13 Nov 2024

ARIDO Award: UnCover / ReCover House

The project is a full renovation of an 1890 Victorian semi-detached single-family dwelling in the west end of Toronto, Canada.

Category: LIVE

Interior Designer: Nadia Cannataro, ARIDO
Design Firm: Large Medium Design Office

Photographer: doublespace photography

A view of the living room from the dining area, all is in predominantly white colours scheme with some warm wood details, brass light fixture and leather furniture pieces

The house was layered with several modifications over its one-hundred-and-thirty-year history and had most recently sustained damage due to a small fire. The interior was peeled away to the exterior load bearing masonry walls, and a reconfigured set of contemporary spaces tailored for a married couple with two active young boys was layered within this existing envelope.

Underside of the wood finished staircase in contrast to the surrounding white walls and a brick wall visible on one side under the stairs

White modern kitchen in all white cabinetry , long island and minimalistic black pendant lights above it

The interior demolition uncovered many hidden spaces and opportunities to reshape the volume and recover space within the building shell. The project intertwines historical artifacts, contemporary interpretations of the past, with contemporary living, construction, and materials.

Beautiful curved lines of crisp white walls and railings in contrast to the piece of brick wall above the stairs