Harvard House
COMPLETION: 2013 / LOCATION: TORONTO, CANADA / RENOVATED AREA: 3000 SFLOCATED IN TORONTO'S RONCESVALLES AREA, THIS LARGE 125 YEAR OLD SEMI-DETACHED HOUSE WAS ONCE DIVIDED INTO SEVERAL APARTMENTS. THE HOME WAS RETURNED TO A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE CLAIMING ENHANCED FUNCTIONAL AND BESPOKE FEATURES INCLUDING BUILT-IN CABINETS THROUGHOUT. THE FORMERLY DARK AND PARTITIONED HOME IS NOW BATHED IN NATURAL LIGHT AND BOASTS A WELCOMING AND OPEN GROUND FLOOR LIVING SPACE.
DESIGNED FOR A COUPLE WHO LOVE TO COOK AND ENTERTAIN, THE KITCHEN WAS RELOCATED TO THE CENTER OF THE HOME TO BECOME A FOCAL POINT FOR BOTH DAILY LIVING AS WELL AS SPECIAL GATHERINGS. THIS CAPTIVATING SPACE WAS ACHIEVED BY DELICATELY BLENDING A MODERN AESTHETIC WITH THE ORIGINAL VICTORIAN CHARACTER.
Photography: Ryan Fung