The house for a single art gallery owner in the Cabbage town neighborhood of Toronto specifies a one-bedroom home that embeds Asian culture in the house. To incorporate the Victorian architecture style, cladding in pale concrete masonry and red bricks cooperatively form the facade of the house to not only indicate the beauty of the combination in terms of color and material but also establish the connection to the neighborhood. The upside-down "L" shape exterior space allows the owner to enter the house from west and south. A 52" diameter circle skylight above the middle of the exterior space between two entrances brings natural light into the patio. The house is divided into three different function zones that are connected by the second floor to establish an integral interior space. 
The tearoom on the main floor provides the owner with a peaceful and private environment to have tea and meditate. The main floor has a tearoom/ office, kitchen, and living room giving the owner easy access to entertaining space, and the upper floor is designed to create a relatively 
quiet and private space, and thus the bedroom is located on the south-east corner of the room to eliminate the noise from the laneway. Facilitating further engagement with the outdoors is a large south-facing terrace adjacent to the reading area where is equipped with a long console table. 
The house offers an engaging experience of discovery and a sense of Zen through both the interior and exterior. Merging the traditional element into new technology and combining western and eastern culture create an infinite possibility. 
Location: Toronto 
Size: 977 sf