Simone and Phil

Harmony Hall has stood in Ancaster since 1816. Built by Israel Dawdy, a Captain in the Gore Militia, it’s older than Canada itself, standing nearly fifty years before Confederation.

When we first walked through, the arches found us before we found them.

Segmental arches built into the original dining room cabinetry.
An elliptical fanlight over the front door that stops you before you even reach for the handle.
Stone archways in the foundation still standing exactly as they were laid.

We didn’t have to invent an inspiration for this project.

The house already had one, we just had to listen to it. Every arch we’re building back in started as an arch already living somewhere in these walls.

This is the beginning of that process, and we’ll be here for all of it.

Some of our favourite work yet is happening behind these walls right now.