House on a Ravine

Toronto

2026

Overlooking one of Toronto’s natural ravines, this 1924 Edwardian home is being re-imagined with modern design touches while maintaining it’s original architectural charm by balancing historic preservation with contemporary interventions. A sculptural steel and wood staircase is centred under a large skylight above, creating a bright and airy interior. At its rear, expansive windows capture the breathtaking views of the ravine, in an extensive addition of wood and metal siding, punctuated with corten metal fins acting as sun shading devices. Below, a large sunken patio provides for quiet relaxation or large family gatherings, accessed through large glass sliding doors, blending the indoors with the surrounding landscape.

Architecture + Interiors: These Architects

Furniture + Art curation: These Architects

Construction: Collaborative Ventures Inc.

Landscape Design: Holbrook + Associates

Millwork: Harvest House Craftsmen

Photography: Scott Norsworthy

Featured in: Toronto Interiors: Modern Residential Design book (2025)

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Front entrance of a modern house with a brick facade, large glass windows, a covered porch, steps, and greenery.
View of a modern staircase with light wooden steps, surrounded by blue steel guards, and a section of dark stone flooring visible at the bottom.
Interior view of a modern living room with a stone fireplace, a marble border, a wood millwork, a dark sofa, and a glass-top coffee table with decorative vases, seen through an archway next to a staircase with wooden steps and a railing.
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Close-up of a wooden handrail attached to a blue steel guard with a metal bracket, part of a staircase and hallway railing.
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Marble slab and oak wood panelling around fireplace opening
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