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
Set within a low-rise residential neighbourhood in Toronto, Montrose Sixplex by Gabriel Fain Architects examines how increased density can operate within an existing urban fabric without disruption. The project spans two lots and introduces six rental units through a carefully structured composition of semi-detached buildings. Two multiplexes face the street, while two laneway houses extend […] More
Set within the dense forests along the Maskinongé River in the Outaouais, La Maraude approaches residential architecture with restraint and clarity. Nathalie Thibodeau builds the project around a precise understanding of place, choosing to pull the house away from the river and anchor it deeper into the wooded site. This decision defines the entire project. […] More
The Espace citoyen des Confluents transforms a former petrochemical brownfield in Laval into a civic landscape that integrates ecological regeneration with public amenity. Projet Paysage, collaborating with Cardin Julien, reimagines a 13-acre site as a living infrastructure that supports social engagement, biodiversity, and stormwater management. The intervention reverses decades of industrial impact, creating a landscape […] More
Set within Toronto’s High Park neighbourhood, this renovation by Reign Architects reworks a traditional Edwardian house into a clear, open domestic environment shaped by light, movement, and material control. The project addresses a familiar condition found in many early 20th-century homes, compartmentalized layouts that restrict daylight and disconnect interior life from the garden. Here, the […] More