Quiet Infill, Altadore

The brief was disarmingly simple: build a house that the rest of the block would still like in twenty years. We took our cues from the original 1950s homes on either side — modest scale, brick at grade, a roofline that doesn't try to win. Inside, the floor plan favours light over square footage. Wide hallways, deep window wells, and a central skylight over the stair core mean the main floor never needs the lights on before dusk. It's the kind of house clients describe as "just easy to be in."