This duplex sits off of the trendy Queen Street West district of Toronto's downtown just steps from Trinity Bellwoods Park. A slender semi-detached property, barely thirteen and a half feet wide, that represents a narrow condition that is quite familiar in urban situations.  

    The striking characteristic of this property is not its width, which is less than the ceiling height of the ground floor, but its depth at 60 feet. The depth has been broken up into shorter, more useful proportions creating a path which meanders back and forth as it works its way to the rear.  This meander coupled with exaggerated structural elements, defines the spaces without drawing the eye immediately to the rear the way a straight corridor would.  This also provides privacy for the rear bedroom by obscuring sightlines and allows for a more open concept.  In fact, interior doors are rare in this house.