laneway

Unsatisfied with what the housing market had to offer, Pete and Suzanne set off to transform a small urban back lot into a sensitive house that questions how we deal with our environment by challenging our conventional definition of “home”.

Through a combination of interview footage, animation and photography, laneway documents the house of these two young designers, while examining their relationship with design and ultimately, one another.

About the Filmmaker:

Casey Kwan is a designer and filmmaker living in Vancouver, Canada. He works in animation as a designer, cg supervisor and teacher. Laneway is his first documentary which has been funded by the generous support of Canada Council for the Arts.

Exterior Photos

Here are some exterior photos of the house shot in the summer of 2003.

What is Laneway?

Laneway is a short documentary funded by Canada Council and produced by TWIXT Media Productions. Shot in the summer of 2003, the film focuses on a small house built in a back lane of a residential neighbourhood in downtown Toronto. The building's site was originally used as a garage for a small landscaping company which two young emerging architects have transformed into a unique home.