Noncompliant Brian

Intel

Is This Powder Room Cramping your Experience?

In this appeal, the matter of minimum washroom size is put to the test, and indeed, the Building Code does not restrict the size of a washroom except where it is subject to Accessibility requirements, or the incoming Adaptable requirements.

As the size of a powder room or washroom is not regulated, it is up to the designer or Architect to provide an appropriate level of usability and the Authority Having Jurisdiction is not permitted to intervene with an inappropriate design. I will say, there is nothing like having to stand on the toilet to close the door!

Lore

Thirteen Cubes

Rising 140m above the city, this unique design consists of 13 cubes that resemble the typical building in Tirana, but stacked like wooden building blocks from kindergarten, including the bit of haphazardness.

This is an interesting design, and it would be amazing to see something like this building in Canada, Unlike some of my previous examples, I think this structure would not have a hard time fitting into the confines of our Canadian Building Code, with three central stair and elevator cores running up through the building.

The Architecture scene in Tirana has been on a tear with multiple buildings being proposed and constructed that are unusual and spectacular!

What do you think about buildings like this? Are they something that you would like to see more of in Canada?

On the Town

Vancouver Art Gallery - Looking for a New Canadian Architect

The Vancouver Art Gallery is now on the hunt for a new Architect to design the new facility, and they are specifically looking for a Canadian firm. Unfortunately, this is not an open competition and the Gallery has invited only a select group of Architects to submit a proposal for the project, of which eight are Vancouver firms.

Wisdom

NBC 2020 Part 9 Illustrated User's Guide

National Research Council of Canada has updated the Part 9 Housing and Small Buildings Illustrated User's Guide for the 2020 edition of the National Building Code of Canada. This guide is a great resource for details and explanations of the provisions.

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Happy valentines day! All the best to you and your favourite people!

Thanks for reading today!

The cold spell here in Victoria (I know, we are spoiled with only -3C) is at an end, and the rain is set to return to wash what is left of the snow away. I hope you have enjoyed the snow and the cold wherever you are, though my colleague Delaine in Regina has not been enjoying the -30C plus the wind chill!

I hope you enjoy the Family Day long weekend, and I'll see you on the next issue!