Photography by Félix Michaud
This deft expansion of a midtown Toronto semi is materially rich, spatially agile and designed for modern family life and frequent entertaining. The renovation adds 140-sq.-m. with a lowered basement converting dead space into a spa, gym, and storage zone. For a couple who love to host, flexibility was key: built-in benches double as party overflow seating, while sculptural millwork defines spaces without closing them off. A concrete dining booth anchors the open-plan layout, blurring the line between furniture and architecture. The robust materials palette—concrete, walnut, Ceppo Di Gre marble, blackened brass, and Tadelakt plaster—emphasizes tactility and aging with grace. From the hand-turned oak hardware to a monolithic, patina-ready brass sink, the detailing invites interaction. A centrepiece staircase morphs from grounded linearity to sinuous lightness as it rises, mirroring the home’s narrative: a study in form, function, and warm material restraint.
As appeared in the July/August 2025 Best of Canada Awards issue of Canadian Interiors magazine.
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