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