Vancouver Special 2.0
Building Type
Attached Housing
Location
Sunset, Vancouver
Year
2023-2024
Industry Partners
Third Space
WSP
Dialog
RDH Building Science
Anthem
Stantec
COWI
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For the 2023-2024 academic year, Third Quadrant Design operated under a completely new leadership team. Vancouver Special 2.0 was our new team's first submission to the Solar Decathlon Design Challenge.
In response to the housing crisis, we proposed a densification project. Our submission involved retrofitting one instance of the iconic Vancouver Special, and converting it into 4 separate units. We envisioned this idea being replicated across the city, providing more equitable and sustainable housing in Vancouver.
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In April we sent 6 of our team leads to Colorado to participate in the finals, where they came in third place in the attached housing division.
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