{"id":245911,"date":"2023-10-13T11:41:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T02:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adfwebmagazine.jp\/?p=245911"},"modified":"2023-10-13T11:45:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T02:45:02","slug":"dewson-architects-unveils-a-sustainable-split-level-home-sylvan-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adfwebmagazine.jp\/en\/architect\/dewson-architects-unveils-a-sustainable-split-level-home-sylvan-living\/","title":{"rendered":"Dewson Architects Unveils a Sustainable Split-Level home “Sylvan Living”"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Challenging Project with Complication<\/h3>\r\n

D<\/span>ewson Architects<\/a> unveiled Sylvan Living, a mid-century split-level home in North York with a new and sustainable lease on life. Building anything in a city like Toronto is well-known to be a challenge. The cost of land, the regulatory environment, and inflated construction budgets make delivering a quality product on time, and on budget, a tall order.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Front yard
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Before: Sideyard
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Before: Front yard
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Throw a whole list of regulatory requirements into the mix to appease the client's desire to build a home that is both gentle on the environment and reflective of their taste and personalities. All of that comes together on a very unique site abutting protected parkland, providing a recipe for a complex, challenging project that would make lesser architects run for the ravines.<\/p>\r\n

But not Dewson Architects, a firm very much used to complex, challenging projects with numerous stakeholders, with equally numerous regulatory requirements. The architects\u2019 focus on this project was fourfold:<\/p>\r\n