Single Stair Multiplexes:

Cities across North America are starting to allow small scale, single stair apartment buildings or “point access blocks”. These buildings are everywhere in Europe and Asia, and offer numerous benefits.

Our team has been working on prototypes to prepare for the arrival of this new housing option.

Digital rendering of a modern apartment complex with multiple buildings, solar panels, trees, cars parked along the street, and aerial view.

50’ Frontage -
The “Bike Access Block”

2.5 to 3 FSR. Accessible, family friendly, low carbon, passive house.
At grade e-bike garages.
Low (50%) site coverage = green space.

Single stair and elevator.

A colorful multi-story residential building with balconies and large windows, situated in an urban environment with trees, sidewalk, and parked cars in front.

33’ Frontage -
The 6 Pack

(3x) 1 Br flats
+ (3x) 2Br Flats
1 to 1.5 FSR
50% Site Coverage

A modern, three-story residential building with balconies on each level, surrounded by trees and a sidewalk. People are visible on the balconies, and a woman walking a dog in front of the house.

Fab Plex - 50’ Ten Plex

6 parking spaces

Architectural drawing of a modern, multi-story residential building with balconies, parking spaces, trees, and people walking around.

Fab Plex - 50’ Six Plex

No parking

Architectural rendering of a modern, multi-story residential building with an external staircase, large windows, and a mix of wooden and concrete exterior finishes. Bicycles are parked at the entrance, and two people are visible inside through the windows.

Cul de Sac Plex

Colorful architectural model of a two-story house with a grey roof, yellow, orange, green, and red exterior walls, and adjacent driveway and lawn, situated on a plot with clearly marked property boundaries and measurements.

Fab Plex - 33’ Four Plex

Architectural 3D model of three multi-story residential buildings in various stages of construction, placed side by side on a city block with sidewalks and topographical details.