CSI Vancouver: Smallstudio Films presents a #short feature 9, 09:00 min. “Vancouver ~ ALWAYS BEST SERVED” a Summertime meditation ... when Canadian Pacific’s Coastal Conditionals & Famous Empty Sky are more Mediterranean Riviera than Rainforest. Cinematic style: “mood piece”, featuring vintage & contemporary scenery - a watery Vancouver in Dry season. Modern Vancouver scenes & masterful Modern Architecture with water in mind ~ Artist Live-Work Studios ~ The Waterfall Building, Fairview, Kitsilano (near Granville Island) Designed by Arthur Erickson/Nick Milkovich Architects, 1996 Made more welcoming, by making it right. The 12m /40ft wide "WATERFALL" sound BUFFERS traffic NOISE to inner COURTYARD, while REFLECTING POND bounces light up onto underside of 20m/65ft wide span overhead. Directly across the courtyard, a glass wedge-shaped, ART GALLERY - striking jewel contained in a sparse open gathering space for events/receptions. The courtyard landscape, simple native plantings : deer ferns, moss gardens, cherry trees & grasses planted btwn pavers. Glass walled elevators reach landscaped roof terraces, offering dynamic city-views. #vancouverlife Based of European CONCEPT - Paris’ Hôtel Industriel. SIMPLE, ELEGANT SPACES w/max. NATURAL LIGHT A “blank palette” for tenant flexibility to customize free creative spaces with unique interiors reflective of creative art based business /lifestyle. Engages “COMMUNITY SPIRIT”, Units grouped around SOUTH facing inner COURTYARD - private, yet visually connected to street. #waterfallbuilding offers #liveworkstudios, commercial/retail space & ART GALLERY pavilion, grouped in large courtyard. Studios composed of 4 blocks define courtyard, based on interlocking unit plans allowing every studio tall European Style 5m/16foot high ceilings exposure in 2 directions, so every studio has natural light-cross ventilation. #vancouverwaterfront #keepvancouverwet #csivancouver #vancouverarchitecture #vancouverviews #coastalconditionals #britishcalifornia #smallstudiofilms #smallstudiodesign (at The Waterfall Building)