Means of Egress

The different means of egress became a determining factor for the implementation of design strategies for the kindred project’s future housing developments

CNBC/OBC Research

Understanding the Canadian National Building Code. This week included doing research, gathering relevant citations, identify revelant definitions and start thinking about the potential of certain requirements.

Precedent Analysis

Select key precedents for further study and analyze the strategies and alternative solutions used so the building falls under Part 9 of the building code. Additionally, study the added value of these precedents (economic, environmental, cultural, social, etc).

Gather all available documentation of relevant precedent projects such as floor plans, elevations, sections, diagrams, and essentially all useful material to understand the project.

Precedent Gathering

Model the precedents and create diagrams in the same language for a design strategy catalog of similar projects. This summarizes the previous analysis and makes the comparison of projects easier.

Design Strategy Catalog

Typological Study

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Translate previous studies into design strategies that fit the firm’s context, specifically in the kindred works team objectives. Create a catalog of these strategies and demonstrate their economic, aesthetic, environmental, sustainable, and efficiency in the use of space.

Complete the design strategy catalog and typological study graphics, package all work into a sharable document, and prepare a final presentation for the Residential team at KPMB.

Analyze and create diagrams summarizing important considerations of Part 9 of the National Building Code.

The construction of these new “missing middle lowrise housing would fall under Part 9 of the Building Code. For that reason, analyzing these guidelines is crucial to potentially developing innovative design strategies.