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Studio Junction transformed a two-story apartment above Mjölk, Juli Daoust and John Baker’s design boutique on Toronto’s busy Dundas Street West, into a tranquil space. A courtyard joins the living room and the open kitchen and dining area.

The structure is made of double-brick walls with insulation between each layer, which regulates indoor temperatures while still providing strong protection from the elements.

"Another tricky aspect was finding a place to stack the sliding doors,

“There’s something about it that feels very contextual to where it is—on a little teeny hill, looking out over the Dry Creek Valley, and there’s nothing else artful around,” says Louis.

Built as a fortified customs house the complex originally offered segregated protected storage spaces on the lower level and guarded trade areas upstairs. Connecting buildings and levels while revealing the original character of the building was our biggest challenge.

"One visit over the winter, and we drove up to find four feet of snow covering the driveway and stairs down to the cabin,

The living room sofa is from Article and the coffee table is from Burke Decor. The rug is vintage, and the fur chair was found at Urban Outfitters.