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Large fireplaces bookend Evangeline rooftop bar at Ace Hotel Toronto

October 29, 2022 Dan Howarth 0

The rooftop bar and lounge at the recently opened Ace Hotel Toronto, by local studio Shim-Sutcliffe Architects, continues the earthy tones and exposed concrete from the lobby. Named Evangeline, the 80-seat bar overlooks Toronto from the 14th floor of the new building by Shim-Sutcliffe Architects, with interiors by Atelier Ace – the hospitality group’s in-house

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OSO completes Vancouver skyscraper modelled on Japanese lanterns

October 20, 2022 Ben Dreith 0

Tokyo-based architecture studio OSO has completed Deloitte Summit, a skyscraper in Vancouver with stacked protruding boxes that resemble a set of lanterns. The 24-storey tower was constructed using a series of steel-framed cubes stacked on top of each other to create a sculptural effect. Taking up an initial plan for the site developed by another

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Stone pavilion with Islamic motifs completes Alberta’s Aga Khan Gardens

October 19, 2022 James Brillon 0

Canadian studios AXIA Design Associates and Arriz + Co have completed a pavilion and event space within the University of Alberta’s Botanic Gardens, the final step in the master plan. The pavilion is called the Diwan and was designed as a multi-purpose space and event venue for the university’s 4.8 hectares Aga Khan Garden. “The

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Omar Gandhi models fire-resistant residence in Canada on a mountain beetle

October 13, 2022 James Brillon 0

The angular forms of this mountaintop retreat in British Columbia by Omar Gandhi Architect are based on the attributes of a mountain beetle, with a hardened shell to resist the site’s “desolate” conditions. The projected, called Mountain Beetle, takes its shape from the hard exterior of the insect. It is located atop a mountain overlooking

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Omar Gandhi mixes contemporary and vernacular design for Jib House

October 6, 2022 Ben Dreith 0

Canadian architecture studio Omar Gandhi Architect has completed an expansive Novia Scotia home clad in two different types of cedar. Jib House’s name was derived from the coastal site’s triangular shape, which resembles that of a jib, a slender triangular fore-sail used on a traditional sailing boat. According to Omar Gandhi Architect founder, Omar Gandhi,

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Ivy Studio renovates fire-damaged Piatti restaurant in Montreal

October 2, 2022 Dan Howarth 0

Dark green marble, glossy black tiles and sculptural lighting contrast the rough stone walls of this Montreal restaurant that has been resurrected by local Ivy Studio. Located in Rosemère, on Montreal’s north bank, Piatti opened 15 years ago in an old stone building that was previously extended to accommodate a larger commercial space. After a

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Partisans designs Toronto high-rise informed by architectural “revision clouds”

September 30, 2022 Ben Dreith 0

Canadian architecture studio Partisans has designed a residential tower in Toronto called Cirro that takes its shape from both natural clouds and revision clouds – a notation architects use in technical drawings. If built at the proposed 15-17 Elm Street site in downtown Toronto, Cirro will be 99 metres tall and contain 32 floors of

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BDP Quadrangle designs super-skinny skyscraper for Toronto

September 26, 2022 Ben Dreith 0

The Canadian branch of UK architecture studio BDP has released designs for the 15 Toronto Street super-skinny skyscraper in the city’s financial district. BDP Quadrangle designed the 54-storey tower to replace a 10-storey office tower built in the 1960s. The 209,450-square-foot (19,459-square-metre) tower will contain residential and office units, with amenities on the ground floor and on the

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Toronto airfield to be converted into district that aims to be “the opposite of suburbanization”

September 21, 2022 Ben Dreith 0

Danish studio Henning Larsen Architects, local studio KPMB and landscape architecture studio SLA are set to convert an airstrip outside of Toronto into a residential district. Downsview Airfield, 15 kilometres northwest of Toronto, will be turned into a residential and commercial district with strong transport connections to the city. The development will be arranged around

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Hariri Pontarini rethinks cold medical interiors at Barlo MS Centre

September 18, 2022 Dan Howarth 0

Canadian architecture studio Hariri Pontarini has completed a clinic in Toronto for multiple sclerosis patients that features warm wood tones and spaces designed to feel like “first-class airplane lounges”. The Barlo MS Centre is Canada’s largest clinic dedicated to those with MS, a complex autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system. Named after its

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