really produces som
e of the highest quality—
and most innovative—
buildings in British C
olumbia.
“We don’t like building buildings just for the sake of creating a typical,
square structure,” explains Ng. “W
e want to give som
ething to the city that will
make a lasting im
pression, something that actually adds value to the city.”
Proving that it does just that, Regent International has already w
on tw
o prestigious awards for the Palom
a project.
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bviously, the location of Palom
a played a major role in its develop-
ment. B
esides the grow
th No. 3 R
oad in R
ichm
ond has experienced,
the site is across the street from
Rich
mond C
entre—a shopping center
equipped w
ith a Sears and T
he Bay, am
ong other international retail-ers. P
ublic markets, m
ovie theaters and medical centers are all w
ithin m
inutes. In other w
ords, Palom
a’s luxury residences are surrounded by
urban excitement.
Originally, the Palom
a site was only u
tilized by a comm
ercial bank
that was renting space on the prop
erty. Otherw
ise, the site was covered
with grad
e-level parking.“It seem
ed right that this was a prim
e property that should b
e develop
ed, and that’s why w
e started the development process seven
years ago,” says Ng. “B
y then, we had gained the exp
erience to do it. W
e learned a lot from building single-fam
ily homes and transferred
that to four-story apartments. W
e were then able to venture ou
t to concrete high-rises. It’s a w
hole growing process for u
s.”T
he plan was d
evised to build two tow
ers in separate phases. Pal-om
a 2 would later take the features of Palom
a 1 up a notch. The $10
0 m
illion project would bring to b
ear a 16-story tower w
ith 154 residen-
tial units ab
ove an 8,000-square-foot com
mercial p
odium.
FULL O
F FEATUR
ESO
ne of the Paloma project’s m
ost im
pressive characteristics sits on top of the parking garage that adjoins b
oth towers—
a green roof.
“The green roof is over a third of an acre and spans a large area
of the development,” says N
g. “When you look dow
n, you don’t look up
on concrete or pavers—you see a great deal of greenery.”
Another unique feature is Palom
a’s warranty program
. Canada m
an-dates a w
arranty program of 2-5-10 at the m
inimum
—developed to insure
new hom
e construction not built by the homeow
ners themselves. The
two-year portion of the w
arranty covers labor and materials, including
electrical, air conditioning, ventilation and the like. The five-year portion insures the exterior w
aterproofing of the building, while the 10-year por-
tion covers the structure itself.In the case of the Palom
a project, Regent International has put a 10-year
waterproofing w
arranty in place, rather than the mandated five-year program
. “W
e used the best building envelope consultant in Vancouver—
and probably in all of B
ritish Colum
bia,” explains Ng. “R
DH
Group set high standards for
the building, so we could follow
through and offer this warranty.”
Throughout the construction of Paloma 2, R
egent International evad-ed m
ajor setbacks. The original set date for completion is this A
ugust, but the project w
ill likely be completed a m
onth or two earlier.
CO
NTIN
UAL SU
CC
ESSThe key to the success of Palom
a 2 has been the teamw
ork—the kind of
teamw
ork that runs as deep as it runs wide.
“When w
e say we w
ant to really work w
ith our team, it m
eans that everyone is up front w
ith each other. If there’s a problem, w
e want to
know about it right aw
ay,” says Ng. “B
eing candid is a big part of it.”
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ean. We try to
avoid bureaucracy so that the team gets answ
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e can m
ake quick decisions,” says Ng. “In turn, w
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mediately, so they can be brought to our attention
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That attitude is promising to bring success to R
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eantime, R
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stages of a four-story building along the river with a joint venture partner.
The company has also becom
e a mem
ber of the Canada G
reen Building
Council to look into m
ore sustainable projects in the future.A
s Regent International continuously focuses on im
proving itself, the Lower
Mainland can expect the com
pany’s buildings to help improve it as w
ell.
