The Hood : Friendly with everyone within and outside the complex

Within:

o Organization of units, space, that encourage communal activities 

o Mutli-functional interior courtyard and shared rooms

o Elderly-friendly - all units on ground floor, no stairs

Outside:

o Friendly to neighboring buildings - deriving scale and material

o Scale: Kensington neighborhood building heights vary from one to three storeys on average

o Material: brick. derived from the common use of bricks in surrounding buildings

o Further complementing Kensington market context: dedicate spaces for grocery stores, restaurants and cafes

Net Zero

o Solar-panel covered roof

o Extra light penetration through clerestory

o Thermal Mass 

o Pro-ventilation organization

o Rain collection for grey water use