Low-tech design makes a sustainable home.

This project began with a suburban infill site in an established downtown west end neighbourhood of Moncton characterized by generic production houses. The intention was to create a custom-designed family home that responded to the opportunities of the site and neighbourhood context, while using “low-tech’ methods to maximize the benefits of passive solar design, natural lighting and natural ventilation.

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Stantec Toronto

View across the atrium. Work stations are held back from the windows to maximize the penetration of natural light

by Dathe Wong

This rehabilitation and conversion project brings the 170 employees of various disciplines who make up Stantec’s Toronto operation into one 4,925 sq.m integrated work environment - making a strong statement about the company’s commitment to sustainable design. (more…)

Integrated design delivers Ontario’s first LEED Platinum

The north elevation. All windows are operable for natural ventilation.

The new Restoration Services Centre is located on the Toronto Conservation Authority’s ‘Living City Campus’ in Vaughan ON, home of the newly created secretariat of the World Green Building Council. The new structure symbolizes the TCRA’s commitment to energy efficiency and excellence in environmental design, within its broader mandate of environmental restoration and conservation in the Toronto region. (more…)

Sustainable design principles based on materials, HVAC and landscape

The north elevation where the glazed three storey atrium reveals two animated stairs, and wood panel-faced classrooms behind which are located faculty offices.

The Brock University Plaza Building is a five storey, 7880 sq.m building located on the university campus in St. Catharines, Ontario, close to the Niagara escarpment. The building is the new home of the University book store and other retail, and provides office, classroom and laboratory spaces. (more…)

Site placement, details and modest technologies deliver bright, energy-efficient interior

The slot window on the south side illuminates a work counter

by Paul Dowling

A 640sf studio, an outbuilding for an existing residence in southern Ontario, opens to an intimate grouping of shaded residential gardens. With limited means, the modest project uses control of natural light, simple details, and off-the-shelf mechanical systems to create a pleasing, efficient work space. (more…)