Mendoza Lane House in Vancouver, Built with Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) a Prefab System
April 22, 2011 Architecture Design
This house was designed by Lanefab, Mendoza lane house was the first ‘laneway house’ finished under the city of Vancouver’s 2009 bylaw that allowed for small infill dwellings to be added onto existing single family properties throughout the city. The house consist of living room, dining room, kitchen, upstairs – along with a balcony. This house was built with Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) a prefab system that allow us to create buildings that are 2x as energy efficient as typical new home in Vancouver. The windows are triple glazed, and most of the materials for the building were manufactured locally.
