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Agathom equips “cottage in the city” with angular ceilings and a greenhouse

July 17, 2022 James Brillon 0
Agathom Co

Project Dove by Toronto studio Agathom Co. was designed to replicate the feeling of a “cottage in the city”, offering a variety of spaces for family life that include a greenhouse. Located in a suburb of Toronto, the home was commissioned by a family that wanted a design to break from the “monotony” of the

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HCMA embeds “Indigenous design principals” in British Columbia student housing

July 11, 2022 Ben Dreith 0
Indigenous school BC

Canadian architecture studio HCMA has completed the Wii Gyemsiga Siwilaawksat student housing and cultural center in Terrace, British Columbia. Called Wii Gyemsiga Siwilaawksat – a Sm’algyax phrase, which translates roughly to “where learners are content and comfortable” – the block is located at the Coast Mountain College on the ancestral lands of the Tsimshian Kitsumkalum First Nation.

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Public City Architecture creates Winnipeg pavilion to withstand flood conditions

July 11, 2022 James Brillon 0
Forest Pavilion

Wooden slats wrap around indoor and outdoor gathering spaces for an angular pavilion in Winnipeg’s Crescent Drive Park that can be “submerged without decay” during floods. Called Forest Pavilion, the structure was commissioned to offer basic amenities such as restrooms and covered gathering areas in Crescent Drive Park, a public park on the Red River in

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Leckie Studio imitates stalactite formations inside Vancouver’s AER Skinlab

July 4, 2022 Natasha Levy 0
Reception of AER Skinlab in Vancouver by Leckie Studio with marble walls and stalactite-like ceiling installation

Quarries and caves served as visual references for this marble-lined skincare clinic in Vancouver, Canada, designed by local firm Leckie Studio. Set on the ground level of Vancouver’s Waterfall Building, AER Skinlab offers a selection of cosmetic injections and laser treatments. Leckie Studio wanted to create a calm, grounding interior for the clinic to make it

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Tutu lights populate Montreal’s Cafe Constance by Atelier Zébulon Perron

July 2, 2022 Dan Howarth 0
Tutu lights at Cafe Constance in Montreal

Pink pendant lights resembling dancers’ skirts hang from the ceiling of this cafe by Atelier Zébulon Perron at a Montreal ballet school. Cafe Constance is located in the downtown Wilder Building, home to Les Grands Ballets Canadiens and named in tribute one of the organisation’s former leaders, Constance Pathy. The 1,400-square-foot (130-square-metre) space occupies the

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Kariouk Architects completes cantilevered chalet overlooking a lake in Canada

June 21, 2022 James Brillon 0
More Cabin

Kariouk Architects has completed MORE Cabin, a dramatic cantilevered structure overlooking a lake in Québec meant to stand out from its natural surroundings. Ottawa-based firm Kariouk Architects was commissioned to build a secondary residence overlooking Lac du Brochet, a remote lake roughly 100 kilometres north of the Canadian capital. Its design for an angular, cantilevered

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Naturehumaine places sculptural outdoor stairs on Montreal apartment addition

June 15, 2022 James Brillon 0
Louis Hebert building

Naturehumaine has completed six new apartments in a historic Montreal neighbourhood, renovating an existing volume and adding a similar building to an adjacent, vacant lot. The Louis-Hébert building was completed in 2021 as an extension of an existing apartment building from the 1920s. It is located in the historic Rosemont La-Petite-Patrie neighbourhood. To respect the

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Frank Architecture recalls 1960s glamour at Major Tom bar in Calgary

June 11, 2022 Dan Howarth 0
Major Tom restaurant interior

Rich colours and leather upholstery feature in this Calgary bar and restaurant that Canadian studio Frank Architecture based on author Truman Capote. Major Tom is located on the 40th floor of Stephen Avenue Place in Downtown Calgary, affording it panoramic views of the city, the Canadian prairies and the Rocky Mountains beyond. Local firm Frank

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Hariri Pontarini Architects creates glass-wrapped theatre for Stratford Festival in Ontario

June 10, 2022 Ben Dreith 0
Tom Patterson Theatre exterior

The Tom Patterson Theatre in Stratford, Ontario, designed by Canadian studio Hariri Pontarini Architects has opened following two years of Covid delays. Dedicated to the performing arts, the 7,150-square-metre theatre stands on the banks of the Avon River. It was completed in the summer of 2020, though the official ribbon only took place last month due

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WilkinsonEyre wraps Toronto skyscraper in “three-dimensional diamonds”

June 9, 2022 Ben Dreith 0
Wilkinsoneyre toronto tower

London architecture studio WilkinsonEyre has completed the CIBC Square skyscraper in Toronto, Canada, which is surrounded in undulating glass facades. Created as the headquarters for bank Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, the 250-meters-tall skyscraper stands in Toronto’s central business district. Named CIBC Square, the building has a glass facade that covers the distinct volumes that make

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