“THE OWNERS WANTED TO CREATE SOMETHING OUTSTANDING BUT, MORE IMPORTANTLY, UNIQUELY THEIRS.”
GENEVIEVE HROMAS
Ostensibly an addition to a Federation brick and sandstone home, Harbison’s architecture uses details to make congruous the shift from old to new, while apertures and windows further this cohesion by bringing the existing house into the addition’s view. Arent&Pyke has continued this approach with materials that speak to both the modern and the existing. The marble terrazzo floor in a checkerboard design, for example, is a wholly contemporary rendition of a time-honoured pattern.
“The owners wanted to create something outstanding but, more importantly, uniquely theirs. We were thrilled that, at
