Posted Dec 2, 2022, 4:32 AM
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UBC expansion plans:
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UBC outlines Vancouver campus expansion and 24,000 more residents
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The University of British Columbia’s (UBC) campus at the westernmost end of the Vancouver peninsula is set to grow and densify substantially over the next 30 years, transforming the campus into an urban environment that is much closer to a city.
Over the past year, the university has been putting together its draft 2050 vision — a 30-year Campus Vision and Housing Action Plan — of significantly adding more academic space to support increased enrolment and fulfill academic needs, more student housing to fill the immense demand for on-campus student living, and more neighbourhood residents...
... UBC is envisioning a 20% increase in its floor space dedicated to academic uses, such as lecture theatres, classrooms, faculty offices, and research and lab spaces.
It will also build at least 3,300 new additional student beds by 2034 — increasing its on-campus student housing supply from the existing 14,000 beds to over 17,000. More beds beyond the 3,300 minimum target could be achievable, but this is based on demand and financing capacity. At the start of each school year, UBC typically has a waitlist of 6,000 students for on-campus student housing...
... Option 1: Towers
The first option would be composed of a new major cluster of tall towers in excess of 30 storeys within Acadia, which would not only allow for more housing but also enable more public parks and open spaces. Under this option, taller towers would also be permitted within the southernmost remaining parcels of Wesbrook Village, and the future Stadium Neighbourhood project.
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Option 2: Low- and mid-rise buildings
The second option limits Acadia’s redevelopment to low- and mid-rise buildings up to 12 storeys, but the redistribution of density horizontally would reduce potential public parks and open spaces significantly compared to the first option of mainly vertical towers.
This second option of lower density in Acadia would still achieve the same overall neighbourhood residential density increase as the first option, as UBC would offset it by redeveloping additional locations of the campus, including Hawthorn Place, added height for future towers at Wesbrook Village, and other infill sites.
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I vote for #1. Who's going to complain, the squirrels?
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