Interactive master plan

Four acres, arranged so no child crosses a road.

A strict vehicular-perimeter design: cars stop at the gate or on the gravel loop, and the entire interior belongs to people. Select any zone for its engineered specification.

GreenhouseHubPlayShuttle8-ft buried water · sewer · Hydro corridorMunicipal road — RM of Rosser
Circular car-free housing ring

50 Winterized Housing Units

Fifty one- and two-bedroom winterized units wrap circularly around the Central Hub, doors facing inward. The entire interior is car-free so children move between home, play area, and garden without crossing a roadway.

Specification

Unit count
50 (mix of 1BR / 2BR)
Shell
Bulk manufactured shell, ≤ $20,000 CAD base
Foundation
Pressure-treated timber skids on gravel pad
Envelope
3" closed-cell polyurethane spray foam
Skirting
2" XPS insulated frost skirt, full perimeter
Ventilation
Mini HRV in every unit (mandatory)
Heat
Subfloor PEX off the central hydronic loop

Code & standards

  • CSA A277 — factory certification of the shell prior to site delivery.
  • MBC 9.25 — continuous air/vapour barrier; spray foam serves as both.
  • MBC 9.32 — mechanical ventilation; HRV sized to principal-exhaust requirement.
  • MBC 9.36 — energy efficiency for housing (Zone 7A effective assemblies).
  • MBC 9.10.19 — interconnected smoke alarms + CO alarm per unit.

Section through the site

Everything that keeps the village alive in January sits under the gravel: the municipal services at eight feet, and the insulated hydronic mains feeding each subfloor.

Grade — compacted gravel perimeter roadUnit on timber skids2" XPS frost skirtPre-insulated hydronic mains — ~1.2 mRegional design frost depthWSMHWater · Wastewater · Manitoba Hydro conduit — 8 ft (2.44 m) below grade8 ft