DECEMBER 2022

A (kinda-laneway) Housing Design proposal, 
with prof. Petros Babasikas.

A proposal completed for a studio which demanded the design of the client as much as the design of the mixed-used house itself.



As the imagined clients are raising their kid away from extended family, the house opens itself up to the neighbourhood, welcoming others to step into the role.

The studio demanded for a design of a residential and commercial program, and the proposal accommodates the small family on the first two floors, prioritizing spaces of gathering over spaces of privacy, and allows for a childcare/community centre to exist in the third and fourth floors (the cantilevered form). 

The house aims to become a home, the cantilever becoming an urban living room and a vital community hub in Kensington Market, Toronto. 


- Jana Rumjanceva, 2022 - 2024