127 EAST 12TH street

North Vancouver, BC.

A multi-residential affordable rental housing building situated off Lonsdale at 12th Avenue in the heart of North Vancouver. This building was designed to encourage healthy living and community. The centre of life of the building is an outdoor courtyard area with stairs to encourage both interaction within the building community as well as activity. There are community gardens on the roof as well as south facing outdoor terraces for barbecuing and recreation. The mass of the building cuts down to the south to allow maximum lighting and the entry is framed on East 12th Street as a portal into the courtyard. The project has been used as an example for North Vancouver’s Active Living initiatives.