Whale House

Year of Completion: 2012

Designed by Atelier RZLBD

Structure: Wood Framing

Architectural Photography: Borzu Talaie

Location: East York, Toronto, ON

Lot: 2,450 sq. ft.

Size (GFA): 1,755 sq. ft.

The Whale house is another spatial experiment by rzlbd, a monochromic contemporary manifesto that evolves around a central detached box painted in red standing free inside a three storey height foyer. The building appears to have swallowed the box symbolizing the contemplation space inside the spacious jaw of the whale that swallowed Jonah.

In the architect’s own words, Atelier RZLBD