From NIMBY to NIMBY proposes a stepped-massing building that activates the neighbourhood with retail program on the ground floor. A shared, elevated courtyard space on the interior of the lot adds a community amenity and green space. Limited at-grade parking reduces reliance on automobiles, mass and cross-laminated timber and passive design strategies address sustainability. The project utilizes a single elevator to propose a code change for a point-access block.
(From competitor's text)
This proposal foregrounds the potential for site massing to blend into an existing neighbourhood context without sacrificing needed density increases. It prioritizes sustainability in a thoughtful and not simply technical way by using passive strategies for heating and cooling, and promoting walkability, mixed uses and a rooftop garden to encourage social interaction. The jury appreciated how with this larger scale of building the potential for commercial spaces is improved. Sustainability and resiliency require strong social components to be successful, and this scheme really designs for that in an intentional way.
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