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Future Neighbourhood exhibition at IDS Toronto features timber transitional housing

January 31, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

Interior Design Show Toronto director Will Sorrell has curated an exhibition of speculative spaces, including a model for transitional housing by architecture studio SvN for sites in mid-development. Future Neighbourhood was an exhibition in the centre of the design trade fair Interior Design Show Toronto 2024 (IDS Toronto), which featured six different installations showcasing design’s

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This Tall Black House Appears To Be Made From A Series Of Stacked Boxes

January 14, 2024 Erin 0

Studio for Architecture & Collaboration (StudioAC) has designed a modern single-family home with a black exterior in Toronto, Canada. The home has a gable roof and appears as a series of stacked boxes, with different levels defining the various areas of the home. The rear of the home is similar to the facade, with the […]

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Rotated bricks animate facade of Garden Laneway House in Toronto

January 11, 2024 Jenna McKnight 0

Canadian architecture studio Williamson Williamson has designed a multi-level, brick-clad home along an alley that is meant to depart from the typical laneway house in terms of looks, size and function. The Garden Laneway House occupies the rear of a slender, 369-square-metre parcel in Toronto’s West End. It is an example of laneway housing, a

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Renzo Piano stacks Toronto courthouse on top of massive atrium

January 9, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

Architecture studio Renzo Piano Building Workshop has created a justice building for Toronto to display “the identity and values of a modern justice institution” while respecting nearby historical buildings. Working with local studio NORR Architects and Engineers, Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) designed the structure for downtown Toronto, where it will house many of the

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Partisans creates pixelated brick facade for Toronto house

December 5, 2023 Kate Mazade 0

Local architecture studio Partisans has completed a house with an undulating yellow brick facade designed to look pixelated in Toronto, Ontario. Named Canvas House after the homeowner’s art collection, the 5,220-square foot (485-square metre) residence is “reminiscent of a painting, using brick as a medium,” said Partisans co-founder Alex Johnson. The 2022 design is a

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Studio Author models Toronto dental clinic on a hotel lounge

November 12, 2023 Ali Morris 0

Rich materials, ambient lighting and a waiter-serviced aftercare lounge are among the hotel-informed features that interiors firm Studio Author has incorporated into this dental practice in Toronto to help patients feel more at ease. Located in the heart of downtown Toronto, Paste Dental uses digital technology such as 3D-printing to make everything from night guards

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A Sheltered Space Beneath The Sloping Roof Of This Home Makes Space For A Hot Tub

October 19, 2023 Erin 0

Batay-Csorba Architects has designed a home in Toronto, Canada, that takes advantage of the small 65’x20’ pie-shaped corner lot, and includes a sheltered outdoor balcony. The sloping roof partially covers the balcony, with an opening above the Japanese soaking tub. The home’s exterior is clad in old historical buff yellow brick in varying banded coursing […]

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A Contemporary Reimagination Of A Classic New York Pizza Parlor

July 17, 2023 Erin 0

Architecture firm MRDK has recently completed North of Brooklyn Pizzeria in Toronto, Canada, that balances nostalgia and modernity. Located in Toronto’s York neighborhood, the pizza parlor was once two separate commercial units, that were transformed into a single space that now accommodates two busy pizza lines in the kitchen. The facade has been transformed and […]

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Painted Drop Shadows Around The Windows Create An Interesting Effect On This Building

June 26, 2023 Erin 0

Dubbeldam Architecture + Design has unveiled its own new office that’s located within a century-old, three-storey brick building in Toronto’s Corso Italia neighborhood. A unique design feature not often seen on the exterior of a building, are the painted drop shadows surrounding the windows. These drop shadows, which also stand out at night, create a […]

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Mason Studio reimagines its Toronto workspace “for the greater good”

June 4, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

Toronto interiors firm Mason Studio has redesigned its offices to offer community programming like exhibitions, events and other public-facing activities. Mason Studio relaunched its workspace as a new hybrid office and cultural hub to serve “the greater good” during the DesignTO festival earlier this year. As well as an office for the studio’s team members,

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