Ottawa River House by Christopher Simmonds Architect
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Year: 2012
Photo courtesy: Doublespace Photography
Description:
To move through this home on the Ottawa River is to enjoy a carefully orchestrated sequence of encounters with its picturesque natural setting. Views and light penetrate the spatial...
Maison du Boisé by Gestion René Desjardins
Location: Quebec, Canada
Year: 2011
Photo courtesy: André Doyon
Description:
Once they had chosen a wooded site, the mandate was to create a house that would specifically address the children’s well-being. From there, the mother was interested in colour and...
Ecologia Montreal by Gervais Fortin
Location: Montreal, Canada
Area: 2,700 sqft
Photo courtesy: Alexandre Parent
Description:
The owner, Sabine Karsenti, with the collaboration of the Ecologia Foundation and her designer Gervais Fortin, had the objective to reduce to a minimum her ecological footprint by using healthy,...
46 Water Street Heritage Building by Omer Arbel
Location: Gastown, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Photo courtesy: Martin Tessler
Description:
The project consisted of a seismic upgrade and restoration of a heritage building in Vancouver’s historic Gastown district, and a loft interior design project.
The loft is organized...
Hadaway House by Patkau Architects
Location: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
Year: 2013
Photo courtesy: Peter Buchanan & James Dow
Description:
This snow country house is located on a northwest slope overlooking a panoramic view of Whistler valley in southwest British Columbia. The site is a difficult...
Urban Ravine House by Bortolotto Design Architect
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Area: 4,000 sqft
Photo courtesy: Bortolotto Design Architect
Description:
Located in Toronto’s Summerhill neighborhood, the original 1,600 square foot, darkly traditional, staid 2 1/2 storey house was designed without consideration of its breathtaking ravine site. Today,...
Silversea Residence by Robert Bailey
Location: False Creek, Vancouver, Canada
Area: 1,800 sqft
Photo courtesy: Josh Dunford
Description:
This waterfront suite needed to blend contemporary design with the functionality of a family-friendly home.
This 1,800 square foot (165 square metre) home located in False Creek in downtown Vancouver...
Mount Pleasant House by Roundabout Studio
Architects: Roundabout Studio
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Year: 2014
Area: 5,480 sqft
Photo courtesy: Andrew Snow
Description:
For more than a large portion of a century this site was home to Cruickshank's, an area installation and abundantly cherished blossom globule wholesaler. Tragically, Cruickshank's shut in...
E3 House by Natalie Dionne
Architects: Natalie Dionne
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Area: 3,230 sqft
Photo courtesy: Marc Cramer
Description:
The E3 House gets its name on the grounds that Natalie Dionne Architecte, the spouse and-wife group of Natalie Dionne and Martin Laneuville, composed the outline in cross-area, utilizing...
