Urban Form
A prototype
for the
neighbourhood
1965
Site Purchased
1974
Retail 1
1993
Retail 2
2022
Today
Urban Form
A prototype
for the
neighbourhood
The shape of our buildings has lifelong effects on affordability, comfort, health, and community development. We need a wholistic approach to massing.
Single-loaded open-air corridors help improve access to light and natural ventilation while reducing the energy needed for mechanical conditioning.
Carved massing maximizes light in the courtyard, making it comfortable for year-round community programming.
Prefabricated hybrid-timber systems reduce on-site disruption and lifelong cost of maintenance. Decoupled corridors and terraces improve building performance while providing infrastructure for landscaping.
A biodiverse selection of plantlife creates comfortable microclimates by mitigating wind and sun while passively managing on-site stormwater.
We are long-term owners and operators of 1925 Victoria Park Ave. With every decision, our approach is to maximize long term value.
We are long-term owners and operators of 1925 Victoria Park Ave. With every decision, our approach is to maximize long term value.
The shape of our buildings has lifelong effects on affordability, comfort, health, and community development. We need a wholistic approach to massing.
Single-loaded open-air corridors help improve access to light and natural ventilation while reducing the energy needed for mechanical conditioning.
Carved massing maximizes light in the courtyard, making it comfortable for year-round community programming.
Prefabricated hybrid-timber systems reduce on-site disruption and lifelong cost of maintenance. Decoupled corridors and terraces improve building performance while providing infrastructure for landscaping.
A biodiverse selection of plantlife creates comfortable microclimates by mitigating wind and sun while passively managing on-site stormwater.
Retail : Serving The Community
A playground or a basketball court will support the community along the north side of the site, with an existing driveway eliminated along Greylawn Crescent to provide a quieter and safer space for public programing. Additional outdoor space is reserved along the south of the site to support retail spill-outs and other public activations. Service-based retailers will be carefully selected based on how well they serve the residents and the neighborhood.
Flexible Demising Options
We are pursuing service based retail that serves the needs of the entire neighbourhood. The ground floor accommodates large spill-outs on the north and south and flexible interior layouts that support tenants with actively programmed outdoor spaces (e.g. daycares).
19
Dedicated Electric
Vehicle Charging
Stations
29
Ground Floor
Parking Spaces
104
Bicycle Storage
Spots
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Spots
A flexible ground floor retail approach
Rather than designing one single façade arrangement, we take a flexible approach. The façade is framed in 6-meter intervals in order to consider the different retail demising arrangements.
Multiple storefront configurations
Each component connects to the base frame and they can be added or removed in order to create different experiences
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The building contributes to a vibrant community with curated service based retail and community public space, shown here as a basketball court. The frontage along Victoria Park is transformed with biodiversity that frames the sidewalk, supplying shade and greenery for pedestrians.
Lifecycle Costing
Sustainability
as a Business Model
Lifecycle costing is a method of assessing the costs that occur throughout a building’s lifespan, from construction, through use and maintenance, to end-of-life. In so doing, it provides a more robust insight into long-term value, compared to calculations that focus on immediate return on invested capital. In construction, it enables design options to be compared from a lifetime perspective to reduce overall costs.
168
Family-oriented Units
32%
Less Embodied Carbon
50%
Less Operation and Repair Cost
$40/mo
Electricity Cost Per Unit
A Prototype
for the Future
