Annex House, Located in Toronto’s Annex neighbourhood, this home renovation and addition achieves a subtle balance between a historical cottage and contemporary living—with an emphasis on livability and natural light. The area is doubled through the addition of a volume to the back of the red brick cottage, providing a subtle contrast with its dark brick skin and its large window openings. The design—which harmonizes historical renovation and new construction—was the result of working with both the local historical board and the client to find the correct balance.
The interior sequence opens up the full volume of the cottage as an expanded living area, while the kitchen, skylit stair and large openings to the sky find their place in the new addition, with an intimate connection to the garden at the back of the property. (Photos by Tom Arban)
Home Office Interior Design Project, This project is superkül’s most autobiographical project, containing both our home and work environments. The renovation of this main street building reflects the firm’s values: an interest in infill, enthusiasm for dealing with social community issues by example, the revitalization of the city, the creation of additional density on Toronto’s main streets, and a strategic approach to urban sustainability.
The site was originally occupied by a two-storey building with a shop on the ground floor and an apartment above, in an emerging and under-valued neighbourhood in Toronto’s west end. Conversion to Home/Office involved its wholesale renovation and the addition of a third floor, creating a studio office on the ground and basement floors and an apartment on the second and third. The massing and height of the building take their cues from adjacent fabric, as do window proportions and heights. Materials evoke those of its commercial and residential neighbours, tying it into the streetscape within a modernist palette and architectural vocabulary.
The building is divided almost equally between home and office space but is designed to be flexible, with small changes to the circulation and the partitioning easily resulting in a different proportion of uses. (Photos by Ben Rahn / A-Frame Inc.)
The interior sequence opens up the full volume of the cottage as an expanded living area, while the kitchen, skylit stair and large openings to the sky find their place in the new addition, with an intimate connection to the garden at the back of the property. (Photos by Tom Arban)
Home Office Interior Design Project, This project is superkül’s most autobiographical project, containing both our home and work environments. The renovation of this main street building reflects the firm’s values: an interest in infill, enthusiasm for dealing with social community issues by example, the revitalization of the city, the creation of additional density on Toronto’s main streets, and a strategic approach to urban sustainability.
The site was originally occupied by a two-storey building with a shop on the ground floor and an apartment above, in an emerging and under-valued neighbourhood in Toronto’s west end. Conversion to Home/Office involved its wholesale renovation and the addition of a third floor, creating a studio office on the ground and basement floors and an apartment on the second and third. The massing and height of the building take their cues from adjacent fabric, as do window proportions and heights. Materials evoke those of its commercial and residential neighbours, tying it into the streetscape within a modernist palette and architectural vocabulary.
The building is divided almost equally between home and office space but is designed to be flexible, with small changes to the circulation and the partitioning easily resulting in a different proportion of uses. (Photos by Ben Rahn / A-Frame Inc.)
