Bilateral house by Audax
Wed, 3 May 2017
I am completely blown away by this project I stumbled upon by Toronto-based architecture firm Audax. The exterior is pretty and original to the 'hood and then the second you walk in the front door BOOM!!! Nothing that you could have imagined. I am especially smitten with the gorgeous bathrooms and that room in the roof peak. The homeowners of Bilateral House purchased a lot with a 116-year-old Period Revival home in a mature picturesque neighbourhood in Toronto. As avid collectors of contemporary art and vintage furniture, they wanted to build a modern gallery-inspired home with high ceilings to artfully display their collections. Responding to the homeowners’ vision and the City’s requirement to keep the front half of the original house, Audax sensitively restored and rebuilt the heritage façade, and designed a modern addition in the rear. However, the design solution ensured that both sides of the house could still relate to each other. To begin, Audax faithfully reconstructed the main façade with restored brick, new stucco and wood trim. Audax also rebuilt the roof to mirror the original design. Audax's interior design strategy followed suit with a design that both honoured the original character of the house and satisfied the homeowners’ affinity for a modern gallery aesthetic.
Reader Comments (5)
What a gorgeous house. Love the bathrooms.
The kids' bathroom is retro to my Ontario elementary school in the 1980s. Blast from the past. I've never seen those sinks anywhere else.
That cool sink in the kid's bathroom looks like a Bradley Wash Fountain-- made in Milwaukee, WI!
Magnifique !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! J'adore la salle de bain des enfants !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am completely blown away that you are completely blown away by the interior. The only thing I like about the house is the exterior. Different strokes...