Calgary Curtis Block
Calgary Curtis Block
Calgary (Alberta), Canada

Streetscape and outdoor amenity for a mixed-use 3-tower development

The Curtis Block is uniquely positioned to integrate the dynamism and density of the City Centre to the north, with the pedestrian scale and livability of the Beltline neighbourhood to the south.

As a cross roads of intermodal overlap between city-wide systems (LRT and Macleod Trail) and local routes, the Curtis Block development proposes to integrate active building edges and long stretched public benches into a comfortable streetscape, optimizing livability for a dense pedestrian-oriented urban district. As well as connections with the surrounding city.

The streetscape aims to enlarge the urban forest through the design of large contiguous soil volumes that promote large healthy street trees and a robust tree canopy along the development perimeter of the block. As a neighbourhood poised for future development, the design for Curtis Block aims to inform the future evolving urban design character for this emerging district.

Client
ONE Properties

Collaboration
Arquitectonica (Design Architect) - Dialog (Architect of Record)

Area
12 060 m2 (3 acres) – development footprint

Year
2016-2020

Status
In progress

Categories
Master Plan
Plaza / Garden
Skyscraper
Streetscape
Rendering - ONE Properties
Site plan - Arquitectonica
Plan, Groundfloor - Claude Cormier et Associés
Rendering - ONE Properties
Rendering - ONE Properties
Rendering - ONE Properties
Plan, Second Level Amenity Terrace - Claude Cormier et Associés
Rendering, Second Level Amenity Terrace - Claude Cormier et Associés
Plan, Tree alignment typology - Claude Cormier et Associés
Photo, Tree alignment, Calgary City Hall - Claude Cormier et Associés
Photo, Tree alignment, 12th Ave SE Promenade - Claude Cormier et Associés
Photo, Tree alignment, 13th Avenue Heritage Greenway - Claude Cormier et Associés
Context Plan - Claude Cormier et Associés
Rendering - One Properties