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MoDA's Village proposal for 14a Street SW and 19 Avenue SW in Bankview is getting international attention after being nominated under the 'Unbuilt - Multi-Unit Housing <10 Floors' category in the 5th Annual Architizer A+Awards. Said to be the largest awards program focused on promoting and celebrating the year's best architecture and products, five finalists are selected by judges in a series of categories, then the finalists are put to a public vote where design enthusiasts from all over the world can pick their favourites.
RNDSQR is developing the multi-faceted project that subverts the typical glass box and imagines a new type of housing that democratizes light, views, and space. A highly topographical massing accommodates the developer's request for 70 units while modulating the shape to decrease the scale at sensitive points in the site. Instead of conventionally placing townhomes at the foot of the building, these units are positioned up top. A diversity of loft, studio, and condominium units then fill out the remaining portions of the structure, creating a variegated network of homes that essentially performs as a self-contained community, where social interaction is strengthened.
The winners of the A+ Popular Choice Awards are honoured alongside a winner picked by the jury. Village is facing some tough competition from London, Charlotte, Costa Careyes in Mexico, and the Port of Mainz in Germany. The 2016 contest tallied more than 400,000 public votes. Voting will remain open until Thursday, March 30th. To put your support behind Village, visit the voting page.
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