superkül adds light and space to this home in Toronto

January 22, 2015

superkül designed the addition and renovation of the Three Dormer House, a family home in Toronto, Canada.

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From the designers

Built for a couple – with flexible space for their daughter to stay when she returns for visits – the renovation of this midtown century Toronto house converts it into a modern, warm and light-filled home, open to the sky and gardens front and back.

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The interior of the house and the garden were both completely rebuilt to create an integrated indoor-outdoor environment. Three dormers (at the front, back and side) were added to create additional space and height within the house, and to bring in light.

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From within these dormers the house feels as if it hovers in the trees. Oversized, and built in a modern idiom, the dormers are a translation of the traditional residential architecture that characterizes the street, tying the house into its neighbourhood.

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A central light well from the roof to the basement level brings light deep into the heart of the home, and creates strong spatial connections between and across the floors.

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The spaces of the house flow gracefully into each other – the house is essentially open, with pivot doors that can close off personal spaces or noise when desired.

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Design: superkül
Design team: Andre D’Elia (Principal-In-Charge), Anya Moryoussef (Project Architect) and Deborah Wang (Project Designer)
Interior Design: superkül

Photography: copyright James Brittain. Third party used without permission is prohibited.