Interior Design
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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...
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Pioneering the open plan office
In 2015, Jones Collombin approached Altius Architecture to design and manage the construction of a new office for their growing wealth management firm. When space became...
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Modernity of California beach houses mixes with British eclecticism in this Caribbean resort
For their 45 room resort venture, the clients envisioned the modernity of California beach houses with British eclecticism. Interior Designer: Eric McClelland, ARIDO Design...
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Each room in this Markham hotel was designed for openness and flow
With the base building already constructed, mechanical, electrical and plumbing of suites already laid, the design team had free rein to propose a fresh update to the room...
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Friday Design Digest 005
01 Fanshawe ID students present their research on design for an ageing population, the designer of the facility. “This project really opened my eyes to how design can...
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Letting luxury retail turn on a dime
The new Neiman Marcus Roosevelt Field, in Long Island, NY is a haven for luxury shoppers. A sumptuous palette of warm tones creates a serene backdrop for high fashion...
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Gow Hastings creates fresh new look for Ryerson’s Archives and IT Services
Ryerson University's Podium Building, built in the 1970s, houses both the Archives - the university's institutional memory, with records spanning 200 years - and Special...
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Interior Design team deserves credit for Visa’s new offices
Visa used the relocation of its Canadian headquarters as an opportunity to create a highly energized and progressive working environment for their employees; one that fosters...
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Cozy Beaches home is light, bright launchpad for growing family
The design team was commissioned for the architectural and interior design of an existing semi-detached single-family house, in Toronto’s Beaches neighbourhood. The client...
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Kwan Dim Sum
Kwan Dim Sum - 3500 sq. ft. dim sum restaurant in Scarborough Town Center. Contemporary chinese interiors The client wanted a contemporary setting for their traditional...
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Friday Design Digest 004
01 Jeffrey Douglas, ARIDO is setting the standard for luxury residential design in Ontario. Read about one of his ARIDO Award-winning projects from 2018, this week on the...
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Portage Design Group creates an Insta-ready exhibit space based on the principle of fun
The Museum of Illusions was opened in late 2018 and is the biggest permanent tourist attraction to open in Toronto since Ripley’s Aquarium in 2013. Located at 132 Front...