couple built their retirement home in Thornbury with a clever floor plan and clever use of contrasting colour keeps things cozy
Chris and Suzanne Sadler began the process of building their retirement home in Thornbury, Ont. with a non-architect, but it quickly became clear that their needs were not being met and worked with architect Kaegan Walsh to create their home.Small-town Ontario ain’t what it used to be. When architect Kaegan Walsh was in short pants, Thornbury was a dusty farming town, and the factories still had operating punch clocks and workers to punch the cards.
It’s the difference, says the affable couple, between being a townie and a rustic, and as former Torontonians who lived a few steps from Castle Frank station, it was the former that ruled when they went looking for a lot in 2018. The couple started the process of building their retirement home with a non-architect, but it quickly became clear that their needs were not being met. The massing was clunky and the couple’s desire to age in place by having all main rooms, including two primary bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms, on the main floor had resulted in an awkward floor plan. The need for a swimming pool on a protected ravine lot didn’t help.
That’s due to the clever floor plan: the two primary bedrooms are contained within the first of three bays; these bays are expressed on the exterior by wing walls that extend outward. So, under the left bay, where the roof is lowest, the front bedroom pushes past the front door and the rear bedroom pushes past the backyard stairs. This means that a first-time visitor will walk alongside the front bedroom as they approach the front door.
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