Slim Fit
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Karen White, David MacNaughtan, and their sons, Griffin and Finlay, hang out on the front deck, which lines up next to the neighbors' porch.Photo by: Dean Kaufman -
Just through the front door is the living room where built-ins by Chong share space with a three-legged Wegner chair and photo-graphs by Arnaud Maggs.Photo by: Dean Kaufman -
At the top, the view from the roof deck reveals a patchwork of garages and yards surprisingly free of neighbors.Photo by: Dean Kaufman -
From the second level of the house, Griffin climbs the stairs his own way.Photo by: Dean Kaufman -
The second-floor family room is fronted by an L-shaped staircase with an opaque guardrail that provides some privacy for the front facade.Photo by: Dean Kaufman -
A detail shot of the stair, which spirals up and down throughout the house.Photo by: Dean Kaufman -
Down the corridor from the boys’ bedrooms is the family room.Photo by: Dean Kaufman -
The kids play in the family room just beneath the stairs.Photo by: Dean Kaufman -
In the back, ivy climbs across the garage’s raw cedar cladding next to a gate that allows access to the laneway—but the boys prefer to climb the fence.Photo by: Dean Kaufman -
In the dining room, furniture by Wegner and local designers Speke Klein blends with the white oak floors and stair.Photo by: Dean Kaufman -
The family shares a meal at the counter in the kitchen.Photo by: Dean Kaufman -
A white Bulthaup system fits cleanly into the 13-foot-long kitchen.Photo by: Dean Kaufman -
Since the room is at the windowless middle of the house, it borrows light from the kitchen, which, despite its pristine Bulthaup cabinetry and hardware, is the laid-back heart of the house. Chong took advantage of the one-and-a-half-height ceiling to establish some well-hidden storage cabinets.Photo by: Dean Kaufman -
Griffin’s room, which is exactly the same size as his brother’s, gets good light from the backyard.Photo by: Dean Kaufman -
The master bedroom occupies a private space on the top floor.Photo by: Dean Kaufman -
A rear view of the narrow house shows how Chong twisted the house’s volumes to bring daylight into each room.Photo by: Dean Kaufman -
Chong left enough space in the 16-foot-wide backyard for a garden and comfortable dining area.Photo by: Dean Kaufman -
In the lane behind the garage, Finlay makes use of the occasionally neglected territory.Photo by: Dean Kaufman
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