Jun 23, 2020 · Since the city’s first contemporary laneway house was completed in 2010 by Lanefab (at McGill and Slocan), these unique builds have been popping up like architectural Easter eggs around our city. Here, we round up nine of Vancouver’s most eye-catching projects.

Feb 15, 2025 · Canadians are getting creative to sidestep the country's housing crisis, building homes in backyards and alleys. To ease the problem of a tight housing market, Toronto has allowed residents since 2022 to build these garden and laneway suites on their properties, The New York Times reported.

Jan 4, 2022 · We’ve rounded up a few of our favourite laneway specialists across the country to help make your back alley dreams come true. Founder Jake Fry launched Smallworks back in 2005 to create more diverse types of housing (and …

Oct 10, 2024 · A laneway house instantly endears. Tucked in the rear of the main house, often in an alleyway, there’s something secretive and special – romantic, even – about a hideaway dwelling. Perhaps it’s that laneway houses are often garage conversions: ugly utility transformed into something beautiful and cozy.

Nov 20, 2024 · True to its name, this Modcube laneway home by Synthesis Design takes the shape of a modified cube, clad in a mix of sustainable and non-combustible cement panelling – juxtaposed with cedar siding – giving it a modern yet organic feel.

Laneway houses come in all shapes and sizes. But here are some of the coolest ones we’ve ever found, and a couple of them are even up for sale! Designed by Kohn Shnier Architects, 54 Croft Street is one of the more well-known laneway homes in the city as it’s been extensively studied and written about. The home used to be a wood cottage.

Apr 26, 2021 · Take a local laneway in need of some love, add an enthusiastic group of Girl Guides in search of a major community service project and a city with a fabulous street art program, and what do you get? A very cool laneway painting project and some lovely new artwork for the community to enjoy!

Yet the cool laneway in these photos features streetscaping, decorative lighting, a community garden at the end, and rear door porches to encourage laneway socializing. If designers provide an interesting option that residents need, they will use it and also keep it safe.

Jan 6, 2020 · Scroll down to step inside this calming, compact home — plus, get a crash course on laneway houses! “The whole design of the space is about flexibility,” says Janet. The high table can be pushed against the wall to make space, or serve as a …

These feats of modern and practical architecture don’t get a ton of fame and recognition in the press, but are certainly worthy of both. Check out this super cool laneway house, built at 40R Shaftesbury Ave. in Rosedale and designed by architects Margaret Graham and Andre D’Elia of …