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Orchard House
647 Michigan Street
Victoria BC Canada
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| Status: | built | | Construction Dates | | Finished | 1969 | | Floor Count | 22 | | Units / Rooms | 212 |
|  | | Building Uses | | - residential | | Structural Types | | - highrise | | Architectural Style | | - international | | Materials | | - glass | | - concrete |
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| | Heights | | Value | | Source / Comments | | | | Main roof | | 203 ft | | | | | | | |
Description
• Tallest building in Victoria and the reason for the 43m height limit imposed in the 1970's following a highrise construction boom.
• Many residents became excessively opposed to highrise developments following the completion of Orchard House due to it's appearance in the skyline.
• The tower slab blocks the view of the Olympic Mountains in the slght-line down Douglas St., Victoria's main downtown street.
• In the late 1990s the thin sides of the tower were painted violet. Originally they were pink.
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Drawing by Mike K.
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