Brock Commons Tallwood House
Brock Commons Tallwood House is an 18-storey student residence at the Point Grey Campus of the University of British Columbia in Canada. At the time it was opened, it was the tallest mass timber structure in the world.- Type: Residential building
- Description: Wooden student residence at UBC in Canada
- Also known as: “Brock Commons - Tallwood House”
- Address: 6880 Walter Gage Road, Vancouver, V6T 1K2
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and Museum of Anthropology at UBC.
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
Library
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The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre is a facility at the Vancouver campus of the University of British Columbia. The learning centre is built around the refurbished core of the 1925 UBC Main Library. Irving K. Barber Learning Centre is situated 230 metres southwest of Brock Commons Tallwood House.
Museum of Anthropology at UBC
Museum
Photo: Rr parker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada displays world arts and cultures, in particular works by First Nations of the Pacific Northwest. Museum of Anthropology at UBC is situated 580 metres west of Brock Commons Tallwood House.
Walter C. Koerner Library
Library
The Walter C. Koerner Library is an academic library at the Vancouver campus of the University of British Columbia. The library is named after Walter C. Walter C. Koerner Library is situated 420 metres southwest of Brock Commons Tallwood House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include UBC-Point Grey and West Point Grey.
UBC-Point Grey
Photo: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
UBC-Point Grey is a district in the west side of Vancouver occupying a pretty spot at the tip of the Point Grey peninsula. Its main feature is the University of British Columbia, the largest university in British Columbia and one of the larger universities in Canada.
West Point Grey
Neighborhood
West Point Grey is a neighbourhood in the northwest of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is on Point Grey and bordered by 16th Avenue to the south, Alma Street to the east, English Bay to the north, and Blanca Street to the west. West Point Grey is situated 3½ km east of Brock Commons Tallwood House.
Greektown
Neighborhood
Photo: Tavis Ford, CC BY 2.0.
Greektown in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, is an area in the Kitsilano neighbourhood that was historically an enclave of Greek immigrants and their descendants. Greektown is situated 6 km east of Brock Commons Tallwood House.
Brock Commons Tallwood House
- Categories: university dormitory, plyscraper, and building
- Location: Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.2695° or 49° 16′ 10″ northLongitude
-123.25138° or 123° 15′ 5″ westInception
July 1st, 2017Levels
18Height
53 metres (174 feet)Operator
University of British ColumbiaOpen location code
84XR7P9X+QCOpenStreetMap ID
way 517623349OpenStreetMap feature
building=residentialOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q85749160
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“Brock Commons Tallwood House” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Brock Commons Tallwood House”
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