Affordable Passive House Apartments Planned for East Van
We are happy to announce a new affordable passive house apartment building planned for East Vancouver. We are proud to be working with the Vancouver Affordable Housing Agency (VAHA), Community Land Trust and New Commons Development on this project, Architecture is by ZGF.
The project was featured in Urban YVR:
Kingsway and Windsor in East Vancouver will soon see the addition of a 12-storey apartment building with 88 social housing units.
All the homes are rental and will be offered at below market rental rates.
The new building at 1001 Kingsway will be built to Passive House standards and consists of a six-storey podium mass and a six-storey tower, made up of panelized and mass timber construction.
more news
Fresh Press: ASPECT featured on Woodworking Network for Modular Timber Housing System project
ASPECT is part of the team behind the Modular Timber Housing system, led by Perkins&Wil, an initiative dedicated to advancing modular and mass timber housing solutions across Canada. In this piece, Woodworking Network breaks down the research findings and the potential impacts of integrating modular planning, off-site manufacturing, and mass timber construction.
Meet Julian: Engineering from Bern
What happens when you combine timber, battery storage, hydropower, and a healthy dose of engineering problem-solving? A pretty kick a$$ project, as it turns out.
BehindTheBuild: When the Building Won’t Stack
At ASPECT, we spend a lot of time in the space between design intent and real-world constraints, helping our clients figure out how to move a project forward without compromising what matters. It’s also something we look for in the people we bring into the business.