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Kengo Kuma unveils “sculptural and iconic” skyscraper in Vancouver

June 20, 2023 Ben Dreith 0

Japanese architecture studio Kengo Kuma & Associates has completed a skyscraper in Vancouver, Canada, with a curved form and a semi-enclosed amphitheatre at its base. Called Alberni, the 43-storey residential skyscraper by Kengo Kuma & Associates (KKAA) is located in downtown Vancouver, near the waterfront on Vancouver Harbour. Its curved structure has a massing that

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5468796 Architecture wraps Winnipeg house in weathering steel veil

June 18, 2023 Keren Dillard 0

Local studio 5468796 Architecture has fused the geometries of traditional architecture with modern elements for a weathering steel-wrapped house outside of Winnipeg, Canada. Located in a “conservative-minded” Winnipeg suburb, Veil House is wrapped in a steel structure with long panels that reflect the deep hip roofing styles of the neo-Gothic houses in the neighbourhood. 5468796

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Stephane Gaulin-Brown places curved roof on Quebec chalet

June 15, 2023 Kate Mazade 0

Montreal architect Stephane Gaulin-Brown has placed a single-slope roof with a curved soffit on top of a ski chalet to open it up to the forests of Mont Tremblant, Quebec. Completed in 2023, the house – entitled Élément Tremblant – is a 1,400-square foot (130-square metre) retreat that recalls the glitz of the region’s classic

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Bjarke Ingels designs Vollebak Island home to demonstrate “philosophy of hedonistic sustainability”

June 9, 2023 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Danish architect Bjarke Ingels has collaborated with clothing brand Vollebak to design an entirely self-sufficient, off-grid island home in Nova Scotia, Canada. Planned for an island within Jeddore Harbour, the house is designed to exemplify the clothing brand’s ideals and Ingels’ studio BIG’s “philosophy of hedonistic sustainability”. “Vollebak is using technology and material innovation to

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Hemsworth Architecture wraps Canadian mass timber factory in cedar slats

June 8, 2023 Kate Mazade 0

Canadian studio Hemsworth Architecture has completed a mass timber factory wrapped in vertical cedar slats, nestled in British Colombia’s Squamish Valley. Hemsworth Architecture created a 2,700-square-metre industrial facility for Leon Lebeniste Fine Furnishings & Architectural Woodworking in the region near Vancouver in 2021. The studio aimed to create an industrial structure that complemented the natural

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Mason Studio reimagines its Toronto workspace “for the greater good”

June 4, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

Toronto interiors firm Mason Studio has redesigned its offices to offer community programming like exhibitions, events and other public-facing activities. Mason Studio relaunched its workspace as a new hybrid office and cultural hub to serve “the greater good” during the DesignTO festival earlier this year. As well as an office for the studio’s team members,

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Naturehumaine draws on Streamline Moderne architecture for Montreal duplex

May 29, 2023 Keren Dillard 0

Local studio Naturehumaine has completed a two-family housing block located in the Côte-des-Neiges borough of Montreal that draws on 1930s architectural styles. The project comprises 297 square metres of housing on a narrow urban strip, which formerly served as a large swimming pool site for a neighbouring building. Called Le Paquebot – or The Steamer–

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Atelier Guy uses mass-timber structure for Canadian wood company facility

May 23, 2023 Kate Mazade 0

Local studio Atelier Guy Architects has completed an all-timber office and factory for engineering firm SmartMill in Lévis, Quebec. Completed in January 2022, the airy, 2,000-square metre (21,500-square foot) facility reflects the products and services of the client, Quebec wood products manufacturer SmartMill, and has a structure made with glued-laminated (glulam) timber columns and floor

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Studio North adds plywood barrel vaults to Business & Pleasure bar in Calgary

May 20, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

A barrel-vaulted ceiling covers this cosy cocktail bar in Calgary, Alberta which locally based Studio North designed as a contemporary take on a speakeasy. Business & Pleasure is tucked away between historic brick buildings on a back lane in the Canadian city’s Inglewood neighbourhood, just a few blocks from Studio North’s office space. “The location

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Dezeen Debate features “intriguing” archival facility in Quebec

May 18, 2023 Saudatu Bah 0

The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a monolithic archival facility in Quebec by B+H Architects. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. B+H Architects has designed an archival storage facility in Gatineau, Quebec, named the Preservation Storage Facility. The two-storey building’s outer sheath is made from compact concrete panels layered into a double envelope.

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