DesignTO Tours: What Remains to be Seen House

As part of our fundraising campaign, join DesignTO for an exclusive house tour in Toronto’s Old Mill neighbourhood. 

Designed to spark discovery and commune with the landscape, ‘What Remains to be Seen’ aspires to be an architectural art object commensurate with the extensive art collection it was specified to house.

Experience a light-filled 3,600 square foot home, designed by the award winning local architecture studio Superkül. Intended to prioritize the display of a vast collection of contemporary artworks, the interiors are defined by singular and expansive volumes that both reveal and conceal. A soaring atrium effectively doubles as a gallery space; it is naturally lit by a series of three skylights that form a striking sawtooth roof profile above. This cleft, running parallel to the open-riser stair, connects the first and second floors, carving the interior space into different zones of visual and programmatic experience while simultaneously gesturing at what lies beyond.

Occupying a gently sloping site populated by heritage black oak trees, the house engages with nature through a finessed architectural and landscape strategy by Fox Whyte Landscape Architecture and Design. A sunken courtyard terrace provides an abundance of natural daylight into the basement level. In this space, the custom oak millwork provides the functional backdrop for a large library that also serves as a guest suite. Distinct architectural gestures—the sculpting of space with light, the use of natural materials, the integration of building and landscape—represent an ethos of doing “just enough” to achieve a sense of constantly unfolding possibility.

Experience this special space yourself by joining the tour led by the homeowners, architect and Superkül partner Meg Graham, and DesignTO Artistic Director Deborah Wang.

Event Schedule

Tour 1

2:15 PM – Arrive and Gather Outside
2:30 PM – House Tour Begins

Tour 2

3:45 PM – Arrive and Gather Outside
4:00 PM – House Tour Begins

Event Location

The exact address for the house tour will be shared with ticket holders. Please respect the privacy of the homeowners by keeping their address confidential. 

Continuing Education

Guests that log professional continuing education hours can request a certificate for 1 hour of structured learning after they attend the tour.

Thank You

Thank you to the homeowners and our Sensory Partner Aesop. Guests will receive a complimentary Aesop gift. 

A charitable tax receipt will be issued for the allowable portion of the tour ticket.