The outdoor program includes a large wooden deck, reflecting pool with water lilies, bull rushes and fish, an outdoor covered dining area, and long concrete countertops for big parties that have wood storage below and a lower level with storage for garden equipment.
El programa requerido para la casa consta de usos tanto interiores como exteriores. Your email address will not be published. Journal Atlas. About Manifesto Series Community Illustrations. Article written by Hidden Architecture. The building is clad in custom local Ontario stone masonry units.
At the second floor, a zinc-clad cantilevered superstructure frames views from the inside and gestures to the woodlands. It floats above and beyond the main stone volume and allows the re-naturalized ravine plantings to be brought farther into the site. A lap pool reflects light into the space under the second floor cantilever where a family can enjoy outdoor activities around the pool and barbeque. The reaching superstructure is the structural feature of the project.
Its one story high trusses are embedded in walls and are supported on an exposed slender column. Column supports are reduced by diffusing the overturning forces into both the roof and floor diaphragms. A series of space-defining vertical planes and a mass concrete wall are used for lateral resistance. The floating rear volume is complimented by a carport cantilever reaching to the front property line.
Its structure is a three-point steel framing system with wood infill, sitting on cantilevered concrete walls. The private areas located on the second floor feature operable floor-to-ceiling glazing with sliding interior wooden shutters. The house was also designed in four zones to allow independent control and lower energy usage when certain areas are not in use.
Dividing the house into smaller zones also permits mechanical equipment to be smaller, and to operate more efficiently. A ground source heat pump system keeps energy consumption low and absorbs all mechanical sounds, enhancing the tranquil atmosphere of the house. While not necessarily unique to Toronto as developers and designers across North America churn out mass produced homes mimicking historic styles, this is a rare example of patronage for contemporary design in private domestic architecture in the city.
Ravine House. Share or Add Ravine House to your Collections. At the second floor, a zinc-clad cantilevered superstructure frames views from the inside and gestures to the woodlands. It floats above and beyond the main stone volume and allows the re-naturalized ravine plantings to be brought farther into the site. A lap pool reflects light into the space under the second floor cantilever where a family can enjoy outdoor activities around the pool and barbeque.
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