ELBOW PARK HOUSE

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This renovation of an existing 1948 house set out to achieve functionality and simplicity for a young family whose lives revolve around food and entertaining. Reconfiguring the plan moved the kitchen to the front of the house, creating adjacency to the living room, a connection to the street, and greater access to natural light. The existing windows at all four corners of the house are celebrated and intentionally tied to the program of each room within the new, simplified plan.

 

A walnut service block placed conceptually through the middle of the house serves as both an elemental feature and a delineation of space, while housing several functional elements within. The block contains storage and service space for the kitchen, establishes a threshold to the formal dining room, and accommodates an entry closet and louvers that screen the dining room from the foyer and living room. Walnut louvers are used again, angled at 30 degrees, to screen the living room from the foyer and provide greater privacy for arriving guests. Oak floors and brass accents are carried throughout the project as a nod to the original finishes and details of the house.

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YEAR 2021

STATUS Built

AREA 246 sq.m

PHOTOS Kokemor Studio

work previously completed by Gunther Kaun Architects*

*now dissolved

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