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Nick Bray
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Principal Architect, Nick Bray Architecture Ltd.
Multiplexes designed for the net-zero density bonus.
Vancouver-based AIBC studio focused on efficient and sustainable design — single-family Passive Houses, four-plexes, community buildings, and mid-rise. Part of the Project Mint Group.
PH
Passive House practitioner
AIBC
Registered
4-plex
Net-zero built
Meet Nick Bray
Nick Bray Architecture Ltd. is a Vancouver-based, AIBC-registered architecture studio focused on efficient and sustainable design. Project types range from single-family Passive Houses to multiplexes, community buildings, and mid-rise apartment + commercial buildings.
The studio actively uses Vancouver’s net-zero / Passivhaus density bonus system on its larger homes and multiplexes — additional buildable area in exchange for high-performance envelopes that hit the city’s climate targets.
The firm provides design services within the Project Mint Group and is a member of HAVAN (Homebuilders Association Vancouver).
Credentials
Why work with Nick
01
The density bonus is your secret weapon
Vancouver’s net-zero / Passivhaus density bonus can add meaningful buildable area to a multiplex. Nick Bray designs to capture it as default scope, not an add-on.
02
Broken-down massing on multi-unit
His net-zero 4-plex deliberately breaks down massing to read at a familiar residential scale on the street — important on heritage-context blocks.
03
Project Mint integration
Operating inside the Project Mint Group means design coordinates closely with builder-side scheduling and pricing from day one, reducing redesign loops.
Built work
Net-Zero 4-Plex Vancouver
Vancouver
Net-zero ready 4-plex with broken-down massing and Passivhaus-grade envelope. Designed under Vancouver’s net-zero density bonus.
Frequently asked questions
Is Passive House overkill for a 4-plex?
Do you handle the entire permit set?
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