Earles Street

Proscenium is providing full architectural design services for Earles Street, a dynamic new residential development in the Collingwood neighbourhood of Vancouver. The project includes a six-lot consolidation with four buildings built above a shared underground parkade.

The design of this residential block is intended to create visual interest and diversity from the street view. The façades along Earles Street feature a mix of brick cladding and contrasting panel that visually break up the massing of individual elements. Windows and wood-textured panels add warmth and balance out the weighty brick, overlaid with a rhythmic application of vertical privacy walls and balconies.

The four buildings form complimentary mirrored pairs, creating a central entry axis. Ground-oriented units feature direct courtyard or sidewalk entrances and patios, while upper units open onto private decks. The site’s double loaded corridor, exterior single-loaded corridor, and townhouse elements work together to form a shared courtyard space that is acoustically insulated from street noise, creating a peaceful outdoor amenity area for occupants. A shared rooftop space on the north corner of the site gives users rooftop views towards the mountains.