Office Spaces
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This office has multiple neighbourhoods, each with its own personality
Tandia Financial moved from three cramped floors to a single daylight-flooded level featuring 18 foot ceilings. With the entire organization now on one floor we had to come up with a way of structurin ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 ...
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Creative use of modular furniture earns this school office an A+
After moving into a former commercial building in North York for more than 20 years, the North Toronto Christian School is in need of a facelift on its main office. The new design solution n ...
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Fresh, clean, and modern design dictates this updated real estate office
This project is the creation of a new 20,000 square foot head office for a Canadian real estate firm, which chose to relocate to a new floor in an existing building that they own and manage. The manda ...
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Booking.com’s Queen West office reflects their customers and their staff
Regardless of their location, Booking.com’s offices incorporate a global, travel theme that pays homage to their country and home city. The eclectic Queen West area houses their new offices with a d ...
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An immaculate office space lets this foundation focus on innovation
Canada Foundation for Innovation is an organization that funds cutting edge research in all disciplines. They engaged Bryan Wiens, ARIDO and the team at LWG Architectural Interiors to create a space t ...
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‘My North, My Home’, a design for the defence and security sector
Aligning with their “My North, My Home” campaign, Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI), a major Canadian employer and voice for the defence and security sector, ...
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A hundred and forty year old company gets a 21st century office space
As an insurance company with a long history, HSB BI&I are all about trust, reliability, as well as fair and prompt claims servicing. The design team were engaged to provide workplace strategy and ...
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Asics brand steps forward with their first Canadian office
Asics, the global athletics and lifestyle brand, wanted their first Canadian office to highlight the range and constant renewal of their company, while conveying their passion and drive for fearless d ...
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Eschewing convention without ignoring tradition
Several recent projects by members established spaces for businesses in traditional domains, including law and finance. Despite their established fields of expertise, each of the four clients sought s ...
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A fresh new office 35 years in the making
After operating for 35 years out of an industrial office space, it was time for a functional improvement. DRE Industries acquired a new two storey commercial unit which we had the opportunity to build ...
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Clean and green design reflects updated image for Canada’s largest rental community
Ferguslea Properties is the owner of Accora Village, Canada’s largest privately owned rental community. The Ottawa-based company, which is in the process of revitalizing the community, hired Clear i ...
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Transparency and professionalism two major themes in College of Physiotherapists redesign
The College of Physiotherapists of Ontario has grown steadily over the past few years and needed to move into a larger, centrally located office. Interior Designer: Bryan Chartier Design Firm: Diamond ...
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Pioneering the open plan office
In 2015, Jones Collombin approached Altius Architecture to design and manage the construction of a new office for their growing wealth management firm. When space became available in the architectural ...