RNDSQR Block
A destination to combine innovation, creative culture, and heritage.
At RNDSQR, we see a growing demand for flexibility and innovation in the areas of housing, hospitality, workplace and commercial spaces as the collaborative economy continues to evolve and change the way people live their daily lives. The RNDSQR Block concept embraces this newfound freedom offering a mid-rise building that includes a hybrid between apartment living and boutique hotel combined with co-working, event space, and a main street retail experience.
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INTEGRATE
Heritage and sensitive scale.
SETBACK
Setback massing from Main Street.
SHAPE
Create a strong corner presence.
RELIEVE
Setback from heritage building and corner.
CARVE
Comfortable at-grade visuals.
ATTRACT
Provide common amenity spaces.
RNDSQR Block will be a central destination that serves as a catalyst for local creative culture bringing new life to a cherished heritage building and making efficient use of the City’s infrastructure on an under-utilized site on Inglewood/Ramsay’s eclectic main street.
RNDSQR Block is situated along 9 AV SE, originally known as Atlantic Avenue, which is Calgary’s first main street and earliest commercial area. Today, 9 AV SE is a mix of building styles that create an eclectic pattern of development, buildings and uses that define Inglewood’s main street.
One important contributor to the character of Inglewood is the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) built in 1911 in the Classical Revival style, characterized by an all-brick façade and intricate architectural details. While historic buildings are an important part of Inglewood’s character, ongoing redevelopment provides opportunities to upgrade, enhance and intensify the 9 AV SE main street and breath new life into aging structures like the CIBC building so these heritage assets can endure and thrive for the next 100 years.
The site is well situated and primed for strategic growth based on its mobility context and gateway location at the crossroads of Inglewood and Ramsay. The site has excellent access to transit less than 400m from a future Green Line LRT Station and directly adjacent to an existing MAX Purple BRT stop. The site is also surrounded by multiple alternative transportation routes including the 8 AV SE and 12 ST SE cycle connections and regional pathway and open space network along the Bow River.
