The Architecture of the resort integrates and enhances the surrounding environment, setting up moments to appreciate and amplify nature’s rhythms and wonders. Through a few powerful yet simple gestures; the architecture captures the essence and easiness of the Gulf Coast Florida lifestyle. Five rectilinear volumes of similar width and diverse proportion position themselves dynamically around the site to optimize vistas of the beach for every residence. Lush tropical landscaping and pools cascade towards the Gulf as they weave through the architecture generating exterior rooms and gardens to absorb the delightful …

Built on a double lot on one of the many ravines located in and around central Toronto, the house was designed for a private, communal family lifestyle, with a rear façade that opens up toward the ravine, essentially turning its brick-and-aluminum-clad back to the street. The architects, Cindy Rendely has created a stepped arrangement of volumes that open forthrightly into the landscape. Openness to the ravine and awareness of the changing seasons are reinforced by the many full-height glazed walls and doors at various vantage points, which also bring light, …