Exterior view of McKay Lake Residence

McKay Lake

A three-storey, heritage-designed home in Rockcliffe Park, reimagined with a glass addition and a complete custom interior and exterior renovation.

Renovation + Addition

Rockcliffe Park

2021

Architect: Shean Architects

Interior Design: Shean Architects

Award: 2024 GOHBA Housing Design Award, Housing Detail: Stair of Wood and Steel

Photography: James Brittan

Large stone-and-stucco Tudor-style home with illuminated windows, landscaped yard, and curved cobblestone driveway at dusk
Modern luxury home with expansive glass walls and illuminated interiors, surrounded by landscaped gardens and mature trees at dusk
Modern glass-and-stone home addition beside a traditional house, surrounded by landscaped gardens and trees
Modern interior with a staircase, display shelves of collectibles, and a large dinosaur skeleton exhibit.
Modern open-plan kitchen and dining room with black cabinetry, island, pendant lights, wood flooring, and floor-to-ceiling windows
Modern living room with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking a lake, featuring a white sectional sofa, wood-slat wall, and herringbone flooring
Modern brushed-brass bathroom faucet on a dark stone countertop with hexagonal tile backsplash
Modern interior courtyard with a floating black staircase, glass-and-wood railing, tree, and white gravel garden with reflecting pool
Modern Japanese-inspired living room with shoji screens, exposed wood beams, white sectional sofa, mural wall, and oval coffee table
Modern home theater hallway with a patterned bench, audio equipment racks, illuminated display shelves, and staircase
Modern home interior with a staircase, illuminated display shelves of figurines, and a large dinosaur skeleton display
Modern luxury bathroom with glass-enclosed walk-in shower, black fixtures, floating vanity, and honeycomb tile wall
Modern dark bathroom with a freestanding white vessel sink, black marble walls, wood paneling, and pendant lights
Modern bedroom with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking a wooded pond, stone wall, and outdoor patio