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Three Dormer House
Contemporary Home in Toronto, Ontario, Canada ? design by superkül architects
8 Oct 2016
Three Dormer House in Toronto
Design: superkül, architects
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Located on a leafy street in midtown Toronto, this Edwardian-era house, built in 1913 of locally-made red brick, had a layout typical of its time that included a front living room, a larger dining area with a kitchen leading off it at the back, and several small bedrooms upstairs.

The project included the complete renovation of the house from top to bottom to convert it into a modern, warm and light-filled space, open to both the sky and gardens in the front and back.
The owners wanted a strong connection to the landscape and sky. The original house was devoid of light at its centre, and used traditional principles of privacy to separate, segregate, and enclose spaces. The new space was to be crisp and warm. As avid cooks who regularly host dinner parties for friends and family, it was also important for the owners to have a flexible ground floor space that included dining and living areas, and a state-of-the-art kitchen.

To bring in light and views, the architects added three dormers to the existing house, at the front, back and side. Oversized, and built in a modern idiom, the dormers give the facades crisp definition, and are polite nods to the traditional streetscape, tying the ho...