{"id":356,"date":"2012-10-10T16:44:58","date_gmt":"2012-10-11T00:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vopenhouse.ca\/blog\/?p=356"},"modified":"2012-10-16T14:53:34","modified_gmt":"2012-10-16T22:53:34","slug":"laneway-living-stylish-mini-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.vopenhouse.ca\/blog\/356\/laneway-living-stylish-mini-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"Laneway Living: Stylish Mini Homes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Since Vancouver&#8217;s EcoDensity Laneway House initiative was launched in 2009, laneway houses have been gaining more and more popularity.\u00c2\u00a0 There are a ton of proposed benefits to these mini-homes (financially, environmentally, economically) but how often are they credited for their beauty and design?<\/p>\n<p>A certain laneway house production company caught my attention:\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lanefab.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Lanefab Design<\/a>. From what I&#8217;ve seen on their website they build pretty amazing mini-homes.\u00c2\u00a0 They also innovate.\u00c2\u00a0 They are the creators of a sustainable, solar powered, rain-water harnessing home called the <a href=\"http:\/\/thegreenenergyblog.com\/uncategorized\/netzero-solar-laneway-house-lanefab\" target=\"_blank\">Net Zero House<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 And it doesn&#8217;t look like a giant greenhouse: this little home is stunning.\u00c2\u00a0 Check out their website by clicking the link above.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We&#8217;ve also had the chance to shoot some eye-catching laneway houses:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vopenhouse.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/0011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-387 alignnone\" title=\"001(1)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vopenhouse.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/0011-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"574\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vopenhouse.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/0011-1024x680.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.vopenhouse.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/0011-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.vopenhouse.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/0011.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vopenhouse.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/0052.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"005\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vopenhouse.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/0052-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"159\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vopenhouse.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/022.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"022\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vopenhouse.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/022-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"159\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vopenhouse.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/015.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"015\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vopenhouse.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/015-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vopenhouse.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/0291.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-364\" title=\"029\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vopenhouse.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/0291-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"574\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vopenhouse.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/0291-1024x680.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.vopenhouse.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/0291-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vopenhouse.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/031.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-365\" title=\"031\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vopenhouse.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/031-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"158\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vopenhouse.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/030.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-366\" title=\"030\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vopenhouse.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/030-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"165\" height=\"159\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vopenhouse.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/0321.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-368\" title=\"032\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vopenhouse.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/0321-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"159\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vopenhouse.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/0421.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-399\" title=\"042(1)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vopenhouse.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/0421-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"574\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vopenhouse.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/0421-1024x678.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.vopenhouse.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/0421-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vopenhouse.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/0352.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-410\" title=\"035(2)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vopenhouse.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/0352-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"179\" height=\"159\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vopenhouse.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/0342.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-409\" title=\"034(2)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vopenhouse.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/0342-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"177\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a> \u00c2\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vopenhouse.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/0392.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-411\" title=\"039(2)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vopenhouse.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/0392-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"191\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vopenhouse.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/0011.jpg\">\u00c2\u00a0 <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vopenhouse.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/0011.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Since Vancouver&#8217;s EcoDensity Laneway House initiative was launched in 2009, laneway houses have been gaining more and more popularity.\u00c2\u00a0 There are a ton of proposed benefits to these mini-homes (financially, environmentally, economically) but how often are they credited for their beauty and design? A certain laneway house production company caught my attention:\u00c2\u00a0 Lanefab Design. 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