Final participant chosen

The creators of two laneway house projects have been adopted as the final participants of the 2010 Challenge.

On October 30, 2008, Vancouver City Council directed city staff to begin amending current bylaws to allow for laneway housing in order to increase density in the city. Laneway houses are small buildings, typically located where a garage is set (along the alley, or laneway). Set to be no more than 1.5 storeys high, they are only to be rented or lived in by family members of the home who's property the laneway house is located on. They are to meet the highest standards set by the City's Green Homes Program.

These 600(ish)sqft structures will be some of the first laneway homes to go up in Vancouver once the bylaw is passed - expected in June or July this summer.

More information about laneway housing in Vancouver can be found on the Vancouver EcoDensity webpage.