The Ottawa Construction News – March 2010 – PAGE B11
Dharma Developments Helps a New Neighbour
SQUEEZE
Three-Storey Modern
Home on Tiny Lot
DANIEL SMITH – The Ottawa Construction News Special Feature
Perhaps we all dream of being able to so-common exodus to the suburbs, Castro
roll out of bed and into the office with no came across the tiny, but very affordable
commute, but that’s not really an option lot on Armstrong. For just $60,000, he
for most of us in the construction industry. was able to grab the lot and decided to see
For the team at Dharma Developments, if he could build up instead of out to cre-
though, a recent project could hardly have ate a truly unique custom home nice and
been closer to home. close to the downtown core.
From their headquarters at 45 Arm- And at a mere 13 feet wide, 60 feet
strong, the construction crew from long and 35 feet (10.5 metres) tall, unique
Dharma’s custom homebuilding division it certainly has turned out to be, towering
only had to take a brisk one-minute stroll high and narrow above the two-story
north to number 79 to handle the founda- slant-roofed homes on either side.
tion and framing for a unique infill project To make his dream a reality, Castro
being built by local urban planner Phil turned to his soon-to-be-neighbours at
Castro. Dharma to handle the tricky task of build-
Of course, the average home renova- ing on so small a lot.
tion would not be worthy of much men- “Needless to say, this project was very,
tion in these pages – there are hundreds very challenging,” says Dharma’s Project
on the go at any one time here in Ottawa. Manager Dave Rawlings. “With 3 feet
But how many of these projects are 3- clearance on one side of the house and 2
story modern structures sandwiched be- feet of clearance on the other, there was
tween two homes on a 16-foot-wide lot? no room to move and that made it very
(Hint: none.) difficult.”
With a vision of living in the Hinton-
burg neighborhood and avoiding the oh-
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