ASQUITH Architecture (ASQUITH) is a modern architecture firm that has been designing thoughtful, intelligent architecture since 2010. Serving Greater Toronto and surrounding areas, ASQUITH specializes in modern home design and large-scale renovations in both urban and rural environments. Working closely alongside our clients to understand their wants and needs, ASQUITH thrives on challenging constraints such as unique site conditions, existing structures, sustainability requirements and heritage elements. Resulting designs are modern, functional and contextually-sensitive.
About Heather Asquith
ASQUITH is led by Canadian architect, Heather Asquith – a skilled designer with an exceptional eye for detail and context. Heather established her firm so that she could actively pursue meaningful modern, residential projects. She received her Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Waterloo School of Architecture in 1996. Following several internships at award-winning firms in Toronto and southern Ontario, she became a licensed architect in 2008.
LOCATION: Toronto, Canada
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The reinvented space was designed around their family of four to accommodate formal and casual spaces that could open up to each other. Spaces for private work, and social gatherings sit side by side.
This was an extensive renovation to a semi-detached house in Leslieville Ontario for an accomplished ceramic artist. When the house was initially removed of all its interior finishes, our client fell in love with the existing brick, and it was decided the house would be insulated from the exterior and clad in metal.
This renovation to a house in the Bedford Park neighbourhood of Toronto dismantled and re-created a main floor to create an entirely open concept space for a family of four.
Danforth Addition – The existing front gable was enlarged to provide a small study with a triangular window that fills the front third floor facade
Modern additions bookend the front and back of this existing two storey house providing a striking contrast with the original 1960’s design.
The residents of this grand house in the Withrow Park area of Toronto were looking to replace their existing rear addition that was in a poor state of repair.
This was a collaborative project between Julie Reinhart Design and Asquith Architecture. The Playter Estates Reinvention project is a full renovation and new addition to a house in the Playter Estates Neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
This renovation to a Victorian semi in Toronto’s Riverdale neighbourhood is a fine balance of restoration and the introduction of contemporary elements. The kitchen was moved from the rear of the house to the middle, with the dining room situated at the front of the house in the former parlour.
This much loved family chalet built in the 1960’s was in need of renovation. Out went interior finishes circa 1970, a too-narrow deck and tiny windows that only gave a glimpse of the spectacular view across the hills and pond below.
This project began as a simple addition to the rear of a two storey detached house in Bedford Park. Through the design and construction process the renovation expanded to include a full renovation weaving a new and modern aesthetic into the existing house.
This project began as a simple addition to the rear of a two storey detached house in Bedford Park. Through the design and construction process the renovation expanded to include a full renovation weaving a new and modern aesthetic into the existing house.
