Elveden Centre (Calgary)

Infobox Skyscraper
building_name =Elveden Centre


caption =Elveden Centre
plural =yes
location =flag|Calgary
CAN
coordinates =coord|51|02|49|N|114|04|46|W|scale:5000_type:landmark_region:CA
status =
groundbreaking =1969
constructed =1960 (Elveden House)
1964 (Guinness House)
est-completion =
opening =
demolished =
destroyed =
use =Office
antenna_spire =
roof =m to ft|80|abbr=yes|precision=0
top_floor =
floor_count =20
elevator_count =
cost =$14,500,000
floor_area =m2 to ft2|41603|abbr=yes|precision=0
architect =Rule, Wynn, Rule
engineer =
contractor =Commonwealth Construction
developer =
owner =
management =

Elveden Centre is a high rise office complex in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

It was Calgary's first skyscraper. "Elveden House", the main tower, was built at a cost of $5,000,000 between 1959 and 1960, and rises twenty storey to a maximum height of 80 mCite web|author=Emporis Buildings | authorlink= Emporis |year=2007 | url= http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=elvedenhouse-calgary-canada |title= Elveden House| accessdate= 2007-04-11] , while the fourteen storey "British American Oil Building" cost $4,500,000 and was completed in 1961. A third tower, the fourteen storey tall "Guinness House" was completed in 1964 at a cost of $5,000,000. [Cite web|author= Calgary Public Library| authorlink=Calgary Public Library | url=http://calgarypubliclibrary.com/calgary/historic_tours/com/com53.htm | title= Elveden Complex | month= July | year= 2005| accessdate= 2007-04-11]

The complex was designed by Rule, Wynn, Rule architects, and constructed by the Commonwealth Construction Company between 1959 and 1964.

The complex has 447,814 ft² of office space, with 172,081 ft² in the main tower.

In 2005, the Calgary Heritage Authority added Elveden House to its list as a Category A (top priority) site. [Cite web| author= Calgary Heritage Authority | url= http://www.calgary.ca/DocGallery/bu/planning/pdf/heritage/minutes/cha_minutes_2005_october.pdf | title= Evaluation & Review Committee Minutes | year= 2005 | month= October | accessdate=2007-04-11]

ee also

*List of tallest buildings in Calgary

References

External links

* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/cx/?id=106399 Emporis - Elveden Centre]

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