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On a quest to reduce his environmental footprint, Nunavut resident, Alex Cook of ArchTech, teamed up with Jason Halter, Chief Design Officer at Wonder Inc, to build his first home using shipping containers.

Bridgewater, a small town in Nova Scotia, is leading an innovative approach for Atlantic Canada’s first co-housing community called Treehouse Village.

Architect Kayhan Nadji of NADJI Architects Ltd. created the Tipi House in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories in celebration of the symbolic and sustainable benefits of Indigenous shelter in the northern landscape.

A 2020 Royal Architecture Institute of Canada laureate, MBAC (Marc Boutin Architectural Collaborative) showcases a house designed for people who love privacy, nature, and their pet tortoise.

Natalie Dionne Architecture creates a beautiful eco-sustainable dwelling outside of Montreal, Quebec, in the heart of the Canadian Shield.

This cabin in Go Home Bay - created by the Canadian firm Ian MacDonald Architect Inc. - demonstrates how the natural landscape can visually anchor the clean lines of Canadian modern sustainable architecture.

In this interview with Jay Lim of 25:8 Architects & Urban Design, Houseporn.ca explores his inspirations and love for solving design issues.  

Viena is the winner of the 2019 Best Single Family House over $1.5 million, by award-winning home builders, Vicky's Homes.

Campos Studio brings geometric minimalism to nature in Sooke on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

Sturgess Architecture designs a unique garden-home - called House On The Bench - perched overlooking Naramata Creek in British Columbia. 

The LG House by Thirdstone Inc. [^] overcomes the obstacles presented by a long narrow lot in downtown Edmonton, Alberta.

Old becomes gold with the reinvention of a 100-year-old barn in Quebec that was turned into an exquisite family retreat.

Bosnian-Canadian architect Sasa Radulovic, the co-founder of 5468796 Architecture, thinks of Winnipeg’s waterfront area as his playground. 

Maurice Martel designs a Canadian swimming pavilion inspired by Philip Johnson's renowned Glass House, in la belle province du Quebec.

Cabinscape - a southern Ontario based company - allows you to experience eco-shelter domesticity in a rural Tiny Cabin homestead!

Canada's first Net Zero house - the Riverdale NetZero project - completed in 2007 and located in Edmonton, Alberta.

In this blog, veteran realtor Steven Fudge of Urbaneer, a Division of Bosley Real Estate discusses five important (and often overlooked) architectural and design details that increase the value of a residential property.

We love The Atlas of Excellence in Architecture database of award-winning projects by Canadian architects, landscape architects, and urban planners - currently featuring over 2,800 entries and projects!

Toronto architecture firm, Taylor Hannah Architects, designs a gorgeous penthouse steps from Bloor Street's 'Mink Mile'.

The Cube House is one of Toronto's most bizarre structures. From its uncertain future to its controversial past, Houseporn.ca explores this quirky landmark. 

Artist Drake and luxury designer Ferris Rafauli give a new definition to extravagance with Drake's new multimillion-dollar home on Toronto's Bridle Path Neighbourhood. 

The Award-Winning Windsor Park Net-Zero Energy House in Edmonton, Alberta, designed in collaboration between De Waal Developments and Designex Consulting, is a great example of the Great White North's contribution to sustainable architecture.

Atelier Pierre Thibault, from Quebec, masterfully integrates a family home into a forest connecting the residents to the surrounding nature.

Black Box I and II from Natalie Dionne Architecture demonstrate that a small addition can make a very large impact.

There's a recent arrival to the Toronto real estate market which is still in its infancy but now appearing in the urban core: demolishing ageing freehold houses with newly constructed, contemporary, two or three-unit family-friendly condominiums!

Sarah from Houseporn.ca sat down with David Grant-Rubash from Toronto's PHAEDRUS Studio, to discuss the future of design in Canada, and his favourite Canadian houseporn. 

Green builders J.D. Composites constructs a beach house from 600,000 recycled plastic bottles on the shores of Nova Scotia. 

What came first, the client or the architectural design? In the case of PHAEDRUS Studio's forward-thinking Canadian design project Tesseract House, the answer might surprise you!

Jonathan Kearns and Corinne Speigel have worked their magic creating the award-winning Reach Guesthouse in Prince Edward County.

Bourgeois/Lechasseur Architects out of Quebec have designed a nautical themed retreat that might just give you cabin fever. 

In designing the Smith House, MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects pay homage to the urban lands of Kingsburg, Nova Scotia.

Trevor McIvor creates a grand 5000 square foot residence that complements its rural environment in Stouffville, Ontario! 

Toronto based architectural firm, Office of Adrian Phiffer, has created this unique proposal: a concrete asymmetrical home known as the Semblance House.

The Firefly Eco Cabin in Nova Scotia was inspired by the Earthships of New Mexico and employs a winter-friendly straw-bale design.