Media Mentions
The Globe and Mail
The era of the shoebox condo is over. Here’s how Canada can build livable apartments — Nov 1 2025
Canadians need homes, not just housing — Nov 5 2024
A design change that aims to unlock housing density — Aug 15 2024
How ‘gentle density’ measures up to the hype as cities tackle Canada’s housing crisis — Apr 29 2024
Fourplexes are a complicated niche that could provide some housing relief — Apr 4 2024
Vancouver considering eliminating single-family residential zoning rules — Jul 24 2023
Toronto’s garden suites industry ready to blossom — Feb 18 2022
Vancouver eyes allowing single-family home owners to build sixplexes on their lots — Jan 28 2022
How homebuilders and residents are adapting to a warming world — Nov 6 2022
Vancouver’s well-intentioned heritage-homes policy appears to be missing the mark — Dec 19 2020
Vancouver planners, builders laud sped-up permit process at city hall — Jul 20 2020
New housing rules give duplex building a boost in Vancouver — Oct 31 2019
Getting tough on green: — May 18 2017
In pricey Vancouver, a push for collaborative housing — May 8 2018
Living small in Vancouver — May 13 2010
The New York Times
Sustainable Living in Mom’s Backyard — Jan 22 2015
Western Living
Homes of All Sizes — 2025
This Lanefab Design House Is Nothing but Net (Zero) — Jul 19 2024
Vancouver Magazine
Dwell
Mitchell House by Lanefab Design/Build — Nov 21 2018
Bloomberg CityLab
How Cities Get Granny Flats Wrong — Nov 22 2017
Sightline Institute
To Build Fast, Think Small - Oct 28, 2025
Good News! Vancouver’s Six-Homes-per-Lot Proposal Could Work — Sep 16 2020
The End of Seattle’s Backyard Cottage Marathon - May 28 2019
Home, Home on the Lane - Sept 8 2011
Vancouver Is Awesome
‘Tiny tower’ proposed for micro property in Vancouver — Oct 16 2022
How do laneway homes address affordable housing in Vancouver? — Mar 15 2022
Other Features and Mentions
After city rejection, Vancouver builder creates prototype tiny home — Mar 2021
Tiny Townhouse Prototype Finds a Home in the Downtown Eastside — Mar 4 2021
Debate over single-stair apartment buildings flares in Burnaby — Sep 27 2024
Builders in Vancouver complaining of long delays for permits — Jul 22 2014
Vancouver Modern Home Tour features a laneway house that’s gone green — Sep 16 2015
Metro Vancouver’s growth strategy hits interference — Jun 10 2009
Rethinking Hood Laneways — Jul 23 2009
