TAYLOR SMYTH ARCHITECTS ; based in Toronto Canada, synthesised the two, potentially contradictory ideas. It was done in a way that playfully showcases the art while still offering both parents’ and their three children, a multitude of flexible spaces for work, relaxation, congregation, and solitude. The architects stay true to the house’s original footprint. They did so by expanding the interior spaces and ceiling height, clearing away awkwardly placed walls and columns. The family areas were grouped on the ground floor, at the rear of the home. They overlook a spacious garden and pool, visible through glass walls from the open-plan kitchen, den, and eating area. The library is tucked behind the living space. It was left untouched as a tribute to the dark wood and crafts–style panelling that lined…