Canada

Black concrete fireplace warms Quebec ski lodge by DKA Architects and Kl.tz Design

January 7, 2018 Dan Howarth 0

Chopped wood fits into the side of a huge black fireplace at this chalet in Quebec, which provides a winter retreat for a family of skiers. The Ski Lodge in Val Saint-Côme was designed by DKA Architects, based in Boisbriand, with interiors by Chambly studio Kl.tz Design. An hour north of Montreal, the chalet provides

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Black concrete fireplace warms Quebec ski lodge by DKA Architects and Kl.tz Design

January 7, 2018 Dan Howarth 0

Chopped wood fits into the side of a huge black fireplace at this chalet in Quebec, which provides a winter retreat for a family of skiers. The Ski Lodge in Val Saint-Côme was designed by DKA Architects, based in Boisbriand, with interiors by Chambly studio Kl.tz Design. An hour north of Montreal, the chalet provides

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Will Alsop designs two colourful metro stations for Toronto’s expanded subway

January 5, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

British architect Will Alsop has created metro stations in Toronto’s Pioneer Village and Finch West neighbourhoods, as part of an initiative to create more public transit options in the wider metropolitan area. The two stations form part of the Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension Project, which extends Toronto’s subway system through to York, a municipality in

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The Botanist restaurant by Ste Marie features rosy hints and copious greenery

January 3, 2018 Dan Howarth 0

Pastel tones and plenty of plants fill this hotel restaurant and bar in Vancouver, which local design studio Ste Marie modelled on a conservatory. The Botanist is located in the Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel in the Downtown area of the city, and serves breakfast, lunch, dinner and drinks to guests and the public. It was

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Faceted roof folds over shingle-clad laneway house in Vancouver

January 3, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

Canadian firm Campos Studio has designed an angular one-bedroom annex for a home in Vancouver, creating more space for a three-generation family. Campos Studio designed Laneway House in Point Grey so the entire family could be closer together without everyone moving to another home. “The goal of this project was to reunify a Japanese-Canadian family in

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Bourgeois/Lechasseur nestles Quebec home with metal staircase into snowy hillside

January 2, 2018 Jenna McKnight 0

Rough concrete, white cedar and vast expanses of glass define this light-filled house designed by Canadian studio Bourgeois/Lechasseur Architects near a ski resort. Villa Vingt is located in the town of Lac-Beauport in northern Quebec. The 361-square-metre home is anchored to a sloped site near the ski resort of Le Relais in the Laurentian Mountains.

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Obiekt designs pared-back interior for C’est Beau’s first store

December 29, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

Teal and dusty orange give colour to this minimal boutique in Montreal, created by design studio Obiekt for a previously online-only fashion brand. The C’est Beau store, on the city’s busy Mont-Royal Avenue shopping thoroughfare, is the first physical retail space for the clothing and accessories company. The five-year-old brand asked young Canadian studio Obiekt

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Obiekt designs pared-back interior for C’est Beau’s first store

December 29, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

Teal and dusty orange give colour to this minimal boutique in Montreal, created by design studio Obiekt for a previously online-only fashion brand. The C’est Beau store, on the city’s busy Mont-Royal Avenue shopping thoroughfare, is the first physical retail space for the clothing and accessories company. The five-year-old brand asked young Canadian studio Obiekt

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Oak Residence is a contemporary house in suburban Quebec City

December 24, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

Canadian firms Hatem + D and Étienne Bernier Architecte have built a contemporary house in Quebec City, featuring a boxy black garage and a glass-fronted lounge. Hatem + D and Étienne Bernier Architecte partnered on the design of Oak Residence, which is located in the city’s Sillery neighbourhood. The building is offset from the street and positioned

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Lebanese snack bar and bakery in Montreal features an array of ash wood furniture

December 23, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

Architect David Dworkind has designed and built a variety of ash wood tables, benches and stools to accommodate as many diners as possible at this narrow cafe in Montreal, which serves Lebanese snacks and baked goods. The concept of the casual Lebanese eatery Jouney is the brainchild of Patrick Abdelahad, who named it after his hometown Jounieh –

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