Periscope House is a house in Toronto, Canada, designed by Atelier RZLBD for a young family seeking a more personal, sustainable way to live. The project renovates a one-story bungalow and strategically adds a partial second floor, using subtraction as a tool for light, height, and clarity. What began as a straightforward addition becomes a study in restraint and sequence, with voids pulling daylight deep into the plan and giving the street a memorable new profile.
Located in East York, Toronto, this house is a renovation-addition project by Atelier RZLBD. The existing one-story bungalow is renovated and a second floor is added on top, creating a more personalized and sustainable setting for a young professional couple with two children. However, pandemic-related challenges forced a drastic revision which has bestowed dynamic double-height spaces on the ground floor and formed an exterior reminiscent of a periscope.
Located in one of the most affluent neighbourhoods in Toronto, the Hoggs Hollow, 10° of Separation House is a response to the existing geographical context and nature of the site, as well as the client’s needs for a retirement home. The project employs handmade brick, dark stucco, dark bronze anodized aluminum cladding and large terrazzo tiles, among other materials, to realise the architect’s specific spatial vision and features, including a celebrated 10° angle rotation .
Feline Chalet, designed by Atelier RZLBD in 2024, is a stunning house located in Collingwood, Canada. It stands as a modern refuge, cleverly arranged into three structures to capture the beauty of the surrounding mountains and optimize natural lighting. Each structure, the “hut,” “bridge,” and “cave,” serves a distinct purpose, blending seamlessly with the landscape to create a harmonious living space.
Discover Toronto’s Stacked House, a testament to contemporary architecture by Atelier RZLBD, nestled in the heart of Forest Hill, a neighborhood known for its lush greenery and affluence.
This three-story masterpiece is a clever play of volumes, akin to a stack of books, where the topmost block, clad in sleek metal paneling, seemingly cantilevers above the rest. As an intimate yet monumental home, the Stacked House rejects homogeneity, presenting an alternative to traditional residential architecture in the city. A labyrinthine interior spiraling around a quadruple-height staircase and diverse light shafts promises a sense of constant motion, tantalizing the senses, while the subtle differentiation of the exterior blocks in stucco, charred wood, and metal imparts an artistic sophistication that’s distinctly Canadian.
