ANSOKU

2026  |  VANCOUVER, BC  |  COMPLETE

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Ansoku is a Shaughnessy sixplex designed by Longpre Architecture as a quiet study in missing middle housing, privacy, and urban refuge. Composed of duplexes and infill homes, the project draws from Japanese spatial restraint, Bavarian farmhouse warmth, and the familiar language of the Vancouver Special to create density that feels calm, sheltered, and deeply residential.

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Rather than treating density as a purely numerical exercise, Ansoku explores how additional homes can be woven into an established neighbourhood with care, rhythm, and character. The project is organized around layered courtyards, planted edges, intimate thresholds, and framed views, creating a sense of privacy and refuge within a compact urban site.

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Dark shingle cladding, warm cedar, stone, deep roof forms, and landscaped passages give the project a material language that is both contemporary and rooted in Vancouver’s residential fabric. Its pitched forms and sheltered balconies soften the scale of multi family housing, while the courtyard organization creates moments of calm between the homes.

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For Longpre Architecture, Ansoku reflects a central belief: The machine builds housing. We build homes. It is part of our ongoing study of multiplex housing as vessels for the soul, where density is measured not only in units, but in livability, dignity, atmosphere, and belonging.

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As featured on the Globe and Mail