The existing garage in this dwelling was renovated to become a breakfast/siting area adjacent to the kitchen. The garage was rebuilt further forward with a new adjacent front door vestibule. A new second floor was built over this addition creating a new master bedroom suite with ensuite bathroom and an existing small bedroom was expanded. A wooden pergola was constructed at the front door and across a portion of the existing ground floor living room. Matching brick and color co-ordinated pre-finished wood siding was used to unify the appearance of the existing and new portions of the house.

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This existing 1 1/2 storey home is located in the Wendigo Way enclave in Swansea on the edge of High Park in Toronto’s west end. The proposed addition and renovations involved the construction of a side yard addition to the north including a new single car garage and mud room on the ground floor and a new bedroom on the second floor. A smaller single storey side yard addition was built on the southern face of the house facing into the large expansive yard area abutting High Park. To take advantage of the opportunity presented by the side yard sloping grade, an excavation was made to permit the southern side yard addition to have a basement walk out. This permitted the renovated basement area to have a much more light filled feeling and greatly improved the quality of the space. Dormers were added to the existing second floor to improve natural lighting and ventilation as well as to offer up views to the park. Exterior materials (brick, stone, siding and painted wood trim) were used to unify the appearance of the finished house.

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This 1960’s ranch style home was augmented with a ground and second floor addition as well as extensive interior alterations. All of the ground floor rooms were enlarged and reorganized and a new garage and laundry room rebuilt further forward to square off the plan of the building. A new second floor family room with rear yard terrace and master bedroom suite were created. The new stair and entrance were located in the centre of the house creating strong central focus. The exterior appearance of the home was architecturally altered and completely reclad.

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