Fairleigh is a modern two-story house located in Toronto, Canada, designed in 2020 by StudioAC.

Description
Located just off a busy retail/commuter street in Toronto this house was conceived as a simple architectural proposition. A box with one simple spatial gesture that attempts to refine quite common social orientations within the home.
Entry through the front of the house is modest and comprised of a small entry closet flanked by a reading lounge. This then transitions to a flexible dining area. At this moment a spatial tangent funnels ones experience and eye towards the full width of the home. This space is centered around a sculptural island that at first glance presents a knife edge towards the viewer while it funnels towards the rear producing an unfamiliar triangulated form. It is this triangular form that allows for a more integrated and multi-faceted social interaction between inhabitants. The three sides of the island, one for sitting, watching and cooking allow users of each to interact simultaneously. This same sculptural element has a fourth function not initially observed, when users ascend into the living room via a few steps the island, once a piece of furniture becomes a wall, a piece of architecture that defines and humanizes an open floor plan. Once seated your sense of space is altered and you feel comforted by the object in front of you.
The simplicity and singularity of the project was furthered through material selection and app...