Park Point receives honorable mention at the 2019 Mayor’s Urban Design Awards
October 29, 2019
We are excited to share that Park Point by Qualex-Landmark™ received an honorable mention at this year’s Mayor’s Urban Design Awards in Calgary. We are honored to receive this mention and recognition from the city under the category of Urban Architecture.
The Mayor’s Urban Design Awards (MUDA) recognizes the contribution of Calgary urban designers, architects, landscape architects, and artists to the livability of our city. They leave a legacy of high calibre urban design, buildings and public spaces, and help set the standard for future municipal planning and development.
Take a look at the 2019 winners here!
ABOUT PARK POINT
Designed by the global architectural firm IBI Group, PARK POINT has a strong and unique vertical element to the architecture which resembles an exclamation point with the podium at its base as the dot. The floorplate also creates a stepped effect with color enhancing materials. Reaching 34-storeys, the tallest building in the immediate neighbourhood, PARK POINT has redefined the skyline of the Beltline Community. From street level, an elegant double-height lobby with a distinctive canopy and stonework further adds to the prestigious nature of this address.
With convenience in mind, PARK POINT owners have immediate access to downtown Calgary’s most significant outdoor amenity: the national historic site of Central Memorial Park. In addition, PARK POINT has nearly 9000 sf. of sophisticated, owner-accessed upscale building amenities atop the tower podium. The indoor amenity space includes a fully equipped fitness facility with state-of-the-art exercise equipment, park facing yoga / Pilates Studio, steam room, sauna and his/hers change rooms with showers, a private owners social lounge club with kitchen and fireplace for entertaining, as well as a furnished guest suite for out-of-town visitors. Accommodating the progressive lifestyle of downtown Calgarians, secured parking, and bicycle storage and maintenance stations are readily accessible as well as vehicle, bike and dog wash areas. PARK POINT residents also have free Wi-Fi in amenity areas and lobby and concierge service to create a truly care-free urban lifestyle.
The outdoor amenity space at PARK POINT includes a Zen Terrace with seating and water feature, social air lounge seating with fire-pit, barbeque area with large harvest table, and a yoga / Pilates sundeck overlooking Central Memorial Park.
With exceptional and protected panoramic views of the city and Central Memorial Park, high end finishes and continued praise from its residents, PARK POINT is the best of class location for investing in an active and care-free lifestyle in Calgary’s rapidly evolving, amenity rich, centralized and diverse urban City Centre.