Ryan Donais started building the portable homes in July, concerned about the levels of homelessness in his city of Toronto, Canada, where he was seeing a huge growth in the tent cities popping up.

In a bid to provide a solution for local authorities, the 37-year-old construction manager spent 100 hours working on the prototype, and two months building the first unit.

Made from fiberglass-reinforced plastic, the homes feature a bed, a desk, a sink, and a camping toilet.

Ryan says he came up with the idea of building them after his brother became homeless five years ago, having struggled with addiction for 20 years.