Projects

This project was a full gut and interior remodel.  The designer worked with Monica to craft family focused modern finishes.  The basement was fully underpinned and the kitchen expanded.  Custom cabinetry throughout.

A semi-detached Cabbagetown home fully renovated inside.  We underpinned the basement, changed the location and lowered the main house drain, enlarged the 3rd floor deck and added many modern features.  One of which is the new elevator reaching all 4 floors.

This project involved the partial renovation of a large two storey home, built into a slope overlooking a ravine.  The existing basement included a large indoor swimming pool, with views and a walk-out to the garden and the forest beyond.   The original house had been a bungalow built in the 1970’s, but, having undergone at…

This project involved the interior renovation of this Rosedale home to create an open concept kitchen, informal dining, and family room at the back, with views and access to the existing terrace, swimming pool and garden, and to streamline the entrance and circulation at the front, allowing for flexible spaces that could accommodate large corporate…

This project involved the construction of a new, 2 storey chalet on a steeply sloping property, with views of Georgian Bay over the trees to the North.  The simple, Scandinavian design allowed for a street level entry on the upper level, containing connected kitchen, dining and living rooms, with open views from front to back,…

This new house in an established urban neighborhood was designed to accommodate private chamber music concerts for 80 to 100 guests.  The challenge was to ensure that the house was also a home, scaled to create a comfortable living space for two, in between concerts!  The main floor spaces flow together seamlessly, and continue out…

This is a full house renovation near Mount Pleasant and Eglinton, completed in 2019.  Along with gutting the existing 2 storey semi-detached house, we added a rear addition to create 2870 sq. ft of useable space, including the finished basement.  Although we retained the existing brick exterior, the interior and the addition are contemporary.  The…

Our engagement with this property and owner spanned 14 years and 5 different projects.  We started with a rear addition and ground, second and third floor renovation, and then continued with a dormer and side carport addition, a side mudroom addition and kitchen renovation, including a property widening, and then finally a rear family room…

The Green retrofit by Monica E. Kuhn of her office is a demonstration of what can be done using readily available modern construction systems. Zero fossil fuels consumed for heating, an 80% reduction in heat consumption, designing for greater use of passive air ventilation, and roof gardening are a few of the new features in…

This is a full house renovation and rear 2 storey addition to a traditional tudor style home in Leaside, completed in 2015.  The house was gutted, and the basement underpinned, to create 3600 sq ft of useable space.  We maintained the traditional brick front facing the street but transformed the back with the contemporary stucco…

The 2,500 sq foot detached house, in Toronto’s historic Cabbagetown, replaces an 1875 house, listed with Heritage Preservation Services for its exterior woodwork. Given the neglected state of the original building, the City gave permission to have the front façade “replicated” instead of “restored”; the paneled front entrance, protected by a later porch addition, was…

This is a new sustainable vacation home situated in the hills of Mulmur Township.  The building is located to maximize solar gain in the winter and roof shading in the summer, while blocking the winds from the North / West.  Views of the surrounding landscape are framed through specific window placement, and the entry is…

This renovation of a two storey detached house was designed to create a flexible, open concept ground, with improved views and access to the garden.  A new modern staircase was introduced at the back of the house, to connect the basement and the ground floor to the garden, and to bring light into the basement…

This project is the grand renovation and restoration of a Cabbagetown icon.  Monica worked with James M. Davie Design and Weenen General Contracting to bring this unique Heritage home up to modern standards, while maintaining its beautiful exterior. The house was featured on the Cabbagetown Tour of Homes in 2015, and won the Cabbagetown Preservation…

This is the contemporary renovation and rear second floor addition to a two storey, detached house near High Park.  The house was gutted – except for the original wood stairwell and paneled entry hall – and the basement underpinned.  The back of the ground floor was opened up to create a combined kitchen / dining…

This is a full house renovation in Moore Park, completed in August 2014.  Along with gutting this 3500 sq. ft., 3 storey house, we added a 2000 sq. ft. addition and rebuilt the whole roof structure, leaving only 3 original walls and 30 original floor joists. We kept the traditional feel on the outside while…

This 2 storey detached house in North York, with an integral 2 car garage, replaces an existing 1970’s back split.  The original house had 4 floor levels that created awkward circulation, dark rooms, and no views from front to back.  The new 6 bedroom house, completed in 2018, was pulled forward on the lot, to…