Showhome
Brian Gluckstein’s latest design for Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Home Lottery
You hardly need to turn on the lights in this house,” says Brian Gluckstein from the sunlit, two-storey foyer of this year’s Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Home Lottery Showhome in swanky south Oakville, Ont. Although he’s quite right, it’s hard to resist flicking on any of the impressive fixtures dotted around the house like jewelry. It’s Brian’s eighth time spearheading the design of the grand-prize abode and his passion hasn’t waned one bit — fair enough when you’re building a one-of-a-kind turnkey home from the ground up that has enviable amenities such as a chef’s kitchen, fitness centre and home theatre.
Over the years, the Gluckstein Design Planning team has worked within different architectural styles for the showhomes, including a Hamptons-style hideaway, a French-inspired château and, this year, a 7,500-square-foot modern dwelling bejewelled with Art Deco flourishes. “The Deco influence is subtle, but it’s the foundation of our design,” says Brian of the five-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bath manor. A little restraint pays off when you’re playing the long game. “We want to design showhomes that are going to age well,” says Brian, who’s lived in his own home for more than 20 years and still loves it just as much today as he did two decades ago.