Burrard Exchange | Bentall Centre
An interior workplace lounge precedent demonstrating how floor-to-ceiling perimeter transparency and a folded chevron timber ceiling unify indoor seating with an adjacent outdoor terrace.
- What we like about this project
- The ceiling folds sharply into chevron patterns that echo the rhythm of the exterior terrace landscape below.
Materials
- timber
- glass
- concrete
- upholstery
- steel
Visual identifiers
- chevron-timber-ceiling
- floor-to-ceiling-glazing
- indoor-outdoor-lounge
- sculptural-chandelier
Style tags
- contemporary
- biophilic
- transparent
- warm-modern
Visual tags
- commercial-interior
- transparency
- timber-slat
- workplace-lounge
- biophilic
- Geometry
- Expansive rectangular open-plan hall defined by a rhythmic grid of full-height vertical glazing and an origami-folded chevron timber ceiling.
- Facade system
- Full-height structural glass curtain wall with minimal framing profiles.
- Structural guess
- Steel column and flat slab construction supporting a long-span timber-clad ceiling assembly.
- Spatial scale
- Generous ceiling height with multi-story floor-to-ceiling glass, creating a grand yet inviting human-scaled community room.
- Lighting
- Abundant soft daylight entering through floor-to-ceiling perimeter glazing, supplemented by slender black pendant lights and a sculptural glowing chandelier.
- Atmosphere
- Bright, airy, and socially active, balancing warm timber textures with crisp architectural glass.
- Environmental context
- High-rise commercial level or podium overlooking urban towers and outdoor green roof terraces.
- Spatial experience
- A bright, porous transition space where indoor lounge areas blend seamlessly outward onto landscaped terrace zones.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical glass mullions match the angular pitch of the overhead chevron timber slats, creating a coordinated structural grid.
- Style reading
- Contemporary corporate biophilic transparency
- Program
- Commercial office lobby, co-working lounge, or shared amenity pavilion.
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- interior
- Materials
- timber, glass, concrete, upholstery, steel
- Visual identifiers
- chevron-timber-ceiling, floor-to-ceiling-glazing, indoor-outdoor-lounge, sculptural-chandelier
- Style tags
- contemporary, biophilic, transparent, warm-modern
- Visual tags
- commercial-interior, transparency, timber-slat, workplace-lounge, biophilic
- Geometry
- Expansive rectangular open-plan hall defined by a rhythmic grid of full-height vertical glazing and an origami-folded chevron timber ceiling.
- Facade system
- Full-height structural glass curtain wall with minimal framing profiles.
- Structural guess
- Steel column and flat slab construction supporting a long-span timber-clad ceiling assembly.
- Spatial scale
- Generous ceiling height with multi-story floor-to-ceiling glass, creating a grand yet inviting human-scaled community room.
- Lighting
- Abundant soft daylight entering through floor-to-ceiling perimeter glazing, supplemented by slender black pendant lights and a sculptural glowing chandelier.
- Atmosphere
- Bright, airy, and socially active, balancing warm timber textures with crisp architectural glass.
- Environmental context
- High-rise commercial level or podium overlooking urban towers and outdoor green roof terraces.
- Spatial experience
- A bright, porous transition space where indoor lounge areas blend seamlessly outward onto landscaped terrace zones.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical glass mullions match the angular pitch of the overhead chevron timber slats, creating a coordinated structural grid.
- Style reading
- Contemporary corporate biophilic transparency
- Program
- Commercial office lobby, co-working lounge, or shared amenity pavilion.
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- interior