About this Project

Forty Years Rewritten: A townhouse transformed through bold stone, earthy warmth, and the quiet discipline of the vertical line.

The bones were sound. The vision was clear. What the project required was the courage to strip back, and the skill to build forward with intention.

The brief asked for a home that felt both refined and genuinely liveable; spaces that could hold a morning espresso as comfortably as an evening gathering. The answer came not from a single dramatic gesture, but from a language developed across every room: bold stone, warm wood, and the insistent rhythm of the vertical line.

"The vertical line is not a detail here; it is the through-line. It ties every room to every other, giving the whole home a singular, composed voice."

Custom millwork flows from entry to kitchen, its grain running precisely vertical. The same discipline appears in the slatted foyer walls — clad floor to ceiling in a rich stained wood that wraps even the ceiling plane — concealing a front closet within the rhythm so seamlessly that the storage disappears entirely. A round mirror, framed in matte black, integrated wall hooks, create the perfect moment for freshening up before running out.

The kitchen is where the project's material ambition is most fully declared. Calacatta marble inspired large format tile — bold, vein-heavy, unapologetically dramatic — runs as both countertop and full-height backsplash, wrapping the perimeter in a single continuous gesture. White oak cabinetry grounds the stone's energy with warmth and grain, while a brass chandelier adds personality overhead. Upper cabinets with reeded glass fronts and integrated brass shelving bring lightness; Miele appliances and a dedicated bar & espresso station speak to the client who takes the daily ritual & hosting seriously. The island, clad in the same marble, anchors the room with a presence that earns its scale.

An open-concept bath where privacy is achieved through architecture rather than walls. Slatted oak screens and reeded glass panels divide the shower and soaking areas with light-filtering elegance. A matte black freestanding tub sits below pendant-lit mirrors; brass wall-mounted fixtures against black stone vanity surfaces create a palette of controlled contrast.

Vertical cream tiles — scaled and stacked with deliberate repetition — echo the slatted language of the home in ceramic form. Paired round black wall sconces flank an oversized mirror. A concrete vessel sink rests on black marble over a clean white oak vanity, continuing the home's material vocabulary at a more intimate register.

Lighting punctuates each space with personality; a sculptural brass chandelier in the kitchen, pendant rods flanking bathroom mirrors, globe wall sconces that read as jewellery against tile. Where many renovations treat lighting as afterthought, here it operates as signature: each fitting selected for the specific mood of the room it inhabits.

The result is a home that feels entirely new and entirely itself; forty years not erased, but decisively elevated and reimagined.

• Contractor: Cresca Construction
• Millwork: Skona Millwork
• Countertop: Cosentino (bathrooms & fireplace stone)
• Countertop: Laminam (kitchen countertops)
• Wall Sconce: Cedar & Moss