Jake Fry
Smallworks
Jake is founder of Smallworks Studios and Laneway Housing Inc., a pioneer of laneway housing design and building in North America, with over 250 small homes built in the last fifteen years. Smallworks develops simple, sustainable homes that blend innovative techniques, modern building science and hand-built finishes and millwork. In 2014 Jake was Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year in Manufacturing.
Jake was instrumental in supporting the City of Vancouver to adopt its original laneway house bylaw. In 2012, he co-founded SHBC, and has since assisted several municipalities develop zoning bylaws based on his experience and interaction with hundreds of potential small home clients. He has presented in dozens of communities, and participated in countless housing sector events, raising the profile of small housing among the public and planning professionals.