Wanda Ely Architect Inc., founded in 2011 and based in Toronto, specializes in modern residential design guided by a commitment to contemporary beauty. With a background that includes a 1998 graduation from the University of Waterloo’s School of Architecture and experience at several award-winning firms, Wanda Ely has led projects featured in Chatelaine, Toronto Life and DesignLines. Each commission begins with an in-depth exploration of client aspirations and site characteristics, ensuring that the resulting architecture reflects both personal and environmental context.
The practice balances aesthetics and function through a process that moves from conceptual inspiration to precise spatial detailing. By mediating form and use, the firm strives to create homes that enrich daily life and endure over time. Wanda Ely Architect Inc. maintains a reputation for integrity in design and client relations, delivering thoughtfully crafted spaces across private and public realms.
LOCATION: Toronto, Canada
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By blending the core Danish design principles of simplicity, functionality, and restraint, with touches of Ontario rural vernacular, this project is a contemporary interpretation of the traditional Danish Sommerhus that is rooted in both its local context…
The Dovercourt House is uniquely tailored to celebrate the clients’s heritage, and reflect their beautiful and hospitable spirits. The house draws upon, and re-interprets, many elements of traditional Japanese architecture,
Geoffrey House is a single-family home designed by Wanda Ely Architect, a Toronto-based architecture design practice, specializing in contemporary, inspired, and thoughtfully detailed residential projects. Built for a couple and their young son, this project seeks unpretentious…
Perched high in a new downtown Toronto tower, the King Plus Condo by Wanda Ely Architect transforms two penthouse units into a unified haven for a young family. Inspired by African and Indian heritages, the design weaves…
For a young Toronto family who delights in cooking and entertaining, Wanda Ely Architect reimagined Munro House by opening the ground floor and centering the kitchen within the home’s social core. Through strategic walnut detailing, bespoke fixtures,…
Brook Renovation Project was recently completed by Wanda Ely Architect, a Toronto-based architecture design practice. This renovation transforms the ground floor of a semi-detached Toronto home. Two wood screens are strategically inserted to create a highly efficient…
The client, an industrial designer, expressed an appreciation for the weight and texture of materials and a deep concern for ergonomic design. Drawing from this set of priorities, strong consideration was given to the material integrity, functionality…
