Locale: Oshawa, ON, Canada
Project Date: 2022 – 2024
Area: 9,100 ft2
A single-storey mansion just outside of Oshawa, Ontario, this luxury home provides a weekend getaway for a multi-generational family, and a permanent residence for its owners. Generous garages and living areas for both extended and direct families offer ample, relaxed, and flexible accommodations, with vistas towards open fields and woods for a sense of calm and privacy.
Locale: Mississauga, ON, Canada
Project Date: 2022 – 2024
Area: 3,400 ft2.
A 2-storey single family dwelling, our approach was to create a hybrid place of living that brought together the traditional suburban North American home with modern elements. By addressing an interior program reflected through exterior elevations, and a subtle contrast of contemporary and traditional finishes (metal cladding and stucco/stone), we attempted to situate the home as an escape from the pitfalls of the North American suburb. Through program and finishes, tied into the presence of old growth and mature vegetation on the lot (and surrounding lots), a more organic relationship with the environment offers a sense of place and belonging within the household and beyond its delineating walls.
Locale: Toronto, ON, Canada
Project Date: 2022 – 2024
Area: 2,100 ft2.
Nestled just outside the downtown core and within the vibrant Trinity-Bellwoods neighborhood, the renovation and expansion of an early 20th-century Victorian 2-storey home aimed to bring a more comfortable, welcoming, yet intimate living space. Previously closed off from both the street and rear with smaller windows, openings, and a clustered interior layout on a narrow floor plate, a larger modern bay window reaches out into a more public street life, and an extension on the rear provides more utilized space for both private and social functions of living. The re-arrangement of the interior partitions embraces the narrow footprint by bringing a strong sense of directionality through the home.
The addition of a third storey permitted the spreading of the required program over more space, offering a sense of reprieve by allowing the spaces below to breathe. This addition also offered a spectacular view of the downtown skyline, while allowing the bay window to have a stronger presence through its massing without overwhelming the continuity of the streetscape. Balancing the retention of the original brick cladding with softened industrial and contemporary finishes, the home situates itself in the rich and continual history of this neighborhood and that of more contemporary culture without flattening itself to passing styles.
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Locale: North York, ON, Canada
Project Date: 2021
Area: 20,000 ft2
Design Architect: Medina Architects
Project Manager: Mahmoud Kaddoura
A development consisting of ten units of row houses, Three Valleys finds itself in one of northern Toronto’s prime spots: minutes away from the main arteries of the city: highways 401 and the Don Valley Parkway. At this intersection also lies the Donald Golf Course and Don River, bringing to proximity both the energy and tranquility that the city has to offer.
Each ~2,000ft2 3-storey unit has been designed with generous openings and balconies, dedicated garages, and an overall modern character, making it ideal for increasingly prevalent live/work arrangements. Combined, the development contributes to the intensification intent of the area, while providing a rich street front with projecting architectural elements and gardens. Respecting the surrounding existing homes, rear setbacks were established to maintain a sense of privacy and to permit an abundance of daylight to fill the homes.
This is a new1800 ft² single family house located at Queen street and Coxwell.
Despite the narrow lot (20 feet), we were able to achieve a pleasant layout. The floor joists which span wall to wall with a single run stair case along the side wall allowed for a maximum utilization of the space. Using conventional construction techniques with creative detailing, the house looks modern and simple. High ceilings, Large patio doors and panoramic windows are some of its unique features.
This second story addition was completed in 2 phases. Phase 1 involved the addition of a 2nd story above the existing one-story structure and the under pinning of the basement. Upgrades to the exterior were also part of phase 1. Phase2 commenced during construction to add an attached parking garage.
The design style is a mix of mainstream suburban massing and a modern touch.
This is a new1800 ft² single family house located at Queen street and Coxwell.
Despite the narrow lot (20 feet), we were able to achieve a pleasant layout. The floor joists which span wall to wall with a single run stair case along the side wall allowed for a maximum utilization of the space. Using conventional construction techniques with creative detailing, the house looks modern and simple. High ceilings, Large patio doors and panoramic windows are some of its unique features.
The project on barker Avenue is a second story addition to an existing one and a half house in the east end. Its proximity to commercial buildings and urban street encouraged us to work with modern language using a mix of composite panels and wood siding to complement the existing brick.
A Two and a half story single family residence built in the 1920’s required significant renovations. To benefit from the existing gross floor area and coverage, we kept the envelop of the building and modernized its look and insulation. At the same time, we have reframed the interior of the house in its entirety to level the floors and open the main floor. Conditions of the existing structure complicated the design and construction process. Another urban house has been added to our portfolio.
