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The Carlyle Treehouse
The Carlyle Treehouse
Ottawa, Canada
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The Carlyle Treehouse
Ottawa, Canada
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2016
SIZE
1000 sqft - 3000 sqft
BUDGET
$1M - 5M
Interior Design by:
Clear. Designs
www.cleardesigns.ca
Photography by:
Urszula Muntean
www.ulaphotography.com
This infill development located at a corner property in the neighbourhood of Old Ottawa South, consists of the renovation of an existing century old house and 2 new semi-detached homes. The design began with the intent to preserve the existing clapboard house as well as the stand of ma-ture street trees along Carlyle Avenue. The result is a playful light filled “treehouse-like” semi-detached in the rear yard of the original home.
Each side of the freehold semi is unique in plan and form with parking discretely accessed from an abutting rear lane. The new semi-detached, in a dialogue with the original corner house, reinterprets vernacular elements, such as the dormer and bay window, in an expression that is contemporary. The new façades and massing are articulated and dynamic with a series of smaller forms shifting amongst the trees. The northern unit steps back on the third floor while a modern dormer that ech-oes the large dormer of the original house projects forward. In the southern unit, a modern bay window (accommodating the dining area) cantilevers out into the trees on the second floor while the third floor steps back to produce a roof deck off the master bedroom. The built form responds to its context and location and in turn a material palette (which shifts from cedar, to metal, to glass and cement board) responds to the multi-layered built form. The south end that abuts the lane is animated and playful reflecting the ad-hoc time-layered and informal nature of the rear lane.
The interiors are compact but open, light filled and spatially dynamic. The large west facing glass facades fill the spaces with natural light. The finishes are minimalist and uncluttered, primarily white with moments of natural wood. Each home was designed with its own unique interior colour scheme; using a light palette on the northern unit, and a darker palette on the southern unit. The distinctive lush browns from Walnut, and the warm honey hue from White Oak, naturally provided the platform for the dark and light schemes. Elegant treatments of marbles, mosaic tiles, and glossy porcelain, complimented the soft warm textures of the wood features that were carried throughout.
Clear. Designs
www.cleardesigns.ca
Photography by:
Urszula Muntean
www.ulaphotography.com
This infill development located at a corner property in the neighbourhood of Old Ottawa South, consists of the renovation of an existing century old house and 2 new semi-detached homes. The design began with the intent to preserve the existing clapboard house as well as the stand of ma-ture street trees along Carlyle Avenue. The result is a playful light filled “treehouse-like” semi-detached in the rear yard of the original home.
Each side of the freehold semi is unique in plan and form with parking discretely accessed from an abutting rear lane. The new semi-detached, in a dialogue with the original corner house, reinterprets vernacular elements, such as the dormer and bay window, in an expression that is contemporary. The new façades and massing are articulated and dynamic with a series of smaller forms shifting amongst the trees. The northern unit steps back on the third floor while a modern dormer that ech-oes the large dormer of the original house projects forward. In the southern unit, a modern bay window (accommodating the dining area) cantilevers out into the trees on the second floor while the third floor steps back to produce a roof deck off the master bedroom. The built form responds to its context and location and in turn a material palette (which shifts from cedar, to metal, to glass and cement board) responds to the multi-layered built form. The south end that abuts the lane is animated and playful reflecting the ad-hoc time-layered and informal nature of the rear lane.
The interiors are compact but open, light filled and spatially dynamic. The large west facing glass facades fill the spaces with natural light. The finishes are minimalist and uncluttered, primarily white with moments of natural wood. Each home was designed with its own unique interior colour scheme; using a light palette on the northern unit, and a darker palette on the southern unit. The distinctive lush browns from Walnut, and the warm honey hue from White Oak, naturally provided the platform for the dark and light schemes. Elegant treatments of marbles, mosaic tiles, and glossy porcelain, complimented the soft warm textures of the wood features that were carried throughout.
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