Glen Manor Haus
The clients approached us seeking to build their first long-term home, a dwelling grounded in calm, shaped by natural light, and connected deeply to the nearby ravine.
Their wish was for a modern family home that would feel both open and refined: generous for daily living, fluid enough for entertaining, yet composed and private in all the right places.
They imagined living within the tree canopy—waking up to filtered forest light, moving through spaces that felt quietly restorative, and ending the day on a roof deck overlooking the ravine and looking out toward Lake Ontario.
With trust built through many previous collaborations, they gave us complete creative freedom, from spatial organization to the material palette, to design a home that embodies clarity, restraint, and long-term value.
Sky View Haus
The client approached us with the ambition to transform a modest wartime bungalow into an energy-efficient, modern, light-filled home that would support their young family for years to come.
They imagined a place that felt open yet clearly organized, infused with natural light in every space, and connected to the quiet residential setting just south of the Danforth Avenue.
Their wish list was extensive: no room without natural light, generous social spaces for daily life and entertaining, strongly defined yet open zones, and a layout flexible enough to evolve as the family grows, including the ability to convert the two-storey volume above the kitchen into a future third bedroom.
With full trust in our vision, they handed us complete creative control over the design, layout, and material palette.
Haus 46H
A 1905 Beach home was reinvented as a light-filled, energy efficient, healthy home.
Although strictly modern, the new design respectfully explores building structures and materials found in the area to complement the neighbourhood while creating a modern original with unique sculptural aesthetics.
Emphasis was also put on creating a home with technical configurations to support the well-being, as well as economical outcome, for maintaining and operating the building – to name a few: lots of natural light & cross ventilation; walls and roof with long-lasting cool, white metal panelling; breathable wall membranes; continuous insulation; HRV with air filtration; smart technologies to control lighting, heating and cooling and to monitor energy consumption.
Haus L34
Transformation of an out-dated and dysfunctional Leslieville semi-detached house into a light- and air-filled, energy-efficient modern home.
The existing house had to be almost entirely rebuilt.
A second story addition was added to create space for an additional bedroom and bathroom.
Zero79
Two light-filled modern homes on an infill lot in downtown Toronto, designed to exceed NetZero Ready standards and support sustainable and healthy living.
The building, with two 4-level residences, is heading the way amongst the few but increasing number of houses in Toronto designed to minimize the carbon footprint.
Providing modern design with clean lines, the project utilizes gentle intensification, off-site construction, all the while nurturing sustainable and healthy city living.
Expansive efforts were taken to create a highly energy-efficient building.
The result is two homes which will emit 80% fewer greenhouse gases and use 60% less energy than if the homes were constructed simply to building code standards.
Apart from energy-efficiency we also focused on providing superior indoor air quality and a healthy living environment within each residence.
Efficient, Sustainable and Healthy Urban Living
