Housing Design Catalogue

This page provides a collection of pre-reviewed free-to-access multiplex housing designs that property owners and builders can consider for development in Squamish. These plans support housing diversity and help make it easier to build small-scale multi-unit homes that fit local neighbourhoods and current regulations. 
 
The District of Squamish is a local government partner with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Housing (CMHC) Housing Design Catalogue. Through this partnership, three catalogue designs have been added to the District’s list of pre-reviewed multiplex housing designs. 
 
The District’s pre-reviewed multiplex designs include: 

  • Designs selected through the District’s Multiplex Design Competition
  • Selected designs from the CMHC Design Catalogue 

All designs listed on this page have been reviewed by the building department and are suitable for consideration in Squamish. 

Key Benefits

Streamlined applications: Pre-reviewed templates can support faster, more predictable permit approvals by reducing the need for extensive design revisions and repeated technical review.

Cost savings: Standardized designs can reduce soft costs for homeowners and builders, including architectural fees, consultant time, and redesign expenses.

Zoning alignment: Designs have been reviewed for general alignment with Squamish's zoning and development regulations, providing greater certainty and reducing risky early in the process.

About the Multiplex Design Competition

The Multiplex Design Competition was hosted by the District of Squamish as an action of the Squamish Housing Action Plan and funded through the CMHC Housing Accelerator Fund. Carefully selected winning designs respond to local conditions, including neighbourhood context and flood construction levels.

If you are interested in building one of the designs on your property, contact details for the designer or architect are listed with the plans below. This step is not required for the Housing Design Catalogue.

Secondary Storey Dwelling

First Place

Higher Ground
by Haeccity Studio Architecture

Second Place

The Alcove
By Paula Alejandro Vazquez, TAG Panels

Third Place

Umbel
By Sideyard Architecture

Elevated Dwellings

First Place

The Tusk
by Brendan Callander, Callander Architecture

Second Place

Double Double
By Haeccity Studio Architecture

Third Place

Encore
By Guy McLintock, McLintock Architecture

Ground Level Dwellings

First Place

C Plex
by Haeccity Studio Architecture

Second Place

The Tusk
By Brendan Callander, Callander Architecture

Third Place

Blended
By Paula Alejandro Vazquez, TAG Panels

Designer and architect contact details

Category 1: Second Storey Dwellings
1st Place: Higher Ground
Haeccity Studio Architecture		 2nd Place: The Alcove
Paula Alejandro Vazquez, TAG Panels Ltd.		 3rd Place: Umbel
Sideyard Architecture
Category 2: Elevated Dwellings
1st Place: The Tusk
Brendan Callander, Callander Architecture		 2nd Place: Double Double
Haeccity Studio Architecture 		 3rd Place: Encore
Guy McLintock, McLintock Architecture
Category 3: Ground Level Dwellings
1st Place: C Plex
Haeccity Studio Architecture		 2nd Place: The Tusk
Brendan Callander, Callander Architecture		 3rd Place: Blended
Paula Alejandro Vazquez, TAG Panels Ltd.

CMHC Housing Design Catalogue

As part of the District’s partnership with CMHC, the following Housing Design Catalogue designs for the B.C. Region have been pre-reviewed by the District’s building department. 

Duplex

Fourplex 01

Fourplex 02

All designs, floor plans, and technical packages are hosted exclusively on the official CMHC Housing Design Catalogue website. While users interested in the design competition are directed to the original designers, catalogue users may also choose to work with their own qualified professional, such as a licensed designer, architect, or engineer, to adapt a selected catalogue design to suite their specific site conditions and prepare a permit application.
 
View full design details 

Images above are courtesy of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). 

About the Housing Catalogue Designs

  • The District does not host or modify CMHC design drawings or technical packages
  • All designs, drawings, specifications, and downloads remain on the Housing Design Catalogue website
  • Questions about catalogue designs should be directed to CMHC
  • Questions about how these designs may be used locally can be directed to the District of Squamish 

Next Steps

If you are planning a multiplex project: