The project is the design of a new home for a young family with two working parents and three children. The new house replaces an existing house on a conventional mid-town residential lot in the City of Toronto. Similar in area to the original house, the new design emphasizes fluid relationships between, and within, shared family spaces?both indoor and outdoor. Accommodating a large art collection, as well as the desire to preserve and engage a large tree in the rear yard are two important requirements.

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Architects: Kohn Shnier Architects

Location: Toronto, ON, Canada

Architect In Charge: John Shnier, Amin Ibrahim, Stephanie Vermeulen

Area: 286.0 m2

Project Year: 2016
Photographs: Doublespace Photography

Structural: Blackwell Engineering

Builder: MDK Construction

First Floor Plan

From the architect. The project is the design of a new home for a young family with two working parents and three children. The new house replaces an existing house on a conventional mid-town residential lot in the City of Toronto. Similar in area to the original house, the new design emphasizes fluid relationships between, and within, shared family spaces?both indoor and outdoor. Accommodating a large art collection, as well as the desire to preserve and engage a large tree in the rear yard are two important requirements.

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