Vertical Shafts Pump Light into the Industrial Laneway House in Toronto

The Laneway House in Toronto has gone through various incarnations as a blacksmith shop, horse shed and artist studio, but now the metal-clad structure is a gorgeous day-lit home for a small family. No strangers to Inhabitat, <a href="http://superkul.ca/practice/about">Superkül Inc</a> was unable to expand the project horizontally so they incorporated a vast vertical shaft into the structure that floods it with <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/natural-light/">natural light</a> and passive ventilation.

This is a green renovation project in Toronto

Originally a blacksmith studio and horse shed, it is now a single family home

A vertical light shaft brings daylighting all the way down to the first floor

The building is partially clad in knotty cedar

A variety of design interventions have ensured the sustainability of this renovation project

This is what the building used to look like!