Description
The Minoru project is a three–hotel-brand development composed of two primary hotel towers and a third brand integrated into the podium level. A central feature of the design is the elevated courtyard that connects the towers and supports a café and restaurant program. Richmond’s urban fabric lacks strong public landscape spaces, and this project addresses that gap by creating a shared upper-level courtyard that functions as a civic terrace—encouraging circulation, social activity, and a more vibrant urban environment. The terraced landscape, public pathways, and open-air structures form a connected outdoor network that brings greenery and community life into a dense commercial district.
Unified Architectural Concept
Framed massing elements establish a clear base–middle–top hierarchy, reducing visual bulk while creating a strong and cohesive identity rooted in the area’s industrial character.
Active and Engaged Street Edge
Ground-level live-work units are set back to foster street interaction, with raised entries for privacy and generous frontage design supporting comfort, visibility, and daily pedestrian use.
Purpose-Built Rental Community
Residential levels above the podium use warmer materials, thoughtful detailing, and efficient layouts to create a comfortable rental community integrated into the neighbourhood.
