Social & Affordable Housing

These projects demonstrate a strategic and delivery-focused approach to social and affordable housing, developed in partnership with public agencies and non-profit organizations, balancing density, livability, and urban integration across a range of site conditions and project scales.

1050 Expo - 30-Storey Social Housing Tower

Location: Vancouver

Type: 30-Storey Social Housing Tower in False Creek North

Role: Planning Strategy & Urban Design

Description:
Social housing tower in Vancouver delivered with BC Housing, demonstrating efficient delivery, high-density design, and livability within a constrained timeline.

450 Alexander - Mixed-Use Social Housing

Location: 450 Alexander Street, Vancouver

Type: 16-Storey Social Housing Tower with 6-Storey Podium

Role: Planning Strategy, Urban Design & Typology Development

Description:
Non-profit housing project in Vancouver addressing a prominent corner condition, emphasizing strong street presence, clear unit organization, and a well-defined podium form that reinforces the public realm.

1210 Seymour - Mixed-Use Social Housing

Location: 1210 Seymour Street, Vancouver

Type: 9-Storey Mixed-Use Social Housing Building

Role: Planning Strategy & Urban Design

Description:
Social housing project in downtown Vancouver exploring massing strategy, shadow performance, and public realm interface within a complex urban and policy context.

8060 Yukon - Multi-Tower Mixed-Use Social Housing

Image sourced from publicly available City of Vancouver rezoning materials.

Location: 8060 Yukon Street, Vancouver

Type: Mixed-Use Affordable Housing Development

Role: Development Planning,  Urban Design & Massing Strategy

Description:
This project reflects early-stage planning and massing strategy for a large-scale social housing redevelopment, establishing a viable framework for density, built form, and phased delivery within a complex policy context. The work enabled the transition from initial concept through rezoning, supporting a coordinated multi-building development approach.

Together, these projects reflect an integrated approach to social and affordable housing, combining planning strategy, urban design, and delivery-focused thinking to support efficient approvals, reduce risk, and deliver viable, context-responsive outcomes across a range of project scales

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