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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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Michel de Broin Has Created ‘Dendrites’, A Public Art Sculpture In Montreal

July 26, 2018 Erin 0

Photography by Jules Beauchamp-Desbiens   Commissioned by the City of Montréal, and located at the core of the International Civil Aviation Organization Plaza (ICAO), ‘Dendrites’ is the newest public sculpture by local artist Michel de Broin. Extending across both sides of Notre-Dame Street in the downtown core, ‘Dendrites’ is comprised of two sculptural stairways made […]

Two brothers share La Fraternelle retreat by Atelier Pierre Thibault

July 21, 2018 James Brillon 0

The brothers that commissioned Quebec City-based Atelier Pierre Thibault to create them a shared weekend house each have a separate black block to accommodate their family. Completed last year, La Fraternelle – or The Brotherly – is located in Charlevoix, a popular ski destination outside Quebec City. The clients tasked Atelier Pierre Thibault with completing

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Carlo Ratti and Sidewalk Labs collaborate to build reconfigurable Dynamic Street

July 20, 2018 Rima Sabina Aouf 0

Italian architect Carlo Ratti and Alphabet company Sidewalk Labs have worked together on a modular paving system that can change the use of a street throughout the day. Dynamic Street is a prototype paver developed by Carlo Ratti Associati (CRA) alongside Sidewalk Labs — the urbanism-focused subsidiary of Google parent company Alphabet. The system of

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Naturehumaine adds rodded stairwell to Bessborough Residence in Montreal

July 17, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

Canadian studio Naturehumaine has overhauled a 1950s duplex in Montreal, placing a slatted black volume at its centre alongside other stark contemporary surfaces. Bessborough Residence is single-family home in the Canadian city’s Notre-Dame-de-Grâce neighbourhood, whose ground floor was revamped by local design studio Naturehumaine. Spanning 900 square feet (85 square metres), the project involved the renovation of the main

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Naturehumaine adds rodded stairwell to Bessborough Residence in Montreal

July 17, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

Canadian studio Naturehumaine has overhauled a 1950s duplex in Montreal, placing a slatted black volume at its centre alongside other stark contemporary surfaces. Bessborough Residence is single-family home in the Canadian city’s Notre-Dame-de-Grâce neighbourhood, whose ground floor was revamped by local design studio Naturehumaine. Spanning 900 square feet (85 square metres), the project involved the renovation of the main

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Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill reveals skyscraper for 160 Front Street in Toronto

July 12, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture has unveiled plans for a glass office tower in Downtown Toronto, the latest in a string of skyscrapers proposed for the city. 160 Front Street will rise 46 storeys close to the Entertainment District and the iconic CN Tower. The area is already dense with skyscrapers, but several more

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Robitaille Curtis stretches trapeze net across void at Atrium Townhome in Montreal

July 10, 2018 Jenna McKnight 0

An atrium ringed with wooden slats and topped with netting is the focal point of this slender Montreal dwelling, which has been overhauled by Canadian studio Robitaille Curtis. Located in the city’s Westmount neighbourhood, the Atrium Townhome project involved a major revamp of a narrow, rectangular home that was cramped and outdated. Robitaille Curtis, a

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Studio Gang proposes honeycomb-like One Delisle skyscraper for Toronto

July 6, 2018 Eleanor Gibson 0

US architecture firm Studio Gang has unveiled its first project for Canada: a Toronto skyscraper made up of stretched hexagonal volumes topped with terraces and planters. The One Delisle skyscraper is proposed for the Canadian city’s Deer Park neighbourhood, on the corner of Delisle Avenue and Yonge Street – a major arterial route that runs north-south.

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