Two Hulls House Port Mouton, Nova Scotia

Two Hulls House Port Mouton, Nova Scotia

A bold residence designed by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects in a glaciated, coastal landscape with a cool maritime climate, wins a Governor General’s Medal in Architecture. The site consists of granite bedrock and boulder till, creating pristine white sand beaches, and turquoise waters.

Rouyn-Noranda Airport Terminal, Quebec, Canada

Rouyn-Noranda Airport Terminal, Quebec, Canada

Designed by EVOQ + ARTCAD architects in joint venture, Rouyn-Noranda Airport Terminal, Quebec, Canada, is a single volume, two-storey building supported by a hybrid wood and steel structure. The public spaces are notable for their glue-laminated timber beams and cross-laminated timber slab

New Central Library in Calgary: Snøhetta, DIALOG

New Central Library in Calgary Snøhetta, DIALOG

The Snøhetta and DIALOG designed new Central Library fill a vital role for the rapidly expanding city with its 240,000 SF of expanded facilities. Calgary Public Library is one of the largest library systems in Northern America.

La Tierce House, Laurentides, Quebec home

La Tierce House, Laurentides, Quebec home

Designed by Atelier BOOM-TOWN, the La Tierce House in Laurentides, Quebec, Canada, takes advantage of a site on the edge of a Laurentian lake, this residence is anchored and embedded on a sloping lot

Scarcliffe Cottage on the Muskoka Lakes, Ontario

Scarcliffe Cottage on the Muskoka Lakes, Ontario

Designed by Altius Group of Companies the Scarcliffe Cottage on the Muskoka Lakes, Ontario. It was built on terraced foundations clad in granite that appear to grow out of the natural shoreline. Two types of siding were used, locally sourced Shou Sugi Ban burnt wood siding and a wine-red phenolic panel

Devils Glen Cabin, Bruce Peninsula, Ontario

Devils Glen Cabin, Bruce Peninsula, Ontario

Devil’s Glen is on the Bruce Peninsula, a few hours north of Toronto, Canada. StudioAC’s design process for the home began with an on-site picnic, where a discussion focused more on the natural elements of the site rather than the building

Cactus Club Cafe, Coquitlam, British Columbia

Cactus Club Cafe, Coquitlam, British Columbia

Designed by Assembledge+, the Cactus Club Cafe in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada, has seating for up to 335 guests across a lounge, dining room, and an all-season covered patio. It offers fine casual dining paired with a contemporary, sophisticated aesthetic

Yeats House, Richmond, British Columbia

Yeats House, Richmond, British Columbia

Designed by BLA Design Group, the Yeats House is a spacious modern barn house which takes advantage of an irregular lot and a large rear yard. The clients asked for a modern yet comfortable home for their growing family. The home needed to serve a young family well; providing a central gathering space that encourages time spent together

The Break House, Saint-Hyppolite, Quebec

The Break House, Saint-Hyppolite, Quebec

MU Architecture’s ambitious program, combined with a particularly narrow lot, required the construction of a new house in the place of an existing one. Built on the shore of Lake Revdor, in Quebec, Canada, The Break Residence reveals different faces, depending on whether it is discovered from the water or the ground

Prince-Phillip House, Outremont, Québec

Prince-Phillip House, Outremont, Québec

MXMA Architecture & Design completed the renovation of the Prince Philip house, a typical 1960s house that had already been enhanced by a contemporary addition. The main challenge of this project was to blend the architectural languages of two different eras in Quebec, Canada