Canadian studio Odami has redesigned a 1980s apartment in Toronto with bold and rich features like dark quartzite, walnut and green walls.
The project, called St Lawrence, involved renovating an apartment that was previously transformed from a parking garage in the 1980s, with finishes that Odami said had now become dull and outdated.
Odami removed walls to open the kitchen to the skylight-topped dining room
"[The apartment] came to us completely in its original state: popcorn ceiling; an enclosed and very dated kitchen; mirrored walls; and beige carpeted floors," the local studio said. "With a new owner, the entire unit was in need of an extensive update."
Odami redesigned the 1400-square-foot (130-square-metre) apartment to make the most of two "very theatrical" elements: views of the Cathedral of St James and five level changes that are created by steps between the rooms. Dark walnut contrasts with quartzite in the kitchen
"In general we were really looking for materials that were rich and had a lot of depth to them, which would create a sharp contrast with the white walls throughout," studio co-founder Michael Norman Fohring told Dezeen.
"The change of levels and the views make the space naturally very theatrical, and using dramatic material and colour juxtapositions sort of amplified this."
A ribbed, black quartzite fireplace features in the living room
A green sunroom, whose decoration references the Cathedral of St J...