When I was young, an older man lived down the road from us in a little blue house with white trim and a small front verandah. I always made sure to knock on his door on Hallowe’en as I was curious to see his one-room home. As a kid I thought it was cool that he basically lived in a play house.
Today, his place would be called a tiny home, but at the time, no one called it anything other than a house. Our neighbourhood was eclectic – the way neighbourhoods should be. No one ever spoke negatively of his living arrangements. His home was just one of many different sized homes and it did what it was supposed to do: provide safe shelter.
With housing being in such a dire crisis, it is exciting to be part of a city looking to meet the needs of our most vulnerable and doing it in such an innovative way. The city worked with University of Waterloo’s School of Architecture to create this unique prototype of a tiny home. Being a UofW alumni, I have an extra glow of pride in my heart for this project.
When I went to check it out this week, the city had just closed it for the day, so I walked around and peeked in the windows. Overall, it has a multi-modular, flexible design with a nicely appointed interior that is uses the space to its maximum. Let’s hope this project helps us get more people into their own homes as quickly as possible.
More information is here on the City’s website.
This beautiful little home is on display at Cambridge City Hall until mid-November. Be sure to check it out!
And on Oct 24, or earlier, VOTE. Please vote. All the candidates are not the same. Not at all.
