At the start of the pandemic, the City of Toronto mobilized to create a rapid and dignified housing solution that would connect people experiencing homelessness with a reliable place to call home, as well as a support network to maintain housing stability. It’s an endeavour that we believe in deeply, as a team of compassionate individuals, and as a partnership of businesses. The 35 Bellevue building takes on a U-shape formation, creating a warm entrance on Bellevue as the short ends and landscaped courtyard face the street. The volume of the wing ends, 11m wide by 11.5m high, blend with the rhythm of the neighbouring single-family homes along the street, and resemble the typical pattern of the suburban context, with an airy relationship between house, yard and street. The entry court along Bellevue provides a welcoming landscaped area, and a resident garden provides a secure area for residents who wish to tend to their own plants. The inclusion of mass timber provides a higher degree of sustainability and a more rapid installation timeframe, as well as providing a greater aesthetic quality with Cross Laminated Timber (CLT). For the interior, this courtyard not only provides ample daylight and views, but it also acts as an organizing element. A single loaded corridor fronting the courtyard serves as the elevator lobby and arrival experience on each floor. Major interior amenity spaces, such as the dining room and living/lounges spaces are directly adjacent to the courtyard. Planting and trees in the courtyard provide a lush landscape view from the lower-level suites, while levels 3 and 4 look into and over the tree canopies.