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Eager to introduce a buffer between his young family’s
Mississauga home and the loud street it sits on, architect
Joey Giaimo devised a fortifying 40-square-metre
addition. “The original house is a strong, simple
geometric form,” he explains. “We wanted to
complement and contrast that.” Long strips of steel echo
the wooden planks of the existing property’s exterior
wall, while their bold blue palette gives the modern
component novel curb appeal.
Enter the addition and the tone shifts from cool metal
to warm wood. Undulating ceiling gussets in maple
veneer plywood accentuate another surprise: a sloped
roof, secretly tucked behind the outer frame’s parapet
to help with drainage. Below this, a quartet of stepped
two-metre-wide platforms charts a gradual ascent from
grade up to the floor level of the existing property.
Most importantly, by having his original bungalow’s
north-facing windows now open into this skylit corridor-
turned-kids’-quarters, Giaimo trades traffic noise for the
sounds of afternoon play. Peace at last. GIAIMO.CATOP Inside, an architectural surprise: a sloped
roof made of maple veneer plywood that hides
behind the parapet to help with drainage.
BOTTOM The steel cladding around the
40-square-metre addition dampens the sounds of
the noisy Mississauga street.