AIBC | 2018 Missing Middle Competition Winner

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Haeccity Studio Architecture

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AIBC-registered Architecture Studio, Haeccity Studio Architecture Inc.

Vancouver’s most-published missing-middle architecture studio.

Top prize at the 2018 Urbanarium Missing Middle competition. 2019 CoV Award of Merit (Cambie Apartments). Designed the C-Plex courtyard multiplex prototype now in Burnaby’s Housing Design Library.

AIBCMissing Middle 2018 WinnerCoV Merit Award 2019

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2018

Missing Middle competition win

units in published C-Plex

AIBC

Registered

Meet Haeccity Studio Architecture

Haeccity Studio is a full-service AIBC-registered architecture firm in Vancouver, working across housing, commercial projects, public art, and policy planning.

Their early multiplex thinking won the 2018 Urbanarium Missing Middle competition, and they followed it with a 2019 City of Vancouver Award of Merit for the heritage revitalization Cambie Apartments project.

Their C-Plex design — six ground-oriented units around a central courtyard — is part of the City of Burnaby Housing Design Library and is one of the better-documented multiplex prototypes for larger BC lots.

Credentials

AIBC

Recognition

Urbanarium Missing Middle Design Competition — Top Prize

2018

City of Vancouver Award of Merit — Cambie Apartments (heritage revitalization)

2019

Why work with Haeccity

Published, peer-reviewed multiplex thinking

Few BC firms have as much publicly-available multiplex IP — Urbanarium-winning entries, the C-Plex prototype, policy + planning consulting work all on the studio site.

Heritage + infill specialty

The Cambie Apartments project shows fluency with heritage-protected stock — relevant if your lot has a retainable existing house that wants to become part of a multiplex.

Squamish + Burnaby experience, not just Vancouver

Projects in the Squamish Multiplex and Burnaby Housing Library expand the firm’s footprint beyond CoV — useful as Bill 44 multiplex rolls out province-wide.

Built work

C-Plex multiplex prototype

6 units

Six ground-oriented units (2×1BR, 2×2BR, 1×3BR, 1×4BR) wrapping a central courtyard. Published in the City of Burnaby Housing Design Library.

Cambie Apartments

Vancouver

2019

Heritage revitalization project recognized with the 2019 City of Vancouver Award of Merit.

Missing Middle Infill Housing

Comox Street, Vancouver

6 units

Three-storey walk-up on a 33x121 lot — six dedicated rental units with rooftop green roof and shared courtyard. The studio’s competition-era infill case study.

Squamish Multiplex

Squamish, BC

Multiplex commission outside Metro Vancouver — referenced in firm portfolio.

Frequently asked questions

Is Haeccity the right fit for a single-lot custom multiplex?

Yes — although their public profile leans larger and more policy-driven, the studio takes private commissions. Expect a thoughtful, design-led process rather than a stamp-only engagement.

Does Haeccity work outside Vancouver?

Yes — projects in Squamish and Burnaby are documented. As an AIBC-registered firm they can stamp drawings anywhere in BC.

Work with Haeccity

Reach out directly — no VanPlex middle layer.

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