Two white boxes arise between an overgrown vacant infill and 1980s residence in Regina, Canada. The modern, rectilinear massing is home to a carpenter and emergency room doctor from South Africa. The clients wanted something different from the bungalow-turned-conventional-home that populates the neighborhood. 5468796 Architecture’s design meets this brief both visually and spatially, sculpting a 2-story home whose monolithic massing disguises the views and outdoor connections that await within.
From the street, the residence reads as a solid volume with its white stucco walls resting atop cast-in-place concrete, all enclosed within a concrete fence. However, the residence encompasses many outdoor spaces: an entry courtyard, a sunken patio, a main garden, and smaller pocket gardens through the main floor. 5468796 Architecture niftily uses the whole lot to take advantage of small, awkward spaces, usually left unused or unconsidered due required side yard setbacks. Instead, these areas snake around the main floorplan to create spaces for gardening and outdoor seating.
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