Altius Architects

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Altius Architecture, Inc.
TypeArchitectural Practice
Industry Architecture, Interior Design
Founded1998
Headquarters,
Key people
Cathy Garrido(Founder and Partner), Graham Smith(Founder and Partner)
Number of employees
25+
Website www.altius.net
The interior of the Altius Architecture, Inc. office in the Liberty Village neighbourhood of Toronto. Altius Architecture, Inc.jpg
The interior of the Altius Architecture, Inc. office in the Liberty Village neighbourhood of Toronto.

Altius Architecture, Inc. is an architecture and interior design firm based in Toronto, Ontario that designs and constructs custom homes [1] and cottages. [2] The office is involved in projects in Canada, the United States and the Middle East. They practice in a regional and sustainable design process. [3]

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History

Altius was founded by four partners who had met as students at the University of Waterloo, School of Architecture, in the 1990s.[ citation needed ] Altius Design Studio was founded in 1998 and became Altius Architecture Inc in 2002. [4]

The Ontario Association of Architects selected Altius for the 2007 Best Emerging Practice Award, in recognition of their strategies and creativity in a firm that has been in practice for five years or less. In 2007, the three partners of Altius Architecture Inc purchased 49% of Sustain Design Studio and their flagship miniHome, a line of sustainable prefabricated homes. [5]

In 2009, the three partners acquired 100% of Sustain Design Studio and began expanding the miniHome into the California market.[ citation needed ]

In 2012, Altius participated in the public exhibition Big Enough at the Toronto Harbourfront Centre. The exhibition was investigating the idea of space in the city, by posing the question: How much space do we really need? [6]

Projects

Awards

Publications

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 "Altius Architecture Inc. - Modern Builder and Design".
  2. John Bentley Mays, "A sustained Appetite For Sustainable Homes", The Globe and Mail, February 27, 2009. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
  3. 1 2 "Raising the Bar".
  4. 1 2 "OAA Best Emerging Practice Award 2007". Archived from the original on 2009-02-04. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
  5. Lloyd Alter, "New MiniHome Designs Developed For West Coast", "Tree Hugger", February 28, 2012
  6. Dave Lebrlac, "Harbourfront exhibit asks, How much space do we really need?", The Globe and Mail, February 9, 2012
  7. 1 2 "Nested in High Park | National Post". National Post. 12 August 2017.
  8. 1 2 "Design Source Guide".
  9. 2005 OAA Awards [ permanent dead link ]
  10. "2007 Green Toronto Awards". Archived from the original on 2007-06-03. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
  11. 1 2 2008 Wood Works! Awards Gala Winners
  12. Congratulations to 2011 Canstruction Participants
  13. "Award of Merit - ARIDO 2014 | Altius Architecture, Inc". altius.net. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  14. "Altius Wins Best of Houzz 2015! | Altius Architecture, Inc". Archived from the original on 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
  15. Lorinc, John (15 February 2018). "Kitchen designed around coffee maker in Etobicoke home rebuild - The Globe and Mail". The Globe and Mail.
  16. Lorinc, John (15 March 2018). "Etobicoke house rebuild sprints into landscaping season - The Globe and Mail". The Globe and Mail.
  17. "Beautiful Stouffville residence pays homage to farm typology: The Wow Factor | The Star". The Toronto Star. 13 April 2018.
  18. "Film, Architecture Programs a Focus of Doors Open 2018 | UrbanToronto".
  19. "Toronto's Doors Open presents a glimpse into leading design studios". 14 May 2018.
  20. "A Toronto-Based Firm Breathes New Life into a Victorian's Interior". 12 January 2017.
  21. "The Complicated Art of Simplicity | National Post". National Post. 31 January 2017.
  22. "How a young couple turned their quirky, charming Annex house into a light-filled sanctuary". 11 April 2017.
  23. Lorinc, John (13 April 2017). "The first stages of an Etobicoke home rebuild - The Globe and Mail". The Globe and Mail.
  24. "Altius Architecture Designed a Bright and Modern House Renovation". 13 June 2017.
  25. Lorinc, John (15 June 2017). "Etobicoke home rebuild delivers modernist look with low-slope roof - The Globe and Mail". The Globe and Mail.
  26. Lorinc, John (10 August 2017). "HVAC and plumbing installs complicate Etobicoke home rebuild - The Globe and Mail". The Globe and Mail.
  27. "In Leaside, an Exercise in Good Design". 17 September 2019.
  28. Lorinc, John (5 October 2017). "Etobicoke home rebuild faces a dilemma: take a wall down or leave it up? - The Globe and Mail". The Globe and Mail.
  29. "Modern homes rankle homeowners in established neighbourhoods, but do they have to? | National Post". National Post. 17 February 2016.
  30. "Dramatic before-and-after reno creates modern hilltop retreat from faux Roman villa in King | National Post". National Post. 21 March 2015.
  31. Mays, John Bentley (12 February 2015). "Rustic vision: A cottage competition stirs grand ideas - The Globe and Mail". The Globe and Mail.

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