The Living Room Upstairs

A returning client commissions Designworx Interior Consultant to craft a three-storey bungalow with mezzanine and attic as a retirement residence designed for family gatherings, art and lasting comfort

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Some relationships in design span decades. To Terri Tan, design director of Designworx Interior Consultant, this project marked a full-circle moment as the homeowner-couple were repeat clients from over two decades ago.

Over the years, Designworx Interior Consultant had designed several of their homes, including their longtime residence at The Legend condominium, as well as their son's home at Spring Grove.

This latest project marked a new chapter. A three-storey envelope-control bungalow with mezzanine and attic levels, the 8,000 sq ft new build was conceived as a long-term home for the couple and their helper—one with open arms for their growing family, with ample space for their children and a growing number of grandchildren to gather, linger in, and return to.

“We wanted to make room for life,” says Tan. “For long lunches, laughter, and the joy of everyone coming home.” The move from condominium living to a detached bungalow was not about grandeur. It was about making room for family, hosting your nearest and dearest, and an enriched life that had naturally expanded over time.

DESIGNED AROUND LIFE