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StudioAC Carves Two Mirrored Voids Into a Toronto House, One Holding Sculpture
StudioAC cut two mirrored notches out of the same building mass, then put a car in one and…
MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple’s Hilltop Cottage Looks Solid Until Its Corner Disappears
Halifax-based studio MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects built Hilltop Cottage in New Brunswick to look like a single, monolithic block…
Atelier L’Abri Raises Magdalen House on Timber Piles Above a Protected Quebec Dune
This house on the Magdalen Islands trades a fixed address for a study of erosion and endurance. Montreal-based…
Odami References Japan’s Denim Industry for This Toronto Steakhouse, Shinji
Toronto-based design studio Odami treats Shinji, a Japanese steakhouse in the city’s financial district, as an exercise in…
StudioAC Splits a Toronto House Into Wood and White at a Single Light Slot
Bellwoods Residence organizes its interior around a literal seam between two materials, splitting wood from white surfaces at…
Smoke, Sound, and Homard des Îles: Menu Extra Turns a Montreal Brutalist Chapel Into a Four-Night Ceremony
In the Franciscans’ Chapel in Montréal — a Brutalist church built in 1960 whose faceted concrete ceiling casts…
Atelier Carle Threads Shared Solitude Through Concrete, Reclaimed Timber, and Northern Light in Quebec
Three concrete walls and a narrow gap between them are the entire premise of the SONO Residence —…
Gabriel Fain Architects Challenges the Conventional Apartment Block With a Gabled Sixplex in Toronto
Gabriel Fain Architects has introduced the Montrose Sixplex in Toronto, Canada, a sophisticated exploration of incremental density that…
Nathalie Thibodeau Architecte Combines Quebec Vernacular and Contemporary Forms for La Maraude Cabin
Nestled within the dense woodland of Boileau, Canada, La Maraude by Nathalie Thibodeau architecte reinterprets traditional Quebecois forms…
Omar Gandhi Spans a Nova Scotia Valley With Bridge-Like East River Residence
Toronto-based firm Omar Gandhi Architects has completed the East River Residence, a slender, bridge-like structure in Nova Scotia…
Vives St-Laurent Uses Pale Oak and Marble to Refresh a Historic Montreal Residence
The essence of the Wood Residence lies in the calibrated tension between Westmount’s historic rigor and a new…
Ravi Handa Architect Arranges Maison du Lac Perdu Around “Animal Trails” in a Quebec Forest
Maison du Lac Perdu, designed by RHA—a small firm led by Montreal-based architect Ravi Handa—in Wentworth-Nord, Quebec, is…
StudioAC Uses Oversized Furniture-Like Platforms to Zone Toronto Industrial Loft
The industrial bones of Leslieville tell a story of Toronto’s manufacturing evolution, where the red-brick remnants of the…
Ste Marie References 1960s Sunken Lounges for Mimi Bar in Edmonton
In the evolving urban landscape of Edmonton, Canada, the ground floor of a residential tower has been transformed…
Blanchette archi.design Reinterprets 1970s Office Codes for Bistro Siège Social and Café Social
In the evolving landscape of the modern workplace, the boundary between the formal office and the communal “third…
Michael Godmer Studio Combines “Mayonnaise” Tones and Heritage Woodwork in Montreal Home
In the tree-lined enclave of Outremont, Montreal, the de l’Épée Residence stands as a clear manifesto of slow,…
Lilac House Is a “Rigorous Metamorphosis” of a 1920s Montreal Duplex
In the dense urban fabric of Montreal, Canada, the act of renovation is increasingly becoming a manifesto for…
Akb Architects Tilts the Roof of a Gabled Ontario Retreat to Follow the Terrain
A hilltop clearing in Mono, Ontario, Canada, serves as the dramatic stage for Timbertop House, a residence that…
Matière Première Architecture Elevates Cedar-Clad Perchée House Above a Quebec Hillside
A silent dialogue with the forest welcomes those who approach this new architectural intervention in the heart of…
Human Perches Is an Interactive Boardwalk That Translates Bird Calls Into Musical Layers
Drawing on their fifteen-year legacy of crafting participatory urban experiences, Montreal-based studio Daily tous les jours has expanded…
Daily Tous Les Jours Uses Sound Vibrations to Stimulate Forest Soil in British Columbia
A dialogue beyond the human. On the rugged shores of Hornby Island, British Columbia, Montreal-based studio Daily tous…