This proposal will replace a two-storey, 5-unit apartment building built in the 1940‘s and now considered at the end of its serviceable life, with a new 5-storey, 14-unit strata-title apartment building with an underground parking garage.

The project has been designed with consultation with the immediate neighbours and with City of Victoria area planners. We believe it fits appropriately within the complex context of the Oak Bay Avenue corridor, and will provide desirable homes to meet an increasing demand in walkable neighbourhoods such as this. The approach to this project has been to find a design solution that responds appropriately to its neighbours and the context, while following the established zoning criteria as closely as possible. A density increase is not requested.

The building exterior includes a brick masonry main foor (using a grey brick and matching mortar) with deep window and entrance reveals. The upper residential foors are clad in rain-screen stucco fnish in a combination of white and grey tones. The walls and soffts of recessed balconies and the hallway circulation area are clad in wood siding stained a pale grey. Meanwhile, the exterior circulation areas are screened with an ornamental perforated screen in a copper colour. Balcony guards facing Bank Street are a combination of glazed aluminum and similar perforated copper-coloured screens.