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Liliana Alvarez
Located in Toronto’s Leslieville nieghbourhood, House Caroline emerges as a contemporary A-framed addition to a historic 1850s Victorian home. What was once a partitioned dim residence has been transformed into an open, warm, and brilliantly illuminated sanctuary for a growing family.
Project name
HOUSE CAROLINE
Architecture firm
REIGN ARCHITECTS
Location
Toronto Ontario, Canada
Photography
Riley Snelling
Principal architect
Jacob JeBailey
Structural engineer
Contact Engineering
Landscape
Reign Architects
Lighting
Reign Architects
Construction
Hummingbird Hill Homes
Typology
Residential › House
StudioAC introduces Everden, its new build construction of a single family residence. The brief was to create a home that felt unique and personal to the homeowners, unapologetically contemporary, while still having cues to the traditional ideas of “house”.
Project name
Everden Residence
Architecture firm
Studio for Architecture & Collaboration (StudioAC)
Photography
Doublespace Photography
Design team
Madeline Planer, Shasha Wang, Jonathan Miura, Audrey Liang, Jennifer Kudlats, Andrew Hill
Structural engineer
Blackwell Structural Engineers
Construction
Whitaker Construction
Typology
Residential › House
This new residence in suburban Toronto was shaped by a complex design agenda: Create a distinctly contemporary home that doesn’t feel alien to its mild suburban surroundings; organize the elaborate lifestyle needs of a large, extended family within the small footprint of the bungalow it is replacing; and provide a calming environment with powerful...
Project name
Wedgewood Park Residence
Architecture firm
Great Lake Studio
Photography
Scott Norsworthy
Principal architect
Rick Galezowski
Design team
Great Lake Studio
Interior design
Great Lake Studio
Structural engineer
Blackwood
Environmental & MEP
Fuzion
Landscape
Great Lake Studio
Lighting
Great Lake Studio
Supervision
Great Lake Studio
Construction
Catalyst Design Build
Material
Wood, Metal, Glass
Typology
Residential › Single Family Residence
How a sustainable home takes advantage of its exceptional ravine site, exemplifying a light-touch approach, dubbed ”viable sustainability” to give this home another 100-year lease on life.
Project name
Don River House
Architecture firm
Dewson Architects
Location
North York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Photography
©2021 RVLTR / A. Marthouret
Principal architect
William Dewson
Structural engineer
Revive Structural Engineering
Landscape
Lawrence Park Garden Care
Construction
Fairside Homes
Material
Brick, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
In response to both site conditions and programmatic needs, this project was about designing a retreat that would accommodate the users’ needs and comfort throughout the seasons in contemporary context, while quietly inserting itself into Muskoka’s cultural and natural landscape.
Project name
Lake Joseph Cottage
Architecture firm
VFA Architecture + Design
Location
Muskoka Lakes, Ontario, Canada
Photography
Scott Norsworthy (winter), Cindy Blazevic (summer)
Principal architect
Vanessa Fong
Structural engineer
Blackwell
Environmental & MEP
HVAC Elite (Mechanical Engineer)
Visualization
Seasons Animation
Construction
Mazenga Building Group
Typology
Residential › Cottage
Set on an island peninsula in a stunning lake in Algonquin Highlands, this cottage is positioned to maximize breathtaking views of rocky outcrops and shorelines of the Great Canadian Shield.
Project name
Algonquin Highlands Cottage
Architecture firm
BLDG Workshop Inc (Architectural Design Firm)
Location
Algonquin Highlands, Ontario, Canada
Photography
Doublespace Photography
Principal architect
Nathan Buhler (Architectural Designer)
Visualization
Greg Przezdziecki
Construction
Thomas Cowden, Cowdens Contracting
Typology
Residential › House
