Vancouver Heritage Foundation’s 2014 Vancouver Special House Tour
Saturday, April 26, 1 – 5 pm
Tickets: $30
To purchase tickets, click here or call 604-264-9642.
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See how this uniquely Vancouver style is being reinvented
Visit a Joe Wai Special (right), a uniquely Strathcona style built to quickly replace homes demolished in the first phase of a large scale freeway project.
We’ll also open a home built in the Special style but completely out of conrete block as is commonly seen in European homes. Opening up this floor plan meant carving out doorways and walls with a cement saw leaving the homeowner, a creative interior designer, with some unusual design challenges.
We will also open three beautifully modernized homes for those with a soft spot for the traditional Special.
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‘Special’ Insight: Two Distinct Perspectives on the Vancouver Special – April 16
Hear from two very different speakers who bring new insight to the Special. First learn from Guido Wimmers, the man credited with bringing ‘Passive House’ standards to Canada, about how he adapted his own Vancouver Special to these very strict guidelines.
Then we’ll hear from architect Joe Wai about the the housing style he created to quickly restore housing to Strathcona after the first phase of the planned freeway demolished many homes. Both talks will be followed by Q&A.
Vancouver Special Pre-Tour Lecture ‘Special’ Insight: Two distinct perspectives on the Vancouver Special
Saturday, April 16th 7:30 – 9pm
Tickets: $12
To purchase tickets, click here or call 604-264-9642.
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A gallery of great Van Special photos by Martin Knowles:
