Attached to the Detached: South House, Mississauga, Ontario
Attached to the Detached: South House, Mississauga, Ontario
A bold blue addition transforms a suburban bungalow into a series of unconventional spaces for family living.
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A minimal addition clad in blue siding gives an usual presence to architect Joey Giaimo’s family home in suburban Mississauga. Photo by doublespace photography
PROJECT South House, Mississauga, Ontario
ARCHITECT Giaimo
PHOTOS doublespace photography
As you travel down Third Street in Lakeview, Mississauga a neighbourhood just west of Toronto a monolithic volume on a corner lot stands out for being unlike anything else in the suburban residential area. Neighbours have nicknamed it “the blue house,” and from certain angles, the blue-faced block looks like an entirely new construction, rather than an addition to an existing home. It has no windows and minimal details. An inset cedar door and an exaggerated scupper are the only hints of