Canada

Three-storey skylight illuminates Montreal row house by Naturehumaine

May 12, 2017 James Brillon 0

The renovation of this Montreal townhouse by local firm Naturehumaine centres around a triple-height atrium that brings daylight into living spaces on all floors. Somerville Residence was completed for a couple with two young children. The three-bedroom home is part of a series of row houses, so the architect’s intervention focused only on the interiors. The

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Omar Gandhi Architects creates minimal fashion store for Rchmnd in Halifax

May 12, 2017 John Trujillo 0

Canadian studio Omar Gandhi Architects has chosen an all-white palette for the interior of a clothing boutique in its home city of Halifax. Rchmnd (pronounced Richmond) is a multi-brand fashion retail company based in Halifax, Canada. Its store occupies a narrow ground floor space in the city’s historic Granville block – recently revitalised as a

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Farm buildings inform design of Canadian lakeside home by Trevor Horne Architects

May 10, 2017 John Trujillo 0

London-based Trevor Horne Architects has completed a waterfront house in Ontario, referencing local barn structures through expansive spaces and a zinc-clad pitched roof. The Corbourg residence is situated on the Canadian shore of Lake Ontario, one of the Great Lakes that define the country’s southeastern border with the United States. As the clients had previously resided on a farm, the architects sought to

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Toronto flower shop by MSDS Studio features pale walls and linoleum-covered furniture

May 7, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

Speckled linoleum furniture, pale walls and minimal shelving provide a neutral backdrop for flower arrangements and plants at this Toronto florist by MSDS studio. The Canadian studio overhauled the store to create a space for selling flowers, house plants and accessories at ground level, and a mezzanine studio where the florist can create flower arrangements. Working to a tight budget and with a

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Superkül reserves upstairs just for kids at renovated modernist Toronto home

April 21, 2017 James Brillon 0

Toronto firm Superkül has renovated a mid-century modern home in a residential area of the city, adding a second level dedicated to spaces for children. The Valley House is located in Hoggs Hollow, a neighbourhood in the north area of Toronto. The renovation and extension was intended to provide more space for a family of

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White box forms sleeping nook in Toronto loft by StudioAC

April 17, 2017 John Trujillo 0

Toronto-based StudioAC has remodelled the interior of a local apartment for a young client, balancing a bright and open living space with a cosy bedroom tucked away inside a millwork box. A young professional asked the designers to create an interior “that was equally fun, functional and unique” for the Broadview Loft project. The designers partitioned

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