From Brown to Green
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After a long renovation, the former brownfield presents a domestic face, with thriving landscaping in the cleaned-up soil.Photo by: Lorne Bridgman -
A staircase leads up to the main bedroom; the stairs and the fireplace were designed by Fleming with the architects.Photo by: Lorne Bridgman -
In the living room, Adams relaxes on a chair by designer Scot Laughton while Fleming plays banjo.Photo by: Lorne Bridgman -
The dining room has a mishmash of Eames chairs, found in various states and painted black.Photo by: Lorne Bridgman -
The kitchen, which gets light from three sides, welcomes guests into the house.Photo by: Lorne Bridgman -
Both the kitchen and the main bedroom blend polished concrete with white oak cabinets. Fleming spent almost six months building the house’s millwork, which lends the house a warm, bespoke quality.Photo by: Lorne Bridgman -
In the upstairs studio Adams draws inspiration from collections of salesmen’s sample cans, Canadian early-20th-century ceramics, and Electrolux vacuum-cleaner piggy banks.Photo by: Lorne Bridgman -
The main bath has a concrete tub that Fleming cast to fit his wife’s body.Photo by: Lorne Bridgman
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