Compact Townhouses.
Compact townhouses were designed and built at 45 units/acre, the highest density in British Columbia. By stacking the units, densities of 90 units/acre were achieved. These were the first stacked-townhouses in the province.
With these higher densities, it has become possible to provide inner-city, family housing at the same cost as suburban housing. The result is that lower-income families can live at the center of the work pool, have easy access to the amenities of the City and avoid expensive commuting costs.
All units have large gardens at grade and the upper units of the stacked townhouses have roof gardens. The projects all are built around landscaped courtyards and include playgrounds and community facilities.
Hundreds of compact houses were developed for the Government of British Columbia and many market-housing projects were built.