Sometimes when we post extraordinarily designed homes (like this one) I play make-believe-fantasy-party that I’m in the market for a new home and, oh, what is this? suddenly this interesting home shows up in my MLS listing and (gasp!) it’s in my price range. I imagine whether or not I would chose to throw down my cash to live somewhere so extreme (hint: the answer is always yes). The home in today’s post is no exception. In fact, it’s so damn amazing it’s the very first house ever in the history of Design Crisis to be shown completely unfurnished. Just full frontal architecture for you to drool over. Who have I become?
Seriously, could you imagine opening up your MLS search to see this puppy? Do you think you would hyperventilate or just have a heart attack? This Toranto home was custom built (with no budget, time line or design restrictions) for a cool 24 million, so don’t expect to tour it with your realtor anytime soon.
How would you dudes feel if I told you this 18,000 square foot home was owned by a math professor? Ok, a math professor who also wrote a slue of successful calculus books, but a matt teacher non-the-less. Pretty bitchin, right?
Ok math students, quick problem for you: if train A leaves the station at 1:00 pm traveling 100 mph and train B leaves the station at 4:30 am traveling 60 miles per hour, how quickly would Karly move the F into this house?
Yes to the yes. I love that the treated wood gives the house a mid-century feel. Not that I’m all mid century crazy these days (I’m not) it’s just nice to see a modern home that still feels warm and livable.
And the gold on these stairs drives it home
More stairs, more curves, more wood and concrete. Ok, yes, fine, I’ll take it.
PS. this joint was designed by Shim Sutcliffe
beautiful!
Oh my gosh. That was too much stunning too early in the morning. So beautiful. Thanks for the full frontal. I needed that.
Two things:
1.Those stairs are mouthwateringly delicious.
2.When my kids complain about doing their math homework I’m going to show them this home and tell them that math professors have lots of video games. ;0)
As the wife of a former professor, I can say there ain’t no way.
i can’t believe he’s selling that house. every GD toronto architecture *anything* references it and it’s built so he could have the symphony come to play. like, imagine having this and being “eh. time to move on.” IMAGINE.
those gold stairs are unreal. Also, I think I need an indoor pool in my next estate.
answer to your math problem = .0000000000000000001 seconds
Yes, please.
I think Erin’s answer is wrong, it’s too slow.
What Jenn said. Where do you even go from here? MFing Versailles?
Love everything but the snow. And yes, an indoor/outdoor pool would be preferable. The house is great!
I live in Toronto (not Toranto!) and have actually seen this place (from the outside, of course) in person. It truly is staggeringly, mind-meltingly, awesomely head-blowing.
Yes I know the two architects, married couple Brigitte Shim and Howard Sutcliffe; They are brilliant, and this particular house is stunning, frighteningly huge and stunning. And Yes, the owner- a single guy I think – made his money writing Calculus text books. The archtects’ house is gorgeous too, but a thumbnail compared to this Rosedale, Toronto house. Their house, very very modest but beautiful too, and known as The Laneway House, has won prizes and been featured in dozens of articles, books, etc. and you can see it and more of their work, mostly prize-winning, at their website, shim-sutcliffe.com. They are a really wonderful team.