Birdhut in Windermere, British Columbia

Birdhut in Windermere, British Columbia

Designed and built by Studio North the Birdhut is a treetop perch that sits on wooden stilts along a forested hillside. Immersed in the tree canopy, the hut accommodates two people, twelve varieties of birds, and whatever inquisitive critters come by to visit.

Lockeport Beach House Nova Scotia

Lockeport Beach House Nova Scotia

Within a protected cove along the South Shore of Nova Scotia, at the end of a stretch of sand, a river empties out into the sea. Time and tides have created a one-kilometre forested sandbar on which this, Nova Tayona Architects designed, beach house lightly sits.

Place Bell in Laval arena + ice rink, Quebec

Place Bell in Laval arena + ice rink, Quebec

The new home of the Laval Rocket – an American Hockey League team affiliated with the Montreal Canadiens – Place Bell, designed by Lemay, features a 10,000-seat arena with NHL-compliant ice rink that can easily transform into a performance amphitheatre.

The Sisters in La Malbaie residence, Québec

The Sisters in La Malbaie residence, Québec

The clients bought a small house on a secluded lakeside lot in La Malbaie. For its first 30 years, the house was used as a hunting lodge, before Anik Péloquin architecte transformed it into a summer home for the Sisters of Charity.

Bécassines Cottage in Mansonville, Québec

Bécassines Cottage in Mansonville, Québec

Situated on the shores of Lake Memphremagog in the Municipality of Potton, this cottage, designed by Atelier BOOM-TOWN, comfortably accommodates more than a dozen people, enabling them to appreciate the location thanks to its wide openings onto the surrounding nature.

La Géode Residence in Montreal, Quebec

La Géode Residence in Montreal, Quebec

ADHOC architects designed the completed La Géode House. The project is situated on “de la Roche” Street, in the neighbourhood of Le Plateau Mont-Royal, a vibrant district with an exceptional urban vitality.

Dion Project Blainville, Québec, Canada

Dion Project Blainville, Québec, Canada

The layout of the house and the importance of natural light are the main ingredients of the design, by LEGUË architecture, of this residence. The house as a whole, was designed to provide a warm and friendly environment for a small family.

Tom Patterson Theatre Stratford Building, Ontario

Tom Patterson Theatre Stratford Building, Ontario

In a town hall meeting held last month, the Stratford Festival unveiled Hariri Pontarini Architects’ international competition winning design for the proposed new Tom Patterson Theatre, which it hopes to build over the coming year.

Alta Chalet in Blue Mountains, Ontario, Canada

Alta Chalet in Blue Mountains, Ontario, Canada

Design: Atelier Kastelic Buffey
Located near the end of a cul-de-sac in a private ski club development, the chalet optimizes the scenic and recreational opportunities afforded by the Blue Mountains, a town in Grey County located two hours northwest of Toronto.

National Arts Centre in Ottawa: NAC reopening

National Arts Centre in Ottawa: NAC

On Canada’s 150th Birthday, the National Arts Centre inaugurates a new building wing. Diamond Schmitt Architects has designed a new wing which switches the entrance to face the city. The NAC now connects directly to Confederation Square and Ottawa’s Parliamentary Precinct.

PwC-YMCA Tower in Vaughan, ON

PwC-YMCA Tower in Vaughan ON, Modern Ontario building

Design: Diamond Schmitt Architects. The largest urban development project in Canada broke ground on a central feature: a tower building at SmartCentres Place. It follows the KPMG Tower also by this architects office. The Class-A office space is due to open in 2020.

Hudson Block Bank and Cafe in Calgary

Hudson Block Bank and Cafe in Calgary

Design: Lemay + Toker
The bank’s public-facing areas are defined by custom glass display cabinets, with specialized lighting, for a rotating gallery of quarterly contributions from the Alberta College of Art and Design.

La Colombière Cottage in Sutton, Ontario

La Colombière Cottage in Sutton, Ontario

Design: YH2. Initially built as a small storage space by the first owner who was a lumberman, this was later rearranged into a forest refuge. The materials and structure of the building are kept and uninterrupted so that the addition acts as an extension rather than an insertion.

Jeanne D’Arc Residence in Chertsey, Matawinie

Jeanne D'Arc Residence in Chertsey, Matawinie, Quebec

Architects: Caravan of Architecture
The abundant brightness of this contemporary-inspired home creates an effect of infinite grandeur and space. Located at the foot of a majestic fall and bordered by the river Jean-Venne, the residence breathes well-being and offers a unique concept of relaxation.