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Hariri Pontarini rethinks cold medical interiors at Barlo MS Centre

September 18, 2022 Dan Howarth 0
Staircase at BARLO MS Centre

Canadian architecture studio Hariri Pontarini has completed a clinic in Toronto for multiple sclerosis patients that features warm wood tones and spaces designed to feel like “first-class airplane lounges”. The Barlo MS Centre is Canada’s largest clinic dedicated to those with MS, a complex autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system. Named after its

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Metal-clad boxes form Everden house by StudioAC in Toronto

August 10, 2022 Jenna McKnight 0
Everden House by StudioAC

Gabled elements and corrugated aluminium siding feature in a family home that was designed by Canadian firm StudioAC to be “impactful without being indulgent”. The Everden house is located on a slender, rectangular lot in Toronto’s Cedarvale neighbourhood. “The brief was to create a home that felt unique and personal to the homeowners and unapologetically

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Victorian balusters pattern surfaces at Aesop Yorkville store by Odami

August 6, 2022 Dan Howarth 0
Counter at Aesop Yorkville store

The history of Toronto’s Yorkville neighbourhood informed this store for skincare brand Aesop, which local studio Odami has given ruby-toned walls and smooth beige counters. Odami, a design studio based several blocks west of the Aesop Yorkville shop, used features typical of the area as a starting point for elements of the design. “The interior

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Ace Hotel Toronto by Shim-Sutcliffe Architects features a suspended lobby

July 26, 2022 Dan Howarth 0
Ace Hotel Toronto lobby

Canada’s first Ace Hotel has opened in Toronto, housed in a new building by Shim-Sutcliffe Architects that features a lobby suspended from huge concrete arches. The ground-up project was built in the city’s Garment District, close to Downtown and the bustling Queen Street West area, which has a history of manufacturing but is now associated

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Studio Paolo Ferrari combines wood and granite for Canadian lake house

July 25, 2022 James Brillon 0
Muskoka lake house

Exposed finishes that draw cues from the forests and geology of Canada come together in this remote holiday home by Toronto-based architect Studio Paolo Ferrari. Named after the Muskoka region where the project is located, the retreat overlooks Lake Rosseau, an area that is known as one of Canada’s most sought-after vacation destinations. The area

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Icon Architects unveils design for tallest mass-timber building in North America

July 22, 2022 Ben Dreith 0
Mass timber toronto rendering

Canadian studio Icon Architects has released its design for a 31-storey tower in Toronto that, if completed, will be the tallest mass-timber structure in North America. The structure has been proposed for downtown Toronto, near the University of Toronto. If approved by the city, the structure will be 90 metres tall, making it the tallest mass-timber

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Agathom equips “cottage in the city” with angular ceilings and a greenhouse

July 17, 2022 James Brillon 0
Agathom Co

Project Dove by Toronto studio Agathom Co. was designed to replicate the feeling of a “cottage in the city”, offering a variety of spaces for family life that include a greenhouse. Located in a suburb of Toronto, the home was commissioned by a family that wanted a design to break from the “monotony” of the

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WilkinsonEyre wraps Toronto skyscraper in “three-dimensional diamonds”

June 9, 2022 Ben Dreith 0
Wilkinsoneyre toronto tower

London architecture studio WilkinsonEyre has completed the CIBC Square skyscraper in Toronto, Canada, which is surrounded in undulating glass facades. Created as the headquarters for bank Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, the 250-meters-tall skyscraper stands in Toronto’s central business district. Named CIBC Square, the building has a glass facade that covers the distinct volumes that make

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Nivek Remas renovates founder’s home to serve as its office space

June 6, 2022 James Brillon 0
Nivek Remas home studio with office in mirror

Toronto studio Nivek Remas has renovated its founder’s home to create an office for the studio based on changes in working conditions due to the coronavirus pandemic. Early in 2020, the Canadian interior design studio led by Kevin Chan and Samer Shaath was poised to lease new office space for its expanding business. However, these

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Frank Gehry unveils new visuals of his tallest-ever residential skyscrapers

June 1, 2022 Ben Dreith 0

Canadian architect Frank Gehry has revealed additional visuals of his Forma skyscrapers, which are set to be built in Toronto, Canada, and feature interiors by Paolo Ferrari. The Forma project will comprise two towers, a 298-metre-tall western and a 262-metre-tall eastern tower, which will be the tallest residential towers ever designed by Gehry. The tallest

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