Wanda Ely Architect Inc.

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Wanda Ely Architect Inc.
52 Reviews

Baby Point Addition and Renovation

Nestled within an established neighbourhood that hugs the curve of the humber ravine, this project transforms a family home with a language that is simultaneously contemporary and yet entirely in keeping with the existing traditional home and its surrounding neighbours. The project involves a sizeable rear addition that contains a new kitchen linking back to the existing dining and living rooms, and a spacious master suite above.
Project Year: 2019
Country: Canada
Thoughtful updates to the front facade bring a sense of cohesion to the home, set within a beautifully established garden.
Baby Point Addition and Renovation
The kitchen becomes the home’s central gathering space; from casual meals at the banquette table, to after-school snacks, or entertaining friends around the island, the kitchen accommodates a variety of ways for family and friends to gather around food and drink.
Baby Point Addition and Renovation
The project establishes a dialogue between the old home and the new addition; views are carefully framed from one to the other to create linkages between spaces.
Baby Point Addition and Renovation
A side entrance is tucked behind the kitchen and marked by a step down to a natural slate floor, providing easy access at grade to the garage and rear yard. A bank of closets provide plenty of storage space for jackets, but are pulled down from the ceiling to create a sense of connection to the...
Baby Point Addition and Renovation
Appliances locations are carefully considered, and seamlessly integrated into the design of the kitchen.
Baby Point Addition and Renovation
The kitchen is lit by generous floor-to-ceiling windows that afford views out over the lush green yard and onto the Humber ravine. Inside, the island incorporates an ‘urban cultivator’ for growing fresh greens and herbs year-round.
Baby Point Addition and Renovation
Framed views and alignments are carefully considered throughout the project to make the addition feel effortlessly integrated within the home.
Baby Point Addition and Renovation
The kitchen is lit by generous floor-to-ceiling windows that afford views out over the lush green yard and onto the Humber ravine. Inside, the island incorporates an ‘urban cultivator’ for growing fresh greens and herbs year-round.
Baby Point Addition and Renovation
The entry sequence and circulation through the home is improved by relocating a powder room to allow for a clear line of sight through the home to the lush rear garden.
Baby Point Addition and Renovation
Baby Point Addition and Renovation
A servery and coffee station are tucked along a corridor connecting the kitchen to the home’s existing dining room beyond. These supporting spaces for the kitchen and dining area are conceived as a separate zone between the two rooms to offer a functional solution for different styles of...
Baby Point Addition and Renovation
A servery and coffee station are tucked along a corridor connecting the kitchen to the home’s existing dining room beyond. These supporting spaces for the kitchen and dining area are conceived as a separate zone between the two rooms to offer a functional solution for different styles of...
Baby Point Addition and Renovation
Upstairs, the new master suite becomes a spacious adult retreat overlooking the rear yard. Calming tones of pale green are paired with light woods and soft fabrics to create a serene environment for rest and relaxation.
Baby Point Addition and Renovation
The bed and its part-height headboard float within the space, separating the sleeping area from the dressing area behind, lit by a skylight above that floods the closet area with natural light.
Baby Point Addition and Renovation
The headboard partition wall anchors the bed within the room, and provides a unique boutique hotel-like layout.
Baby Point Addition and Renovation
The headboard partition wall anchors the bed within the room, and provides a unique boutique hotel-like layout.
Baby Point Addition and Renovation
The bed and its part-height headboard float within the space, separating the sleeping area from the dressing area behind, lit by a skylight above that floods the closet area with natural light.
Baby Point Addition and Renovation
The master ensuite is a efficiently laid out and includes a floating double vanity, and plenty of storage space for toiletries in medicine cabinets recessed into the wall.
Baby Point Addition and Renovation
The master ensuite is a efficiently laid out and includes a floating double vanity, and plenty of storage space for toiletries in medicine cabinets recessed into the wall.
Baby Point Addition and Renovation
The rear 2-storey addition is blended seamlessly with the existing home; a red brick was selected to match the existing home, and the existing home itself is upgraded to provide larger, better performing windows that further help blend the old with the new.
Baby Point Addition and Renovation
The upholstered banquette is a comfy spot to gather for casual meals, surrounded by windows and views out to the yard.
Baby Point Addition and Renovation
The subtle irregularities of a handmade tile are brought to life by light reflecting across its glazed surface. Above, open shelf floats over the countertop, displaying a collection of kitchen items and elegantly concealing a linear LED that illuminates the countertop below.
Baby Point Addition and Renovation
The upholstered banquette is a comfy spot to gather for casual meals, surrounded by windows and views out to the yard.
Baby Point Addition and Renovation
Integrated pulls keep the cabinetry sleek and clean.
Baby Point Addition and Renovation
A crisp, clean palette of white and light wood cabinetry is enriched by a handmade backsplash tile with natural variations in the glaze that brings an softness to the space.
Baby Point Addition and Renovation
A crisp, clean palette of white and light wood cabinetry is enriched by a handmade backsplash tile with natural variations in the glaze that brings an softness to the space.
Baby Point Addition and Renovation
The master ensuite is a efficiently laid out and includes a floating double vanity, and plenty of storage space for toiletries in medicine cabinets recessed into the wall.
Baby Point Addition and Renovation
The master ensuite is a efficiently laid out and includes a floating double vanity, and plenty of storage space for toiletries in medicine cabinets recessed into the wall.
Baby Point Addition and Renovation
Two bedrooms were re-designed in consultation with the kids - now young adults - to update juvenile kids rooms to finishes and furniture more appropriate to their age and taste.
Baby Point Addition and Renovation
Two bedrooms were re-designed in consultation with the kids - now young adults - to update juvenile kids rooms to finishes and furniture more appropriate to their age and taste.
Baby Point Addition and Renovation
Two bedrooms were re-designed in consultation with the kids - now young adults - to update juvenile kids rooms to finishes and furniture more appropriate to their age and taste.
Baby Point Addition and Renovation
Two bedrooms were re-designed in consultation with the kids - now young adults - to update juvenile kids rooms to finishes and furniture more appropriate to their age and taste.
Baby Point Addition and Renovation
Baby Point Addition and Renovation
Baby Point Addition and Renovation