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Canada's Lift & Co gets a colourful new office in a former Church of Scientology building

26 Jun 2019

An eye-catching facade mixes colour and transparency|||

Toronto library by Perkins+Will

12 Oct 2017

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Vice office in Toronto: All grown up

02 Aug 2016

Students funded 75% of the multi-purpose building||

University of British Columbia student union by B+H Architects and Dialog

01 Dec 2015

Shipping container-like spaces are a nod to the business of e-commerce|A shop-like gallery of objects greets visitors in the reception area|Aluminium panels imitate the texture of corrugated containers|Multiple meeting spaces are screened off by timber louvres|Muuto’s Around coffee table is one of a slew of Euro products|Wide maple flooring is one of the building’s best original features|A palette of grey, white and timber lends a Scandinavian feel|||

M-S-D-S trades on Shopify's shipping links

31 Mar 2015

High in the eaves, the Owner’s Suite has the best views in the house|Brightly coloured feature walls and original artwork add character to the bedrooms|Kirsten Hassenfeld’s paper installation is part of the art collection|Bright floral wallpaper plays to Tong's design concept of an eclectic cottage|Framed in steel and fir, the restaurant has views over the creek|Ping pong for the more sporting guests|Tong adds colour through mismatched tiles, wallpaper and textiles|The 13-room hotel in the small town of Wellington overlooks Lake Ontario||

Toronto's Drake Hotel gains a country cousin

19 Feb 2015

The building was constructed as a warehouse for a local winemaker|The warehouse was in an extreme sense of disrepair when Quadrangle took on the project|Quadrangle added the "60" super graphic to increase the building's presence on Liberty Street|The circulation core incorporates Corten steel, which has an aged feel but is distinct from the original structure|The extension features opaque, translucent and transparent glass to allow as much natural light in without compromising on privacy|The addition uses existing brickwork as its back wall|The lobby includes a map of Toronto at the end of the nineteenth century when the warehouse was built|The office space benefits from the warehouse's high ceilings and wood support structure||

Quadrangle revamps Toronto warehouse c1898

20 Jan 2015

The planetarium's grass roof strengthens its connection with nature|The exterior is clad in untreated aluminium that will develop a patina over time|The planet-like dome of one of the theatres, and a cluster of florescent tubes||

Stargazing at Montreal's planetarium

07 Aug 2014

Jean-Marie Roy's 1960s church, extended and remodelled as a library|Glass and steel give a stripped-back look, with flashes of bright yellow||

Dan Hanganu transforms 1960s church into library

17 Apr 2014

The hotel may look alien from afar, but is made using local materials and processes|All north facing, the guest rooms look out to the Atlantic's Iceberg Alley||

Fogo Island Inn by Todd Saunders

08 Oct 2013

Eye-popping colour, and a slide.|The lobby area features a huge desk made from a wave of Corian|Space on top of the TV studio block is for collaborating (for lounging)|Meeting rooms are branded for each station: this one's for kids' channel YTV|Low workstation walls plus partially open storage help daylight to penetrate||

Corus Quay by Quadrangle Architects

13 Apr 2012

Fogo Island's Long Studio, one of six artist's studios that will help lift the economy|The Long House encourages its artists-in-residence to focus on the wild surrounding landscape|This bright, tunnel-like studio is one of three on site||

Saunders Architecture's Long Studio

20 Jun 2011

The sweat lodge at the NCFST base is used for spiritual ceremonies, counselling and drumming sessions|The cocoon-shaped longhouse is a striking interpretation of native culture|The longhouse is hewn from strips of eastern white cedar from Ontario|Architects Levitt Goodman enlivened the space with graphic design|The designs were based on culturally significant imagery|Arts collective Generation Image Makers helped create the motifs|Hot as a sauna inside, the sweat lodge offers an escape from the office’s inner-city surroundings|A view of the rooftop garden – complete with teaching hills, a campfire and a sacred medicine garden||

Native Child and Family Services by Levitt Goodman

19 Jan 2011

A former sock factory is now Stantec's workspace|The reception area sits on the ground floor inside the new, double height void. Timber slatted screens made of reclaimed wood define the space|The ‘war room’ on the first floor is where meetings and design charettes take place. Reclaimed chalk board from a local school is used for brainstorming|A new staircase was added to encourage more social interaction. Services run through the raised floor, visible through glass fascias|The ‘green zone’ holds services such as printing, washrooms and tea points|The open-plan work zone has plenty of natural light and simple Teknion work stations|Bespoke cabinetry in the café, with a sunken floor that exposes the original timber boards|The building’s previous incarnation as a sock factory||

Stantec revamps its Toronto HQ

20 Jan 2010

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