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Breakfast area custom oak banquette and table.

The dining area, which is just off the kitchen, features a built-in banquette.

The banquette is a blue high-performance velvet by Maharam.

A chain curtain from Cascade Coil separates the kitchen without interrupting sightlines or sunlight. “When you light the outside brighter than the inside at night, it becomes more opaque,” says Mark. Bulthaup cabinetry joins appliances by Gaggenau and Miele.

When extended, the metal-mesh curtain wall deflects the sunlight to mitigate the internal temperature of the structure. Similar energy-efficient gestures include geothermal heating and cooling, shading and venting systems, solar panels, and organic finishes and materials.

To add texture and personality to her apartment, and cover up the engineered wood floors that were not original to the building, Josie introduced custom room-size rugs to many of the spaces, including in the bedroom. The nightstand is a Pierre Jeanneret Chandigarh high stool, adn the lamp is Marcel Breuer circa 1925. The art is an original Greece travel poster from the Acropolis Museum.

A family room on the second floor gets dappled light. Coco, the resident pet, looks out into the tree-shaded shaded garden

"Each window in the house feels like a living painting because it perfectly frames a beautiful view of the forest or the rhododendrons out front that change with the seasons,

David and Hannah’s new bedroom, which is located in the extension, has clean white walls, built-ins, and a large glass slider leading to a private deck.

Each sleeping nook has a reading light. “It's really easy to unplug there and still be comfortable,” says St-Laurent.

The cabin rests atop the foundation of a previous cabin on the family’s property.

In years gone by, the street was lined with Milkwood trees, some of which still remain. The angled bay window was specifically designed to frame two ancient Milkwoods, which were sadly removed by neighbours despite many objections. It does, however, remain a cosy, sun-filled nook with 180-degree views.

The open-concept living area, a benefit of the Quonset-design, includes velvet chairs from CB2.

"One of my favorite moments in the house is the window above the vanity in the guest bath,

Studio.Noju also used the ceramic blocks to form interior dividers that allow for light and air circulation, like the 18-foot-high screen enclosing the stair that extends to the upstairs bathroom.

The couple spent $6,765 on Bisazza tile in the bathroom and alley-facing exterior.

As a practicing architect for over 30 years, Scott looked to his network to help take on the project and, to an extent, mitigate the budget. “I’ve described this house as less of a construction project, and more of an Amish barn raising.”

Dubbed the Stealth House in part for its windowless perimeter, the project began as an exploration designing comfortable, private living spaces in dense urban areas.

Ogawa Green Tile by Heath Ceramics covers the walls and floors. When the couple's existing tile stash wasn't enough coverage, the team was able to special order more to match.

Architect Bentley Tibbs envisioned the Bogarts’ entry as a dark womb which opens to a glass wall overlooking the backyard and the 50-acre park beyond it.

White oak cabinetry by 'Henry Built'

Entry at Betasso Overlook, landscaped with native grasses.

Plenty of nooks and alcoves provide intimate spaces within a relatively large house.

The unique floor treatment included a two-pour concrete slab method, allowing for insulation to be placed between the two slabs—making the space highly thermally efficient.

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Scalloped Sapele wood slats on the walls add a textural organic element—the tubular design a running motif in the design.