707 Fifth – Manulife Place

707 Manulife
707 Manulife
707 Manulife
  • 客户 Manulife - Boston
  • 专业知识 商业, 结构工程
  • 地区 北美
  • 地点 Calgary, Alberta, Canada

A sustainable hub in downtown Calgary, this cutting-edge office development provides flexible workspaces, enhances the public realm, and improves connectivity with a new elevated pedestrian bridge.

项目概况
  • 状态 Construction Complete
  • 完成年份 2017
  • 设计完成年 2014
  • 尺寸 建筑高度: 124 meters 楼层数: 27 总建筑面积: 75,433 square meters
  • 奖项 2018, SEAOI Excellence in Structural Engineering Award - Award of Merit, Structural Engineers Association Of Illinois
  • 可持续性认证 LEED BD+C NC (New Construction) Gold, BD+C, Gold
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项目概况
  • 状态 Construction Complete
  • 完成年份 2017
  • 设计完成年 2014
  • 尺寸 建筑高度: 124 meters 楼层数: 27 总建筑面积: 75,433 square meters
  • 奖项 2018, SEAOI Excellence in Structural Engineering Award - Award of Merit, Structural Engineers Association Of Illinois
  • 可持续性认证 LEED BD+C NC (New Construction) Gold, BD+C, Gold
  • Download PDF

Distinctive design, shaped by the climate

707 Fifth – Manulife Place celebrates Calgary’s cosmopolitan atmosphere while efficiently addressing the demands of the Canadian prairie climate, characterized by cold and harsh winters tempered by warm Chinook winds and an above-average number of sunny days per year. These conditions informed the design of the tower, with a high-performance, triple-glazed exterior wall, a conditioned above-grade pedestrian bridge, and dynamic enclosed public spaces.

Clad in a sweeping glass curtain wall, the slender, elliptical, 27-story office tower is distinct from its neighbors. Two curved convex facades meet to form a concave surface along the building’s narrow eastern and western edges. The design creates a dramatic sense of verticality, with four cantilevered office corners and an aerodynamic building form that, along with a canopy entry, mitigates street-level wind. Within the building, slender columns distributed along the building’s perimeter allow for panoramic views of downtown and the Rocky Mountains. The broad canopy at street level shelters visitors from inclement weather.

707 Manulife
707 Manulife

The tower’s orientation and narrow, elongated shape open the site to establish new public plazas on the building’s north and east sides. A two-story winter garden brings the rolling Alberta prairie inside. Connected with the surrounding neighborhood and to the city, the building includes second-level retail and restaurants, a fitness center, and a conference center. An installation by Chicago-based artist duo Luftwerk, adjacent to the LRT station, enhances the northern public plaza.


Making new connections

Calgary has one of the world’s most extensive networks of elevated pedestrian pathways. The skyway system, known as “+15,” spans nearly 16 kilometers to connect dozens of buildings within the downtown core. SOM’s integrated team designed a new pedestrian bridge to connect the Manulife tower to the existing network, while creating a unique architectural expression for the project. With a total length of 82 meters, the bridge features an elegant structural system known as a suspended lenticular truss, spanning 29.4 meters.

707 Fifth Manulife

To serve the tower’s full capacity of 4,000 occupants, the tower also integrates a Calgary light rail transit (LRT) station at the ground-level plaza, along with parking for 130 bicycles and 400 vehicles.

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