Gabled kiosks by Atelier Urban Face tilt away from Mount Royal’s slope

January 28, 2018 Dan Howarth 0

These kiosks on Montreal’s namesake peak lean away from the hillside at different angles to look as if they’re being blown over by the wind. The trio of Mount Royal Kiosks is situated close to Beaver Lake, an artificial pond within the Mount Royal Park – inaugurated in 1876 and designed by landscape architect Frederick

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Stark Architecture overhauls Whistler home with black cladding and monochrome interiors

January 27, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

Steel frames stand out against the white interior of this extended house in Whistler, where Canadian firm Stark Architecture has also updated the existing residence and clad the whole building in black. Drifter Way is situated on a sloping site of 20,000 square feet (1,858 square metres), and overlooks Whistler’s Blackcomb mountains. Based in Ontario, Stark

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Colourful booths, furniture and cables enliven Slack’s Toronto office by Dubbeldam

January 26, 2018 Dan Howarth 0

A trail of rainbow-coloured cables, which match brightly hued walls and seating, threads through the Toronto offices of tech company Slack by Dubbeldam Architecture + Design. After starting up in San Francisco, Slack – which provides cloud-based tools for collaborative work – has grown rapidly and opened offices in Vancouver, New York, Melbourne, London, and

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Colourful booths, furniture and cables enliven Slack’s Toronto office by Dubbeldam

January 26, 2018 Dan Howarth 0

A trail of rainbow-coloured cables, which match brightly hued walls and seating, threads through the Toronto offices of tech company Slack by Dubbeldam Architecture + Design. After starting up in San Francisco, Slack – which provides cloud-based tools for collaborative work – has grown rapidly and opened offices in Vancouver, New York, Melbourne, London, and

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Diamond Schmitt swaps concrete for glass at brutalist arts centre in Ottawa

January 26, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

Canadian firm Diamond Schmitt Architects has overhauled and expanded Ottawa’s brutalist National Arts Centre, cladding it in glass to create a light-filled interior. Based in Toronto, Diamond Schmitt Architects led the performance venue’s transformation by updating the exterior and interior spaces, while retaining some the building’s original features. The renovation encompassed the upgrade of 20,000

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Pita bread shop interior by Studio Roselyn is based on bad food photography

January 20, 2018 Dan Howarth 0

Shapes borrowed from Middle Eastern architecture and colours of over-saturated food photographs found on menus informed the interior of this fast-casual Lebanese restaurant in Victoria, Canada. Vancouver-based duo Studio Roselyn based the design for Superbaba on the quick-service eateries found across the Middle East, but put their own “quirky” twist on the typology while working

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Pita bread shop interior by Studio Roselyn is based on bad food photography

January 20, 2018 Dan Howarth 0

Shapes borrowed from Middle Eastern architecture and colours of over-saturated food photographs found on menus informed the interior of this fast-casual Lebanese restaurant in Victoria, Canada. Vancouver-based duo Studio Roselyn based the design for Superbaba on the quick-service eateries found across the Middle East, but put their own “quirky” twist on the typology while working

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Pita bread shop interior by Studio Roselyn is based on bad food photography

January 20, 2018 Dan Howarth 0

Shapes borrowed from Middle Eastern architecture and colours of over-saturated food photographs found on menus informed the interior of this fast-casual Lebanese restaurant in Victoria, Canada. Vancouver-based duo Studio Roselyn based the design for Superbaba on the quick-service eateries found across the Middle East, but put their own “quirky” twist on the typology while working

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L’Abri renovates Montreal home with slatted timber floors and walls

January 19, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

Canadian build-design studio L’Abri has outfitted a home in Montreal with thin slats of wood that create floorboards on the upper level and form a partition in the foyer. The Rivard project involved turning apartments in an early 1900s property into a contemporary single-family home. The layout is reconfigured with a centralised living space that

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Naturehumaine updates mid-century Prairie House with minimalist interiors

January 18, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

Montreal architecture studio Naturehumaine has transformed a local 1950s residence with a new grey exterior and pared-down interior, and a layout reduced to one bedroom to add space elsewhere. The single-storey residence is built in the Prairie School style – made popular by architect Frank Lloyd Wright and typified by a low pitched roof, overhanging eaves,

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