A personal review of design creations

A kite surfer retreat
Just three hours north of Toronto, AKB Architects designed a secluded kite surfer's retreat on Whistling Wind Island, nestled in the rugged beauty of Pointe Au Baril.

10th edition of Passages Insolites
2023 marks the 10th anniversary of Passages Insolites in Québec City’s. Until October 9, the province’s largest public art event features a retrospective route and four distinct circuits to discover the work of 40 artists from Québec and around the world.

The Pacific, a human-scale skyscraper
In Vancouver, ACDF Architecture unveiled The Pacific, a new high-rise building whose façade creates a new skyscraper language in the form of new relationships between pedestrians and the building.

A multiuse brutalist space
For its new concept, Osmo X Marusan café-terrace in Montréal commissioned local design studio MDT Mobilier to create a hybrid collective space.

Summer Design Exhibitions – Passages Insolites In Québec City
We end this Summer Design Exhibitions series with an outdoor event celebrating an urban experience throughout the city of Québec, Canada.
‘Passages Insolites: Embracing the Unusual’ in Québec City.

ShadowBox by Johnson Chou
Recently awarded Interior Residential 2020 by AZ Award from Azure Magazine, the ShadowBox by Johnson Chou is a very distinctive project.

Maison du Parc
In Montréal, an early-century mansion has been completed revamped with an original space organisation creating a special atmosphere.

Pavilion A – A Tribute to Modern Architecture
In Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, right outside Montréal, Canada, a pavilion with luminous transparency and even a tropical touch magnifies the experience of rest and relaxation.

Bigwin Island Club Cabins
Land of indigenous population for centuries, developed as luxury retreat since 1922, the Bigwin Island hosts now brand new club cabins by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects.

Saint George Hotel: Toronto’s untold story
In the heart of Toronto’s Annex neighbourhood, the Saint George Hotel mixes local heritage with a tasteful contemporary flavour.