Indian Trail

Hamilton, 2025

Indian Trail

Hamilton, Ontario · Front Extension & Façade Design · 2025

Some projects are about what’s inside. This one reshaped the outside.

The house had good bones but a flat, dated front that didn’t match its setting. So Studio Kimi extended it — pushing the front forward to give the house real presence, anchored by a new covered entry. From there we redrew the whole face of the house so it finally belonged to the land around it.

The look is warm and rustic-modern. A heavy timber truss gable over the new entry. Natural stone along the base and columns. Board-and-batten siding in a deep olive green that sits quietly against the trees. A black standing-seam metal roof to tie it together and stand up to the weather.

The result is a front that reads as one confident house — from the extended entry to the garage — settled into its hillside setting like it was always there.

In collaboration with Forest Lane

The new timber-and-stone covered entry
The redesigned front elevation
The redesigned front — a heavy timber-and-stone gable over the new covered entry.
Before
The original red-brick front
The original front — a dated red-brick split-level.
During
The front extension under construction
Mid-build — the new front extension framed out.
The Design
Front elevation — the whole house
Front elevation — garage, main house, and the new timber-and-stone entry.
Side elevation — the new covered entry and chimney
Side elevation — the new covered entry projecting from the house.
Stone and board-and-batten at the garage approach
Natural stone and olive board-and-batten carry across to the garage.
The new entry from the drive
The new covered entry, seen from the drive.
The finished facade in its setting
The finished façade, settled into its hillside setting.

“Perfect, beautiful design, leading to a stunning renovation/addition. Kookdo listened to what we wanted and was very responsive to requests and questions.”

Antonio P. · Read it on Google

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