The Missing Middle idea was coined by architect Daniel Parolek to illustrate the lack of housing types being built, not as a result of market forces but rather the result of policy – put simply, we have chosen to build everything else but Missing Middle housing. Missing Middle housing describes housing forms between single-detached houses and apartment buildings and includes duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, rowhouses, townhouses and low and mid-rise buildings.
SmartDensity’s premise is that our vision for gentle density provides an opportunity for cities to create liveable communities, one’s where we can maintain the integrity of the surrounding built environment while also introducing low scale pedestrian-oriented family-sized units. The project allows for a four storey residential building, 25% family-friendly units with generous indoor and outdoor amenity spaces.