The standards, the philosophy, the studio tools, the catalogue. Where the vocabulary is set. Where Laneway and Space draw their language from.
Hands-on design + build for garages, laneways, sheds, and micro-spaces. Six Atelier service tiers, intake-first, $450 and up.
The productized catalogue. Ten models, sold as plans, joinery kits, and finished builds. National and (eventually) international.
Every BXBX project moves through three stages. The catalogue documents the drawing. The studio builds the artifact. The customer experiences the body in the volume. The mockup precedes the prototype precedes the product.
Studio · standards · philosophy
Laneway · 2x2 SPF · hand
Space · the catalogue in use
From a U-Haul U-Box at one end to a JARLINK A6 pouch at the other. The catalogue designs against these sizes — never against arbitrary dimensions. Every product fits an existing piece of commodity logistics infrastructure.
From a 7×14 stealth trailer to a modular dwelling that ships in a U-Box to a productized cardboard storage system. Each model is a SKU, not a custom build. Each ships via commodity logistics.
Portfolio pieces are not catalogue products. They are objects the studio builds to demonstrate the 2x2 system at full scale, test new ideas, fill the showroom, and produce honest photography of the work.
Toronto + GTA hands-on service practice. Each Atelier tier has a clear scope, deliverable, timeline, and price range. Every engagement starts with a paid intake assessment.
On-site assessment of cargo vans, Sprinters, box trucks. Conversion feasibility report.
Convert a standard 1-car garage into a martial arts / boxing / functional fitness room.
Light-touch garage transformation. Wall systems, lighting, floor finish.
Hidden sauna or cold plunge installation. Stealth wellness in laneway or backyard.
Backyard or garage climbing wall. Concept to install. Indoor and outdoor variants.
Assessment of an underused laneway, side yard, or backyard. What's possible here?
One dwelling. One catalogue SKU. Four contexts the same unit was designed to serve. Each context has a mature aftermarket ecosystem we integrate rather than invent.
Off-grid. Bush, cottage, remote land. BLUETTI for power. OGO for sanitation. Diesel heater. Solar.
Overland / RV. Towed via U-Haul U-Box trailer network. BLM, crown land, RV parks. Hookup-compatible.
Burning Man / events. Playa, festival, large-scale temporary urban. Reads as infrastructure, not residence.
Urban stealth. Laneway, side yard, parking pad. Reads as contractor storage from the outside.
Every BXBX prototype is built from one material — 2×2 SPF lumber, $3.47 per 8-foot stick at any Home Depot, premium 2Btr if structural.
The discipline isn't in the materials. It's in what we refuse to add.
STD-01 v0 indoor mockup. A 12-piece 2×2 SPF wireframe cube of the U-Box interior. Pocket-screwed, demountable, no glue. Knocks down to fit in a cargo van.
The first physical artifact in the BXBX-005 Hako prototype path. Stand inside it. Live with it for three weeks. Then build v1 — the engineered prototype frame, $310, half-lap joints, doubled top plate, skid feet. Then skin it. Then build it.
From the Whole Earth Catalog: "Access to tools." The catalogue documents the studio's working vocabulary so anyone with a saw and the right cut list can build it. No proprietary anything. No mystery.
From Japanese micro-architecture: a 6-mat tea room (9.2 m²) reads as expansive while a 30 m² New York studio reads as cramped. Volume isn't the variable. Composition is the variable.
From Otto Neurath: visual standardization carries meaning across language and time. The studio's diagrams use the same Isotype principles — clarity through reduction, repeatable units, no decoration.
From Japanese tea-house tradition: the most beautiful interior wears an ordinary exterior. The catalogue's stealth thesis. The U-Box outside, the studio inside. The work is what's hidden.
Founder of BXBX.Studio. 15+ years in motion graphics and creative direction. Started at CTV. Independent practice since. Founder of three other operating properties.
CMS for audio/visual production with browser-based graphics and WebGL shaders.
Training and education for motion graphics professionals.
Creative direction holding company. Active across festival, broadcast, and event programming.
Industrial design practice. Catalogue, three sub-brands, opening 2026. Toronto-based.
May 2026. The catalogue is documented. The methodology works. The first paying customers come next.
12-piece 2x2 SPF wireframe of the U-Box interior. $72 CAD, one Saturday solo. First physical artifact in the Hako prototype path. Cut list, isometric diagram, build doc all already in /outputs/.
The flagship 7×14 stealth trailer build. Polycarbonate twin-wall skylights, shoji-style doors, Bluetti AC200P + AC180 power, Vevor 5kW diesel heater, removable fence-side panel for the tsuboniwa garden.
BXBX-009 Dome plans + BXBX-010 Stack-Wall plans as the first SKUs. Digital delivery, PDF + DWG + material sourcing guide. Pre-orders take soft launches.
Garages, laneways, sheds, micro-spaces in the Toronto area. Written assessment + recommendations. Starts at $450.
Build it yourself or with a local contractor. Plans for Dome and Stack-Wall ship first, summer 2026.
Partnerships, collaborations, custom projects, general questions. Direct to the studio inbox, 48-hour response on business days.
Writers, podcasters, publications. Press kit on request. Open to design + micro-living + sustainability angles.