Shigeru Ban unveils interiors for “world’s tallest” hybrid timber tower in Vancouver

December 11, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

These new images offer a glimpse inside Japanese architect Shigeru Ban’s Terrace House for Vancouver, set to become the tallest hybrid timber structure in the world once complete. Ban’s residential tower is expected to reach 71 metres at its tip – a feat that its developers Port Living say will make it the “world’s tallest hybrid timber structure”.

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Paul Laurendeau covers Quebec amphitheatre with giant red roof

December 6, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

A huge roof clad in red-hued metal panels spans above this open-air theatre, which Canadian studio Atelier Paul Laurendeau has built on the waterfront of Trois-Rivières in Quebec. The Amphithéâtre Cogeco is located in the east of the city at a corner point where the Saint Lawrence and Saint-Maurice rivers meet. The site was formerly an industrial area

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Atelier Barda combines foliage with bespoke furniture at fashion brand offices

December 6, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

Canadian firm Atelier Barda has designed an ultra-contemporary office inside a Montreal warehouse, filled with dozens of plants and custom-made furniture pieces. The project was completed for Ssense, an online fashion brand that sells designer labels, along with managing a fashion blog. The company’s new headquarters is located in an industrial building that formerly produced

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Casper Mueller Kneer transforms Vancouver warehouse into fashion store with metallic walls

December 4, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

Architecture firm Casper Mueller Kneer has created a concept store inside an old warehouse in Vancouver, designed around angled metallic walls and weathered concrete floors. Leisure Center is based in a former envelope factory in Yaletown, an industrial part of the city. The concept store measures 20,000 square feet (1,860 square metres) over two storeys,

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Casper Mueller Kneer transforms Vancouver warehouse into fashion store with metallic walls

December 4, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

Architecture firm Casper Mueller Kneer has created a concept store inside an old warehouse in Vancouver, designed around angled metallic walls and weathered concrete floors. Leisure Center is based in a former envelope factory in Yaletown, an industrial part of the city. The concept store measures 20,000 square feet (1,860 square metres) over two storeys,

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Asher deGroot builds Swallowfield Barn with help of local community

December 1, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

It took a village to build this barn for livestock in British Columbia, which Canadian architect Asher deGroot designed for his parents’ farm. To construct Swallowfield Barn, the architect’s parents Dennis and Jenny deGroot undertook most of the labour themselves to cut costs, with the help of 60 volunteers. The agricultural building was constructed in

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Pilotis support black house on Canadian hillside by Atelier General

November 30, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

Montreal architecture firm Atelier General has created a two-storey black residence on a hillside in Quebec, with a main living room supported by slender columns to form a car port underneath. Titled The Rock, the structure measures 2,300 square feet (701 square metres), and is clad in black-painted timber. The house is built on a slope, with a

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Video game developers work and play at Electronic Arts offices by Sid Lee Architecture

November 28, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

A wood-lined cafeteria, black and white stairwells and blue lounges all feature at the Montreal offices for video game company Electronic Arts. Local firm Sid Lee Architecture designed the interiors of the four floors occupied by Electronic Arts (EA) at 2200 Rue Stanley, in the Downtown area. The aim was to produce a creative working

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Birds and humans share wooden treehouse in western Canada by Studio North

November 27, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

In a mountainous valley in British Columbia, design-build firm Studio North has created an elevated A-frame dwelling that is meant to be used by campers and birds. The Birdhut is situated on a forested slope in Windermere, a small village in western Canada’s Columbia Valley. The pointy structure is lifted nine feet (2.7 metres) off

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