CURV is a visionary idea expressed in a luxury home: everything you would expect of an exclusive, international residential property, and something more—an exacting and, at this scale, unprecedented Passive House standard that achieves new heights for both personal and planetary wellbeing.
Like Tesla in its innovative breakout phase, CURV leverages world-leading technological performance to deliver the highest-quality personal experience.
With iconic architecture, ethereal interiors, elevated amenities and services, panoramic views, and game-changing environmental achievement CURV is luxury with purpose.
Tom Wright’s inspiration was a fresh green shoot, reaching skyward.
CURV’s top two floors are a gift to residents—an opportunity to be restored and refreshed overlooking heavenly views; a conduit for beauty and wonder in daily life.
When CURV architect Tom Wright sat down to design his first North American project, he chose a form that would be elegant, organic—iconic—and a function that would be unprecedented for its environmental ambition.
The flowing, feminine form Wright likens to a fresh green shoot breaking through fertile earth, minimizing its physical footprint while maximizing space and potential in the residences above. The function is the Passive House design-and construction standard—so energy efficient that it assures the height of livability with the lightest environmental footprint.
“In nature, there are no straight lines” says Wright, quoting 19th century Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi, “the straight line belongs to men, and the curved one to God.”
Since breaking onto the international scene with his Burj Al Arab in the 1990s, Wright says no project triggered the excitement he felt when working on CURV. And now, he says, “When I look back on everything I’ve done, the Burj will always
be there; it was a breakthrough. But I think it will be CURV that I want to talk about.”
Andres Escobar is renowned today for upcale New York properties such as One Times Square and the Summit apartments. But Escobar was once a Montrealer, and was excited to collaborate with that city’s top developer—Brivia Group’s Kheng Ly.
Escobar says he is energized by the opportunity to bring his skills to Vancouver—to understand ‘what belongs’ in this Pacific capital and in a building that will be celebrated for its sustainability leadership.
In collaboration with the interior design team at Lemay_id, he selected designs that would create “an oasis, a place of tranquility in this busy city—a sense of understated sophistication.” Escobar says, “I don’t want to use the term ‘Zen’ loosely, but we understand that the Orient has a similar aesthetic as Scandinavia—a linearity that is minimalist and elegant. Serene.”
In that tradition, from the finely appointed homes to the wideranging amenities, Escobar says that CURV, contemporary but timeless, “will be so beautiful as to make you dream.”