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20 years in business
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Contact Info:
185 Balmoral Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M4V 1J8
Canada
Toronto, Ontario M4V 1J8
Canada
Typical Job Costs:
$200,000 - 5,000,000
Category:
Architects
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Toronto's Leading Architect and Designer
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WENDY KOHN DESIGN, based in Toronto, has designed and built work internationally, including the Boston area, Denver, Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay areas. We work at all scales of design, from interior renovations to new building sites, and are dedicated to close collaboration with our clients. We are inspired by unique people, sites, and design challenges to create serene and light-filled spaces, sustainably constructed, and deeply connected to their natural and built environments.
Wendy Kohn was educated at Yale University, where she earned her magna cum laude degree in History. She holds a Master of Architecture degree from Harvard University's Graduate School of Design. She has taught architecture and urban planning at UCLA and the University of Colorado, Denver, and is the author of four books on architecture, and numerous articles on design.
Services Provided
Bathroom Design, Building Design, Energy-Efficient Homes, Floor Plans, Home Additions, Home Extensions, Home Remodeling, House Plans, Kitchen Design, Kitchen Remodeling, New Home Construction, Space Planning, Sustainable Design, Custom Homes
Areas Served
Toronto, Albany, Alto, Belvedere, Belvedere Tiburon, Berkeley, Brisbane, Broadmoor, Colma, Corte Madera, Daly City, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Marin City, Mill Valley, Muir Beach, Oakland, San Francisco, Sausalito, South San Francisco, Stinson Beach, Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, Tiburon
8 Projects for Wendy Kohn Design

San Francisco, CA
Potrero Loft
3 photos

Los Angeles, CA
Allenwood House
6 photos

San Francisco, CA
Lake Street House
17 photos

Boston, MA
High Street Residence
7 photos

Los Angeles, CA
Hancock Park Deck
10 photos

Boston, MA
Beacon Street Condo
14 photos

San Francisco, CA
Clay Street Residence
4 photos

San Francisco, CA
Vallejo Condo
7 photos
Featured Review

Athena Benevento
Relationship
Client
None of the other designers we spoke with brought the same type of out of the box thinking as Wendy, and throughout the process she demonstrated a tremendous focus on all the little details that could have been easily over-looked.Read Full Review
2 Reviews for Wendy Kohn Design

Athena Benevento
Relationship
Client
Wendy brought an amazing combination of vision and detail to our project. We had been struggling to figure out the best way to bring more natural light into our living room and Wendy came up with a highly creative solution that solved that problem and also gives us an outdoor living area. None of the other designers we spoke with brought the same type of out of the box thinking as Wendy, and throughout the process she demonstrated a tremendous focus on all the little details that could have been easily over-looked.
May 25, 2015

Comment from Wendy Kohn Design:
Great clients make great projects! Thanks so much for being wonderful partners.

sfmomof2
Relationship
Client
One Christmas, in a move that was somewhere between optimistic and wildly impulsive, my husband and I spent oodles of money on a stripped, inhabitable house that had no toilets, no sinks, no lights, no doors and a skinny dark dirt hole of a kitchen (ie: no appliances, no cabinets). What it did have: a melange of odd bright paint finishes, ugly Home Depot tiles on the exterior and a big shiny pink granite fireplace mantle.
I cannot thank Wendy Kohn enough for the way she transformed our home, turning this strange melange of empty holes and casino-quality finishes into something beautiful. She is unafraid to merge modern with traditional elements in a way that works, and result manages to be both expressive and subtle and the same time.
A few years later, Wendy and landscape architect Leslie Katzman redid the exterior of our house. So many strangers on the street stop to compliment the result we've resorted to stocking a pile of business cards in our garage to hand out to them.
Amazingly, Wendy does all this without being expensive - a rare thing. The lighting in our stairwell that gets constant compliments cost a few hundred dollars. And through months of construction through both projects, she has always been a pleasure to work with - responsive, relaxed, easy to be around.
We've gone through two major, headache-free reno projects with Wendy, and are genuinely looking forward to more.
May 11, 2015Last modified:May 11, 2015
Commented: Great space! What is material of countertop? Thks.Thank you! The countertops and the backsplash in this kitchen are honed Calacatta marble slab, with a 1 ½" mitred edge.
April 22, 2018
Commented: Height of drainI need the height of the drain off the finished floor and a diagram for the spacing of the sink drains along the wall as the rough-in plumbing is getting installed today for this vanity
January 20, 2016
Commented: what is the tile on the column?This is a staggered joint, 3"x6" limestone tile, set with a mitred corner joint.
January 3, 2016
Commented: Cabinet fronts?We worked with our cabinetmaker on those--they are custom, ¾" paint grade plywood, painted off- site with Benjamin Moore "Super White" in a Satin finish.
June 1, 2015
Commented: Counter heightWe used 3/4" Calacatta marble slab, and mitred the edge to create about a 2" lip on both the island and the countertops. If you're asking how deep the countertops and slab are, I believe the counterto...
February 11, 2013
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