A Sneak Peek at the new Toronto Garden Suite rules
We’ve been waiting to see what form the new rules on Garden Suites will likely take. To be clear, what follows is just a first…
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Rammed Earth | Pros and… any Cons?
Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre| Copyright SIREWALL Rammed earth is one of the oldest methods of construction, and has been used for millennia. Although some of…
Brief History from GREEN MINIHOME to Laneway Suite
The modern tiny home movement is experiencing a transition from consumerism towards prefabrication and minimalism. With a perfectly clever space-saving design, an off-grid, year-round comfortable…
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How Building A Passive House Can Save You Money In The Long-Term
Kim Degenkolb | April 26 2021 We are currently seeing an uptick in the passive house movement - which is a great thing! However, many…
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Affordable Laneway Suites… A Win For Owners & Tenants
Kim Degenkolb | Feb 18, 2021 While laneway suites in Toronto are gaining popularity, many owners are deciding to rent out their newly built units.…
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Tiny house, Bright Future
Allison Evans | Feb 9, 2021 Two years after passing the Laneway Suite by-law into effect, the City of Toronto is again looking to the…
Design For Diversity
Kim-Marie Degenkolb | Nov 6, 2020 Image via The Globe And Mail Many parts of our beautiful city are unfortunately not designed for people with…
Equity In Architecture
Hannah Spasov | Sept 9, 2021 2020 has been an upheaval where the presence of COVID-19, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the ever growing…
Peek Into Our Office | The New Normal
Kim M Degenkolb + Aisha M Hassan | Sept 4, 2020 To say that this year has forced us to reexamine our habits would be…
Modular Design Can Be So Much More
Kim-Marie Degenkolb | Jul 31, 2020 Modular design - also known as prefabricated design - is most commonly found in small, residential homes. While modular…