Cactus Club English Bay is purposefully positioned between a medley of street, sidewalk, heritage bathhouse, stairs, beach and stands of towering trees alongside Vancouver’s sweeping English Bay. The seaside restaurant is nestled into a sloping bank with components ordered in informal striations that reflect linear layers of ocean, beach and promenade. Ultra-clear, low-iron, triple-glass panels visually link street and surf. Infused with brilliant hues of yellow, orange and red, the sleek glass enclosure evokes the fiery brilliance of spectacular sunsets for which English Bay is renowned.
Cactus Club English Bay
Vancouver, BC
Cactus Restaurants Ltd., Vancouver Board of Parks & Recreation
2012
575 sqm
brilliant hues of yellow, orange and red
sustainability
LEED Gold
awards & recognition
2014 City of Vancouver Urban Design Award
Vancouver Magazine Gold Award Best Casual Chain
2012 Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver Award
upper promenade
Constrained on all sides with a beach to the west, a busy street to the east, a heritage building to the south and a park to the north, the site itself could serve as a microcosm of Vancouver proper. The master plan unites the wildly diverse realms through transparency, the floor plan’s fundamental design principle.
Canadian Architect
upper promenade entry
beachside bar and terrace
upper level dining
stairway
beach access and concession
English Bay Beach
English Bay Beach
sustainability
LEED Gold
awards & recognition
2014 City of Vancouver Urban Design Award
Vancouver Magazine Gold Award Best Casual Chain
2012 Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver Award
beachside promenade
upper dining and beachside terrace
beachside bar and terrace
existing shade trees
winter sunset
winter sunset
English Bay
The skeleton of the LEED Gold building is comprised of glulam, steel and concrete, but the skin is sheathed in low-iron, ultra-clear triple-glazed glass panels which brings a generous glimpse of beach and ocean to pedestrians on the street side.
Canadian Architect