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Trinity Bellwoods Laneway House in Ontario
16 Mar 2022
Architecture: Solares Architecture
Location: Ontario, Canada

Photos by Nanne Springer
The Trinity Bellwoods Laneway House is a beautiful example of how generosity and vision can lead to the creation of a modern home nestled in an urban laneway.

Trinity Bellwoods Laneway House, Canada
The vision came from a young urban couple, before the City of Toronto released its laneway house program. They wanted a sustainable house in Toronto?s highly desirable Trinity Bellwoods neighbourhood but had a limited budget. The generosity came from his parents, who gifted the young couple the space above their two-car garage on the laneway behind their house.
Thanks to exquisitely detailed planning, and an understanding of the approvals process, we were able to gently place a compact three-bedroom home atop the garage. This was done without infringing on the garage itself, which is used year-round, including in the summer as a second kitchen for canning and preserves.
The result is two family homes on a lot that previously held just one. Close enough for the grandchildren to grow up seeing their grandparents daily. Separate enough for everyone to have their own space.

Design

Open the front door off the iconic Toronto laneway and you step into a crisp white penny-tiled vestibule. It?s hard to believe there?s a garage thro...