Nari | 24m | 6s | FAAS Architecture

[CBBarnett]

Have we seen this one yet? Called Nari, in Marda Loop (34 Ave and 14A Street SW). 44 units, and a bit of retail, replacing two small walkup apartments, if I got the location right.

https://www.ournari.ca/

 

[CalgaryTiger]

Solid incremental change. Would replace these:

This does have me asking how I feel about displacing a cheap housing option? That hasn't really happened in Marda Loop, it has been mostly older Ranch-style homes or even older homes being displaced. On the other hand This is just how City Building goes. And 44 homes is a density increase, so it is more than a sideways move.

 

[O-tac]

Reminds me a little of the one going on the corner of Southland and Elbow. I prefer that one to this however. The massing looks awkward somehow. Even if they broke it up with a horizontal band of a different colour or something near the top floor it would help.

 

[Surrealplaces]

Nice scale, and would fit into the neighborhood really well. Too bad it's replacing a couple of older stock apartment buildings, but it is what it is. Appears to be roughly 24 units replaced with 48 units. A bit of a density win.

 

[Albertasaurus]

Nice scale, and would fit into the neighborhood really well. Too bad it's replacing a couple of older stock apartment buildings, but it is what it is. Appears to be roughly 24 units replaced with 48 units. A bit of a density win.

But probably not a win from an affordability perspective, unfortunately

 

[Surrealplaces]

But probably not a win from an affordability perspective, unfortunately

Yep, that part is unfortunate. We seem to be losing a lot of that old apartment stock these days, especially since we never had a ton of it to begin with.

 

[Surrealplaces]

I forgot to mention that the name sounds Japanese, it’s giving me Tokyo vibes!

 

[potatopizzafan]

As with most simple designs, the materials used will make or break this one.