Kingsmount Residence — DAO | Algorithmic & Timber Architecture

Kingsmount Residence
Sudbury, Ontario

This residence was designed for a family that had outgrown their current home and were looking to build a house that could accommodate the changing needs of their children and nearby family throughout their lifetime. For added complexity, the narrow lot chosen was split off from the neighbour’s property, the exterior walls extended out to the minimum property setbacks, and the inclusion of an elevator required a minor variance to City zoning as the overrun breached the height limits for the area.

The main feature of the design is a wall that extends the full height of the house and longitudinally divides the exterior mass into two separate halves while connecting the interior spaces via a central core hallway that repeats at all levels. This approach also simplified the structural system and economically focused the complex construction efforts at the core. Featuring an indoor pool, sauna, upper-level studio space, and integrated garage, along with various bedrooms, bathrooms, and living spaces throughout, the seemingly unassuming and private exterior houses four stories of thoughtfully curated spatial relationships, designed for generations to come.

PERIOD 2017 - 2020
STRUCTURE Wood + Concrete
SCALE 4 stories

CLIENT Private Residence
STRUCTURAL Tall Pines Engineering
MECHANICAL Hamalainen Engineering
CIVIL Bortolussi Surveying Ltd.

SERVICES Minor Variance
Conceptual Design
Rendering Package
Building Permit

Danielson Architecture Office

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