Many contemporary homes rely on open plans and expansive glazing to create generous living environments. Bellwoods Residence, designed by Toronto-based StudioAC, takes a more deliberate approach. Instead of allowing light to enter from every direction, the house concentrates daylight into a single architectural gesture that organizes the entire project. A vertical light slot cuts through […] More
On the Magdalen Islands, architecture cannot ignore its surroundings. Wind, salt, shifting dunes, and a fragile coastline demand buildings that understand where they stand before defining how they look. Magdalen House, designed by Montreal-based Atelier L’Abri, approaches this condition with restraint, developing a contemporary residence that grows directly from the building traditions and ecological realities […] More
Pine Island Cottage begins with a simple premise: architecture should deepen an experience of place rather than compete with it. Designed by Thom Fougere Studio and Bureau Tempo, the family retreat sits on a secluded island in Ontario’s Georgian Bay, where exposed granite, pine trees, and changing weather define daily life. Instead of creating distance […] More
Entre Quatre Murs completes Des Pins, a full renovation of a 2,150 square foot penthouse in Montreal’s Plateau-Mont-Royal. Designed for owners entering a new stage of family life, the project responds to a clear shift in use. With most of their children having left home, the clients chose to stay and reclaim the space, turning […] More
Atelier Carle designs SONO as a secondary residence in Wentworth Nord, Canada, shaped by northern light, a wide panorama and a close reading of the site. The house serves two friends who wanted to share one retreat while keeping enough distance for independent living. That brief guides the project from its first approach to its […] More
Along the shores of Lake Memphremagog in the Potton region, yh2 designed the Counter-Slope House in response to steep ground, dense trees and shifting light. The land drops sharply toward a narrow strip beside the water, while surrounding vegetation often casts the site into shadow. The architecture reduces its visual presence through a fragmented arrangement […] More
Entre Quatre Murs has completed Du Corail Residence, a contemporary single family home located at the edge of a wooded property in Mirabel. The Montreal based studio developed the project over four years, shaping more than 7,700 square feet, around the conditions of the site and the daily needs of its residents. INTERIOR DESIGN The […] More
The University of Alberta has opened University Commons, a 405,000-square-foot adaptive reuse project designed by Zeidler Architecture. The renovation transforms the former Dentistry and Pharmacy building into a central campus destination for students, faculty, staff and visitors. Located at a prominent entrance to the North Campus, the building now serves as an accessible point of […] More
LiUNA Pension Fund of Central and Eastern Canada and Fengate Asset Management have announced Toronto Rail Yards, a 14-acre mixed-use community designed by Henning Larsen above the active rail corridor between Bathurst Street and Spadina Avenue. The downtown Toronto project will create new land over existing railway infrastructure, connecting housing, offices, retail, child care and […] More
LOEWE has opened a new store at Oakridge in Vancouver, expanding its retail presence in Canada with an interior that reads as much as a design installation as a shopping environment. The space is defined by a deliberate material tension: a green façade gives way to a saturated blue interior, establishing an immediate visual shift […] More
yh2 approaches Maison Aubé in Saint-Eustache as a careful act of recovery, expansion, and family continuity. The house dates back to 1811 and belongs to the Maison des Patriotes typology. It sits inside a large garden along the Rivière des Mille Îles, on land that once formed part of wider agricultural grounds. The same family […] More
MU Architecture designed The Albatross as a contemporary family retreat in La Conception, Quebec, placing the residence within the Laurentians at the edge of Lake Xavier. The project responds to a dramatic site, protected views, and a demanding residential program with an architecture of articulated volumes, raised terraces, and carefully staged movement. Completed in April […] More