Atelier Kastelic Buffey have designed the Stone Property, situated in Toronto, Canada.
Project description
Situated on a extended, narrow lot in the south hill region of Toronto, this house was thoughtfully designed for its quiet integration to the surrounding neighbourhood. Although the house seems modest in scale from the street view, it opens upon entry to 7000 square feet of interior living space for a household of 5.
The ground floor consists of a double-height entry foyer with a floating oak stair and sky-light above, open-idea dining, living, kitchen and breakfast areas. A large mud space , stroll-in pantry and powder space are concealed behind perimeter walls to maximize the openness of the main space. The second floor incorporates 4 bedrooms with stroll in closets, 3 bathrooms, a study and a corridor overlooking the entry foyer under.
The windows are deeply recessed with large overhangs to lessen heat gain and the soffits are clad in stone as a continuity of the wall material, a technical innovation which enables a stereotomic reading of the style.
Design and style: AKB | Atelier Kastelic Buffey – Kelly Buffey, Robert Kastelic, Artur Kobylanski, Terry Sin, Caileigh McKellar
Construction: Wilson Project Management
Photography: James Brittain
The fan-shaped Ginkgo Acoustic Panel (named following the well-known ancient Japanese Ginkgo tree) is a contemporary and fun sound-absorbing technique. Presented recently at Stockholm Furnishings Fair by the creating business, Stone Designs, Gingko reduces the ambient noise, producing the excellent atmosphere for watching films and listening to your favourite music out loud, without producing the life of your neighbours miserable. Evoking the natural landscape, the modular technique can be mounted with ease on the wall. The ingenious creators call Gingko a sound style answer due to its properties. The aesthetic even though is undeniable. One can arrange the modular panels developed from hot-pressed 25% polyester felt as she/ he likes. It’s versatile and entertaining to play with.
“Ginkgo inspires you to dream of nature and brings the most amazing landscapes from all more than the world into your indoor environment. Ginkgo can be a cloudy sky in winter or a forest ablaze with colour throughout the autumn. Merely by changing the colours, this straightforward shape can morph into millions of distinct inspirational landscapes.” It comes in standard colours: white, grey anthracite but the surface can laminated also in other colours.
