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Gazing House
PrizeHonorable Mention in Architectural Design / Residential Architecture
Firm LocationToronto, Canada
Project locationScarborough Junction, Toronto, Canada
CompanyAtelier RZLBD
Lead ArchitectReza Aliabadi
Design TeamArchitect: Reza Aliabadi (Atelier RZLBD) // Structure: Xu Structural Engineering // HVAC: McCallum HVAC Design Inc. // Construction Management: Sage Building Ideas // Architectural Photography: Borzu Talaie
ClientShujan Islam
The Gazing House is a spatial poetry; it originates from an abstract formal system, composed of two squares divided by a central circulation axis, which unifies all the interior elements into one architectural entity. Accommodating the east-west orientation of the lot, the skylights illuminate the house consistently across all floors and walls through the voids and the openings. The façade, resembles a face sneaking forward with two curious eyes; its optimistic presence in the typical Torontonian neighbourhood proclaims the possibility of design which belongs to everyone and everywhere.