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Pilotis support black house on Canadian hillside by Atelier General

November 30, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

Montreal architecture firm Atelier General has created a two-storey black residence on a hillside in Quebec, with a main living room supported by slender columns to form a car port underneath. Titled The Rock, the structure measures 2,300 square feet (701 square metres), and is clad in black-painted timber. The house is built on a slope, with a

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Video game developers work and play at Electronic Arts offices by Sid Lee Architecture

November 28, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

A wood-lined cafeteria, black and white stairwells and blue lounges all feature at the Montreal offices for video game company Electronic Arts. Local firm Sid Lee Architecture designed the interiors of the four floors occupied by Electronic Arts (EA) at 2200 Rue Stanley, in the Downtown area. The aim was to produce a creative working

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Birds and humans share wooden treehouse in western Canada by Studio North

November 27, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

In a mountainous valley in British Columbia, design-build firm Studio North has created an elevated A-frame dwelling that is meant to be used by campers and birds. The Birdhut is situated on a forested slope in Windermere, a small village in western Canada’s Columbia Valley. The pointy structure is lifted nine feet (2.7 metres) off

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Atelier Barda turns Montreal shop building into bright residence

November 26, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

Pink and teal hues accent storage units in this family home in Montreal, converted from a shop by local firm Atelier Barda. Résidence Villeneuve used to be a commercial space with a pair of apartments on the levels above, but its owners wanted to turn the building into a two-storey house and a separate rentable

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A Modern Family House Was Added To This Residential Toronto Street

November 25, 2017 Keely 0

Photography by Jonathan Savoie   Altius Architecture designed this modern home in Toronto, Canada, that features concrete and wood accents throughout.   A stone pathway through the garden leads to the entrance of the home, which cantilevers out providing coverage for a small patio area. Photography by Jonathan Savoie Entering the home, heated polished concrete […]

A Modern Family House Was Added To This Residential Toronto Street

November 25, 2017 Keely 0

Photography by Jonathan Savoie   Altius Architecture designed this modern home in Toronto, Canada, that features concrete and wood accents throughout.   A stone pathway through the garden leads to the entrance of the home, which cantilevers out providing coverage for a small patio area. Photography by Jonathan Savoie Entering the home, heated polished concrete […]

Appareil Architecture’s black metal cabin hides in a Quebec forest

November 22, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

Deep in the woods of Quebec, Canadian firm Appareil Architecture has built a black house with a matching smaller cabin, linked together with outdoor decking. Chalet Grand-Pic comprises two structures – one large and one small – both clad in corrugated steel painted shiny black, and topped with silver metal roofing. The two units are linked

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Natalie Dionne extends Montreal residence using offset black boxes

November 19, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

Canadian architect Natalie Dionne has attached a geometric extension onto the back of a brick townhouse in Montreal, to include more space in the kitchen and a balcony for the master bedroom. Clad in large plates of fibre-cement board, the Black Box II addition measures 180 square feet (17 square metres). It creates extra floor

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StudioAC opens up interior of century-old Hilton House in Toronto

November 19, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

Toronto firm StudioAC has gutted a Victorian property in the city to reconfigure the layout and create more spaces for entertaining. The Hilton House, which dates back almost 100 years, is located east of the Wychwood Barns arts centre, northwest of Downtown Toronto. Previously divided into two apartments, the building was returned to a single

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Angular frame juts over Montreal house extension by Naturehumaine

November 18, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

Canadian studio Naturehumaine has extended a house in Montreal to create a family living area and an elevated master bedroom, which are all encased in a large grey frame that offers privacy from neighbours. The local architecture firm designed the extension as part of its transformation of the two-storey De La Roche residence in the

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