Brightside Community Homes Foundation Vancouver, BC Property, Canadian Residential Design
Brightside Community Homes Foundation, Vancouver
30 Sep 2020
Brightside Community Homes Foundation Affordable Housing
Location: Edward Byers and Loyal Orange buildings, 1425 and 1451 East 12th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Architect: Ryder Architecture
Passive House Affordable Housing Development
Key Milestone Achieved for a New Passive House Affordable Housing Development in Vancouver
Ryder Architecture has received unanimous approval from the City of Vancouver Council for their Passive House affordable housing development in Vancouver for Brightside Community Homes Foundation.

image courtesy of architects
The design of the development is in fact in response to the foundation?s ideals, namely the mandate to build and foster resilient communities for those who struggle to meet the demands of market housing. Predicated on the creation of affordable housing that focuses on liveability, the design is warm and inviting, sensitive to its context, cost effective to construct and maintain, as well as being highly energy efficient. The project involves the redevelopment of two existing affordable housing buildings and is comprised of 157 studio and one bedroom suites in two, six storey buildings. When completed, the development will provide much needed additional secured, affordable nonmarket rental housing to Brightside?s community of affordable homes, providing accessible, af...