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Architects: Acton Ostry Architects
- Area: 15263 m²
- Year: 2018
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Photographs:Michael Elkan
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Manufacturers: Tremco, Basalite Concrete Products, Concorde Glazing Systems, Fero, PTFE Teflon, Starline Windows
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Lead Architects: Russell Acton, Mark Ostry
Text description provided by the architects. In recent years, the City of Vancouver introduced housing policies to address current and future needs for housing affordability and choice in the ever-evolving urban environment. The new policies allow strategically located sites to be rezoned to permit greater height and density in exchange for developers committing to provide and operate rental housing for a period of 60 years or for the life of the building. The Duke responds to these challenges with a new rental building typology inspired by precedents from the UK. The Duke is a 14-storey mixed-use development with 12-storeys of residential rental accommodation located above a two-storey commercial podium. The unit mix comprises 25% two-bedroom family units with one-bedroom and studio units making up the balance.
