Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory is our annual round-up of exciting emerging architecture studios. Our 2022 list is growing with the addition of Canadian entry JA Architecture Studio and its transformation of this Toronto home
Their studio, as well as a few of the homes they have built , sit within the neighbourhood of Beaconsfield Village in Toronto. Javidi explains the challenges of designing homes there: ‘There is a lot of opposition to projects beyond three storeys, so there is this push to find ways to densify a low-rise neighbourhood.’ Therefore, each of their residential projects becomes ‘an experiment in typology’.
When asked about what they envision for their future, they say: ‘We are in the process of shifting in scale, towards medium-sized cultural and public projects. Not cultural as in a cultural institution, but the culture of the city.’ This can be seen in projects such as Forno Cultura bakery, a repurposed mechanic garage; and Underscore Gallery, an art gallery and artist workspace with inverted bay windows.
Conscious of its surroundings, the new, brick-clad building feels at home within its context. ‘When you are walking, you don’t notice it at first and then you notice the anomaly,’ adds Assadi. What grabs the attention of passers-by is the barrel-vaulted window which boldly protrudes on top of the front façade, clearly marking the new construction, while still ‘conversing with the neighbouring dormers and gables’.
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