Bayview Condo, Ontario

A cramped, space-wasting condo radically transformed into a spacious, ultra-efficient home with style & ample storage

The Owners’ original mandate is to add much need storage space.

Noting the convoluted layout with oddly shaped hard-to-access rooms that are grossly wasted, the architect-interior designer prescribed an open plan that liberates the full potential of space utilization and results in an ultra-efficient and spacious enjoyable home with numerous added benefits.

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  • Perceived living space doubled.
  • Kitchen counter and storage area tripled;
  • New 8’ long multi-purpose island serving as breakfast niche, baking/cooking preparation area and work/newspaper-reading table.
  • New pantry
  • New custom-designed glass display and storage unit at the otherwise odd angle next to the dining area as new focal point; the mirrored back of the display case adds extra perceived depth to the dining area.
  • Storage Cabinet space tripled and easily accessible.

Innovations:

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Before

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After

The specially designed column near the island not only conceals existing plumbing lines but accommodates an electrical outlet for multiple equipment use.

The new dropped ceiling provides flexibility in a new lighting layout, helps define the kitchen and dining areas and introduces up-lighting into the living area and cove ceiling in the dining area that add perceived room height.

The revamped entrance lobby, bequeathed with a new hanging shoe cabinet, mirrored closet doors, large floor tiles and a new display art niche creates a strong sophisticated statement and first impression.

Most importantly, the angled wall in the living room where the TV was has been re-imaged into a stunning, floating wall integrated with a media storage unit and TV, turning a once undesirable and awkward eyesore feature into a gorgeous focal point.

The rich radicchio-burgundy colour on the floating wall pays tribute to one of the homeowners- a wine connoisseur- and serves as a backdrop to camouflage the partly recessed TV on movable arm, which can be viewed at all angles.