Wendigo Way, Toronto

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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