Preserving historic value, scale & feel
1215 W 16th Ave
Vancouver
Status: Complete
About this Project
The project, Hampton Court, at W 16th Ave and Wolfe Ave preserves a historic home, adapting it’s large and outdated floor plans into three new modern residences, while adding 5 infill homes. By creating 8 new residences in the place of one aging home while preserving historic value, scale and feel of the neighborhood; Hampton Court is a great example of sensitive, missing-middle density. The heritage building was built in 1952 in the Fairview neighborhood of Vancouver and is characterized by its Arts and Crafts style and displays features typical of that era including hipped roof, shingle cladding and wood frame, multi-pane windows as well as distinctive features such as the porch eyebrow windows and roof dormers.
By creating 8 new residences in place of one aging home while preserving historic value, scale and feel of the neighborhood; Hampton Court is a great example of sensitive, missing-middle density.
The main building is restored and converted into three units. With new infill homes added on the east and west sides of the building, taking advantage of the large lot. The project celebrates the historic home as the main feature of the site. The infill is designed as contemporary to avoid imitation of the existing form and materials thus complementing the historic place in a manner that respects its heritage value and does not negatively impact the character defining materials and elements. The infill is massed to subordinate in height from the character house while also being setback front the character house allowing it to stand front and center. A natural colour palette is applied across both architectural styles with bold yellow front doors which unify the old and the new.
