Port Credit House 4

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PHOTOS BY PETER A. SELLAR, PHOTOKLIK

I am so pleased to have worked on this project with amazing clients.  It has recently been written up in Dwell and the Globe and Mail, see links below.  Thanks to Parallel General - after all of the wrangling of structural steel, reveals, nice fixtures and fine millwork; we pulled off what I had imagined.

AS SEEN IN DWELL:
http://www.dwell.com/house-tours/article/hillside-toronto-renovation-immerses-residents-surrounding-tree-canopy#6

AS SEEN IN THE GLOBE AND MAIL:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/home-and-garden/architecture/mid-century-home-of-lynchmere-founder-gets-a-respectful-update/article28146187/

Port Credit House 3

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The windows and lift and slide doors are going in today!  Following the violence of demolition comes the quiet peace of a new vision and future for the house.  The living spaces are suddenly full of light with views akin to those from a treehouse.  The lush gardens with mature trees can be appreciated from every room.  The custom millwork is being fabricated, and the finishes and fixtures will soon be installed.  I feel that the integrity of the original house has been preserved and celebrated also.  Rather pleased.  Thank you to C+C and Parallel General.

Port Credit House 2

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One of my favorite stages on a construction site is when the steel is going in.  Getting this big chunk of steel through the front door was not so easy.  A lot of laughing and bluster, inch by inch rotations and some nearly pinched fingers.

Port Credit House 1

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Starting work on a perfect 1950's home in Port Credit - very sensible spacious plan, amazing street and lot backing on to a ravine.  The original light fixtures, little surprises such as the vintage in-wall radio (that works!), and views through the mature trees surrounding make this house even more special.