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A new startup model in a tired industry deserves a unique workspace
Clearbanc is making waves in the investment industry, disrupting the standard model of a traditional firm by providing cash for ads in exchange for revenue share. A much more appealing option for e-co ...
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This gorgeous house has so many dream home features
When the client approached us for the interior design of their new-build residential project they had one clear request: an industrial style family home inspired by New York lofts and warehouses. Inte ...
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East coast cool infuses this office with casual, relaxed atmosphere
For their Contact Centre in Halifax, TD Insurance wanted to captivate and exceed the expectations of TD’s younger employees. The client wanted an effective workplace with ample space for relation an ...
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Entertainment company works from show stopping office
Entertainment One is a Canadian-based, global leader in the film, television, and music industry. Their ongoing business growth and strategic acquisitions had left their operations spread across Toron ...
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Forest surroundings inspire this Toronto software office
In 2017, Toronto’s BlueCat Networks, an enterprise DNS and cyber security provider, had recently earned several nods as a great place to work, with a focus on shared values like clarity, curiosi ...
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Creativity is a healing force at Marnie’s Studio, SickKids
The Marnie’s Studio project at Sick Kids Hospital transformed the existing Bear Theater into a multi-purpose art and performance space. The original theatre space resembled a forest with dark co ...
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How custom millwork makes this space work
Located just off the main entrance of this modern family home, the existing compact space needed to maximize function, operating as library, in-home office, kids homework area, and mudroom overflow. I ...
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A clear understanding of concept eliminates the need for luck
Bell Mobility Inc. wanted a dynamic design for the launch of their new brand into the Canadian mobile phone market. The innovative Lucky Mobile kiosk focuses on the simplicity of service and their cor ...
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History Repeats Itself
Vitorhya Shields and her team completed the space planning, design, construction drawings and project management of this condominium main floor lobby including mail room, security area and e ...
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This office is brighter under the sun
Proving life’s brighter under the sun, Sun Life consolidated two of its existing offices into one vertical campus for over 2,000 employees. Interior Designer: Sharon Turner, ARIDO Design Team: D ...
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Opening up room for collaboration
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce approached LWG Principal Marc Letellier with a challenge. In redesigning their office space, they wanted him to create a space that would remove the silos wi ...
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History and progress are the inspiration for these university spaces
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 Collec ...
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Stone, water, and sky bring calm to a bustling Yorkville office
Interior Designer: Theo West-Parks, ARIDODesign Team: Shannon ToddDesign Firm: Westparks + AssociatesPhotographer: Steve Tsai The design team was faced with re-visioning a well-established internation ...
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Mining corporation strikes gold with new office design
Interior Designer: Chantal Frenette, ARIDODesign Firm: Kasian ArchitecturePhotographer: Michael Muraz Lundin Mining Corporation is a Canadian-based multi-national mining organization, a lea ...
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Nothing strange about the design for this java joint
Strange Love Coffee is a growing Toronto-based coffee shop focusing on providing a unique coffee experience by utilizing specialized treated water and one of a kind roasts which are hand picked by a C ...
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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 increased communication a ...
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This stunning apartment is a lesson in design from a distance
Situated in the Majestic, a historic apartment building on the Upper West Side, this renovation was to be a total “interior transplant” with all physical vestiges of the old design removed and re- ...
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Distance is no obstacle for this interior design project
OpenText’s vision was to create a major European Hub at their Reading, UK premises. The project consolidates two sites and expands OpenText’s current occupancy from two to three floors, linking to ...
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This Silicon Valley office embodies the best in workplace design
Open Text, like many offices, has recently announced a shift to remote work due to COVID-19. However, the project team still completed the work for this space, and it’s worthwhile to share their ...
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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, employee engagement ...
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How a public library was transformed for the 21st century
Hamilton Public Library’s (HPL) full scope included renovations to four different spaces, totalling more than 28, 000 square feet. Interior Designer: Dora Lomax, ARIDODesign Team: Karin Vandenberg, ...
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Luxe redesign crystallizes William Ashley’s 71 year legacy
After nearly twenty-five years in Toronto’s Manulife Building, William Ashley relocated to The Colonnade, one of Toronto’s most renowned retail addresses and a designated heritage building ...
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Quantum mechanics inspires the redesign of this U of T Lab
The first and second floors of the McLennan Physical Laboratories were alienating, institutional spaces, harshly lit with overhead fluorescents. In the classrooms, students sat crowded along long tabl ...
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The medicine wheel is a motif in the design of this Health Centre
The Sioux Lookout 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 First Nation ...
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Connectivity, evolution of radio and employee engagement informed the design of this radio floor
With radio and communications innovation being a foundational characteristic of their company, the client continued to think outside the box when relocating their radio studios to the second floor of ...