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Old Posted Dec 4, 2023, 5:15 PM
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I never knew a building could be in a witness era
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Why North America Can't Build Nice Apartments

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The housing minister did say that he would be looking at updating the Building Code to potentially allow for single egress stairs.

https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2023HOUS0167-001923

Single egress stairs won't necessarily result in better architecture, but it will allow for finer grained streets and narrower buildings, meaning that bad architecture won't necessarily be as imposing or create as many negative impacts on the urban environment.

Would be interesting to see the unit mix in seattle for these buildings to see if it actually results in more family sized units. It certainly would make them easier to build, but doesn't necessarily mean it's happening.
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From my experience in Seattle, the point access block apartments in central neighbourhoods look great and provide a unique feel to a neighbourhood. It'd be fantastic to have them here!
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some inspo, something like this in the Mt Pleasant/Main Street area


architecturemedia.net

this is a high school, inspo for a new one or replacement in the West End

kane.com.au

commercial drive/Hastings area

hotelmanagement.com.au

east broadway or east hastings

api.news

something like this just east of Hwy 1 and west of Boundary near First Ave.

ndy.com
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