Toronto’s historic Corktown neighbourhood is getting a complete facelift, and one of the architecture firms that are deeply involved in the process is Kohn Partnership Architects. With 3 projects in a span of a few blocks, the architecture firm is bringing technology, contemporary aesthetic and heritage components to an area that was in need of… [Read More]
Tiny Holiday Home by i29
Dutch firm i29 interior architects and Chris Collaris have collaborated to design a tiny holiday home in the middle of nature at the Vinkeveense Plassen, near Amsterdam. The tiny home has a footprint of only 55 m2 (592 sq. ft.), yet the interior feels spacious due to the all around panoramas to the surrounding landscape…. [Read More]
High Altitude Style Residence by Jane Hope
Jane Hope redesigned a 1960s ski house into a contemporary bliss that focuses on family gatherings. Located high up Mont Suisse in Saint Sauveur des Monts, Quebec, Canada, the updated residence is surrounded by breathtaking views of the valley. It draws you in. And once inside, the view spreads out like a billowing blanket of… [Read More]
Box House by FCStudio
Located in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, the Box House was designed by young architecture firm FCStudio as a personal project for the firm’s architect Flavio Castro. The main challenge was to build a corner house with two facades leaning against the neighbors, that took full advantage of the terrain and natural light, as… [Read More]
Residence in Stoneham by Parka
This residential project has been imagined with an intention to be integrated with the landscape and the site. Designed by Quebec-based architecture firm Parka for a young and dynamic family, the project emerges both inside and outside, creating spaces for living in nature. The garden-level backyard and the large breakthroughs looking out on the surrounding… [Read More]
YH2 designed a house that embodies the very essence of a cottage
YH2 designed a house that embodies the very essence of a cottage. A warm, simple wood dwelling open to nature and a peaceful lake. The house stands on the site of an old family cottage, just steps away from the shores of Lac Plaisant in the Mauricie region. Thanks to its simplicity, restraint and refinement,… [Read More]
Le Soufflet by _naturehumaine
Designed by _naturehumaine, Le Soufflet consists in a complete transformation and extension of a commercial building on Beaubien Street in Montreal, Canada. Its composition transcribes both the superposition of the commercial uses, while reinterpreting the original two-storey base from which a new floor emerges. This one is characterized by a monolithic steel roof sitting on… [Read More]
De la Roche Residence by _naturehumaine
A couple with two young children wish to transform a duplex located in Rosemont-La-Petite-Patrie, Montreal, Canada into their principal family residence. Designed by _naturehumaine, the project consists in reorganizing the original portion of the house and enlarging it with an extension in the yard while preserving the façade on the street as required by the… [Read More]
La Binocle Residence by _naturehumaine
Perched on a mountain in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada, the Crowhill cabin is based on its timelessness and minimalism concept. By its angular shape, the project aims to underline the beauty of the surrounding landscape. Designed by _naturehumaine, the project takes advantage of the rocky cape to anchor its raw concrete foundations, on… [Read More]
Joseph D. Jamail Lecture Hall by LTL Architects
For this important lecture space in McKim, Mead and White’s historic Pulitzer Hall at Columbia University’s School of Journalism, the LTL Architects’ design was intentionally developed to have a dual personality. To accommodate the broad range of functions required, from lectures to classes to film screenings, the plan is open to multiple configurations via a… [Read More]
