Local architecture studio Atelier l'Abri has created a shed at a Montreal farmhouse with a galvanized steel and hemlock timber structure. Named Melba Pavilion, the 45-square-metre structure was designed as a workspace and storage for the surrounding Maison Melba property, which includes a residence, studio, workshop and greenhouse dedicated to sustainable agriculture. Located between the property's greenhouse The post Atelier l'Abri embraces "expressive potential of construction" with Montreal shed appeared first on Dezeen ..read more

We've rounded up 10 independent studios creating furniture and design objects in Vancouver, Canada, as part of our North American Design 2024 series. From furniture in all wood and metal to tile-clad works and high-end camping chairs, these designers are taking a variety of approaches to design, working in small workshops throughout Vancouver. In the The post Ten independent furniture design studios operating in Vancouver appeared first on Dezeen ..read more

Canadian studio Dubbeldam Architecture + Design has wrapped a lakeside cabin in cedar and topped it with a split gable roof that reinterprets a traditional A-frame cabin in Ontario. Known as Bunkie on the Hill, the 1,000-square foot (93-square metre) cabin is tucked into the treeline overlooking a lake in Muskoka, Ontario. Bunkie on the Hill is tucked into a treeline Dubbeldam Architecture + Design, which is based in Toronto, completed the quiet retreat in the fall of 2022 as a place of respite – uphill from a set of multi-generational family cottages – an opportunity to reconnect with nature ..read more

On a Newfoundland peninsula only accessible by boat or on foot, Toronto studio Reflect Architecture has transformed a pair of century-old saltbox houses into a flexible vacation home. Burdens Point Residence is formed of two renovated vernacular properties: Burden House, which was built in 1914, and Dunn House, which was built in 1912. A small outhouse sits alongside. Burdens Point Residence is only accessible by boat or on foot Located in Salvage, a fishing village of just over 100 people, the houses were sensitively restored by Reflect Architecture for a Toronto-based real-estate agent and ..read more

Local studio Ménard Dworkind has retrofitted a 1960s building designed by IM Pei with an office interior for a tech company in Montreal. The 3,330-square foot (310-square metres) space houses the offices of TEC Energy inside IM Pei's 47-storey Place Ville Marie tower, a cruciform skyscraper completed in 1962 as headquarters for the Royal Bank of Canada. Ménard Dworkind has retrofitted a 1960s building with a new office interior "TEC Energy's new offices blend the timeless charm of 1960s aesthetic with the sleek lines of contemporary design," Ménard Dworkind (MRDK) told Dezeen. "We played with ..read more

Canadian studio Quinzhee Architecture has lifted a cedar-clad residence on stilts for a ski house in Québec. Known as Residence Chez Léon, the 1,390-square-foot (129-square-metre) house was completed in 2023 on a sloping, forested property in Charlevoix, Canada, that overlooks the St Lawrence River. Quinzhee Architecture designed Residence Chez Léon in Charlevoix Quinzhee Architecture, which is based in Québec City, worked with the owners to create what it described as "a contemporary chalet in harmony with its environment." Heavy concrete footings provide the base for large square columns th ..read more

The Gordie Howe International Bridge by infrastructure firm AECOM, which will connect USA and Canada over the Detroit River, is set to complete later this month. Connecting Windsor, Canada, to Detroit, USA, the Gordie Howe International Bridge has been under construction since 2018 and will become the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America when it completes. The deck of the Gordie Howe International Bridge is set to connect in late June Approximately 85 feet (26 metres) of unbuilt bridge deck remain between US and Canadian side, with each side currently extending over the Detroit River ..read more

Canadian studio Omar Gandhi Architects has created a series of lighting designs, including a brick-shaped light designed to be built into masonry walls. The architecture studio showcased two lights – the Brick Light and a tube chandelier called 18 Ga – at an installation in Toronto, Canada. Omar Gandhi Architects has created a series of lighting designs including a brick-shaped light Developed with local metalworks Filo Timo and architectural lighting producer Aaline, the new customisable products are informed by urban environments and utilize common building materials in new ways. The OG Bri ..read more

Populous, Stantec and S2 Architecture teamed up to expand a convention centre with a sweeping copper-coloured canopy in Calgary, Alberta. Unveiled in June 2024, the BMO Centre at Stampede Park is the largest convention centre in western Canada with an occupancy of 33,000. Populous, Stantec and S2 Architecture collaborated on the BMO Centre at Stampede Park A collaboration between global design studios Populous and Stantec; and Canadian studio S2 Architecture, the 565,000-square-foot (52,490 square metres) expansion brings the convention center to 1 million square feet (92,900 square metres ..read more

Furniture made from lobster traps and informed by metal music feature in the independent furniture design studios in Montreal, Canada, presented as part of our North American Design 2024 series. Just north of the border with the United States, Montreal is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec and the second largest Francophone city in the world, after Paris. Once a major hub of the fur trade in North America, Montreal had a thriving industrial economy in the 20th century. It is well known from a design perspective for its 1967 International and Universal Exposition (Expo 67), wh ..read more