Urban density / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...density within the urban core and to provide high quality student accommodation, we incorporated a secondary suite on top of the garage.   Site ecology: Existing trees were kept on the property wherever possible. Bushes, plants and flowers were salvaged, planted temporarily off site and were brought back aft...

...urban living. On the surface, Vancouver has been experiencing massive multi-family residential development, but we are also embarking on a cultural shift towards more efficient living. If we must live smarter and smaller in our changing urban environment, as an architect, I ask myself, how do we design spaces to suppor...

...urban core and excellent public transportation. In an effort to increase affordable housing and  reduce urban sprawl, the city is offering incentives to add rental living space. See here to learn about interest free loans for afforable prefab homes and ADUs in Vancouver with the Secondary Suite Incentive Program. In o...