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A client’s forever home reflects their interesting lives in a one of a kind space
For a 5,000 square-foot condominium in an historically listed former school building, we faced the challenge of balancing client needs, historical considerations, and condominium developer constraints ...
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Good bones? This updated office space is a sustainable and beautiful upgrade
Our team worked with stakeholders and staff of this 50-person sustainable design firm to transform how their work environment promotes interaction and collaboration with clients, employees and consult ...
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This vibrant co-working space inspires openness and flexibility
As the destination for emerging startups and established down-sizers located along the QEW in Oakville, Alternawork breaks the mold to what we characterize the typical cooperative workplace should loo ...
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This future forward bubble tea shop uses lighting to draw you in
This Scarborough bubble tea shop is located at the inner corner of an L-shaped plaza with the challenge of limited exposure to the public. The designer’s aim was to redefine the space with an ey ...
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A colorful multi-level work space that links human senses, nature, and technology
The new design of Capital One corporate headquarters in downtown Toronto aligns with the company’s goals to inject ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity into an industry ripe for change. By linking th ...
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The urban ski chalet vibe of this Montreal flagship provides a warm and cozy welcome
Over the last several years, the Canadian outerwear brand, Mackage, has been on track to build a network of 30 new stores, aiming to develop a presence in some of the world’s most prominent cities. ...
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A Contemporary Country Home Made for Entertaining
This 10,000 square foot newly built country home was designed with a contemporary yet warm design aesthetic full of nature-inspired finishes, materials, and colour palettes. Set on a beautif ...
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A Most Stylish First Impression in This Modern Condo Foyer
Being the first meeting point with the interior of any home, the front foyer should aim to be welcoming and inviting and be able to create the most perfect first impression. This beautifully cust ...
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A stunning mosaic is the crown jewel of this luxe eatery
Tucked between the side streets of downtown Toronto's chic and glamorous Yorkville, lies the Fine dining restaurant experiences. Scope of designer services included dsign concept developmen ...
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Open concept office fosters open-minded thinking at this global science charity
CIFAR needed a tailored, activity-based solution for a transition from a closed work environment to an open concept workspace to increase discussions and collaboration. CIFAR is a Canadian-based, glob ...
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Designer’s creative solution adapts existing footprint for modern cabane
Set on a shared forty-acre site, this family cabin project was restricted by several local bylaws on new buildings. A creative solution of erecting a cabin on the existing footprint of the building, c ...
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An Interior Designer’s Mini Guide To Bar Design
A bar by any other name is still a bar. It can be an espresso bar, a wine bar or maybe a sports bar. Stand-alone or as part of a kitchen. It can be a dry or wet. & ...
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As Technology Continues to Boom, so do Tech Companies
PagerDuty is one of the world’s leading digital operations management platform for business. They help their clients prevent and resolve business impacting incidents and deliver except ...
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This Brampton dispensary is all about the buds and the bees
Hibuzz Cannabis is a new and rising star in retail cannabis. They are a family owned dispensary chain proudly located in Brampton who love their community and want to create a great experien ...
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ARIDO Award Winner: Smart City Sandbox
The Sandbox was a result of firm-wide technology pivot that focused on developing new technology platforms to embrace the creation of the Smart City of the Future. This transformation required a rethi ...
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ARIDO Award Winner: Red Bull Canada
Creating a space that uniquely brings to life what a brand represents – energy, pushing boundaries, and going beyond the ordinary – without explicit over-branding was our latest challenge with ...
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ARIDO Award Winner: Culture Develops Community (First Gulf Head Office)
Quality, confidence and attention to detail is the bedrock of real estate developers and landlords reputation. As builders of communities, conveying a high level of professionalism and stability is cr ...
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ARIDO Award Winner: The Co-operators Regina
By moving away from the traditional office environment to a nimbler workplace, The Co-operators started their move westward Canadian headquarters in Regina. They endeavoured to create a healthy and hu ...
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ARIDO Award Winner: Innovation Hub
The project was a renovation to an existing brick and beam building in downtown Toronto. Sobeys was looking to move their team to a space that would allow employees to collaborate in an agile and mobi ...
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ARIDO Award Winner: Richardson Wealth
We were approached by Richardson Wealth to help with the fit-up of their new space during a business and cultural shift within their organization. The wealth management firm sought a space that could ...
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ARIDO Award Winner: Uber Canada Headquarters
Inspired by the theme of movement, both literally and figuratively, the interior design for the new corporate headquarters of Uber Canada evokes a sense of forward momentum. The elements of rhythm, re ...
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ARIDO Award Winner: Spin Master (7th Floor)
As a business unit within a large Canadian toy company, the client wanted a space to attract top talent and convey refined talent of the artists, writers, actors, and producers that their business emp ...
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ARIDO Award Winner: McMichael Canadian Art Collection Cafe
Growing up in the surrounding region, we have fond memories of visiting the McMichael Canadian Art Collection on school trips. My great grandfather studied painting under Group of Seven artist A.J. Ca ...
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ARIDO Award Winner: OPG Workplace Transformation
In 2017 Ontario Power Generation created their new One OPG mandate of refined business practices and a culture more closely connected to their purpose and values. They were committed to redefining the ...
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Impact Award Winner: DS-09 Subway Station Design Standard
The DS-09 Subway Design Standard designed for the Metrolinx Ontario Line was purposely built on a future forward mindset, starting from the development of the Customer Journey Map which distilled the ...