Integral House

In the late 1990s, James Stewart first conceived of creating a house whose design included both curves and a large and flexible performing space.{{Cite news |url = https://online.wsj.com/articles/SB123872378357585295 |title = An 'Accordion' of Wood and Glass |last = Lin |first =Sara |date = 3 April 2009 |work = Wall Street Journal |accessdate = 2014-12-06}}{{Cite news |url = http://www.intorontomag.com/index.php/2013-02-06-17-04-44/380-math-mansion |title = Math Mansion |last = Pihach |first = Michael |date = October 2014 |work = IN Magazine |accessdate = 2014-12-06 |archive-date = 2014-12-13 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141213073348/http://www.intorontomag.com/index.php/2013-02-06-17-04-44/380-math-mansion |url-status = dead }} After drawing up a list of architects he admired, he granted the commission to Brigitte Shim and Howard Sutcliffe of Shim-Sutcliffe Architects in 1999, and they began work on the design. In 2002, Stewart purchased the property where Integral House now stands, and then demolished the original house.{{Cite news |url = https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/02/04/the_house_that_math_built.html |title = The house that math built |last = Daubs |first = Katie |date = 4 February 2011 |work = Toronto Star |accessdate = 2014-12-06}} Design work continued, and building began in 2003, with the project being completed in 2009. Even before the construction was complete, Architectural Digest magazine included the house in its annual Toronto tour. The final cost of the house was estimated at $24 million.{{Cite news|url = http://www.maa.org/news/an-interview-with-james-stewart|title = An Interview with James Stewart|last = Peterson|first = Ivars|date = August–September 2009|work = MAA Focus|access-date = 2015-02-25|publisher = Mathematical Association of America}}

Integral House is a {{convert|18,000|sqft|m2|order=flip|abbr=off|adj=on}} house built into a hillside. The three lower stories are built into the ravine, below street level; only the two uppermost stories are visible from the street. The rear exterior is glass and oak. The design incorporates environmentally friendly features, including geothermal heating and cooling and planted roofs.{{Cite news|date=Summer 2012|title=The Integral House|work=Wood Design and Building Magazine|issue=59|url=http://wooddesign.dgtlpub.com/2012/2012-08-31/home.php|access-date=2014-12-06|archive-date=2015-04-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150411005759/http://wooddesign.dgtlpub.com/2012/2012-08-31/home.php|url-status=dead}}

The lowest level is a pool area with an outdoor patio separated from the house by a {{convert|24|ft|m|order=flip|abbr=off|adj=on|0}} wall of glass that can be lowered into the floor at the press of a button. The study, located on the second level, overlooks the ravine, with a view of the roof garden over the level below. The large performance space is located on the third level. The second floor, which is at street level, includes the kitchen as well as dining and living room areas that overlook the performance space below and are used as balconies during performances.{{Cite news |url = http://www.canadianarchitect.com/news/the-sum-of-its-parts/1000215074/?&type=Print%20Archives&er=NA |title = The Sum of its Parts |last = Chodikoff |first = Ian |date = September 2007 |work = Canadian Architect Magazine |accessdate = 2014-12-06}} The upper level contains the master bedroom, as well as guest bedrooms and a guest suite.

In addition to the private performances that Stewart has hosted, he also made the performance space available to selected arts and cultural groups for fundraising events. While Stewart was resident in the house, he hosted about a dozen events a year. The first fundraising event was for the Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, part of the University of Toronto.

Integral House was used as a filming location in several episodes of the second season of Star Trek: Discovery, appearing as the home of Vulcan ambassador Sarek and his family.

Kreviazuk's music video for Into Me was filmed in the house and released in January 2016.{{Cite web |url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YvJRsO27LU |title = Chantal Kreviazuk - Into Me - Official Music Video |date = 19 January 2016 |work = YouTube |accessdate = 2016-09-22}}

• American Institute of Architects: Honor Award, Interior Architecture, 2012.{{Cite web |url = http://www.aia.org/practicing/awards/history/index.htm |title = American Institute of Architects: Honor Awards |accessdate = 2012-12-06 |website = American Institute of Architects}}
• Governor-General's Medal In Architecture, 2012.
• Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize, Illinois Institute of Technology. Shortlisted, 2014.{{Cite web |url = https://arch.iit.edu/life/inaugural-mchap-outstanding-projects-announced |title = Inaugural MCHAP "Outstanding Projects" Announced |date = 24 June 2014 |accessdate = 2014-12-06 |website = Illinois Institute of Technology, College of Architecture}}
• Architectural Woodwork Award (First place), 2009.{{Cite web |url = http://susdel.wix.com/vmfstructures#!integral-house |title = Integral House |accessdate = 2014-12-07 |website = VMF Structures Ltd. |archive-date = 2014-12-09 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141209160214/http://susdel.wix.com/vmfstructures#!integral-house |url-status = dead }}

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• {{URL|http://194roxboroughdr.com/}} {{Dead link|date=September 2024}}
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_aQ6j3spRg Video tour by Sothebys]
• [http://theintegralhouse.com The Integral House] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706123304/http://theintegralhouse.com/ |date=2019-07-06 }}
• [https://www.theguardian.com/science/alexs-adventures-in-numberland/2015/oct/05/maths-palace-built-by-calculus-rock-star-on-sale-for-14m Images and videos of the house]

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Category:Houses in Toronto

Category:Modernist architecture in Canada

Category:Residential buildings completed in 2009

Category:Rosedale, Toronto