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Future Simple Studio creates “contemporary vocabulary” for Montreal bathhouse

January 3, 2026 Dan Howarth 0

Canadian firm Future Simple Studio has designed the interiors of a communal sauna and hydrotherapy experience in Montreal – a collaboration between wellness brand Recess and skincare company Aesop. The 75-minute journey through the Aesop x Recess bathhouse in Griffintown takes guests through several zones, forming a hot-cold circuit intended to invigorate the body’s circulatory

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Ivy Studio designs “bold and glamorous” Montreal restaurant

November 2, 2025 Dan Howarth 0

The interiors of vintage limousines informed this Montreal bar and restaurant, in which locally based Ivy Studio has combined red velvet and dark wood panelling. Limousine opened in the Saint-Lambert suburb south of the Canadian city to cater to an influx of younger residents, providing “a bold and glamorous newcomer to the local dining scene”

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“Understated nostalgia” defines Montreal sandwich shop by MRDK

October 18, 2025 Dan Howarth 0

Bright yellow upholstery and formica pops against a 1970s colour palette inside this sandwich shop in Montreal, designed by local studio MRDK. The architecture and design firm, also known as Ménard Dworkind, designed Renzo Sandwich in the city’s Mile End neighbourhood as a throwback to retro diners. Measuring 1,275 square feet (118 square metres), the

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Diandra Maselli Architect renovates historic red-brick home in Montreal

October 13, 2024 Dan Howarth 0

Montreal architect Diandra Maselli has overhauled a century-old house in the city for herself and her family, modernising the residence while retaining some historic character. The founder of Diandra Maselli Architect acquired the property a week before the Covid-19 pandemic caused global lockdowns, and faced an uphill battle during the renovation of the historic structure.

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Atelier Échelle reimagines Montreal dental clinic with residential vibe

September 14, 2024 Dan Howarth 0

Canadian studio Atelier Échelle has overhauled an orthodontic clinic in Montreal to create a “warm and inviting, residential atmosphere” with medical equipment positioned among light wood features. Clinique Monkland occupies the parlour level of a century-old building in the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce neighbourhood. The 90-square-metre space was reimagined by local firm Atelier Échelle to make it feel

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Atelier L’Abri renovates trio of apartments for a family in Montreal

September 7, 2024 Dan Howarth 0

Montreal design-build studio Atelier L’Abri has overhauled a triplex residence in the city’s Petit Laurier neighbourhood, using a stark white palette inside to contrast the building’s burgundy exterior. The 3,000-square-foot (280-square-metre) Triplex Fabre project was designed to accommodate two generations of the same family. The triplex typology, which comprises three connected units stacked on top

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Atelier Chardonnat and Salem Architecture overhaul mid-century Montreal house

September 3, 2024 Kate Mazade 0

Local studios Atelier Chardonnat and Salem Architecture have renovated and expanded a mid-century modern house in Montreal, dividing the original residence from the addition with a monumental skylight. Architects Morin & Cinq-Mars originally constructed Residence Ave Duchastel on Mount Royal in the Outremont district in the 1950s, drawing inspiration from Frank Lloyd Wright’s designs. Completing

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GMP Architekten set to “reinvent” roof of Roger Taillibert’s Olympic Stadium in Montreal

August 30, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

German architecture studio GMP Architekten has been selected to design a replacement for the roof of Roger Taillibert’s “controversial” Olympic stadium in Montreal for the studio’s first North American project. The ageing Olympic Stadium was designed by French architect Roger Taillibert for the 1976 Montreal Summer Games and features a now-iconic angled tower that suspends

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Pelletier de Fontenay creates “permeable” boundary for Quebec school

August 21, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

Local architecture studios Pelletier de Fontenay and Leclerc Architects have created a Quebec primary school organised around an open courtyard to create a “permeable” boundary with nature. Located outside of Montreal in Shefford, École du Zénith is composed of a chain of five one-storey volumes or “pavilions” that wrap around a central open space recess

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Atelier l’Abri embraces “expressive potential of construction” with Montreal shed

July 24, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

Local architecture studio Atelier l’Abri has created a shed at a Montreal farmhouse with a galvanized steel and hemlock timber structure. Named Melba Pavilion, the 45-square-metre structure was designed as a workspace and storage for the surrounding Maison Melba property, which includes a residence, studio, workshop and greenhouse dedicated to sustainable agriculture. Located between the property’s greenhouse

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