Tagged Canada

Blanchette Architectes has recently designed Minéral, a wine bar by day and a nightclub after dark, opened on June 27 in the heart of Montreal’s Gay Village. The starting point was simple: a musical title ...

Atelier Barda has recently renovated the Portland Residence, a historical stone house located in the Town of Mount-Royal, a “model city” built in the early 20th century. The architectural firm entirely re...

This summer house designed by SAOTA is set on the banks of Lake Huron in a small, remote Canadian town about an hour’s drive from London, Ontario. While the architectural context might be characterized as som...

Swiss-based architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron and Canadian architects Quadrangle have unveiled plans for a super-skinny skyscraper at the northwest corner of Bay and Bloor in Toronto, that will rise 32...

A hyphen between past and present, the Cartier House by local practice Architecture Microclimat is a testament to a couple’s dedication to honoring the architectural heritage of a quaint cottage in the Plate...

Inspired by Philip Johnson's Glass House and the Ben Rose House from the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off, this pool house designed by Canadian studio Maurice Martel Architecte is a tribute to modern architecture...

Design studio La Firme has transformed a tight, triangular space into a bright and airy cafe in Montréal. Called Melk Café Saint-Urbain, the new venue occupies a triangular commercial space near the city's Ch...

Surrounded by the traditional homes of Toronto’s Lawrence Park—an established neighborhood, with houses circa the 1910s to 1940s—this contemporary 8,657-square-foot house complements its surroundings with...

Québec city-based architecture firm Bourgeois / Lechasseur Architects has recently converted and extended a former ski chalet next to the slopes at Stoneham Resort, Canada,  into a modern residence for a fami...

This charred timber cabin by Montreal-base Atelier Schwimmer was designed for two brothers which have embraced outdoor activities as part of their fast-paced city life. The structure, on the banks of Lake Brom...

Architecture studio NatureHumaine has designed an all-white square cabin set within a forest in Laurentides, Canada. Anchored in the bedrock of sloping terrain, the 111.5 sqm (1200 sqft) chalet takes its cues f...

In Toronto’s historic neighborhood of Baby Point, Batay-Csorba Architects have completed the renovation and extension of an Arts and Crafts home. The Baby Point district is currently under study as a heritage...

Canada’s largest city is also one of the most eclectic in terms of its architecture. Within its boundaries you will find the full gamut of styles ranging from the Georgian architecture of the 19th century rig...

A major tourist attraction for well over a century, the Charlevoix region features some of Québec’s most striking landscapes. Over the last fifteen years, with the opening of a new ski resort, this already p...

To update an existing home in Forest Hill, Toronto, local firm Reigo & Bauer draws on a vision for a modern, dynamic and very liveable new interior. The home’s new design is further enhanced with improve...

Until the end of April 2020, anyone passing through Place des fleurs-de-Macadam on the corner of Mont-Royal Avenue and Boyer Street in Montreal, Canada, will be able to look up and see élément, an art install...

Canadian practice La Firme has recently converted a former industrial space in a Montreal heritage building into a luxury residence for a client who loves to cook and entertain. Te local design practice strippe...

Canadian design studio Ste Marie has recently designed Flourist, a 2,800-sq.-ft. bakery and cafe in East Vancouver that showcases Vancouver’s only community-based flour mill. The first fully traceable grain,...

The transformation of this duplex located in the borough of Plateau Mont-Royal, Montreal, into a single-family home, is defined by the creation of a central core around which the spatial organization is defined...

Québec City-based firm Bourgeois / Lechasseur architectes has recently completed an artists’ residence in the quiet village of Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada, which, known for its longstanding woodcarving trad...

Designed to stand 670 ft tall within the vast forest of Quebec, MU Architecture has envisioned the Pekuliari tower to redefine the relationship between humans and their natural habitat. Evoking a totem or a s...