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"We have many big, iconic buildings across Canada that would benefit from new intervention and reuse strategies with this kind of sensibility."

"There’s a finesse in the research and the materiality of this design—the building composition is solid and well-grounded."

"It’s a house with a spiritual aspect."

"The interior atrium is an inviting, generous civic space, at a natural centre point within the eye-shaped volume."

"I appreciated the compactness of the plan—which is very efficient with regard to minimizing the quantity of envelope—and the way the designers decided to bring…

"There is more to the project than just a façade: the units are well connected vertically and light enters the spaces in a dynamic way."

"It imagines how you could squeeze three additional dwelling units on a very small, tight site."

"The success of this project is in its sectional diagram, as a snaking form that connects through the principal public spaces and suggests links to the rest of…

"The project is really alluring: it’s bold, atmospheric and potent."

"The proportions and connections are impeccable, and the design offers a surprising and unexpected solution to the need to integrate the house into the typology…

"We see the elegance of a simple and rational construction logic at play."

"It is a project where you believe that people will use their common space in ways that enhance daily life, but also in ways that build a strong local…