GH3

PENTHOUSE 7

Recently redesigned by gh3 architects, Penthouse 7 is a 1,650 sq.ft. two-storey residence in a downtown Toronto condominium originally built in 2000. The client sought a dwelling that would be both a comfortable home and a playful, highly personalized space in which to make and enjoy her own artistic and creative endeavours.

The design is shaped by a curated duality: the raw texture of cast-in-place concrete set against smooth, monochromatic insertions. Surface variations and casting marks in the concrete were retained as characterful qualities to be revealed and reframed. In contrast, new interventions are exacting and restrained: black-and-white volumes, crisp detailing, and refined surfaces that bring clarity and sculptural presence. Together, these elements establish a balance of robustness and refinement, continuity and contrast.