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An activity based workplace for innovation
With a lease expiration looming, Cisco was prompted to examine their current work space only to realize that it was not compatible with current ways of working. Cisco envisioned their new WaterPark Pl ...
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A Winning Formula
When Syntegrity embarked on their search for property for their headquarters in Toronto, their goal was a space that would foster innovation, growth, and create opportunities for collaboration among e ...
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How Quebec City’s topography inspired Deloitte’s downtown offices
In 2016, Deloitte Canada unveiled their new workplace strategy in their redeveloped tower in Toronto’s financial district. Interior Designer: Julie Chan, ARIDOInterior Design Team: Melissa Beresford ...
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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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What your designer is dying to know before your renovation . . .
We use the word ‘intuitive’ in our firm description very deliberately. I believe there is an instinct in what we do as designers; in knowing exactly what a space, a client, a custom piece ne ...
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This office is a beehive of activity without all the bee clichés
Before founding ecobee in 2007, CEO Stuart Lombard was on a mission to reduce his family’s carbon footprint and save money. When his family returned home one winter day to find their house freezing, ...
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Carter’s Folly becomes a triumph with Mackay Wong redesign
Interior Designer: Ronald Wong, ARIDO; Gordon MacKay, ARIDODesign Firm: Mackay Wong Housed in the beautiful Samuel F. Carter building, the JW Marriott Houston Downtown is the brand’s first adaptive ...
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This Bird’s got people squawking!
New to Toronto’s revitalized Queens Quay Terminal, the one and only Joe Bird has quickly become a popular hang-out for local foodies, and a must-see destination for visitors. Interior Designer: ...
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The vibrancy of South African visual culture informs this Nando’s location
Every Nando’s location is unique, and with over 1,200 open around the world, it proves to be an exciting challenge for any designer to create a one-of-a-kind identity while maintaining the Nando ...
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Interior design is key to expressing the brand experience
The design for Picnic Food’s first street-front shop had to reference previous iterations, in subterranean concourses, in a refreshed experience. Interior Designers: Ashley Rumsey, ARIDO; Stanley Su ...
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Symbolism reigns in this Dubai Museum
Situated on Dubai’s waterfront, the Etihad Museum honours the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) conception story. Comprised of the curving Pavilion above ground and a subterranean Museum, the bu ...
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A clear vision keeps design on-track
After 25 years in their Greater Toronto Area operations office, PCL Constructors Canada Inc. decided it was time to renovate their Toronto office to reflect how their business and industry has evolved ...
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Bringing Two Spaces Together in One Dynamic Environment
Operating for many years in two suites on different floors of an office building, 411.ca was seeking an alternative that would improve workflow, encourage teamwork and facilitate communication among e ...
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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 St. East the space is more of ...