Harmonious and functional: The Brock House

 Toronto, ON, Canada 

Architects: Picnic Design

Photography © Remi Carreiro

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Brock House: Picnic designed a rear addition and renovation of a 1920s single-family home in the Wallace Emerson neighbourhood by taking a cue from the owner’s eclectic art collection. The main component of the project was to rebuild a ramshackle rear addition with a brighter, more open space that is better connected to both the outdoors and the adjacent interior spaces.

In the process, a 1920s Toronto house with a rear extension in urgent need of structural rebuilding is transformed into a visually bold, unified, and functionally comfortable home.

Designlines Magazine: A 1920s Relic

Picnic Design: We are excited to announce that Designlines Magazine has featured our renovation of a 1920s home in Toronto’s Wallace Emerson neighbourhood.

The article highlights how “the freshly renovated dwelling greets the modern era in high style,” blending “thoughtful sightlines, bold architectural details and a palette inspired by Canadian art.”

It also notes that “the new edition was an opportunity to rethink how the back is connected to the front,” with “a fairly thick arch—about 2.5 ft deep—[that] pushes the perspective lines” between the kitchen and dining room.

Brock House Makes Shortlist for INT Interior Design Awards 2025