{"id":36977,"date":"2024-06-10T10:00:39","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T17:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/?p=36977"},"modified":"2024-06-12T14:32:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T21:32:07","slug":"millennial-architects-redefine-canadian-dream-of-homeownership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2024\/06\/10\/millennial-architects-redefine-canadian-dream-of-homeownership\/","title":{"rendered":"Millennial architects redefine Canadian dream of homeownership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/spacingvancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/features\/indepth_feature-VAN.gif\" width=\"600\" height=\"72\"><\/p>\n<p>Affordability, climate change, and thriving communal spaces are prevalent themes of mainstream policy talk amid Vancouver&#8217;s exacerbated housing crisis. Yet, the innovative visions behind Urbanarium\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanarium.org\/decoding-density\"><em>Decoding Density<\/em><\/a> winners, Ericka Song and Justin Oh, are pushing toward a future of sustainable living.<\/p>\n<p>As co-founders of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oh-song.com\/\">Studio Oh Song<\/a>, a North American architecture firm, Ericka and Justin&#8217;s extensive practice in urban design continues to break the conventional boundaries of innovation. From single-family homes to large-scale city infrastructures, their development projects across Kelowna, Los Angeles, and New York have informed their perception of future urban homes, which they hope to capture in Canada\u2019s housing landscape.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we see these competitions, we are always drawn to them because I think deep down, we are optimistic about housing. We are optimistic about the future,\u201d says Justin enthusiastically during a video call. Fascination and hopefulness beam in the chestnut eyes of two Canadian architects whose two decades of experience radiate confidence in their speech. \u201cThe competition allows us to do what we want,\u201d says Ericka. \u201cJust being able to list out the ways that we stray from the limitations was really great because we were able to break down the form.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Among 85 submissions presented at Urbanarium\u2019s Decoding Density contest, their first-place <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanarium.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2024-04\/Main%20Submission_Towerhouse.pdf\"><em>Towerhouse<\/em><\/a> model was lauded for its versatile approach to social awareness. The design features an efficient family-oriented space dedicated to optimizing the social well-being of community residents. It reveals two grey, six-story apartments adorned with emerald green plant climbers. Both structures are attached by a small bridge and sit in the middle of a spacious haven of vibrant trees, two critical design elements. They interlink the importance of maximizing social health through a close-knit and nature-friendly communal space.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone, especially after the pandemic realizes we need this connection to outdoor space. So, we ask, can this be integral to the project itself? says Justin. \u201cHaving this outdoor space gives back to the neighbourhood. Everyone can use this space; it is not just for residents either.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In fact, numerous research suggests developing a harmonious bond with nature through sustainable living has significant benefits on social well-being. To illustrate, a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC5663018\/\"> 2017 study<\/a> found integrating green space intervention in housing models can help reduce pathological ailments, from anxiety disorders to depression. As a result, creating a reserve for nature-bonding experiences such as physical exercises allows neighbours to foster a positive relationship with one another.<\/p>\n<p>Yet despite its minimalist, subtle appearance, the award-winning <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanarium.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2024-04\/Main%20Submission_Towerhouse.pdf\"><em>Towerhouse<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;highlights a unique correlation between Urbanarium\u2019s theme of sustainable community to social health, which many traditional urban models lack.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe form of housing attends to many things. How our culture exists, how we relate to one another\u201d says Cedric Yu, an award-winning principal architect and founder of Altforma, a Vancouver-based design firm. \u201cIf you study the way human settlements have been for a long time, the housing structure was around larger families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cedric was among the jury members appointed to deliberate the winners of Urbanarium\u2019s competition. He found the submissions were commonly praised for their emphasis on design choices improving social well-being and ecological health. \u201cIn a jury like this, we are trying to find a very well-rounded, holistic proposal,\u201d says Cedric in a video call. \u201cBut there were some proposals that may not have been as well-rounded but had one or two elements that were exceptional.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>From Hong Kong to Paris and Stockholm, Cedric\u2019s acclaimed design projects across international firms have exposed him to unique architectural movements that he feels Canada can strongly benefit from. To illustrate, he asserts efficient European housing models are adopting the latest iteration of communal living, an ancient form of human cohabitation that has existed among many tribal cultures.<\/p>\n<p>Yet Cedric feels the miniature, confined spaces of traditional high-rise apartments lack the conscious design elements for social cohesion and communal support.&nbsp; \u201cWhen you look at most forms of housing here, people who are more isolated don\u2019t know their neighbours as much\u201d says Cedric. \u201cSo that has a social trickle-down effect on one another. So, the community is affected. How we socialize is affected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Much academic literature highlights&nbsp;the importance of co-housing arrangements for people\u2019s social health. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC7539375\/#:~:text=Evidence%20suggests%20that%20communal%20living,arrangements%20%5B7%2C%208%5D\">2020 study<\/a> suggests communal living has reduced feelings of social ostracism, enhanced emotional well-being and quality of life. Beyond pathological advantages, it further reaps a plethora of socioeconomic benefits including affordability and restricting the excessive need for human resources.<\/p>\n<p>However, Canada\u2019s current housing market prioritizes traditional models which attain higher profitability but result in ecological and social deterioration. Yet, the <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanarium.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2024-04\/Main%20Submission_Towerhouse.pdf\"><em>Towerhouse<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;model reflects a series of conscious design components that produce enriched sustainable living conditions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of these housing projects are trying to cram in as many units as they can into buildings,\u201d says Justin. \u201cA lot of these buildings receive so much opposition because they don\u2019t offer much back to the neighbourhood. They are prioritizing several units they can fit on a lot. Part of what we thought when starting this project was: what can this project give back to the neighbourhood in addition to housing? How can we get the best of both worlds? \u201c<\/p>\n<p>Yet, sketching a holistic home design that appeals to diverse socio-demographic needs is difficult. Existing research suggests children and seniors preferably live in neighbourhoods with a lively social network to avoid susceptible feelings of ostracism. As a result, the <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanarium.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2024-04\/Main%20Submission_Towerhouse.pdf\"><em>Towerhouse<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;model introduces a low-rise apartment community that offers residents convenient access to social spaces and outdoor reserves, thus strengthening ties with neighbours.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo how does housing become more niche in a way to the community that it serves?\u201d says Cedric. \u201cWhat would it look like to have housing that is geared towards a certain group?\u201d As an adjunct professor of landscape architecture at the University of British Columbia, Cedric is always enamoured by the optimistic flair and creativity of his students for their experimental approach toward future Canadian homes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne thing I will say about the students is they are very innovative in trying to understand the demographic better. Trying to understand the productive capacity of people\u201d says Cedric. \u201cWhat I have learned from the students is their hopefulness to their vision of the future. Students are unencumbered by the competing forces in our industry and are free to think in so many ways. I would say some of the innovations I saw were very much this desire in mixing forms of production with housing\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He asserts aspiring architects are continuously seeking creative avenues for designing sustainable communities, such as integrating upcycling centres within a co-housing neighbourhood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are thinking much more about the ecology of things within a project which we often don\u2019t find in existing projects because it takes time. It takes energy\u201d says Cedric. \u201cThere is a risk factor and the development in the private sector is very conservative. They want to focus on something that already works.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Cedric feels archaic building codes combined with the sector\u2019s stringent profit-oriented agenda hinder&nbsp;young architects from exploring rising trends in ground-breaking design movements.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no ability now to innovate,\u201d says Cedric \u201cThere is no room for failure. If there is no room for failure, then how do you innovate? How do you try something that may not work? But some might work and end up adding value to society. We are constricting the oxygen for our youth in this tight condition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yet Cedric praises his students for their ceaseless innovative ideas and resiliency to put forward tangible changes. In fact, for many young architects, their vision of an ideal housing design is often characterized by a simple, high-quality efficient space that adequately shapes a feasible living condition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think as architects in having practiced in different offices that have&nbsp;informed our career, we learned these things don\u2019t have to be super expensive to create quality space,\u201d says Justin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we are going to build new,\u201d says Erica \u201cthen do it in a way where these buildings are simple enough that they can be adapted or reused in fifty to a hundred years from now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Sara<\/strong> is currently a fourth-year journalist student at Guelph-Humber University. She has always harbored an undying passion for educating readers on complex political phenomena, from localized events to international headlines. 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