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GENIUS
CLASS
Elegance and innovation of design are remarkably possible
in smaller, sustainably built packages. Consider the
residential component of the winners of the Design
Excellence Awards given in 2014 by the Ontario Association
of Architects (OAA). Projects were judged for creativity,
context, sustainability and legacy potential, among other
aspects. The three homes shown herenew and
This page : The Stealth Cabin by
renovated houses in the city, and a lakeside cabin
Superkl is one of the residential
deserve attention as satisfying responses to the needs winners of a Design Excellence award
of contemporary homeowners. from the OAA this year. The cabins
exterior cladding of cedar provides a
cohesive look, while the variation of
texturesin the shakes, siding and
roofcreates interest.
SHAI GIL
Back to the spaces. It is designed for passive cooling and ventilation, and
the north half can be closed off when not in use to reduce
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Finding ow
When a downtown Toronto homeowner
contacts an architect for consultation on a
renovation, there are always two key
complaints: the homeowner is starved for light
and keen for connection to the outdoors
that little patch of green beyond the back door.
They just didnt build them to serve those
needs back in the day, when Toronto was lling Above, left: The back of
up with the row houses, semis and tall Dubbeldams OAA-award-
winning Through House is lined
Victorians that are typical of urban housing
with windows. A wood-and-
stock of a century ago. steel screen and trellis, along
Innovative solutions to those challenges are with the extension of the
on display in this 128-year-old home that was indoor porcelain flooring to the
outdoor spaces closest to the
renovated by Toronto-based Dubbeldam
house, create the visual effect
Architecture + Design. The narrow main level of an expanded living space.
was opened up from front to back, allowing Above, right: Opaque panels
maximum ow of natural light through the on the banister assist light flow
through the space.
formerly cramped spaces and creating a
Left: The fireplace is sited so it
sightline through the house to the courtyard, is visible throughout the main
visible through a generous expanse of oor-to- floor. The surround is
ceiling windows. This glass boundary draws the clad uniquely in strips of
attention beyond the interior to an outdoor industrial felt.
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DO IT FOR LOVE
Your beloved collectibles might increase in value over time.
Then again, they might not.
BY DOUGLAS GOOLD
I love cars. I have had a series of very good indexes include only auction sales, not private All of this leads me to a remarkable, little-
sports cars (Mazda RX-7, Porsche Cayman) salesthey do suggest that the prices of most known international success story. RM Auctions
and very bad sports cars (MGB, Fiat Spider), collectibles have risen smartly. began in Chatham, Ont., in 1976, when Rob
which were fun but famously unreliable. Ever Clearly, though, as my limited experience Myers set up his restoration business in a
heard of Joseph Lucas, founder of Lucas shows, you need to look before you leap. How one-car garage. Headquartered in the tiny, nearby
Industries, which made the electronics for knowledgeable are you about the class of town of Blenheim, it is now the worlds largest
MGBs? Where would you least like those collectibles you are interested in? And what auction house for investment-grade cars, with
electronics, including the fuel pump, to fail? It precisely is your motive? buyers and sellers in 60 countries. Last summer,
happened to me in my orange MGB in the Collectibles are not called investments of it sold a 1967 Ferrari 275 for $27.5 million to
middle of the Brooklyn Bridgeand I was in the passion for nothing, so it is not surprising that Canadian fashion billionaire Lawrence Stroll, the
inside lane. Oddly, the New York drivers behind Knight Frank reports that 61 per cent of most ever paid for a road car. This year in May, it
me were less than sympathetic. It is not for collectors cite personal pleasure as their scheduled the auction of two iconic collectibles to
nothing that old Joe was called the Prince primary motive. There is, of course, something coincide with Monacos Grand Prixthe 1958
of Darkness. to be said for investing in an asset class beyond Riva Tritone boat owned by Prince Rainier and
I have owned only one car that could pass as real estate and securities, and one in which Princess Grace, and James Hunts Formula One
a collectible, on the lower end of the scale. It prices are largely determined by different 1974 Hesketh 308. I talked with RMs Jack
was a 1951 Bentley Mark VI, with Boxtrom, who owns and races storied
suicide doors (the back doors open cars, including a Chaparral, for which
from the front) and rare black-on-white he was offered $3 million (he turned it
instrumentation. It was a truly down). Jack said the market was
gorgeous car, with rolling fenders, the robust for cars just like these and, in
famous vertical grill topped with a particular, for the red carsFerraris.
stylized B, and a curtain that could be It turns out that my fretting about the
lowered across the rear window for cost of upkeep and restoration doesnt
privacy. apply to the ultra-rich. If you buy a car
Less happily, the Bentley was hard to for $10 million, who cares about the cost
drive and a total money pit, particularly of upkeep? Its immaterial, Jack told me.
since I didnt drive it very often. There Not that all of RMs cars are quite in
was insurance, storage fees, and upkeep that lofty category. At a recent RM
and restoration bills. Lots and lots of auction on Amelia Island, Florida,
very large bills. I eventually sold it purchases ranged from $55,000 for
privately at a big loss. a 1965 Mustang convertible to $1.8
Others have done better with Consider who is going to buy your collectible. million for an iconic 1957 Mercedes-
collectibles, in some cases, much, much Benz 300 SL roadster, similar to the
Markets for very high-end items are tiny and illiquid.
better. The Economist valuables index silver 300 SL former Prime Minister
and Knight Franks Luxury Investment Pierre Trudeau used to drive.
Index show huge gains over a 10-year period criteria. Yet it is estimated that ultra-high-net- My advice? Enjoy your collectible, while MAJAPHOTO, ISTOCKPHOTO.COM
(211 and 175 per cent, respectively). Classic cars worth individuals have an average of only informing yourself exactly how easy or difcult
lead both indexes, and coins, stamps and wine 4 per cent of their assets in collectibles. it might be to sell, and for how much.
have done well; the only loser over a decade was Of course, your collectible may have a huge
furniture. Most collected was ne art, watches, paper value, but who is going to buy it? Markets Douglas Goold is a Toronto-based writer and
wine, jewelry and cars, in that order. Eric Clapton for very high-end items are tiny and illiquid, commentator and a former columnist for The Globe and
sold a platinum Patek Philippe wristwatch at something you might want to consider in case Mails Report on Business. He is the author of three
auction for $3.6 million (all prices U.S.). While the stock markets collapse (again), and you get books, including (with Andrew Willis) The Bre-X Fraud.
the indexes have awsfor example, most art that margin call. Contact him at mail@iadmagazine.com.
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WATERS
EDGE
PATKAU ARCHITECTS TOOK ITS CUE FROM THE
TWISTS AND TURNS OF A DRIFTWOOD-STREWN
BEACH ON THE B.C. COAST TO DESIGN THIS COOLLY
INTEGRATED ISLAND OUTPOST.
BY JIM SUTHERLAND
PHOTOGRAPHY BY UNDINE PRHL
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Previous page: The home owes little to the original This page: Unlike the sedum found on many green Right: Exterior walls are concrete-bre panels colour-
West Coast Modernism championed by architects roofs, native grasses and mosses own this one. matched to complement the landscape. The stone
such as Arthur Erickson and Ron Thom, but it does While the house is 4,500 square feet in area, the roof wall extends for well over a hundred metres along the
follow their script in one regardby imposing itself above it extends to almost 6,000, providing for lane and, in places, rises several metres above dips
lightly on the landscape. generous overhangs. and valleys.
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It soon became clear to the Patkaus and David Shone, their colleague and
the projects lead designer, that the property was special even by Quadra
standards. On one side, mere metres from the logical building site, is a
huge slab of basalt covered in moss and ferns. On the other is an inlet and
tidal pool. In front is a beach strewn with driftwood that gets re-tossed by
every winter storm.
What to do with a spot like that? Many are the West Coast home designs
that tackle such a challenge with massive oor-to-vaulted-ceiling windows
on every side. That was not the Patkaus solution. Instead, their vision
called for a structure that twisted and turned, so that walls could face each
of the three primary views head on. Some of the windows on those walls
would indeed be oor to ceiling, but others would be oor-to-waist height.
These would go in the bedrooms, where the view to be framed was the one
from the bed. Both clients and designers had recently visited Japan and
were attuned to those kinds of possibilities, says John Patkau.
Additional light would be gathered through skylights and the device of
an inner courtyard, which would get a reecting pool using water owing
by in a small creek. There would be a green roof covered in the same moss,
grass and ferns growing on the adjacent rock.
Inside, slab counters in the kitchen and main room would be skewed at
irregular angles in homage to the logs outside the windows. Walls would be
pure concrete, even in places where they oated above the oor, while a ceiling
treatment would utilize wooden slats hiding subtle lighting. Floors would be
smooth oak except where they were, yes, glass: The home cantilevered over a
cliff and the view below was every bit as interesting as the one beyond. And all
of this would be nished in the most minimalist possible waya structure of
intense complexity looking as simple as could be.
There was just one problem: Who would build it?
The architects initially assumed that this was a job for an experienced,
carriage-trade Vancouver builder, and never mind the ve-hour, two-ferry
commute. But the 2010 Olympics loomed on the horizon then, and every
contractor for hundreds of kilometres around had all the work they could
handle. Peterson and Munck, on the other hand, had always hoped that the
work could be done locally and took it upon themselves to interview
potential candidates much as they had with the architects.
John Patkau views it as mostly luck that the couple landed with Quadra
Island builders J Toelle Construction, but Munck recalls the phone call she
received after interviewing the rm. Weve talked it over with our guys, said
owner John Toelle, and were all very excited about this.
And so began the almost-seven-year-long building marathon, overseen
architecturally by Shone, who visited on an almost monthly basis, while
Left: Here, off the study, a wall of windows showcases Quadra Islands
breathtaking panorama to full advantagepristine forests, sheltered coves and
open water to entice sea-kayaking enthusiasts.
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Opposite: Deer are omnipresent throughout Above: In the Japanese tradition, views Below: Eric Peterson and Christina Munck
coastal B.C., and their appetites play an are edited based on what is to be seen and use the home mostly as a residence, but the
important role in determining landscaping where it is to be seen from. In bedrooms the dining table does do occasional double duty
materials. Here those run strictly to the viewing location is almost always the bed, for meetings for Tula Foundation, their
indigenous plants found on the site before it which led to several windows located at or family-funded initiative. The counter seen
was disturbed (though as little as possible) near this height. here is arranged at an unexpected angle, as
during the construction process. is a similar one in the kitchen, in homage to
the logs on the beach.
consulting day by day, using smart phones, with what proved to be a crack
construction team. John Patkau, in retrospect, views the entire process as
charmed. The clients had never previously built a home, but they were
serial renovators with a solid understanding of the process. They had no
desire to spend money for the sake of it, he says, but also no limits. They
just wanted to do what was right.
So today the house is complete. The curving laneway is edged by a
beautiful stone wall, and the arrival is to that most endangered of slickly
modern features, a carport. The furniture inside is sparse and spare.
Munck, a sometime painter, has been considering what kind of art
might go on the concrete walls, but the idea is daunting and for now they
remain unadorned.
Beyond that log-strewn beach the view through the front window is strictly
of rocks, water and trees. The road by suggests that this part of Quadra is
fairly populated, but there is no hint of that here. A small protected island
blocks the sight of other residences in nearby Heriot Bay and vicinity, leaving
the snow-capped Coast Mountains looming in the distance as the primary
visual distraction. As one looks through that window, seven years doesnt
seem very long at all.
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LIVING
ON THE
WATER
IN A BAJA BEACH HOUSE AND
A RIVER-DOCKED HOUSEBOAT,
YOU PLUNGE HEADLONG INTO
THE PLEASURES OF EASY
SUMMER DAYS.
You can go a whole day on this modern houseboat without seeing another living
being, save for a conga line of ducks emerging from a tangle of reeds. The bay
extends out for a mile, and beyond it the Berlin skyline with its distinctive TV Tower.
Otherwise, the only interlopers are trees.
This view should belong to a much bigger house, the kind of waterfront villa that
would be out of reach for most people in the 21st century. But everything about this
houseboat dees its 650 square feet. For one thing, it sleeps four, with enough room
overhead to literally allow jumping out of bed. The kitchen has an island as long as a car.
And the whole family could sprawl around the wood-burning stove on a nippy evening.
In fact, its easy to forget youre on a boat altogetheruntil the odd wobble from the
wake of a neighbouring boat rocks you back to reality.
Rummelsburger Bucht, a bay off Berlins Spree River, has transformed itself gradually
from an industrial backwater into a residential water city. Young creative couples and
trail-blazing families have moved into contemporary houses amid the natural beauty
here, and the marina offers long-term berths to boat owners. So when brothers Chris
and Oliver Laugsch, who run the boutique-hotel website Welcome Beyond, purchased
what they describe as a oating loft after a two-year search, naturally they chose to moor
it at Rummelsburger.
It was built by a Dutchman from scratch, says Chris. He liked to build things, and
when you put that fact together with the Dutch afnity for water, you get this. With help
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Below: At 650 square feet and with only one internal door, the
houseboat has the character of an urban loft. The open-concept
kitchen is simple and spare, with storage to keep all the utilities tucked
away and home-rigged lighting over the polished-concrete island.
Theres nothing that doesnt absolutely need to be there, says Chris.
Right: The boat is equipped with air conditioning and heating, but Chris
and Oliver installed a wood-burning stove for extra warmth and
character. The floor-to-ceiling windows have custom coverings
shutters on some and mechanical blinds on others.
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from a boat engineer, the builder started with a catamaran base, then built a shell on top
from wood and steel, and laid a concrete oor. Its a relatively light structuresimple
and clean. Theres nothing to distract from the view outside, notes Chris. Its classied
as a boat, it has an engine, but from the look of it, theres nothing nautical about it.
Indeed, he rarely moves it from its mooring. Its not really built for day tours.
Most of the furnishings were custom-crafted from the get-go, in light-coloured wood,
polished concrete and a touch of steel. Sharing the builders appreciation for
minimalism, Chris and Oliver kept things that way. Except for a few aspects of colour,
everything is white and grey, says Chris. Theres a feeling of space, very light. All they
brought to the mix were a few side tables, a wall-mounted TV, the wood-burning stove
and themselves.
The brothers have added the houseboat to their hotel website, so its often occupied by
paying guests. But when its not, Chris, who moonlights in nance, sets up ofce from
the Acapulco chair on the deck, taking advantage of the Wi-Fi, which is unusually
superior for this part of Berlin. Because of the way the terrace points toward the bay, the
whole marina is behind you, so its completely private, says Chris. In fact, there are no
windows at all on the marina side. The marina is simply gone.
When Oliver joins his brother, their schedule consists of little except sipping red wine
on the water and cooking simple dinners in the open kitchen. The only caveat is the one
familiar to most homeowners: theres always something to be done. When we spend
time together, we usually end up doing little xes on the boat, says Chris. Everyone
relaxes easier if we each come separately.
Those little fixes include stocking up on supplies, tightening screws and,
unsurprisingly, washing the oor-to-ceiling windows. But for Chris, that represents little
pain in exchange for a lot of gain.
Being here is like being inside a camera, looking out, and the window is the lens, he
says. Thats the most striking feature of the whole boat and the whole setting.
Above: The only visual connection to the marina is the front door,
which opens onto a public dock.
Right: The bathroom gets fresh water from the marina system, so
its highly functional, though, says Chris, the toilet pump has its
own character. Oliver, who works as a graphic designer, has an eye
for fun details. He created the pink vertical stripe between the sinks.
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SEA WORTHY
IN THIS BAJA FAMILY GETAWAY WITH THE PACIFIC
Above: Apart from a few green oases scattered around the
OCEAN SLIDING UP TO THE BACK DOOR, THE BEAUTY IS property, the landscape is fairly desert-like. Architect Jim Olson
THAT YOURE OUTSIDE EVEN WHEN YOURE INSIDE. brought that desert feeling to the structure with sand-coloured stone
and stucco. The seaseen immediately through the front gate
BY ELLEN HIMELFARB plays off it. He kept the spaces wide and vaulted, so nothing would
PHOTOGRAPHY BY BENJAMIN BENSCHNEIDER/OTTO interfere with the view to the horizon.
Opposite: Dark wood beams complement the simple lines of the
architecture, a nod to the old Spanish aesthetic. A trellis has been laid
In the sphere of architecture, Jim Olson is an auteur. His oeuvre encompasses
over top of the louvres, with the fibres running perpendicular, to
soaring spaces, realized with an earthy warmth that tempers their vastness. To the create a soft basket-weave effect. Theyre both textural elements
world, they appear as if screened with an amber lter. that are functional, too, says Olson. The furniture is by Terry Hunziker
Olson has his roots in the Pacific Northwest, where the big sky and majestic for Sutherland, with cushions covered in Ralph Lauren fabric.
mountainscape set the bar for scale, and the legacies of modernists like Paul Kirk and
Arthur Erickson loom large. In Seattle, where his rm, Olson Kundig, operates in an
ofce near the Ferry Terminal, Olson has become a legend in his own right. But his
clients also travel abroad, thus his work has followed them as far as Hong Kong, Hawaii
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The louvred overhang continues through the main living area, alleviating the verticality
and adding a visual motif. I like to use large spaces, but then have horizontal layers in
there to break it down, says Olson. Its countered by a blackened-steel fireplace
surround, which climbs up the double-height concrete wall to the ceiling. Glass pocket
doors open up the room to the water. Terry Hunziker designed the round games table.
Armchairs, Walters Wicker.
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and San Jos del Cabo, Mexico, the setting for this holiday home by the beach.
The villa, built for a lifelong friend based in Seattle, is unmistakably Olson; its 8,000
square feet radiate a golden hue. Theres a desert-like climate on the ocean, says the
architect, so the materials of the house were intended to have this desert feeling. Yet
this Baja home is resolutely focused on the Sea of Cortez, which in high tide can come
right up to the threshold of the innity pool.
To achieve this balance of earth and sea, Olson borrowed the best of the region but also
learned from its mistakes.
When I rst went down there, my client took me around to some more traditional
houses and said, Every time you walk in, you feel like the ceiling is coming down. And
it was trueour view of the ocean was blocked. We couldnt see the sky. Shes a tall
person and that really bothered her.
Olson was able to remedy that with a characteristically lofty space. Now, from the front
gate to the yawning foyer right through to the back terrace, the horizon is a constant
presence.
The building is a pure expression of Olson-ication, inected with the argot of the
Mexican coast: dark wood, stone and stucco in sandy tones to blend into the dry
mountain backdrop. For the ceramic-tile roof, mandated by the regions architectural
heritage body, Olson went with a more contemporary tan rather than the usual red. And
louvres, seen in traditional homes along the length of the coast, are everywhere. It really
works because you can close all the doors for security and open the louvres, says Olson.
People have gured it out over centuries. Modern culture loves to just ignore all that,
but why would you?
Those were precisely the sentiments of the client. She wanted to be a good neighbour
and she also wanted a modern house, says Olson. This does all the things traditional
houses dojust in a modern vocabulary.
Olsons meditations on the home slip naturally into the regional parlance, which is to
be expected for someone who has always endeavoured to place his work within the local
context. When he describes the vaulted living room, he calls it the zcalothe Mexican
term for a public square. If you think of the house as a little villagewith the owner,
her four children, grandchildren and lots of friendsit is this major central space. It
opens completely to the pool and the ocean. Its warm and air can ow through. On the
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This home is resolutely focused When the pocket doors are open,
the master suite becomes part of
the garden, with barely a break in
the threshold of the pool. shades of tan. The duvet cover was
made from Kravet fabric.
main floor, the zcalo is flanked by the kitchen and master bedroom; upstairs its Peering across the rooftop lounge, you
overlooked by a balcony off which are the other bedroomsone with ve bunk beds, like can see the sand-coloured roof tiles, a
departure from the local traditional
a dorm. As people retreat to their private spaces, they look down into it, says Olson. red. The pigmented-concrete fireplace
When youre in the pool, you look back at it. When youre coming from the street, you is a focal point here, but the sea is
walk into it. Its the focal point of the house. ever-present. Chairs and tables, Jardin
de Ville; pillow fabrics by Perennials.
The broad horizontal lines and natural paletteas well as the homey, tactile
furnishings by Seattle designer Terry Hunzikerbring the volumes down to earth. Yet
theres no denying the architect has scaled up here in a way few other architects have on
this coast. The villa extends almost to the edges of the 75-foot lot.
But when you consider the four children, the many more grandchildren and the larger
social circle that congregate here on a continual loop, the girth makes sense. The big
spaces take on more meaning when you have a big family that occupies the house all the
time, says Olson.
He should know. He has visited plenty of times while working on a subsequent
project, the JW Marriott in Los Cabos, Olson Kundigs rst hotel in Mexico. However, he
dismisses the idea of making the arrangement more permanent. Im too busy to move
down there, Olson says. Its too relaxing!
For oor plans, see page 94
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NATURAL
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FASHION DESIGNER JENNI KAYNE USED BOLD
STROKES AND ELEMENTAL MATERIALS TO FIT OUT
A MODERN FAMILY HOME THAT DELIVERS A MASTER
CLASS IN ELEGANT SUMMER STYLE.
BY SHAWNA COHEN
PHOTOGRAPHY BY LISA ROMEREIN/OTTO
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Above: Black walls in the den set off an intimate conversation area
formed by the white-upholstered sofa and chaise, and the antique rug.
A sleek glass-topped coffee table features an unconventional base of
twisted driftwood.
Right: French doors with a black steel framework draw the eye to the
serene scene outsidea reflecting pool, the ceramic cylinder table and a
pair of woven-wire chairs that echo the seating in the living room.
Opposite: The kitchen is all white, and yet theres nothing cold or austere
about it; in fact, the ambience encourages intimate dinner parties wherein
guests can help with food preparation over cocktails. Kayne created a
relaxed space by forgoing overhead cabinetry and leaving the ceiling line
open, opting instead for simple floating shelves. The floor-to-ceiling
cabinets have glass doorsa design element that reinforces the
openness. A pine ceiling warms up the space, and vintage-look light
fixtures and the stainless steel range hood offer an industrial vibe. The
symmetry achieved by the precise positioning of the pendant lights and
the lineup of stylish counter stools adds a comforting sense of order.
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Where to find the architects, designers, products and manufacturers in this issue
DESIGNPHILE p. 14 Consultants:
Power of the Flower 9. F. Didot wallpaper. Available from thoreaux.com. Structural Engineers: Peterson Galloway
pp. 1014 10. Lilies Black wallpaper, designed by Judit Gueth, Mechanical Engineering: Hirscheld Williams Timmins
Toronto. Available through juditgueth.com. Contractor: J Toelle Construction Ltd. Guy Holmes,
pp. 1011 11. Magnolia Embroidery wallpaper in Linen Green, site superintendent
1. Lizette wallpaper in Navy and Cream (T36100), from the from the Parchment Flowers collection by Sanderson.
Enchantment collection by Thibaut. Available through Available through Tlio, telio.com. ESCAPE
Kravet Canada. thibautdesign.com, 12. Bird Blossom wallpaper, from the Aegean The Next Big Wave
kravetcanada.com collection by Sanderson. Available through pp. 3843
2. Royal Road wallpaper. Available from thoreaux.com. Tlio, telio.com. Welcome Beyond, welcomebeyond.com
3. Illalla wallpaper, from the Marimekko IV collection.
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pp. 1213 Hybrid Wine series glass from Spiegelau, spiegelau.com Architecture by Olson Kundig Architects,
5. Ginkgo wallpaper in Metallic on Citron (T718), from olsonkundigarchitects.com
the Artisan collection by Thibaut. Available through Kravet Works in Progress Custom furniture by Terry Hunziker, terryhunziker.com
Canada. thibautdesign.com, kravetcanada.com p. 17
6. Botanic wallpaper, from Chivasso. Available through VisitCuba.com GRACE NOTE
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7. Oodi mural, from the Marimekko IV collection. Available Genius Class Biowall: inventor, Alan Arlington; designers, Diamond
through NewWall, newwall.com. pp. 18A22 Schmitt Architects, dsai.ca
8. Sleeping Briar Rose wallpaper, designed by Jill Malek. Stealth Cabin, architecture by Superkl, superkul.ca
Available through jillmalek.com. Through House, architecture by Dubbeldam Architecture
+ Design, dubbeldam.ca
Residence by Drew Mandel Architects,
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ARCHITECTURE
Waters Edge
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Architecture by Patkau Architects: John Patkau, Patricia
Patkau, and David Shone with Mike Green,
Dimitri Koubatisand Greg Boothroyd,James Eidse,Marc
Holland,Tony Mah, Henry Murdock, Ben Raimes, Thomas
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