Banana Tree House / YARD Architects
Our clients for Banana Tree House are from Germany and Jamaica, and their initial brief contained images of tropical plants, houses in Brazil and pictures exotic holidays.
Our clients for Banana Tree House are from Germany and Jamaica, and their initial brief contained images of tropical plants, houses in Brazil and pictures exotic holidays.
Remodeling this 50’s rambler entailed refreshing the main floor, plus an addition of a second story Master Suite; all designed in a minimalist aesthetic to heighten the lush, retreat-like experience of the site.
The Walker house design is a shift from a more traditional residential plan to a design scheme that better serves the client’s contemporary lifestyle while helping to offset the cost of living in Toronto.
The Polar house, being situated on a laneway access road, offered a unique opportunity in its site condition. This well used neighbourhood thoroughfare is a popular and informal alternative to the nearby Bathurst Street.
When intervening in a space such as this apartment, one should not interfere with the existing architecture. More than to propose, it was necessary to omit, to refurbish and integrate. It was essential to intervene in this…
A winemaker approached us with his dream of creating a prosperous winery in the heart of Znojmo in a Renaissance house on Masaryk Square.
Having lived in this modest mid-century rambler for a few years, the owners had developed a deep love for their very friendly neighborhood – a 60s development of similar one-story brick-faced homes close-in to the city.
This vintage rambler sits in a 1960’s builder’s subdivision, and had not been touched. Guiding the design were classic modernist principals espoused by Mid-Century greats like Richard Neutra and Joseph Eichler.
The structural design exposed on the facade continues its narrative inside the AMRA7 Apartment. The demolition of the ceiling revealed the beauty of the modular concrete beam grid system. T