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ARIDO Award: York Condos
York Condos is a three-building complex in Markham, Ontario. The buildings line an above-grade parking structure crowned by an extensive landscape and amenity terrace providing a shared community spac ...
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ARIDO Award: Deep Time Hall at the National Museum of Natural History
The design of The Smithsonian’s new permanent gallery, Deep Time Hall at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington DC expresses its central message; life flows powerfully forward, d ...
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ARIDO Award: 411 Church (Amenity Spaces)
411 Church is the first residential condo building signaling a major shift taking place on Church St. in downtown Toronto. Figure3 captured the unique dynamism and modern luxury desired by the movers, ...
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ARIDO Award: Trailside Presentation Centre
Located in the beautiful Town of Oakville, Distrikt Trailside was designed to create an elevated lifestyle imbued with fine dining, world-class shopping, lush surroundings and luxury living. To provid ...
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ARIDO Award: Management Consulting Firm
Our client, who occupies this heritage status building, had outgrown their space and needed facilities that could accommodate the dynamics of a growing, tech-savvy team. Working through several ...
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ARIDO Award: Aurora Armoury Canadian Food & Wine Institute
Constructed in 1874 for the Department of National Defence, the Aurora Armoury is a Federal Heritage Building and century-old community venue originally used for infantry training, town meetings, spor ...
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ARIDO Award: Clock Tower Lofts
The Clock Tower Lofts project involved a multi-unit residential building located at the prominent intersection of King and Bathurst Street in downtown Toronto’s vibrant entertainment district. ...
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ARIDO Award: Durand Home
We preserved the beautiful historic details of this Queen Anne century style home. The goal was to convert the house back into a single family home with a modern floor plan for a busy family.&nb ...
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A Guide to Requesting Interior Design Services – Downloadable PDF
As the provincial body for interior designers in Ontario, we work to protect the public by regulating the interior design profession for the betterment of the profession and in the best interests of t ...
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3 Reasons to Hire a Registered BCIN Interior Designer in Ontario
Are you thinking about renovating your home or making an addition? It can be challenging to decide whether to take on the design yourself, hire a contractor or a professional designer.
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An immaculate office space that celebrates Toronto’s iconic hidden laneways
Our client, being a leading waste management and removal organization in Toronto, witnesses firsthand the negative effects of throw-away culture, guiding our design principles toward quality, durabili ...
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An innovative office interior that pulses with energy
Inspired by the idea that this office space would be the ‘heart’ of the client’s operations in Canada, the team designed the anatomy of the space with the pulse as the central motif. We achieved ...
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This Calgary office interior holds a wealth of inspired and elevated design
Working closely with Scotiabank, our Toronto-based client, we were tasked with bringing ten traditionally-isolated business line groups together into five floors of contiguous office space. Each of th ...
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Bow Down to Mean Bao’s newest spot
Our goal for the design of Mean Bao‘s latest location was to create a compact space that would streamline their takeout process and efficiently accommodate the restaurant’s grab-and-go system. ...
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This interior brings all business operations together so naturally
A multifaceted company like Nutrichem needed to integrate all parts of the business into a new, larger and more functional space. We were tasked with bringing the biomedical clinic, pharmacy, lab, ret ...
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A holistic design approach that goes beyond accessibility
When LWG was approached to design the headquarters for the Canadian Federal Government's headquarters for Accessibility Standards Canada in Gatineau QC, they started a journey of discovery a ...
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Glam-living in the heart of Yorkville
Our clients wished for the design of their small condo apartment interior to capture their style, reflect the luxury and elegance of the lavish Yorkville neighborhood, and to inject playful and fun el ...
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The future is calling! This company is answering with an interactive, tech-driven office interior
Challenged with creating a future forward technology experience center focused on expanding Samsung’s Federal Government relationship, the vision for this office space in Washington DC resulted in a ...
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Vibrant energy flows through this bright office interior
Three key design intentions were established early in the process for the new Canadian Headquarters of this Malaysian state-owned energy company in Calgary, Alberta with the fluidity of the nearby riv ...
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The natural beauty of China’s landscape is the perfect backdrop for a relaxing dining experience
With inspiration from the famous Suzhou Water Town in China, our design team began analyzing the natural elements and Chinese architectural features of the site. The client wished to stay away from th ...
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The design philosophy of this office follows ancient concepts of vitality and rejuvenation
Our team was tasked with transforming the client’s existing 35,000 square foot space in order to address mounting workplace stress, as well as the mental and physical wellbeing of employees. We came ...
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Discerning buyers RUSH to claim units at this lively Toronto condo
‘Rush’, a 1,700 square foot presentation centre, situated in Toronto’s trendy Queen Street West retail strip, was inspired by nearby ‘Rush Lane’ – a famed alleyway filled with ...
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BID Projects – Georgian College
For the third year in a row, ARIDO would like to celebrate the class of 2022 from Ontario ARIDO-recognized schools and ensure their work is shared within the ARIDO community and beyond. ARIDO ha ...
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An Interior Designer’s Guide To The Ultimate Outdoor Kitchen
Our summers are short. From March through to July and into November, an outdoor kitchen allows us to share our food experiences with family and friends extending our outdoor playtime. More p ...
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BID Projects – Toronto Metropolitan University
For the third year in a row, ARIDO would like to celebrate the class of 2022 from Ontario ARIDO-recognized schools and ensure their work is shared within the ARIDO community and beyond. ARIDO ha ...