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Introducing Olivia Wheater who leads many of our urban infill projects as a Development Manager 


Meet Aryze: Olivia Wheater

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Olivia started working at Aryze as a Development Coordinator and quickly grew to her current role as a Development Manager, overseeing urban infill projects like 

Directed and produced by local filmmakers at 

, this award-winning documentary shares the story behind Tiny Homes Village—an innovative transitional housing solution built from repurposed shipping containers.

"TinyTown" Premiere

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This weekend marks one year since residents first moved into 

—an innovative transitional housing solution in the North Park neighbourhood built from repurposed shipping containers. 

Celebrating Tiny Homes Village with Bill’s Bag Lunches

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Vital People: The Starfish Canada is inspiring young people to make a difference together with Aryze

A shipping-container ­village for those without homes prepares to celebrate its one-year anniversary in May.

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Victoria's Tiny Town: How a collection of shipping containers became a community

Pop-up Playground in Quadra Village

Introducing Kurt Filan, an integral part of our construction team

Meet Aryze: A Foundation Built on Integrity

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Have you met Kurt? As our Construction Manager, Kurt leads crews on-site, offering selfless support and fostering our construction team's professional growth.

A modern rowhouse development in Victoria, BC, brings new thinking to an age-old typology.

Pearl in the Rough: Pearl Block, Victoria, BC

Density Transfer Partnership between Aryze Developments and The Land Conservancy

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Proposal could permanently protect Victoria’s Abkhazi Garden from development

With many projects advancing throughout the approval process, 2022 is shaping up to be a year full of exciting news and updates.

In-Development Snapshot: What's Next?

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Meet Me in the Middle: Fixing a Hole in the Housing Market

Block x Block campaign centres the general public in re-envisioning their city

There’s a brand new ‘Friends’ inspired apartment building in Quadra Village

TELUS Ocean approved by City of Victoria council

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Victoria approves construction of new Telus office tower

The possibilities of tackling climate change with construction technologies and building code by Andrew Chapman, one of our Project Managers.

Building for the Future

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At Aryze, we’re looking to construct the best homes we can for now and well into the future; so our question is why wait? 

Do you share our vision for the future of the Quadra Village neighbourhood? 

1025 Kings Heading to the Committee of the Whole

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Creative infill development built by Aryze has been recognized by the Architecture Foundation of British Columbia

Pearl Block Wins Design Excellence Award

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We are thrilled to share that last night,

was named the winner of the Design Excellence Award in the Multi Residential, Mixed Use category at the 2021 AFBC Architectural Awards of Excellence.

Mixed-use rental project proposed for former Island Outfitters site

During a recent community-based research project, UVic geography students created a story map—an interactive website for the community to learn more about the people living in the transitional tiny home community being built at 940 Caledonia Ave.

Victoria’s housing crisis: students shine light on empathy

Introducing Katherine Davies, VP of Operations 

Meet Aryze: Building culture from within

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Meet Katherine—our VP of Operations who plays an integral role in Aryze’s success, unlocking the potential of both our projects and our team.

Redevelopment of Douglas Street's Island Outfitters property envisioned as six-storey rental complex with retail

We are excited to join a global collective of like-minded developers who share similar aspirations and work towards improving standards and practices within the industry.

Established by Milieu to challenge the status quo, Building Better Cities promotes regular communication and collaboration between its growing list of developers across the globe.⁠⁠ Together with Australian-based Milieu Property, other key partners include Parabola—a developer working across England to create high-quality, safe, friendly and enriching environments and Alloy—a New York-based developer working to elevate the standards of development throughout Brooklyn.

We look forward to sharing our collection of creative infill developments from here in Victoria and learning how to leverage our shared values to build better cities around the world!

Building Better Cities 

Find out where to pick up your copy and how to participate in a social media contest.

Aryze Annual Vol.2

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We are thrilled to introduce the limited release of

–an exclusive publication that offers a behind-the-scenes look at everything we do at Aryze. 

As Rotunda nears completion in early 2022, we’re hosting a limited number of private hard hat tours to share an exclusive preview of the homes in progress. 

With only 2 homes remaining—and a limited number of tours available—you don't want to miss this sneak preview opportunity.

Exclusive Rotunda Preview

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Introducing Chris Quigley, the latest addition to our development team. 

Meet Aryze: Urbanism with a British accent

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In an effort to create healthy, beautiful spaces for our community to call home, we focus on gathering the best people—those who hold a strong vision for the future potential of our city. 

Earlier this summer we welcomed a new member to our development team as our Portfolio Director. Introducing, 

Learn how infill development makes room for increased greenspace, benefiting the community as a whole in the Capital Daily op-ed by our development coordinator, Leigh Stickle. 

Opinion: Private gardens are fine, but public space is better

An exploration of efficient, densified and attainable housing

The Typology of Townhomes

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Our Principal, Development Lead Luke Mari joins Joe Perkins on the MicCHEK podcast to discuss population growth in Victoria

Is Victoria Getting Too Big, Too Fast?

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Humanity's planet-shaping powers—and what they mean for the future

Inside Victoria’s Tiny Homes Village

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Neighbours welcome tiny-home residents with flowers, cookies, window signs

In this edition of Road to Recovery with Douglas Magazine, CHEK’s Jasmine Bala sits down with Ryan Goodman, principal and general manager of Aryze Developments.

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Road to Recovery: Construction industry faces new challenges one year into the pandemic

A Decades-Old Home in British Columbia Is Reborn as an Art-Filled Haven

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Portage in Dwell

Special thanks to great neighbours 

Plan for temporary tiny-home village in Victoria made of shipping containers gets closer to reality

“It’s not about the housing; it’s about who is housed.”

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Human-Centred Design: Luke Mari

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City of Victoria seeks design plans to make Government Street more pedestrian friendly

Plans for downtown Victoria's $100 million Telus Ocean tower tweaked as approvals process continues

Converted shipping containers to soon house people living in Victoria parks

Feds approve floating swim platform quietly installed in Victoria waterway

Do we demolish and rebuild, or refurbish and renovate to preserve what we have even though the costs are higher?

Buildings are worth saving if they can be living, breathing part of community

TELUS planning new ocean-themed flatiron office building in downtown Victoria

Second phase of "Friends" sitcom-inspired apartments could replace aging rental complex in Quadra-Hillside

HousingHub project to bring 64 new affordable rental spaces by Spring 2021.

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Affordable rental home project under construction in Victoria

The houses – previously located at 1712 and 1720 Fairfield Rd. – were moved to make room for the Rhodo townhouse project, a collection of town homes by real estate developer Aryze.

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Victoria houses take barge to San Juan, Gulf Islands

The Fernwood Factor: Multi-generational living in a spaceship house

A Victoria home set to be demolished got a spooky makeover this fall when a group of climate activists and artists came together to create a public art project in the Fifth Street house.

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Waste Land: A climate anxiety haunted house

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Legal challenge against Gonzales townhouse project fails

D’Arcy Jones Creates a Multi-Gen Marvel in Victoria, B.C.

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Aryze on CTV News discussing urban infill housing

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Victoria council looking to create more middle housing options

Peak inside a climate anxiety haunted house

Events

The Waste Land: Interactive Art Installation 

City of Victoria faces court case over approval of Gonzales project

A trendy new development will soon be breaking ground in Victoria, B.C. and it's inspired by the TV show Friends.

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You Can Live In This Friends-Inspired Apartment Building In BC Next Year

Vancouver Island School of Art gets new home approved

Want to Show People What Their City Could Be? Build It.

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Aryze in Strong Towns!

Some members of the Gonzales neighbourhood are unhappy about new development.

Victoria neighbourhood takes City to court over variance approvals

“Our aim has been to retain the timeless qualities we love, while creating a home that functions well and matches how we live today.”

Abandoned country mansion restored to former glory

New Generation of Builders Make Exciting Changes in Construction Industry

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Aryze on the cover of Douglas Magazine

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Innovative infill development for Sidney

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8 April Fools pranks that might have had you second guessing

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Ten on the 10th: real-estate development Q&A with Luke Mari and Ryan Goodman

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Aryze in Modern Home Magazine: Our Future City

Together with Aaron of Licker Geospatial Consulting Co. we developed an interactive map to reveal interesting trends in how Victoria is developing as a city.

Mapping Recent Development Trends in Victoria

New community engagement platform tackles Victoria's 'generation squeeze' dilemma

Stacked townhome' and condo dev eyed for James Bay's Parry Street

Home Tour: Murray And Valerie Nunns' Luxurious Tudor Style Home

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Arts & Crafts Revival in YAM Magazine

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Dunsmuir on the cover of Modern Home Lookbook Volume 1

Sidney Approves Peninsula’s first “zero parking” residential building

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Leeward—a collection of four coastal homes—approved in downtown Sidney

NHL Players Revive a Classic Tofino Property

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Tofino Resort+Marina in Vancouver Magazine

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Modern Home Victoria, King Residence Custom Home

Aryze and Purdey Group propose one of Islands first multifamily residential buildings to incorporate rooftop solar technology.

The Chord proposal in Citified

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Aryze's Two Sisters in YAM Magazine

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Frank in YAM Magazine

Oak Bay Design Build Raises the Bar for Contemporary Homes

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Two Custom-Built Homes in Fairfield Reimagine Living Large

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Lateral in Modern Home

A focus on critical design elements enhances a Broadmead ranch bungalow