by Patrick Cameron | Dec 14, 2020
Downsizing in the City Downsizing from the old family home, the owners vetoed the notion of a condominium lifestyle, and instead opted for something completely different. We were approached with the question, “Can we still live downtown, with easy access from...
by James Shi | Apr 21, 2018
Mono Township Home New Home — Dufferin County, Ontario Beside a meadow in Mono Township stands a new home, built as a retreat for its city owners. We prized the meadow, and so we built a “bank barn” to one side of it, incorporating a low building built into the...
by James Shi | Apr 23, 2018
Loft in the Beach Home / Office Renovation — Toronto, Ontario A former restaurant and rooming house was transformed into a sparkling ground floor office with an open-plan loft over top. The exterior frontage was completely transformed using large energy-efficient...
by James Shi | Apr 23, 2018
Lake Muskoka Home New Home — Muskoka Lakes Township We were given a cliffside on which to build a new home. On this challenging site, we built the house to face the lake with a wide veranda raised to treetop level. We started with the dream of what it would be like to...
by James Shi | Apr 23, 2018
Parry Sound Studio New Cottage and Bunkie — Seguin Township, Ontario The Owners, a psychologist and a historian, came to us requesting a compact modern cottage, but a design that spoke to simpler cottage spaces of the past. They had bought a northern property...