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House Withrow

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Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Year
2018
Structure
House (Single Residence)
Style
Modern
Dining area is defined by wood lined recess.
Dining area is defined by wood lined recess.
Steel and slate define the "Fire" zone of the cooking area.
Steel and slate define the "Fire" zone of the cooking area.
The living area opens up to the sunken rear garden.
The living area opens up to the sunken rear garden.
Window wells carve into elements creating surprises and spatial depth.
Window wells carve into elements creating surprises and spatial depth.
"Water" and "Fire" zones define the kitchen at the centre of the main floor.
"Water" and "Fire" zones define the kitchen at the centre of the main floor.
Textures and borrowed views and reflections.
Textures and borrowed views and reflections.
Bathing in the treetops.
Bathing in the treetops.
A band of oscillating slatting runs four storeys connecting spaces along the entire house.
A band of oscillating slatting runs four storeys connecting spaces along the entire house.
An upper stair volume hovers over a lower level guard wall at slatting that connects interstitial spaces.
An upper stair volume hovers over a lower level guard wall at slatting that connects interstitial spaces.
Oblique views are borrowed by the angle of the vanity.
Oblique views are borrowed by the angle of the vanity.
Hidden lighting appears through surfaces in the master bath.
Hidden lighting appears through surfaces in the master bath.
Borrowed light along the stairwells.
Borrowed light along the stairwells.
A vertiginously perched shower overlooks a private stair to the master suite.
A vertiginously perched shower overlooks a private stair to the master suite.
Interconnected spaces along the stairwells.
Interconnected spaces along the stairwells.

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From Uoai

In renovating a house from the 1920’s in Toronto for a young family, uoai studio structured the new living spaces with crisp bold gestures interspersed with moments of material and textural richness. A continuous wall of white millwork runs the full length of the house unifying the ground floor level while providing plenty of storage. This armature is activated with successive materially and spatially varied vignettes identifying areas for living, cooking and dining.

A wood lined dining niche nestles into the large front window. At the centre, the kitchen is separated into “water” and “fire” zones. The washing area is anchored by a tiled and marble topped island offsetting the severity of the black steel and slate of the cooking area.

The four levels of the house are connected by a continuous band of oscillating slats weaving from bottom to top of the house along the stairs. The upper most level is dedicated to the seclusion of the master suite. Spatial inter-connections are created around the private staircase leading from an upper level family room to the suite in a precarious balance of retreat and daring exposure.