House of the Week: $4.2 million for renowned architect Elmar Tampõld’s Hoggs Hollow home
House of the Week: $4.2 million for renowned architect Elmar Tampõld’s Hoggs Hollow home
NEIGHBOURHOOD: Bridle Path–Sunnybrook–York Mills
AGENT: Kara Reed, Chestnut Park Real Estate Ltd., Brokerage
PRICE: $4,250,000
THE PLACE: This contemporary reinforced concrete home is nestled on an acre of forested land in the heart of Hogg’s Hollow.
BRAGGING RIGHTS: Elmar Tampõld of the architectural firm Tampõld Wells, which was behind a number of city buildings, including the Colonnade on Bloor’s Mink Mile, designed and built the home in 1986. Its contemporary design even earned it a feature spot on the program Toronto: Le Nouveau Monde, a travelling show that toured Paris, Barcelona and Milan in the early ’90s.
BIG SELLING POINT: For the last 25 years, the house has been the private residence of Mr. Tampõld himself, ensuring the authentic preservation of the home’s architectural integrity.
POSSIBLE DEAL BREAKER: The all-white walls and sculptural staircase create a gallery atmosphere conducive to fine art and designer furniture. If you’re just starting to amass your own collection of avant-garde decor items, you might want to wait a few years before moving in.
BY THE NUMBERS:
• $4,250,000
• $19,823 in property taxes (2011)
• 4 bedrooms
• 4 bathrooms
• 3 storeys
• 3 decks/terraces
• 1 elevator
• 1 cedar sauna
• 1 spiralling staircase reminiscent of Frank Gehry
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- Nestled in nature
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- The first-floor patio. That makes 15 seats outside total (we counted).
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- A smaller side deck
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- The second-floor terrace, like a stone outcrop on a wooded hill
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- Close to the earth
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- This bedroom gives off a cabin vibe with the plaid sheets, the shaggy rug and, of course, the wilderness outside.
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- The multipurpose family room, with some unsettling art and the home’s not-at-all-superfluous second piano
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- The solarium in the back floods the kitchen with natural light.
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- The elegant yet comfy living room, adjacent to a sky-lit atrium open to the third floor
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- A stark white aesthetic pervades the whole home.
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- The spiral staircase
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- An easily scalable wall leading to the second-level terrace
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- The boxy, asymmetrical design reminds us of Montreal’s Habitat 67.
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• 4 bedrooms
• 4 bathrooms
• 3 storeys
• 3 decks/terraces
• 1 elevator
• 1 cedar sauna
• 1 spiralling staircase reminiscent of Frank Gehry
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