The reconstruction of a terrace house for the needs and comfortable urban living with the current standards for a family. The same terrace house design repeats in a few streets, using pseudo-mansard roofs, partial prefabrication, and materials…
Located on a rise in the land in the picturesque landscape of western Manitoba, the Minnedosa House is designed to engage with the natural elements of the surrounding rural countryside.
Set at the crest of a downsloped lot, the floor plan of this 6,000-square-foot house was largely determined by the site. The entry and the master suite are placed to capture the premium views, and the in-ground…
This house was designed for a couple in their 50s, entrepreneurs and business people, with an eye and a love for style.
We started the design by filling in the restrictive building area and height typical for coastal California properties and then carefully cut away voids to create courtyards and light wells. Airy 12ft and 14 ft tall living…
Bela Vista House is the result of the intersections between apparently divergent housing types: a patio house laid out in a square plan; and superimposed linear blocks inserted in the topography by carefully located retaining walls.
Two adjacent contemporary houses in a Victorian Toronto neighbourhood, designed by the same architect and for the same client, subtly respond to the local vernacular and to each other, while expressing their own unique characters.
A good design, respecting logic of location and orientation, can even be very simple. This light-footed ville proves that such honest architecture without bells or whistles, can nevertheless result in beautiful projects.
Our brief was to create a robust home for a growing family using simple forms and rustic materials while allowing for our client, a carpenter/joiner to take ownership of much of the fabrication himself.
