This multi-family development in Sunnyside, Calgary features four three-bedroom units. The unique design creates a landscaped corridor on the West side in which residents can enter their units, thus offering all units East-West natural light. The layout emphasizes individual unit expression through vertical dormers, varied massing, and materials like brick and metal. The east side has dormers, while the west features bay windows, balconies, and arched entrances. The north elevation facing 1st Avenue includes a half-gable roof, large windows, and a light-toned brick facade. Above the garage, Unit Four stands taller with balconies that improve alley safety. Durable materials like standing seam metal cladding withstand local climate conditions. The design aligns with the community, bridging the scale between single-family homes and larger apartments, introducing a "missing middle" form that integrates with the lower-density urban fabric, in a mid-block lot.
The street orientation and visibility inside the side on the west entry side of the development allows for an active participation of this site in the community's "street life", adding to the street safety and filtering of private and semi-private zones into the boulevard sidewalk and the back lane alike.