Raphael Artist Lofts

Vibrant living and working space for artists to connect and create.

Vancouver, BC

With a mandate to deliver affordable housing to Vancouver’s arts community, this 5 storey mixed use mass timber project provides a variety of housing types that are designed to give artists space to work within their units, while being supported by a building amenity that is purposely laid out to support their practices. The structural system consists 4 stories of mass timber on top of 1.5 levels of underground parkade and 1 level of industrial/retail use both in concrete.


Client   Cape Development
Scope   SD, DD, CD
Status   Complete

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Sociability studies looking at the optimization of public and semi-public spaces on the courtyard level.

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The building has a common south facing courtyard that provides a large common space with direct access to light.


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