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Rafael Viñoly Architects designs four skyscrapers for first Canada project

April 25, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

US studio Rafael Viñoly Architects has designed four skyscrapers and a series of public spaces in Toronto, which will be the studio’s first built project in Canada. Developed by Madison Group and totalling two million square feet (185,806 square metres) the project will consist of two individual properties holding two skyscrapers each, which will host

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Workshop Architecture Inc creates “raw and unvarnished” prefabricated home in Ontario

April 11, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

Toronto studio Workshop Architecture Inc has created a prefabricated home in Ontario with an exposed structure and blue-painted element on the interior. Located in Tiny, the Unfinished House is a 1,400-square-foot (130 square metre) two-bedroom, two-bathroom home with additional flexible spaces that double as accommodations for visitors. On the interior, the unfinished appearance is a

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Reflect Architecture balances “contemporary art with family life” in Toronto house

April 7, 2024 Dan Howarth 0

Canadian studio Reflect Architecture has renovated a home in Toronto for a new generation of the same family, while incorporating an extensive art collection. North Drive House was the childhood home of one of the owners. After stints living abroad and in Downtown Toronto, the couple were lured back to the two-acre property for the

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Ædifica presents “vision of densification” for Cité Angus II housing block in Montreal

April 5, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

Local architecture studio Ædifica has created a residential apartment building outside Montreal with an interior courtyard and a metal-mesh second skin on the facade. Called Cité Angus II, the structure is part of Technopôle Angus, an urban revitalization project that its developers say is a “full-scale sustainable development”. It will put multi-storey residential and businesses

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Diamond Schmitt Architects to expand Canada’s “oldest continuing museum”

April 4, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

Toronto-based studio Diamond Schmitt Architects has been selected to expand the New Brunswick Museum in Saint John, Canada, which is one of the country’s oldest museums. The 134,000-square-foot expansion designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects in collaboration with international firm EXP will unite the current disparate collections of the museum, currently spread in different facilities throughout

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Portal House by Svima features brass details and curved oak ribbons

March 31, 2024 Dan Howarth 0

Brass ribbons line the asymmetric portals that connect the kitchen and dining room of this Toronto residence, renovated by local architecture and art studio Svima. The Portal House was designed for a couple who had wanted to refresh their home for 10 years, but have very different aesthetic tastes. Toronto-based studio Svima found a compromise

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Pearce+ creates temporary sub-zero restaurant in Canada

March 27, 2024 Kate Mazade 0

UK architecture studio Pearce+ and Canadian designer Joe Kalturnyk have created a temporary inflatable restaurant for subzero temperatures in Winnipeg, Canada. The barrel-vaulted restaurant has space for 48 guests dining in temperatures as low as -30 degrees Celsius during the 10th annual RAW:almond fine dining food festival, which celebrates both Canadian cuisine and the harsh

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Pearce+ creates temporary sub-zero restaurant in Canada

March 27, 2024 Kate Mazade 0

UK architecture studio Pearce+ and Canadian designer Joe Kalturnyk have created a temporary inflatable restaurant for subzero temperatures in Winnipeg, Canada. The barrel-vaulted restaurant has space for 48 guests dining in temperatures as low as -30 degrees Celsius during the 10th annual RAW:almond fine dining food festival, which celebrates both Canadian cuisine and the harsh

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Ivy Studio installs colourful marble in Montreal’s Hayat restaurant

February 25, 2024 Dan Howarth 0

Montreal-based Ivy Studio has chosen a variety of dramatic marble to outfit a Middle Eastern restaurant, which features a colour palette influenced by “the earthy tones of the Syrian deserts”. In Montreal’s Old Port neighbourhood, the 1,500-square-foot (140-square metre) Hayat restaurant is designed to reflect the cuisine served by chef Joseph Awad. “This Middle Eastern

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Saunders Architecture creates steel-clad house for Carraig Ridge in Alberta

February 12, 2024 Kate Mazade 0

Norway-based Saunders Architecture has created a Y-shaped house clad in Corten steel with floor-to-ceiling glazing in a design-focused neighbourhood near Calgary, Alberta. The aptly named Y House has a footprint of 190 square metres and was completed by design firm Saunders Architecture in 2022. The residence is located in a designed-focused community called Carraig Ridge,

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