The logistics warehouse at the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories in Chalk River won the Innovation Award from the Ontario Wood Design Awards program.Photo courtesy HDR Architects The Canadian Wood Council’s Ontario WoodWorks program and the Ontario…
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B.C. government invests in 12 mass timber projects
The British Columbia government is investing in 12 mass timber demonstration and research projects to help accelerate the adoption of mass timber building systems.Photo courtesy flickr.com/Province of British Columbia The British Columbia…
Montréal architects weave ‘shoebox’ home across the site’s landscape
For a residence in the Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie borough of Montréal, Qué., Thomas Balaban Architect (TBA) retains the modest character of a ‘shoebox’ house through contemporary means and geometric abstraction.Photo courtesy TBA/Adrien Williams…
Luxury floating sauna with views of the Northern Lights graces Norway shores
Build with treated wood, a luxury floating sauna in Tromsø Harbour, Norway, offers visitors views of the Northern Lights.Photos © David Jensen Located in the middle of Tromsø Harbour in Norway, a…
French hotel combines nature and architecture
Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter designs the Breitenbach Landscape Hotel in Breitenbach, France, with Scandinavian traditions and builds on the region’s culinary, wellness, and nature opportunities.Photo © Florent Michel The Breitenbach Landscape Hotel proposes…
Québec office stands out in industrial district with modernized structure
Furniture maker Artopex’s head office in Granby, Québec, stands out in an industrial district with its bright fire-engine red signage that welcomes visitors with its vast floating volume.Photo © Bastiani photography The…
Creating welcoming homes with modular construction: An exclusive interview with Daniel Ling of Montgomery Sisam
In an exclusive interview, Daniel Ling, principal at Montgomery Sisam Architects, speaks to Construction Canada on Toronto’s first-ever permanent supportive housing project that uses an innovative modular construction method.Rendering courtesy Montgomery Sisam…
Ottawa gets a newly constructed heritage façade to honour historic street
[embedded content] Real estate development company Choo Communities and Ashcroft Urban Developments have constructed a heritage façade to honour Sparks Street’s (Ottawa, Ont.) historic pedestrian mall. The heritage façade has recently been…
Montgomery Sisam uses modular construction to design supporting housing
Montgomery Sisam Architects designsToronto’s first permanent modular supportive housing initiative.Rendering courtesy Montgomery Sisam Architects As part of the HousingTO action plan, two new housing complexes, 11 Macey and 150 Harrison, have begun…
Snøhetta completes its 4th energy-positive powerhouse in Norway
International architecture firm Snøhetta has completed Powerhouse Telemark, its fourth energy-positive powerhouse, in Telemark, Norway.Photos © Ivar Kvaal Snøhetta, alongside collaborators R8 Property, Skanska, and Asplan Viak, has completed its fourth energy-positive…