KONE OUTFITTING “LIVING SCULPTURE” IN DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER

KONE has been selected to provide the elevator system for a 25-story office tower at 400 West Georgia Street in downtown Vancouver, Canada. Described as a "living sculpture," the building was designed by OSO of Tokyo and resembles stacked boxes. Aiming for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Platinum certification, it incorporates such features as a triple-paned curtain wall, glass floors, column-free space and extensive landscaping. Installation of the VT system is scheduled to start this summer, and consists of eight high-speed MiniSpaceTM, four MonoSpace® 700 and one MonoSpace 500 elevators, as well as a destination-control system. The developer is Westbank Project Corp. of Vancouver, and the general contractor is EllisDon Construction.