This is a library of images of houses within the city of vancouver canada using one of a set of house plans known as vancouver specials.
Vancouver special floor plan.
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Vancouver special is a term used to refer to houses built in a particular architectural style in mass quantities in the period from roughly 1965 to 1985 in vancouver british columbia and its suburbs.
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Front gabled very shallow pitched roof.
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Brick or stone finishes on the ground floor are characteristic of the ground level facades with stucco on the 2nd or 3rd floors.
Vancouver specials are characterized by their extremely typical box like structure low pitched roofs balconies across the front of the house.
The front door is typically set to one side of the house which allows for main living quarters on the upper floor and secondary suites on the bottom.
Although the vancouver special had a negative reputation because of their boxy design they were a practical choice.
Full width balcony on second floor.
Please note that the house plans in this collection may require modifications or other changes to meet local regulations.
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Suites are usually not identified by their unit number on these typical floor plans.
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Cladding usually decorative brick on ground floor facade stucco above.
Often only a typical plan of each floor will be submitted.
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This tour serves as a showcase for how these older homes can be transformed for modern living including some innovative solutions for housing several generations of the same family.
Vancouver specials are front gabled 2 storey boxy houses built on grade with low pitched roofs.
Our bc house plans collection includes floor plans recently purchased to build in british columbia and plans from local architects and designers.
Apartment or condo plans.
Plans for apartments or condo complexes may not contain drawings for individual units.
Although there may be drawings of specific unit types.
They contain shallow balcony on the second floor accessed by sliding glass doors.
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With it s basic floor plan and simple construction the vancouver special is ideal for creative solutions and inventive ideas.