About Us
ReHousing is a non-profit focusing on housing creation through applied research, consultation and education.
Our website is designed to empower citizen developers in converting single-family homes into multi-unit housing. As municipalities across Canada face the challenge of translating policy into more housing units, we bridge the gap between emerging policy initiatives and the housing creators they intend to serve.
ReHousing began as a collaboration between the University of Toronto, Tuf Lab and LGA Architectural Partners. This partnership brings together structured design research methods with practice-based knowledge to address real-world problems.
We are currently applying this research through collaborations with non-profit housing creators, development advisors and the City of Toronto’s planning group: Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods (EHON).
Our work is generously supported by a research grant from the Neptis Foundation.
Have a question? Get in touch: info@rehousing.ca
Meet our team:
Co-Founders
Michael Piper
(Director, Tuf Lab and Assistant Professor, John H. Daniels Faculty of Landscape, Architecture, and Design, University of Toronto)
Janna Levitt
(Partner, LGA Architectural Partners)
Samantha Eby
(Director, ReHousing)
(Director, Tuf Lab and Assistant Professor, John H. Daniels Faculty of Landscape, Architecture, and Design, University of Toronto)
Janna Levitt
(Partner, LGA Architectural Partners)
Samantha Eby
(Director, ReHousing)
Current Collaborators:
Lola Abraham
Roel Calosa
Toby Evans
Nan Liang
Irina Rouby Apelbaum
Rashmi Sirkar
Roel Calosa
Toby Evans
Nan Liang
Irina Rouby Apelbaum
Rashmi Sirkar
Kfir Gluzberg
(Kilogram Studio)
(Kilogram Studio)
Past Collaborators
Conrad Speckert
(LGA Architectural Partners)
Callum Gauthier
Sara Ghorban Pour
Angela Gou
Christopher Hardy
Anusha Prakash
Tomasz Weinberger
Daniel Wong
(LGA Architectural Partners)
Callum Gauthier
Sara Ghorban Pour
Angela Gou
Christopher Hardy
Anusha Prakash
Tomasz Weinberger
Daniel Wong
Mark Guslits
John Lornic
John Lornic
The selection of common house types as premise for the housing catalogue was informed by previous research in collaboration with Richard Sommer for an exhibition at the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture Landscape and Design, called Housing Multitudes. Further refinement of this typology was informed by Post-[sub]Urban Complex, a graduate thesis by M.Arch student Michael Nugent under the supervision of Prof. Nik Luka at McGill University.
This website, including all data and information incorporated herein, is being provided for information purposes only and is not intended for and has not been approved for use for construction at any location. For certainty, ReHousing, The University of Toronto, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture Landscape and Design and LGA Architectural Partners provides no representation or warranty regarding any use of or reliance upon this website, including no representation or warranty that this website complies with applicable laws (including any applicable zoning by-laws or building code requirements) and no representation or warranty that any cost estimates included in or based upon this website have been validated by the applicable market. Any use of or reliance upon this website by any person for any purpose shall be at such person’s sole risk and ReHousing, The University of Toronto, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture Landscape and Design and LGA Architectural Partners shall have no liability or responsibility for any such use of or reliance upon this website by any person for any purpose. Prior to any use of or reliance upon this website by any person for any purpose, consultation with a professional architect duly licensed in the applicable jurisdiction is strongly recommended.
