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House 46H in Toronto
Sustainable Ontario Home: Residential Interior Renovation Canada ? design by baukultur/ca, Architects
7 Feb 2017
House 46H
Architects: baukultur/ca
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
House 46H – Sustainable Reinvention of  1905 House in the Beaches

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Toronto-based development company baukultur/ca just recently completed the transformation of a 110-year-old house into a contemporary, highly sustainable home and, even though strictly modern, its exterior complements the traditional Beaches neighbourhood.

 

image : SilverHouse
The four level residence is one of the few houses in Toronto designed to minimize the carbon footprint, and its specific use of materials and finishes reduces future maintenance as well as supports the sustainable approach even further. Even though it is built to sell in a market just about to become aware of sustainability and its benefits for both the city as well as the homeowner, baukultur/ca took the opportunity and, at the same time, the risk to construct a home that not only enhance the immediate environment but also would establish new standards in design and energy efficient green building.
 

images : Alex Lukey
?We see our project also as an opportunity to showcase the possibilities of sustainable modern residential design to the neighbourhood and the city,? states Felix Leicher, German Architec...