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One Wall Centre

Skyscraper hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia

One Wall Centre, also known as the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel, is a mixed-use skyscraper in Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. From 2001 to 2008, it was Vancouver's tallest building until the Living Shangri-La was built.[5] The tower has 25 hotel floors in the lower levels with 344 rooms and 17 condo floors in the upper levels with 74 units. There are another 389 hotel rooms that are found in the connected Sheraton Wall Centre Hotel.[5] In 2001, the building was awarded the Emporis Skyscraper Award for Best New Skyscraper.[5]

One Wall Centre
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General information
StatusComplete
TypeResidential / Hotel
Architectural styleModernism
Location1088 Burrard Street
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates49°16′50″N 123°07′37″W / 49.28046°N 123.1270°W / 49.28046; -123.1270
Construction started1998
Completed2001
Height
Antenna spire157.8 m (518 ft)
Roof149.8 m (491 ft)
Technical details
Floor count48
Floor area42,955 m2 (462,360 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators8
Design and construction
ArchitectPerkins and Will
DeveloperWall Financial Corporation
Structural engineerGlotman•Simpson Consulting Engineers
Main contractorSiemens Development
Other information
Number of unitsRooms = 746
Suites = 70
Condo = 74
References
[1][2][3][4]

The building was featured in the 2006 movie X-Men: The Last Stand as the Worthington labs building that they used to give the cure to the mutants.[6]

References

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  1. ↑ "One Wall Centre". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
  2. ↑ One Wall Centre at Emporis
  3. ↑ "One Wall Centre". SkyscraperPage.
  4. ↑ One Wall Centre at Structurae
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "One Wall Centre". Emporis. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  6. ↑ "X-Men: The Last Stand Trivia". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved July 31, 2014.

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