Aldo House

Mississauga, Ontario

Prototype Design Lab have designed the Aldo House, a family home in Mississauga, Canada. The Aldo House is comprised of three slipping volumes of varying heights and lengths, staggered to respond to site and programmatic conditions. Each one is clad with a different material to hint at its interior function: cumaru wood planks; white quartz stone; and custom, diamond-shaped corten steel panels. The interior of the house continues the clear lines and filigreed details of the exterior. The 20-foot kitchen island is the heart of day-to-day life. It provides the perfect space for informal gatherings, buffet-style meals, cooking and homework. The kitchen opens up completely onto the deck through the use of a folding glass wall system, the largest of its kind in Southern Ontario. These oversized glass panels, like the rest of the glass throughout the house, are made from triple-glazed, low-emissivity glass to withstand the extreme Canadian seasons.