This project was part of a third year course at OCAD called Habitat. We were asked to re-imagine what the ideas of affordability and sustainability could mean for a new model of Toronto housing. I started out by taking a closer look at the Toronto landscape for what hidden possibilities existed within its concrete and asphalt filled grid. I began to see an enormous amount of potential in parking lots — these blank paved canvases that remain empty and unused half the time. The home that I designed attempts to re-imagine the potential of these spaces in a way that I hoped would open up a dialogue about Toronto’s urban landscape and how we've evolved to view spatial value.

The design takes up a footprint the size of a standard parking spot. Given the right lot, one could imagine the spawning of other Living Lots on the same property to create an emergent neighbourhood. Perhaps a few residents could share a parking space as well and plant a community garden.