Co-living Quadplex
This mixed-use, corner-lot proposal offers a contrast to the kind of density and urbanism we often find on fast, linear, arterial streets in Vancouver. By quadrupling the density from 1 unit to 4 units and providing a versatile commercial corner, programmatic synergies create the potential for local neighborhood clusters to re-emerge even in quiet parts of residential neighborhoods. Cafes, office space, artist studios, and light retail are all imagined here.
A new cross-section of the street occurs at selected nodes encouraging and enhancing pedestrian and cycling pathways in the city. Traffic calming measures, abundant parking, textured sidewalks, and an amphitheatre tie into the existing edge of the architecture to create new possibilities for public space and community gathering in the neighborhood while supporting a walkable "10 minute" city.
With landscaped elements spilling into the architecture, the form and expression of the buildings are familiar and modest. The office space is shared by residents and pulled away from the residential form offering residents in a work-from-home era a suitable place to conduct business with psychological and physical separation between work and home.
(From competitor's text)
The Jury appreciated how Co-Living Quadplex captured both the Mixing Middle's core ideas, considering the surrounding spaces and studying policies that could create more inclusive neighbourhoods and transportation. It delicately balances the mix of used by activating the corner sites with just the right amount of commercial uses, allowing much of the block to remain in residential, though densified, use. The mix of uses is flexible and could be put to different purposes, and the connections across the corner's nodes is modest but a very thoughtful response. The entry handles the human scale very well, with softer edges, where you can imagine the social aspects of the project to be very successful. The Jury also noted that the scheme is very compatible with the existing fabric and surrounding houses, and appreciated how it integrated private and open spaces, semi-private and semi-public, at different heights to take advantage of the grade change.
(From jury report)
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