73 Gilmour Street, Ottawa

This Golden Triangle home is thoughtfully reimagined, it combines contemporary design, extraordinary natural light and a floor plan that offers something increasingly hard to find downtown: real flexibility.Three rooms on the main floor can be bedrooms, guest rooms or generous work-from-home spaces. Need a large office? Two could easily become one substantial workspace while still leaving a main-floor bedroom. Have children? Keep all three as bedrooms while creating a private principal suite upstairs. A professional couple could devote much of this level to work and guests. The house adapts to the way you live.The main living spaces are upstairs, where the architecture becomes truly special. A soaring two-storey living room with contemporary fireplace and built-in seating flows into the kitchen and an extraordinary glass-wrapped dining area. A wall and sloping ceiling of glass fill the space with light and views of the streetscape, while the adjoining terrace extends everyday living outdoors.Also on this level is a bedroom, sleek bathroom and private front porch - a pocket door could be re added to allow a private ensuite - ideal for a wonderfully separate principal suite. Above, an open loft overlooking the living room offers yet another quiet office, library, studio or den beneath skylights and the roofline. The lower level provides additional flexible space.Warm oak floors, soft white walls, ingenious storage and carefully placed windows create interiors that are contemporary without feeling cold.And then there is the location: the Golden Triangle, surrounded by mature trees and heritage streetscapes, with the Canal, Elgin Street, Lisgar Collegiate, the University of Ottawa and downtown close at hand. For professionals, couples or families, this is a home that lets you decide how you want to live. Not simply renovated. Cleverly designed. Garage with direct entry. 24 hours irrevocable.