High Park Residence

Location: Toronto, ON

Status: Design Concept

High Park Residence is an architectural exploration in healthy living through salutogenic and biophilic design. With its proximity to High Park, this residential home draws from its surrounding context and uses a biophilic approach to create an environment suited to daily living and adaptable to changing lifestyles.

  • The design of the home is suited to the context of High Park but grounds its research in the influential works of historic residential designs. The original character of the house is preserved, and the design maintains its connection to the neighbourhood and surrounding context.

    The need for flexibility and adaptability is accommodated through the open floor plan where the layout gives room for growth while maintaining its functionality for post-covid living. The open plan layout maintains privacy within the home while establishing a connection to the outdoors. To establish this indoor-outdoor relationship, biophilic design is used by offering outdoor spaces attached to each room of the home.

    The design is inspired by the seasonal changes of High Park and is captured through the finishes and material selections. The use of natural stones and woods throughout the home conveys elements of High Park and instills the concept of living within nature.

Modern dining area with a light wood table surrounded by pink chairs, large windows showing outside greenery, and a marble kitchen island with bar stools. residential, wellbeing. wayfinding. Inspiration for Toronto, Dallas, Texas, Miami, Park city
Modern home gym and office area with a large window, displaying exercise equipment, a desk with computer, and various furniture and decor. residential, wellbeing. wayfinding. Inspiration for Toronto, Dallas, Texas, Miami, and Park city.
Children playing in front yard of modern residential house with brick and wood exterior, large windows, and landscaped garden. residential , wellbeing. salutogenic design. wayfinding. inspiration for Toronto, Dallas, Texas, Miami, and Park city.
A modern residential building with wooden exterior and large windows, surrounded by kids playing on the yard, a lush green lawn, colorful flowers, and tall trees under a partly cloudy sky. inspiration for Toronto, Dallas, Texas, Miami, and Park city.
Modern bedroom with a large bed, green velvet armchair, wooden nightstand, and floor-to-ceiling curtains opening to a balcony with plants and greenery outside. residential, wellbeing. inspiration for Toronto, Dallas, Texas, Miami, and Park city.