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Hearth Architectural
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AIBC-registered Studio, Hearth Architectural Inc.
Multiplex from the character house you already own.
Hearth Architectural has many years of experience working with smaller-scale developers to bring innovative housing solutions to BC — including converting Vancouver character single-family homes into 4-unit multiple-conversion dwellings with two additional infill units.
Meet Hearth Architectural
Hearth Architectural Inc. is a Vancouver AIBC-registered firm with years of experience working with the smaller-scale development community to bring innovative housing solutions to the province.
The firm's documented work includes converting a Vancouver character single-family home into a four-unit multiple-conversion dwelling, plus two additional infill dwelling units on the same lot — a six-unit outcome from an existing heritage character house.
Credentials
Why work with Hearth
01
Existing character house = asset, not obstacle
Hearth has a published track record of treating an existing pre-1940 house as the core of a multi-unit conversion plus infill — the highest-value play for retain-and-add multiplex on lots with character protection.
02
Multiple-conversion dwelling fluency
MCDs are a less-used Vancouver bylaw pathway than new-build multiplex but can unlock six total units from heritage stock. Hearth's portfolio works that pathway specifically.
Built work
Character house → 4-unit MCD + 2 infill
Vancouver
Single-family character home converted to a 4-unit Multiple Conversion Dwelling plus two infill dwelling units.
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