Interior Design
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The three C’s: Clean, Crisp, Contemporary
Our client’s vision was crisp, clean and contemporary, minimal and monochromatic with a note of contrast. “Simplicity is the ultimate form of sophistication!” they...
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Downsizing let this Toronto mom build the loft of her dreams
The kids are off to college, starting their careers and their own lives, leaving behind the family-sized home that's served its purpose but is no longer of much use. So,...
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Lower levels (aka The Basement) are not the dungeons they used to be
Gone are the days of ‘low’ unfinished basements that reek of mold and mildew. A place to do laundry, access storage, sports gear, and Christmas decorations. Now that...
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Five Tips for Surviving a Renovation
Living through a renovation can be stressful, says Registered Interior Designer Julie McNicol, ARIDO but there are five tips you can keep in mind to help the process go...
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Design Consultations with qualified Interior Designers
Get interior design advice from qualified Interior Designers at the Toronto Fall Home Show, this October 4-6th! Join us at the Home + Style Studio Tour in Suite 103 for...
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ARIDO Presents . . . at the Fall Home Show!
Get expert advice from qualified Interior Designers at the Fall Home Show during the ARIDO Presents series of Designer Chats! There's no need to register in advance, just...
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A former church takes on new life as a student residence
Hay Design was retained to lead the interior fit-up and furnishing for the retrofit of an old church into a 58-unit student residence. Hay Design prepared detailed interior...
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This welcoming, airy space is conference central for a Toronto firm
It's true ... Better questions, yield better answers. When our professional services client asked us to develop a landmark facility that supports their lines of business,...
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What your designer is dying to know before your renovation . . .
We use the word ‘intuitive’ in our firm description very deliberately. I believe there is an instinct in what we do as designers; in knowing exactly what a space, a...
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Wellness in Retail
Co-authored with Marcella Au There is no denying that recent years have seen a huge shift in the Canadian retail landscape. Values and consumer habits have moved away from...
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Interior design is key to expressing the brand experience
The design for Picnic Food’s first street-front shop had to reference previous iterations, in subterranean concourses, in a refreshed experience. Interior Designers:...
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Independent expression and creative freedom in retail
For outerwear brand Moose Knuckles, a desire to engage with customers beyond wholesale led to their transition into proprietary retail shops. Their first store, in...
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Creating a human-centred experience for Home Trust Company
When Ray Inc. was approached by Home Trust Company to renovate their 25th and 26th floors, they wanted a new approach to the employee experience that encouraged collaboration...
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This project is a home away from home for families
Originally completed in 2011, this 100,000 square foot, five-level ‘house in a garden in the city’ provides a home away from home for families and their seriously ill...
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'My North, My Home', a design for the defense and security sector
Aligning with their "My North, My Home" campaign, Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI), a major Canadian employer and voice for the defence and...
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Do we really need a Building Permit?
We hear it time and time again… What!? A building permit.. do we really need one? But it costs so much money! The simple answer is yes, you really do need one,...
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Healing is the central focus of the Meno Ya Win Health Centre
The Meno Ya Win Health Centre is a hospital built in Sioux Lookout in 2012 and serves a population spread over a large geographical area. Health Centre clients come from 29...
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Relaxed contemporary office for this do-gooding development corporation
The Daniels Corporation is one of Canada’s largest and preeminent builder/developers of home and apartments, mixed-use communities, commercial, and retail spaces. Their...
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A Desert Oasis in Scottsdale
This private residence is situated on prime five-acre property in one of Scottsdale's premier desert estate communities. Surrounded by mountains to the north, east and west,...
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Light, colour, and nature's splendour inspire the design of this Kamloops Casino
Inspiration abounds in the forests and rivers of British Columbia but expressing the splendour of nature in a former big-box store was the challenge placed before the...
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Nation's capital inspires design for the newest Andaz Ottawa hotel
Andaz by Hyatt Hotels selected the vibrant ByWard Market neighbourhood in Ottawa as their first location in Canada. The owner of this 200-guestroom boutique hotel had a...
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Carter’s Folly becomes a triumph with mackaywong's redesign
Housed in the beautiful Samuel F. Carter building, the JW Marriott Houston Downtown is the brand’s first adaptive reuse project in Texas, celebrating the flavour of the...
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New design for business ettiquette school works like a charm
Quartat Lifestyle Management provides well-heeled clients with traditional training in the art of charm and etiquette so they may advance in modern-day business. In this...
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Friday Design Digest 006
01 Happy International Women’s Day! What are six ways Canadians can celebrate women in architecture and design today (and every day?) via Canadian Architect. 02 A team of...
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Delivering a "live-work" environment for Dentsu Aegis Network
Dentsu Aegis Network had outgrown their various downtown offices and was looking to consolidate their sixteen independent Advertising Agencies into one central 80,000 square...