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Falken Reynolds gives Saint George House in Vancouver a “Canadian Nordic” feel

September 7, 2018 Eleanor Gibson 0

Vancouver studio Falken Reynolds has added 11 skylights, pale Scandinavian-style woodwork and bright white surfaces behind the metal-clad walls of this narrow house. Falken Reynolds was enlisted to complete the interiors and layout for Saint George House, which local practice Randy Bens Architect had designed in Vancouver’s South Main neighbourhood – a trendy area also

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Rane Interiors outfits Japanese restaurant Saku with orange and cream surfaces

August 2, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

Husband-and-wife duo Emily and Nathan Danylchuk of Rane Interiors have used cream-coloured details, slatted wood, and Ikea Odger chairs to brighten a Japanese restaurant in Vancouver. The Saku restaurant, in the Canadian city’s downtown area, was renovated inside and out to dramatically transform the existing commercial space. Local studio Rane Interiors led the project. Emily was

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Vancouver taco restaurant references “rustic glamour of mid-century Mexican resort town”

July 29, 2018 Eleanor Gibson 0

Luxury 1950s Mexican vacationlands and the style of a “gaudy” furniture designer have informed the interior of this taco restaurant in Vancouver, by local designer Shiloh Sukkau. Located on West Pender Street in the city’s Downtown area, the Tacofino Oasis is the latest outpost of a Mexican restaurant chain that serves tacos and burritos in

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Ole Scheeren designs twin Vancouver skyscrapers to be vertical villages

July 3, 2018 Eleanor Gibson 0

Büro Ole Scheeren has revealed plans for a pair of skyscrapers in Vancouver that would be formed from irregularly stacked glass boxes interlaced with greenery. Named the Barclay Village, the pair of towers will be located in the city’s West End on a plot set between the Davie and Robson Villages. According to the architect

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Falken Reynolds fuses contemporary and historic details at Hemlock Street townhouse

June 24, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

Canadian studio Falken Reynolds has chosen stark white surfaces and contemporary finishes to enhance the original features of a historic Vancouver residence. The local firm renovated the ground floor of a 100-year-old townhouse on Hemlock Street, in the city’s South Granville neighbourhood. Taking its name from its location, the project involved retaining the home’s character while

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Polycarbonate Dock Building by Michael Green Architecture glows on Vancouver beachfront

June 16, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

Vancouver firm Michael Green Architecture has built a boathouse for storing racing shells and sails and monitoring maritime activity, with translucent walls and garage doors. The Dock Building was built for the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club on a modest budget by the local architecture studio. The private recreational facility is formed of two connected masses, joined

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Diamond Schmitt creates white facades with pops of colour for Vancouver art school

May 16, 2018 Jenna McKnight 0

Canadian studio Diamond Schmitt Architects has completed a new home for the Emily Carr University of Art & Design, which features white facades that are meant to evoke a blank canvas. Located just east of Downtown Vancouver, the building serves as the new “campus” for the 93-year-old arts institution that formerly was located on Granville

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Avenue Road’s Vancouver showroom pairs industrial details with contemporary furniture

May 5, 2018 Eleanor Gibson 0

Metal arches and rough wooden columns form an illuminated colonnade through design retailer Avenue Road’s new showroom in Vancouver. The 12,000-square-foot (1,115-square-metre) display space spans two floors in a 100-year-old building in the city’s trendy Gastown District. The new outpost is intended to help Avenue Road continue its mission to introduce the unknown European talent

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This New Building Features Wood That’s Been Framed Inside Glass Panels

April 16, 2018 Erin 0

Photography by Michael Elkan Photography   Arno Matis Architecture worked together with developer Buffalo Investment Canada, to design Aperture, a new multi-residential building in Vancouver, Canada. After two years of research and design, the architects were able to create a building with apertures that are framed with natural wood-in-glass.   Photography by Michael Elkan Photography […]

Angular white roof covers MJMA’s glazed aquatic centre in Vancouver

February 11, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

Canadian firm MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects has completed a swimming centre for the University of British Columbia, which is surrounded by fritted glass and topped with a dramatic white roof. The multi-use Aquatic Centre was designed for both elite-level swimming and daily community use in Vancouver. Amenities for Olympic training, community access, students at University

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