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Forgotten Middle?
Illegal Middle?
RS-1
Zon
ing
Enve
lope
No City-wide Plan…
No City-wide Plan…
Some Neighbourhood
Plans
Rezoning Policies
No City-wide Plan…
Some Neighbourhood
Plans
Rezoning Policies
No City-wide Plan…
Some Neighbourhood
Plans
Rezoning Policies
M.M. pre-zoned areas are Tiny ‘One Offs’
No City-wide Plan…
Some Neighbourhood
Plans
Vancouver: RM-7, 8, 9 (Newer, ground oriented multifamily zones)
No City-wide Plan…
Some Neighbourhood
Plans
Rezoning Policies
The Opposite? Vancouver’s 2009 Lane House Policy
‘Zon
ed C
apac
ity’
(60,
000+
)
‘Annual Uptake’0.5% of capacity(~350 /yr)
The Opposite? Vancouver’s 2009 Lane House Policy
The Opposite? Vancouver’s 2009 Lane House Policy
2 Different Conversations About the future of the city
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HousingCharacter
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UpzoneDownzone
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Vancouver: RS (‘Single Family’) and RT (Duplex) zones
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Queens / Brooklyn
Montreal ‘Plex’
‘Triple Decker’
Amsterdam
An example of a ‘Baugruppen’ (Group Build) Project; Non Market Housing in Germany
‘Baugruppen’ in Vancouver?Needs pre-zoning, and more units on small lots.
4-plex within existing RS-1 height and FSR
The only hurdle?“Status” design guidelines…
Don’t like ‘Monster Houses’ on 50’ lots?
Don’t like ‘Monster Houses’ on 50’ lots?
How about 6 units on two freehold lots?
Don’t like ‘Monster Houses’ on 50’ lots?
How about 10 units on two lots?
The Vancouver ‘Plex’?
The Vancouver ‘Plex’?5 units on a standard 33’ lot.
The Vancouver ‘Triple Decker’?4 family sized units on a standard 33’ lot.
Opportunity: RM-4 Apartment Zones
Infill 4 Plex in RS (33’ Lot)
Infill 4 Plex in RS (33’ Lot)
‘Pork Chop Lot’ Subdivision (Edmonton is looking at this…)
Seattle
Portland
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Bryn DavidsonB.Eng. M.Arch LEED-AP
twitter: @lanefab
