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I am the CEO of Wo-Built Inc, a Design and Build general contractor in Toronto, ON. Our mission is to be the leading quality building company that is sought after for its innovative design and construction and is recognized for using the projects as a means to helping women, the community and the environment. Wo-Built was originally founded to help women in the building trades to achieve success in their careers. Our social missions have expanded to the community since then.

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The kitchen had to be an integral part that stands out and makes a statement, but does not dominate to the detriment of the remaining space. The kitchen needed to be designed in such a way that it looked included in the space - not just to stand out in one area with no relationship to the rest.

We (the client and our wo-built team) managed to integrate the kitchen by continuing the cabinets on the opposite side of the kitchen, hence tying the space together. The client’s furniture also added a correct scale to the place.

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The open concept brought with it another challenge: how does one keep it from feeling dark during the day. The windows on the walls are large, but as everyone knows daylight diminishes in intensity quickly leaving the center of the space dark. Daylight can also have a rather gloomy quality.

With the addition of a second story it was not feasible to introduce skylights in the ceiling in the center of the room (this would have really diminished the quality of the rooms upstairs), but we could brighten the staircase with two large and spectacular side by side skylights. We achieved two effects: making the staircase a feature in the room and allowing plenty of daylight to penetrate to the lower level as the staircase has a very open design.

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