This residential apartment building is a catalyst for downtown Kimberley, BC. A ubiquitous mining town, Kimberley has long since left its roots as a resource community and slowly transformed itself into an eco-tourist destination. This project recognizes the unique place and people in the area and its proximity to the Platzl as a means of reinforcing a new, vibrant and active downtown core. The building is on an urban sized lot and is organized around a central courtyard, which offers light, community gathering and fresh air to suites and patrons. The suites stack four stories high, and brick, a material with texture, colour, and permanence, is used to signify the public zones and accentuate the suite divisions in the simple building frame. The red brick walls blend well with existing paving and surrounding context. The building encourages a higher density than currently allowed of four storeys to maximize housing while valuing the pedestrian relationship to the building height at the street face.