Meet the Team

Our group has a long history of leadership, design, and execution of laneway houses in Toronto. As architects, developers, planners, and community leaders, our experience in developing a generative framework for laneway suites make us the ideal team for realizing this exciting new housing typology.

• Alex Sharpe

  Co-Founder, Entrepreneur, Developer

  As an undergraduate student, Alex studied business with a major in real estate and housing. His education and career experience developing residential and commercial real estate has enhanced his knowledge of urban economics and the impact of regulation on land uses, both of which play a critical role in the development of cities.

  In addition to his role at Lanescape, Alex is a real estate developer and founder of a luxury shared office co-working company.

• Andrew Sorbara

  Co-Founder, Developer

  Andrew began his career working as a planner in the private sector, and for the Committee of Adjustment at the City of Toronto. His initiatives have sought to advance design quality, product innovation and in doing so, creatively test the real estate market in Toronto.

  Andrew is a private residential developer in Toronto, and Chair of the Toronto Parks and Trees Foundation (TPFP), an independent partner organization of the City of Toronto’s Parks, Forestry, and Recreation division. The TPFP is developing and implementing program initiatives with assistance and funding from Toronto City Council.

• Craig Race

  Co-Founder, Architect

  Craig’s design process focuses on environmental and contextual sensitivity. His skill in crafting buildings that fit sensitively into their surroundings has engendered a passion for laneway development. His career has been enriched by practice in both Italy and Portland. It was during his time on the West coast that laneway housing was conceived as a legitimate housing concept, allowing Craig to become intimately familiar with the advantages and challenges of this emerging housing typology.

  In addition to his role at Lanescape, Craig operates an architecture and development practice focused on environmentally-conscious, contextually sensitive residential design.

• Tony Cunha

  Senior Manager

  Drawing from ten years experience in architectural design and construction, Tony imparts his diverse skill-set on virtually all facets of our operations. Tony’s passion for laneway development began with his award-winning research on high-performance affordable housing as a graduate student at Ryerson University. Since completing his studies, Tony’s professional experience has centered on the design and construction of unique residential solutions with a passion for navigating the challenges and opportunities of creative urban infill development.

  Through his technical knowledge of construction detailing and materiality, Tony leads our project implementation with a focus on bridging the gap between design and construction through a mutually informative approach.

• Matthew Ferguson

  Architectural Technologist

  Matthew’s specialized expertise and passion for innovative residential design, ecological sensitivity, and high-performance construction is key to the overarching philosophy of our practice. His explorations of mid-rise residential prototypes and net-zero energy laneway suites have sparked international acclaim, and fueled a pursuit of creative problem solving, which he deploys with rigour and enthusiasm on each of our projects.

  Matthew plays a major role in design, coordination and execution of our laneway suite projects through a holistic design sensibility complimented by technical skill that is invaluable to both our team and our clients.

• Kenan Elsässer

  Architectural Designer

  Born and raised an East-ender, Kenan’s fondness for architecture and urban design began with exploring Toronto’s neighbourhoods. Kenan earned his Bachelor of Architectural Science at Ryerson University, where he honed his passion for small-scale housing in a local context. His diverse professional experience ranges from the construction and renovation of detached residences to the design of townhouses and mid-rise developments. Kenan employs a refreshing approach to creative problem-solving while seeking to blur the traditional boundaries of urban planning, architecture and digital media.

  Kenan is responsible for managing Lanescape’s community outreach, advocacy and marketing efforts in addition to project planning and preliminary design. Kenan’s unique skill-set is a key asset to our practice as we continue to push the envelope.