03.02.12 - "A cool, contemporary reno," designed by Carol Moukheiber and Christos Marcopoulos, profiled in The Globe and Mail

Janus House in Cabbagetown — designed by Daniels Assistant Professors Carol Moukheiber and Christos Marcopoulos — has been profiled by Alex Bozikovic in The Globe and Mail.

Writes Bozikovic:

What do you get when you take a free-thinking Dutch family, introduce a couple of globe-trotting experimental architects, and set them loose on a red-brick Victorian?

In the case of the Janus House in Cabbagetown, a few surprises. Starting with a 1,700-square-foot semi-detached house, the architects Studio NminusOne stripped it to its original state, carefully restored its Victoriana to the last board, and then gave it a twin: a contemporary three-storey wing on the back capped with a bold facade of rusting Cor-Ten steel.

To read the full article, visit The Globe and Mail's website here.

 

Photo by Maris Mezulis for The Globe and Mail.