Elements on Diver Lake

Elements on Diver Lake is a mixed use commercial and multi family project composed of two street oriented buildings on a public plaza, with a semi-enclosed level of parking. Located at the North end of Diver Lake and accessed by Shenton Road, the property is limited to a narrow strip of useable land between the riparian setbacks and the road. The nature of the buildings was derived from these complex setback conditions. The development overlooks a densely revegetated landscape sloping down to the Diver Lake waterfront. The design of the five floor multi family residential building, on the East side of the site, recognizes the need for increased residential density in the Corridor zone integrated with plaza level commercial amenity space that will animate the development.

The three-storey professional office building to the West, engages with the residential building, while relating to the scale and use of neighbouring professional buildings along Shenton Road. The development intends to connect the existing professional services along Shenton Road with the neighbourhoods to the North and West, by way of pedestrian access and a streetscape indicative of a higher density mixed use, while offering un- congested vehicle access to nearby urban nodes.

Location: Nanaimo, BC
Size: 14 residences & 5 commercial suites