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The design emerges from the need to preserve the front, the visible streetscape — while the back is freed of those constraints. The house is split in two, maintaining a Victorian half, and inserting a house in the back that addresses a more contemporary lifestyle. One house with two lifestyles.
The south facing (contemporary) front is articulated differently along the three levels. While the glazing is aligned on the top two levels, the skin of the building moves forward on the third level creating shade for both. Like a football player, or Bedouins in the desert, the black liner acts as “Kohl” or black eyeliner; the material helps to dampen glare, while taking advantage of the southern orientation for needed heat. On the second level the glazing is flush with the exterior, however with the lowering of the lid, the interior space gains privacy. The cut, or the open space between the two houses, allows maximum cross ventilation for both houses. It also provides light to the deep floorplate.
- The Split: an enclosed, exterior gap between old and new.
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east elevation. exterior cladding: weathering steel
- south elevation
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Southeast view from the adjacent court.
Carol Moukheiber and Christos Marcopoulos
Completed: 2012
Location: Toronto
Team:
Kevin Schorn
Gabriel Fain
Yie Ping See
Thilani Rajarathna
Michael Spatafora
Valentina Mele
Sonia Ramundi
Patty Graham
Structural Engineering
Blackwell Bowick
Luke Anderson
Photography
Maris Marzulis