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Our portfolio includes projects both locally and abroad, in a broad range of sectors from residential to commercial and institutional as well as mixed-use developments. The studio’s projects are each a specific response to their individual programs and sites; this conceptual pragmatism, rather than a particular style, defines our work.

11/18/2025

True to its name, Passage House uses formal elements to tell a simple story: the progression from the outside public world into the inner private sanctum of home.

Clad in dove-grey brick, the front of the home is serene and layered, comprising a series of volumes that enact the passage from the street and driveway up through the courtyard and into the foyer. A concrete garden wall acts as a frontispiece to the house and performs two discrete functions: it helps define the entry procession and also behaves as a privacy screen, shielding the sidewalk-facing home office from view while allowing daylight to filter into the quiet workspace.

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11/06/2025

For the interiors at Ridge House, we honoured the clients’ preference for monochromaticism and matte finishes to create a calm and coherent experience. Soft greys, whites, and creams comprise a neutral backdrop for the animating play of light and shadow throughout the day.

We are looking forward to presenting Ridge House at this year’s World Architecture Festival! Partner Meg Graham and Associate Principals Connar Walik and Janean Brühn will all be in Miami November 12-14 to talk about the evolution of the project, what it meant to “lead with the land,” and the design decisions that allowed us to bring Ridge House to life.

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10/15/2025

The different sides of Compass House.

With its striking white exterior, intersecting volumes, and numerous apertures, the home tells the story of its name — how the architecture orients an experience of the seasons, the land, and the sky.

Constructed with fieldstone found on the property, the retaining walls create a natural plinth for the house, grounding it in the earth. The planes of the pitched roof, which slope at gentle angles against the backdrop of the open sky, are slit by strategically placed skylights that bathe the interior in natural light, while ample glazing and a central breezeway allow the house to communicate directly with nature in all directions.

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10/03/2025

Completed in 2008 — 10 years before the City of Toronto passed a bylaw that permitted the construction of laneway suites — 40R Laneway challenged us to devise creative strategies for smaller footprint living on an extremely tight lot, under strict zoning conditions.

Originally a blacksmith’s shop in the 1880s, this former industrial-shed-turned-artist’s-studio caught the attention of our clients who were interested in its storied past and compact urban living. Because zoning regulations prohibited us from creating any new openings in the existing walls, we turned our attention upwards: operable skylights along the west wall bring light and ventilation down to the ground floor, and a courtyard on the second storey and gardens on the roof deck provide outdoor spaces on a lot that has no extra room for exterior spaces at grade.

To honour the building’s historic look and feel, we repurposed existing materials, quilting a new skin out of old weathered steel panels that were original to the structure.

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09/22/2025

Happy autumn equinox ✨

Passage House, a project that tells the story of moving from the bustle of community into the restorative embrace of home and nature, is a formal expression of thresholds and transitions.

As summer recedes and we trade in swim trunks for sweaters, we take a moment to honour this transitional juncture when day and night are equal in length across the globe — a celestial reminder of unity and balance, reflection and renewal.

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09/19/2025

We are thrilled that 115 Larchmount earned a Gold Certification in this year’s Grands Prix du Design awards program!

Working with Hullmark to expand rental options in Toronto’s Leslieville neighbourhood, we designed a six-storey multi-unit building that delivers ultra functional and comfortable living spaces and cozy communal areas that multiply the ways in which tenants can use the building as an extension of their units.

Many thanks to the jury for selecting our project and congratulations to all of our collaborators! 🥇

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09/18/2025

Named for the enlivening ways in which our renovation of this heritage home lets in more daylight and forges new sightlines that lift the eye, Lift House was an exercise in creating greater communication between up and down, inside and out.

Floor-to-ceiling glazing draws the backyard directly into the home. The rear façade opens directly out to the back patio and garden via two different sets of sliding glass doors, effectively extending the home’s footprint during the warmer months to create an indoor-outdoor oasis.

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09/04/2025

We’re back to school this week, which means the 4th Floor Reading Room at Robarts Library is bound to see an influx of new and returning students!

Designed by Mathers & Haldenby with Warner, Burns, Toan & Lunde, Robarts first opened its doors to University of Toronto students in 1973. Not only is it the largest individual library at the university, it is also the largest academic library building in the country.

When we undertook the revitalization of this beloved study space, we were committed to honouring the unique formal elements that make Robarts the iconic piece of Brutalist architecture it is. Significant preservation and restoration efforts were required to reinstate the former glory of both the materials and the furniture. The concrete stair structures, for example, required a deep cleaning as well as new nosings and carpet. We removed and refurbished the cast bronze door handles as well as the leather-clad doors, replacing the leather to bring the doors back to their original condition. Our top-to-bottom refurbishment of the large oak and mahogany study tables, original to the building, included refinishing the surfaces, applying new stains, repairing chipped edges, and installing new reading lights. And all of the contemporary interventions — benches, chairs, tables, lights, acoustic panels, bronze details — are made from natural and durable materials that celebrate and complement the existing furnishings to ensure aesthetic coherence and longevity.

Wishing all students, staff, and faculty an excellent start to the new academic year!

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08/28/2025

Shorter days. Cooler nights. Contemplative moments. End of summer vibes ✨

> Passage House 📷
> Triptych House 📷
> Garden Room 📷
> What Remains to be Seen 📷
> Compass House 📷
> Shift Cottage 📷

08/26/2025

We recently submitted 245 Eglinton Avenue East, a new mixed-use residential project designed for Crestview Investment Corporation, for rezoning! Located at the southeast corner of Eglinton and Mount Pleasant Avenues along the anticipated Eglinton Crosstown LRT line, the development proposes two towers — 60 and 65 storeys, respectively, for a total of 1,278 new units of varying sizes and layouts — united by a shared podium. To cohere with the materials and palettes characteristic of this midtown Toronto neighbourhood, the podium is clad in neutral-toned masonry, with a light bronze metal canopy and precast concrete fins to match, while the towers are expressed in red brick. Townhouses are planned for Taunton Road to the east, and a new POPS and retail spaces at grade activate the streetscape at this major intersection.

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08/25/2025

We’re very honoured that Ridge House is a finalist in the Villa category for THE PLAN Award! Many thanks to the jury for selecting our project.

True to its name, Ridge House was conceived as a landform-driven response to a ridge that lies on the far end of our clients’ property. The home is mostly concealed from the road, save for the oversized roof, which was designed to float above the field’s horizon. We also found creative ways to dissolve the boundaries between inside and outside: a vaulted plywood ceiling on the home’s southwest corner provides all-season shelter for an outdoor firepit while the secret courtyard, which sits behind slatted screens under the roof’s cleft, is visible from the kitchen and bathroom and sends additional natural light into the home.

Please cast your “community wish list” vote! Link in bio.

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08/18/2025

Day and dusk at Junction House.

Clad in an earthy red brick, the first five stories of the west-end condominium ground the building in the materiality of the surrounding neighbourhood’s century-old buildings while the top floors step back and transition to white aluminum panels, conveying a sense of lightness as the architecture rises to meet the sky.

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M6R2J5

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https://superkul.ca/

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