StudioAC Team: Matei Rau, Andrew Hill, Jennifer Kudlats, Shasha Wang

Photos: Doublespace Photography

An overview of the rear of the building, showcasing a spacious backyard with wooden flooring and the first floor's striking interior design featuring full height windows.
An overview of the rear of the building, showcasing a spacious backyard with wooden flooring and the first floor’s striking interior design featuring full height windows.
A detailed view of the entrance to the first floor, showcasing a distinctive architectural design featuring a black structural covering over the door.
A detailed view of the entrance to the first floor, showcasing a distinctive architectural design featuring a black structural covering over the door.
A close-up shot of the rear entrance of the unit, highlighting the large glass door openings, which offer a striking architectural feature.
A close-up shot of the rear entrance of the unit, highlighting the large glass door openings, which offer a striking architectural feature.
A detailed view of the interior, showcasing the pristine white walls and cabinets, creating a clean and polished aesthetic.
A detailed view of the interior, showcasing the pristine white walls and cabinets, creating a clean and polished aesthetic.
A detailed view of the first floor interior, showcasing its spacious layout and a wall featuring an array of cabinets, while the opposite wall is adorned with full-height glass, creating a bright and open atmosphere.
A detailed view of the first floor interior, showcasing its spacious layout and a wall featuring an array of cabinets, while the opposite wall is adorned with full-height glass, creating a bright and open atmosphere.
A view of the first floor interior, showcasing a black rectangular island table with a sink, while providing a picturesque view through the full-height glass window in the front.
A view of the first floor interior, showcasing a black rectangular island table with a sink, while providing a picturesque view through the full-height glass window in the front.
A detailed view of the kitchen interior, showcasing a wall adorned with glossy white cabinets, creating a simple yet elegant aesthetic.
A detailed view of the kitchen interior, showcasing a wall adorned with glossy white cabinets, creating a simple yet elegant aesthetic.
An overview of the bathroom interior featuring large glass shower walls and a black and white wall art piece.
An overview of the bathroom interior featuring large glass shower walls and a black and white wall art piece.
A close-up shot of the bathroom interior, viewed through a limited perspective, showcasing the intricate design elements and features within the space.
A close-up shot of the bathroom interior, viewed through a limited perspective, showcasing the intricate design elements and features within the space.
A 3d Model of Cleveland House against black background
A 3d Model of Cleveland House against black background
A model of the Cleveland House constructed in a box form.
A model of the Cleveland House constructed in a box form.
A three-dimensional representation of the Cleveland House
A three-dimensional representation of the Cleveland House
Level 1 Floor plan of Cleveland Residence
Level 1 Floor plan of Cleveland Residence
Level 3 Floor plan of Cleveland Residence
Level 2 Floor plan of Cleveland Residence
Level 3 Floor plan of Cleveland Residence
Level 3 Floor plan of Cleveland Residence

Cleveland residence is a new build single family home located in northeast Toronto. Located on a quaint street across from a school with a context of two story homes a technique emerged early on to provide a three story home that would aesthetically fuse with the two story context.

In plan the project uses simple and efficient layouts to provide the desired concept but in section a game is played that conceals the third floor massing of the project and fuses it with the second. This sectional play creates interesting sectional experiences and dynamism across room shape, height, and light quality. These sectional gestures are then concealed by a singular gable structure running from front to back.

The roof side of some of these surfaces become terraces and sloped rock gardens for a bathroom, which provides privacy while allowing for an open bathing experience in the city. The projects geometry is accentuated and referenced in two canopies that complete the material separation between the lower brick mass that contains the shared and open living spaces from the more restrained upper two floors clad in black stucco. These canopies help to provide privacy, refuge, and identity that defines the entry point and public interface of the project.

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