Builder’s standard finishes obliterated in Bloorcourt renovation by architect Wandy Ely
Pity poor architects forced to crank out suburban box stores and warehouses: Adjust the floor plan, add walls, doors, sprinklers, and stamp, stamp, stamp, out like doughnuts. Sure, they pay the bills, but like the doughnut-maker who’s never allowed to shake a few rainbow sprinkles onto his or her creations, the repetition must surely cause a cartoon storm cloud to hover over their heads.
Mr. Bannayan had been living in his Bloorcourt Village loft for a number of years , but was getting increasingly frustrated since it was “not a very good use of space.” Indeed, although though there were 1,000 square feet to play with , there were two living rooms , a tiny galley kitchen, and only one small bathroom.The master bedroom can be closed off from the rest of the ground floor by a series of folding doors.“It was designed by, I don’t know, people who fell on their heads,” quips Mr.
That’s when Ms. Ely received a quick missive: “I think your e-mail was, ‘I’ve got a dream project for you if you’re up for it,’ so we had lunch and caught up,” she laughs, looking over at Mr. Bannayan as he tops up her glass with white wine.
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