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Originally Posted by Hali87
Based on what the architect said in the article, there's probably a regulation where there can only be one residential building per residential lot, at least in some areas/zones (dwelling unit may have been the wrong word to use). Usually in this context, accessory buildings like sheds and garages are still allowed, so you can't technically frame it as "one building per lot". But I think the glass passageway is so that there's still technically just "one house" divided into sections.
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yes - one main building per lot generally permitted in much of HRM for residential uses. The breezeway connecting the two permits what would otherwise be two residential buildings on a single lot. Kerry Lynch did the a similar thing with his Hunter Street microlofts. I've also seen it accomplished with little more than a frost wall connecting the two. A well meaning regulation , but with silly consequences. Encourages standard subdivision, and prevents laneway-type housing or condo development on a single lot.