The Duplex, Re-invented For High-density Living

By Hadani Ditmars, Globe and Mail

December 9, 2011

At the nexus of Vancouver’s bravest new neighbourhood, design/build architect Lucio Picciano is reinventing the duplex. Mere minutes from the new Vancouver Community College SkyTrain station and Ken Lum’s iconic monument to East Vancouver, the housing type most commonly associated with 70’s A-frame style barns, is being born again. Its 2011 incarnation is as a high-density, high-design dwelling that is as flexible as it is modern. More …