Setting the tone in Morden
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4M ago
By Brent Bellamy, Architect + Creative Director  Originally published in the Winnipeg Free Press Imagine strolling through a great neighbourhood where the streets are lined with majestic trees and new houses sit alongside those that have stood for generations. The sound of laughter fills the air as children skip past you on their way to school. On the commercial street at the end of the block, a bakery’s aroma entices you, but you continue. The unique storefront window displays draw you in and slow your pace. Entering your favourite coffee shop, the barista nods and starts your regular or ..read more
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Housing fund just one piece of the puzzle
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4M ago
By Brent Bellamy, Architect + Creative Director  Originally published in the Winnipeg Free Press The amount of ink being spilled over Canada’s housing crisis is enough to make the global climate crisis feel neglected and envious. The post-pandemic spike of Canada’s housing costs, particularly rental rates, has politicians tripping over each other to announce their solutions. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has identified that to stabilize housing costs by levelling market demand, Canada must add 3.5 million more homes (170,000 in Manitoba) to its current construction ra ..read more
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Portage Place and a second chance
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4M ago
By Brent Bellamy, Architect + Creative Director  Originally published in the Winnipeg Free Press From Rosser Avenue in Brandon to Yonge Street in Toronto, Canadian cities of every shape and size built a downtown indoor shopping mall in the 1980s. These developments were a last desperate salvo in the battle between traditional main street retail and the new suburban shopping mall. Image: A 2023 architectural rendering of a revitalized Portage Place. The anchor use for the redevelopment will be the Downtown Winnipeg Health Centre for Excellence, including a new tower with a range of m ..read more
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Nine ideas for the province and Winnipeg
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4M ago
By Brent Bellamy, Architect + Creative Director  Originally published in the Winnipeg Free Press Nine city-building ideas that Manitoba’s new provincial government might consider to make Winnipeg a more livable and prosperous city. Image: From tree planting to building houses, there are plenty of paths to an improved Manitoba for the city and provincial governments. Photo - Mikaela MacKenzi/Winnipeg Free Press ..read more
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Building housing — quickly
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4M ago
By Brent Bellamy, Architect + Creative Director  Originally published in the Winnipeg Free Press The federal government is trying to tackle Canada’s housing crisis by working directly with cities through a $4-billion program called the Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF). The initiative is designed to help cities rapidly increase the number of homes being built to level market demand and in turn stabilize housing costs and increase affordability. Image: An example of a new fourplex infill development in Winnipeg’s St. Boniface neighbourhood. Photo - Brent Bellamy ..read more
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Truth and Reconciliation Week 2023
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6M ago
Number TEN has been working and collaborating with First Nation, Inuit, and Metis communities for over 50 years. We have built many friendships, and designed places that respond to our understanding of each communities' history, culture, and aspirations. But we can do better. We need to build a deeper understanding. We believe the future of our country depends on it. Actively participating in National Truth and Reconciliation week is an important step in our collective journey. Join us in a week of learning, action, and commitments to the future. We encourage everyone to enter this process wi ..read more
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Passive House and the Future of Design
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6M ago
By Ayla Berry, graphic designer      Daniel Smith, an architect based in our Victoria office, is the newest Certified Passive House Designer at Number TEN. He took the time to answer some of our questions about Passive House.   ..read more
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The NEW Workplace
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1y ago
By Genevieve Bergman, Associate Number TEN’s workplace design team has been hard at work researching post-pandemic work environments and taking a closer look at the transformation from the way things were to an altered, non-corporate landscape. We have broken down the fundamentals into four parts⁠—FEEL, FORM, FUNCTION & FUTURE⁠—which reveal the trends that are shaping today’s workplaces ..read more
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World Interiors Day 2022
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1y ago
By Ayla Manning, Marketing Content Producer  Wood: Pride of the Past and An Incentive for the Future The World Interiors Day 2022 guiding theme is “Pride of the Past and An Incentive for the Future.” What better subject than wood, an ancient material with enduring popularity, which represents hope for a better future, and provides a tangible connection to the natural world? Wood is beautiful and versatile in its utility and has been used as a building material for as long as humans have built. Wood is culturally significant: it is the material we turn to when we want to connect more ..read more
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Number TEN Wins Conservation Award From Heritage Winnipeg
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2y ago
By Ayla Manning, Marketing Content Producer Number TEN Architectural Group, Diamond Schmitt Architects Inc. and RRC Polytech were awarded an Institutional Conservation Award for their collaboration to sensitively rehabilitate the historic Scott Fruit Company building and maintain its character and integrity while creating dynamic spaces for RRC Polytech students at Manitou a bii Bi daziigae ..read more
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