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Toronto Houses: Ontario Property

Key Contemporary Residential Architecture Developments in Ontario: New Canada Properties

post updated November 18, 2024

We’ve selected what we feel are the key examples of Toronto Houses. e-architect cover completed Ontario residential buildings, new building designs, architectural exhibitions and architecture competitions across Ontario, Canada. Our focus is on contemporary Toronto residences:

e-architect’s featured contemporary home in Ontario:

Petaluma House, Whitby, Toronto GTA
Design: Trevor McIvor Architect Inc

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Petaluma House
This split-level, open plan contemporary dwelling is located in a rural subdivision near Whitby, surrounded by very traditional custom homes.

Architecture Toronto – chronological list

Toronto Houses in 2024

29 October 2024
douBLe House
Design: Alva Roy

photo : Tom Arban
douBLe House
Designed by Alva Roy, douBLe House gracefully fulfills the clients’ wish for seclusion and privacy while maintaining ample access to light and various interior levels.

27 October 2024
Neville Park House
Design: Reigo & Bauer

photo : Doublespace Photography
Neville Park House, Toronto, Ontario
On a sloping site in Toronto’s east end, this single-family, four-bedroom home is tucked into a gully with steep slopes up the backyard and on the opposite side of the street. Canadian architectural studio Reigo & Bauer designed this ground-up build using geometric manoeuvres to make the most of the narrow site and create an eye-catching structure.

1 October 2024
Mars House
Design: Studio Lau

photo : Nanne Springer
Mars House
Mars House is a thoughtfully designed residential project that emerged in response to the changing demands of modern living, particularly during the pandemic. As people’s lives shifted, so did their need for functional and flexible spaces.

12 September 2024
House Caroline, Leslieville neighborhood
Design: Reign Architects

photo : Riley Snelling
House Caroline
Located in Toronto’s Leslieville neighborhood, House Caroline emerges as a contemporary A-framed addition to a historic 1850s Victorian home. What was once a partitioned, dim residence has been transformed into an open, warm, and brilliantly illuminated sanctuary for a growing family.

28 August 2024
Rothko Residence, downtown Oakville
Design: Atelier Sun

photo : Joel Esposito
Rothko Residence
In the heart of downtown Oakville, Atelier Sun has crafted a residence for an art collector that is a true testament to the interplay of forms, light, and emotion. Drawing inspiration from the evocative paintings of Mark Rothko, this architectural marvel is a study in proportion and feeling, transforming its appearance and ambiance throughout the day.

24 August 2024
Whistling Wind Island Residences
Design: Akb Architects

photo : Doublespace Photography
Whistling Wind Island Residences
Pointe Au Baril is among the most dramatic freshwater landscapes in Canada. Located three hours north of Toronto, it is known for its many Precambrian rock archipelagoes scattered along the coast of Georgian Bay, forming narrow waterways that even experienced boaters find challenging to navigate. The region attracts permanent and seasonal residents who share a profound respect for its untouched beauty.

25 August 2024
Urban Cottage
Design: AGATHOM CO Ltd

photo : Steven Evans Photography
Urban Cottage Ontario
Dove is a series of interconnected pavilions in the landscape. The 5,000 square-foot, L-shaped home is at its peak a space for dining, transiting into a low living space. Each room is independently situated and connected to multiple inner routes, so each main space becomes a destination.

22 August 2024
Everden Residence
Design: StudioAC

photo : Doublespace Photography
Everden Residence
StudioAC introduces Everden, its new build construction of a single-family residence. The brief was to create a home that felt unique and personal to the homeowners, unapologetically contemporary, while still having cues to the traditional ideas of “house”.

21 August 2024
Eglington W House
Design: StudioAC

picture : Doublespace Photography
Eglington W House
Located off a busy retail/commuter street in Toronto, this house was conceived as a simple architectural proposition: a box with one spatial gesture that attempts to enhance common social patterns in the public spaces of a home.

10 August 2024
Infill Family Home
Design: Blue Lion Building

photo : Ryan Fung Photography
Infill Family Home in Toronto
Situated on a picturesque, sloping side street just off Toronto’s vibrant Ossington Avenue, the Harrison / Infill Single Family Home is a testament to innovative design and resourcefulness. This stunning 4-level, 2500 sqft home has been carefully crafted to maximize living space on a challenging 5m (16’7″) wide lot.

24 July 2024
Dove
Design: AGATHOM Co Ltd

photos by Steven Evans Photography, doublespace Photography
Dove House, Ontario property
Dove is a series of interconnected pavilions in the landscape. The 5,000 square-foot, L-shaped home is at its peak a space for dining, transiting into a low living space.

13 June 2024
Clubhouse
Architects: FrankFranco Architects

photo : Scott Norsworthy
Clubhouse, the National Golf Club of Canada
Clubhouse is perched atop a hill just north of Toronto, overlooking the National Golf Club of Canada. This modern Ontario residence is situated in an older, private community where most of the original homes are now being replaced with varying architectural styles.

21 February 2024
The Lofted House
Design: Stephane LeBlanc Architects Inc.

photo : Scott Norsworthy
The Lofted House Toronto, Ontario property
The Lofted House is a 3,200 square foot residence designed for an active young family wishing to stay connected to the outdoors while living in the heart of Canada’s largest city. Situated on a constrained lot on the edge of a lively urban park, the site is blessed with a magnificent view of the downtown Toronto skyline.

12 Jan 2024
North York Mid-Century Modern House
Design: Solares Architecture

photo : Nanne Springer
North York Mid-Century Modern House
This major renovation transforms a 1950s split-level house into a two-storey, all-electric, multi-generational home. This Ontario property was designed without the need for an addition.

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Houses in Toronto

Contemporary Toronto Homes in 2023, chronological:

2 November 2023
Wedgewood Park House
Design: GREAT LAKE STUDIO

photo : Scott Norsworthy
Wedgewood Park House
This new residence in suburban Toronto was shaped by a complex design agenda: Create a distinctly contemporary home that doesn’t feel alien to its mild suburban surroundings; organize the elaborate lifestyle needs of a large, extended family within the small footprint of the bungalow it is replacing; and provide a calming environment with powerful connections to the outdoors throughout.

5 October 2023
Humber Residence, Baby Point neighbourhood
Design: Batay-Csorba Architects

photo : Doublespace Photography
Humber Residence, Ontario
Batay-Csorba Architects introduce the Humber Residence, a new Baby Point infill project. Bordered to the west by the winding Humber River, many houses in the Baby Point area enjoy sought-after views of the river valley.

5 October 2023
Lawrence Park House
Design: StudioAC

photo : Doublespace Photography
Lawrence Park House
StudioAC introduces Lawrence Park Residence, located in a tree lined residential neighbourhood in North Toronto. The project brief requested attention to function to create a home that a family could grow into while ensuring the formal response was equally considered and the space was subdued and minimal.

13 Apr 2023
South Hill House, north of downtown
Design: StudioAC

photo : Jeremie Warshafsky
South Hill House
Located north of downtown Toronto, near Casa Loma, South Hill House is a renovation, restoration, and addition to an older brick home. When altering both the interior and exterior, a sensitivity to the existing structure was observed.

11 Apr 2023
Craven Road Cottage
Design: AMA (Anya Moryoussef Architect)

photo © Doublespace Photography
photos by Doublespace Photography, Anya Moryoussef and Scott Norsworthy
Craven Road Cottage
The inventive reconstruction of Craven Road Cottage, a tiny home into an ethereal urban refuge was built sustainably and economically to allow a longtime resident to remain in her tight-knit community.

23 Mar 2023
Don Mills House
Design: Altius Group of Companies

photo : John Doe
Don Mills House
Don Mills House serves as a “cottage in the city” for a couple that loves to host and entertain. The generous lot falls away to a forested ravine, and the design takes full advantage of the private 5,000 sqft urban oasis.

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Ontario Home Designs

14 Jul 2022
Stack House, Hill Toronto, ON, Canada
Design: Atelier RZLBD

photo : Borzu Talaie
Stack House, Forest Hill
A building is like a pile of books, which, being scaled and sized to our human body, is composed of horizontal platforms with consistent ceiling heights. A tall structure of three stories plus basement, Stack House is a playful expression of horizontal volumes, which are stacked on top of and cantilevered from each other.

4 Jun 2022
Forest Hill Garden & Pavilion, Forest Hill neighbourhood
Design: Amantea Architects

photo : Doublespace Photography
Forest Hill Garden and Pavilion
Toronto’s Amantea Architects has transformed the landscape of a single-family home in the city’s Forest Hill neighbourhood, clarifying its program while maintaining its lush, layered character. The Forest Hill Garden & Pavilion project comprises a fully redesigned backyard including dining terrace, patio, sports lawn, swimming pool and pavilion—all efficiently programmed within a 560-square-metre space—as well as a new front garden and entryway.

2 May 2022
August House
Design: Giaimo

photo : Doublespace Photography
August Toronto House Extension
August is a humble residential project that integrates a new addition and renovation as an extension of the existing vernacular. The design extends the style of the adjacent houses on the wide but shallow lot, atypical of a conventional Toronto footprint.

6 Mar 2022
Modern Victorian House
Design: Frank Franco Architects

photo : Bob Gundu
Modern Victorian, Toronto House
The design objective with the Modern Victorian House was to bring the 110-year-old dwelling up to contemporary standards by adding a three-story rear addition, improving the overall layout, and updating the interior finishes. While one partner felt strongly about maintaining the traditional character of the home, the other hoped to achieve a boldly modern aesthetic.

11 Feb 2022
Robert Street Residences
Design: Taylor Smyth Architects

photo : Tom Arban Photography Inc.
Robert Street Residences
Two adjacent contemporary houses in a Victorian Toronto neighbourhood, designed by the same architect and for the same client, subtly respond to the local vernacular and to each other, while expressing their own unique characters. Designed and constructed over a span of 10 years, the first house was completed in 2011, and the second house in 2021.

18 Jan 2022
Albers House, Scarborough, Greater Toronto Area
Architects: Atelier RZLBD

photo : Borzu Talaie
House in Scarborough, Toronto
Serene yet outrageous is the presence of Albers House in a typical residential street of Scarborough, Ontario. In its paradoxical behaviour, it both adapts to and resists against the existing conditions, performing very restricted yet radical transformation on the existing space and the neighbourhood.