The Parklex facade visually connects the main house and coach house. “We wanted to use an exterior material that harmonized with the house’s context, which is an older neighborhood filled with Victorian houses made of Toronto red clay brick,” architect Heather Dubbeldam says. Photo 1 of 9 in A Cramped Boarding House Transformed Into an Open, Modern Home in Toronto by Sam Elmore

A Cramped Boarding House Transformed Into an Open, Modern Home in Toronto

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The Parklex facade visually connects the main house and coach house. “We wanted to use an exterior material that harmonized with the house’s context, which is an older neighborhood filled with Victorian houses made of Toronto red clay brick,” architect Heather Dubbeldam says.