Stairway to Gehry

The Art Gallery of Ontario hired Frank Gehry to design a staircase to sew the circulation path of the expanding collection together.  In a clever twist, it bows to New York's Guggenheim's shell but unravels the model to further the occupier through the space.

Culturally Uplifting

West 8 designed this undulating thread which buffers Toronto's spread of Lake Ontario.  Appearing to be contorted from seismic activity,  it's pallid gesture is a unique silhouette along the monotony of pedestrian paving.  The amalgamation of form and function that play on proportion and scale.... beautility.

scarpetta

Scarpetta's  dining pavilion is a well braced addition to Toronto's downtown core.  One main dining table references summer camp chic as it collides with the urban landscape.

distilled design

If SOHO dialed up Toronto, The Distillery District would holler back. Once a Victorian industrial landscape to one of the world's grandest distilleries, it has since been retrofitted with galleries, shops and beer/sake breweries. A promenade of public open space fabulousness, it rules the roost of urban revitalization.

Revolving Door

I found this image on CORE Architect's website. The turnstile entrance the firm created for a residential client is fabulous. If it were mine, I would find all kinds of excuses to leave home and then conveniently forget my keys,umbrella or pocketbook just to spin one more time. I love that when the door is closed, it blends into the facade as a textured wall. True beautility.