Foster & Partners has completed its first mixed-use scheme in Canada and its first residential project in North America.

Jameson House, a 35-storey tower in central Vancouver, contains 11 storeys of offices and shops, topped by 23 storeys of apartments.

The project also involved the restoration of heritage buildings with which the lower levels of the new building had to knit.

The site connects the city’s financial centre with its emerging creative hub, and the scheme integrates two 1920s beaux arts structures.

The entire internal double-height volume of the A-listed Ceperley Rounsfell Building was returned to its original configuration and the facade of the B-listed Royal Financial Building was retained.

Contrasting with the flush facade of the offices, the residential floors curve outwards in four wide bays, which are staggered to allow daylight to reach neighbouring buildings and oriented to provide uninterrupted views of the landscape.

Norman Foster said: “The design makes the most of the city’s fantastic natural setting, with balconies and deep bay windows looking out towards the landscape. Jameson House further develops a number of key themes that have been integral to our work for many years.

“The project combines restoration with new construction; it is high density and mixed use, offering a sustainable model for urban living; and it demonstrates innovation, both in its evolution of the high-rise building and its progressive environmental agenda.”