Amazing Work Spaces from Around the World
If you think about it, it makes sense to design work spaces with cool gadgets and amenities. After all, you are spending one third of your time there – for some of us even more. This week on the blog, we’ve rounded up some of our favourite work spaces that will have you green with envy! Continue reading
Amazing Features in the World’s Tallest Buildings
We’ve given our recent obsession with travel homes and vacation hotspots a rest because we have another cool architecture-focused post we’ve been itching to share with you. Tall, looming skyscrapers are kind of our thing. We love building developments that make a statement, like our 1 Yorkville or our E Condos, but we also like admiring other awesome buildings.
These buildings are not only super tall, but they also have some pretty cool features. Continue reading
Amazing Vacation Homes From Around The World
We’ve got vacations on the mind after the whirlwind weather we’ve been having in Toronto lately. Augtober isn’t really our cup of tea! Though we’ve got nothing planned, a little browsing never hurt anyone and so we found some of the best vacation homes, ever.
Take a look: Continue reading
5 Pieces of Really Cool Outdoor Furniture
We have an eye for design, there’s no doubt about it! We love building condominiums that push the limits of design and are unique and different in their own ways. But we also love looking at great pieces of architecture, especially homes and big institutions from all around the world. Lately however, we’ve been coveting cool pieces of outdoor furniture.
Check out some of our favourite pieces at the moment: Continue reading
Car-Free at Yonge and Bloor
For two Sundays this month a major portion of Yonge and Bloor will be going car-free, creating two huge linear parks for pedestrians and cyclists. That’s right – Open Streets is coming to Toronto, even though it’s already been adopted by major U.S. cities in the past. Continue reading
4 Beautifully Juxtaposed Buildings
Old vs. new, modern vs. classic, Lady Gaga vs. Billie Holiday. Juxtaposition is everywhere, whether it’s in music, film, food, or architecture. When you visit a city for the first time it’s common to see a shiny modern building next to a century-old church, or a decades-old monument next to a brand new landmark.
Take probably the most famous example of juxtaposed architecture, The Louvre in Paris. The most famous museum in the world dates back to the 17th century, and the baroque architecture of the original building juxtaposes sharply against the modern aesthetic of I.M. Pei’s glass pyramids. Attendance at the museum has doubled since the pyramid’s completion in 2002, which got us wondering about other examples of juxtaposition in architecture, and its impact on those buildings. Here are our top picks – two are in Toronto: Continue reading
Reading Up: Our Favourite Architecture Blogs
As many of our readers know, we’re kind of obsessed with great architecture. Our buildings are a testament to that, but we also appreciate impressive architecture from around the world. We keep our fingers on the pulse by checking out our favourite architecture blogs daily. We’re sure you all have your favourites, but here are the ones we can’t go a day without. Continue reading
5 Incredible Green Roofs From Around The World
We have a special spot for green spaces and public areas in Toronto, and we’re lucky to have so many of them near our projects. We’ve also included some green space in our projects, like the above ground plaza connecting our two E Condos’ towers.
When we were incorporating green space into E Condos, we began researching others around the world and we want to share with you our favourites. Continue reading
A Perfect Day in Yorkville – Rosario Varacalli
Any day in Yorkville is the perfect day, right? Well, we sure think so anyway! We sat down with Bazis architect Rosario Varacalli to find out a little bit more about his perfect day in Yorkville, home to his projects Exhibit and 1 Yorkville . Continue reading