Wardell
WINNER OF A 2020 CANADIAN ARCHITECT AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
?This is a little jewel in the middle of the city. The designers could have just added to the existing house, but they created a separate object with a versatile space between. I like the tension from the street façade, which respects the smaller scale of the added component. The sculptural shape is complemented by a very interesting tectonic approach that does something different with brick. Sometimes it?s difficult to realize details like that brick roof, but these designers seem to have the sensibilities to achieve it.? ? Stephan Chevalier, juror
The sculpted brick volume houses cooking, dining, office and living spaces for an architect-turned-baker and their family.
Start with an irregular site. Add architects who are keen on exploring how the brick, a common masonry unit, can be manipulated to achieve uncommon results. The result" In the case of this 51-square-metre addition to an 86-square-metre, two-storey semi-detached house, it?s a flexible yet customized stack of spaces for better living. One of the owners is a consultant; the other, an architect-turned-baker. The birth of their first child provided an impetus to enlarge their home, which occupies a wedge-shaped lot abutting the rear yards of several other houses.
Street elevation
Clad entirely in brick, the curved walls of the addition merge with its brick roof, creating a seamless, richly textured volume. The cantilevering of the front wall creates ...
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