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This Tribeca loft designed by Jen Talbot has some serious style with every piece of furniture and lighting and art being sculptural in nature. A prefect example of how art isn’t always something you hang on your wall. Even your sofa or coffee table can be viewed as art. (Photos: Brian Wetzel)

This modern renovation in Montréal by la Shed is a total winner winner chicken dinner in my book, partticularly because of the exceptional take on indoor/outdoor living.

In response to the redevelopment and expansion project of this lower unit of a duplex in Rosemont, the architects created a dwelling in continuity with the backyard where the spaces are organized in different levels in constant relationship with each other and with the outdoor gardens. In order to offer a warm character to the living rooms located on the ground floor and in the basement, the kitchen has been placed on the courtyard side, half-level between the two floors, playing the role of a link between the different levels. This new layout, a contemporary version of a split-level, allows the kitchen to be located at ground level and provide a direct link with the terrace. The fluidity between the levels is ensured thanks to a double height opening, offering a real decompartmentalization of the space. To materialize this link, wall furniture covering the three levels has been designed and becomes in turn sideboard, storage cabinets and TV cabinet. The staircase also contributes to openness and spatial harmony. One of the owners being a landscape architect, the landscaping took on particular importance in the project. With his collaboration, several distinct zones were created. Thus, the gardens seem to extend inwards through the rear windows, which open generously towards them, without sacrificing the privacy of its occupants.

There’s an elegance and sophistication with a dose of European flair to the work of Austin, TX based firm Christina Cole and Co. It’s really quite simple which helps draw your attention to the architecture.

It’s like I say week in week out. If you have to drag yourself into work on a weekeend it helps if it’s somewhere stylish. Pedagogic Workshop Versailles by Fleur Delesalle.

One of absolute favourite architecture firms, that happens to be Canadian, has knocked my socks off once again with this project, a complete renovation of an apartment in the Montréal neighbourhood of Plateau-Mont-Royal. la Shed showed respect for the glorious original architecture and I love how they merged it with modern elements. This is stunning. And I love what they did with what might have been a garage in a former life. (Photos: Maxime Brouillet)