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Mason Studio designs Kimpton Saint George hotel as “homage to Toronto”

June 16, 2019 Paul Jebara 0

Canadian firm Mason Studio has designed this hotel in Toronto to feature an abundance of local flavour, including decorative archways and a nod to the city’s famous albino squirrels. Located within a former Holiday Inn in the city’s trendy Annex neighbourhood, the 188-room property marks the first outpost of the Kimpton hotel branch in Canada.

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Yabu Pushelberg designs blush-pink Goop pop-up in Toronto

June 14, 2019 Bridget Cogley 0

Canadian design firm Yabu Pushelberg has created a pink and cream pop-up store for Goop in its home city of Toronto with rustic accents designed to encapsulate the brand’s identity. Goop MRKT Toronto is a temporary brick-and-mortar store for Gwyneth Paltrow’s brand Goop, which offers a range of beauty products, home goods and clothing for sale.

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StudioAC inserts wooden staircase and bedroom boxes into 140-year-old Toronto home

June 13, 2019 Bridget Cogley 0

A pair of “floating” timber-clad bedrooms and a wooden staircase now feature in this Victorian-era residence in Toronto, renovated by local firm StudioAC. Beaconsfield Residence is a property built in the late 1880s in Toronto’s Queen West and Little Portugal area. StudioAC’s renovation involved preserving the heritage-listed facade and completely overhauling the interior. The studio

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NADAAA fuses old and new to create Daniels Building on circular Toronto site

May 17, 2019 Jenna McKnight 0

Daniels Building at the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Architecture studio NADAAA has renovated a Neo-Gothic brick building and added a sculptural addition with a jagged roof to house the design school at the University of Toronto. Officially called Daniels Building at One Spadina Crescent, the school building is located on the university’s campus in central Toronto. The project entailed the renovation of a

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This Restaurant In Toronto Has A Ceiling Design Inspired By The Billowing Tarps Of Mexican Market Stalls

April 24, 2019 Erin 0

Photography by Doublespace Photography Canadian architecture studio PARTISANS, has completed Quetzal, a new restaurant in Toronto, whose design has been inspired by the billowing tarps of Mexico’s mercados (market stalls). Photography by Doublespace Photography In addition to being inspired by the Mexico’s market stalls, further inspiration was drawn from the organic details found in Oaxacan […]

This New Coffee Shop Covered Their Interior With Two Tones Of Wood

April 2, 2019 Erin 0

Photography by Younes Bounhar Batay-Csorba Architects has recently completed the design of Milky’s, a new cafe in Toronto, Canada. Photography by Younes Bounhar Once inside the furniture-free interior, there’s a couple of bar height counters for people to drink their coffee as they look out onto the street, while the walls, floor, and […]

3XN unveils “tallest timber office building” in North America

March 21, 2019 Bridget Cogley 0

Huge zigzagging windows tease apart these two cross-laminated timber office buildings, which Danish architecture firm 3XN has proposed for Toronto. Called T3 Bayside, the 10-storey office complex is proposed for property near Lake Ontario in the Canadian city. The T3 Bayside proposal comprises two large volumes designed to rise to 42 metres tall at their highest point.

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Sidewalk Labs unveils Building Raincoat prototype for smart city in Toronto

March 11, 2019 Bridget Cogley 0

A “raincoat” designed to protect pavements during harsh weather is among a series of design prototypes that Alphabet company Sidewalk Labs has revealed for its new city in Toronto. An awning, hexagonal pavers, and interactive works that use lighting and projection mapping are among the ideas developed for Sidewalk Toronto – the city that Alphabet subsidiary Sidewalk

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The Bentway park opens under Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway

March 8, 2019 Bridget Cogley 0

Toronto firms Public Work and Greenberg Consultants have completed a new park underneath the city’s Gardiner Expressway, to provide “a vital artery for pedestrians and cyclists”. The first phase of The Bentway – a new park and path planned to span 1.75 kilometres (one mile) underneath the elevated freeway – wrapped up in August 2018.

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Diller Scofidio + Renfro unveils “eroded” building for University of Toronto

February 22, 2019 Bridget Cogley 0

University of Toronto by Diller Scofidio + Renfro

New York architecture firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro has revealed it design for a new campus building at the University of Toronto, featuring indented floors that cut into one side. Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R)’s 90 Queen’s Park will be a multidisciplinary facility, intended as a “hub for urban and cultural engagement” for the University of

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