prior built work / small-footprint residential / Vancouver

Vancouver Laneway Homes

Selected built laneway homes led through design development, permit coordination, and delivery while at Smallworks.

Kitchen with walnut cabinetry, a grey island, three pendants, twin skylights and black-framed garden glazing.

This work was completed during Syn Jahan's time as Lead Designer at Smallworks, a Vancouver laneway-home design-build firm.

Projects moved from the client brief and compact planning through design development, permit and consultant coordination, and construction delivery.

At this scale, generosity is produced by precision: daylight, storage, circulation, ceiling volume, and the relationship between interior and garden.

The built work forms the practical foundation for the studio's current homes, land and compact-housing research. Read the Vancouver laneway house guide or explore Homes + Land.

Dark-sided laneway home with people in the open doorway, warm interior light and garden seating. — Completed home · Garden threshold

Walnut kitchen shelving around a refrigerator, with integrated storage, white cabinetry and a skylight. — Craft detail · Walnut shelving and integrated storage

Red-sided Vancouver laneway home with pitched roofs, black window frames and mature garden trees. — Built red laneway home exterior.

White kitchen with an island, vaulted ceiling, skylights, a ceiling fan and a view through the living area. — Supporting built work · Kitchen and living space beneath a vaulted ceiling