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20 Years of Superkül
On Saturday, September 24, we celebrated Superkül’s 20th anniversary in our newly renovated office space among friends and collaborators. To honour this milestone, we put together a short film about the firm that features interviews with Meg, Andre, and Shea as well as cherished colleagues and clients. Watch the film here.
Read MoreBreaking Ground at Daniels on Parliament
The Daniels Corporation broke ground on their newest condominium residence in the Regent Park revitalization, Daniels on Parliament, on Thursday, September 22. Designed by Superkül, this project represents the final development within the third phase of the Regent Park revitalization and will feature two towers — one at 25 and the other at 10 storeys…
Read MoreRobarts Library Fourth Floor Reading Room Reopens
Our elegant and accessible makeover of the Fourth Floor Reading Room at the University of Toronto’s Robarts Library is complete! The space reopened to students, staff, and researchers on September 6, 2022, just in time for the start of the new school year. Catch the renovated space in President Meric Gertler’s back-to-school address to U…
Read MoreNew Season, New Beginnings | Superkül Promotions
We are thrilled to introduce — or reacquaint you with — the nine members of our newly expanded leadership team and the vital work they do to keep the Superkül world turning. Read more here.
Read MoreSuperkül Named Architects for Outdoor Terrace Level 2 of the CN Tower
Superkül has teamed up with Boszko and Verity to reimagine Outdoor Terrace Level 2 of one of Toronto’s most iconic pieces of architecture: the CN Tower! This is not only a milestone for the firm, but also a bit of a wild dream come true. We are completely humbled by the opportunity to help reinvigorate…
Read MoreIntroducing Brightwater Towns
Introducing Brightwater Towns: a series of 106 Superkül-designed homes coming to Mississauga’s Port Credit area. These intimately-scaled units are the latest addition to Brightwater, a 72-acre master-planned development that, according to the Toronto Star, “will set the benchmark for future waterfront community design across Canada and beyond.” “When we saw the master plan and location…
Read MoreWoodhouse kitchen featured in Architectural Record’s annual kitchen and bath issue
We are honoured and thrilled that Woodhouse kitchen was selected by Architectural Record for its annual kitchen and bath feature, in this month’s issue. Written by Sheila Kim and with photos by Kayla Rocca and Alex Fradkin, the full article can be viewed here.
Read MoreCanadian Interiors Best of Canada Awards
We’re thrilled to announce that we have received two Canadian Interiors Best of Canada Awards for Memory Labs and Woodhouse! Many thanks to Canadian Interiors and the 2020 Jury for this wonderful recognition, which we share with our clients and collaborators. Congratulations to our clients and our team – and to all of this year’s…
Read MoreOAA Awards of Design Excellence Finalists
Superkül is proud to announce that it has been shortlisted – twice! – in the 2020 Ontario Association of Architects’ Awards of Excellence program. Two of the firm’s residential projects – Woodhouse and What Remains to be Seen – were chosen as part of a select group of 20 finalists. Juried by a panel of…
Read MoreHome Builder Digest features superkül among best residential architects in Toronto
Photo by Tom Arban of Crescent Road House. Superkül has been included on a list of the 15 best residential architects based in Toronto by Home Builder Digest. We are delighted by this recognition of including us alongside colleagues and friends whose work we greatly admire. Go see the full list and accompanying article here.…
Read MoreSuperkül named Designer of the Year!
Superkül is delighted to announce that we have been selected as 2020 Designer of the Year by Designlines magazine. The award recognizes the firm’s design acumen, and the accompanying article in Issue No. 1, 2020 of the magazine describes Superkül as “a firm with superpowers [that] tackles every type of project with style and grace.”…
Read MoreFirm Leadership Update
Superkül is pleased to announce the promotions of Kevin James, Shea Gallagher and Will Elsworthy to the role of Associate. Kevin, Shea and Will join the firm’s leadership team alongside Associate Ian Douglas and Principals Meg Graham and Andre D’Elia. Together, this group leads the practice in pursuing and delivering projects to the highest level…
Read MoreJunction House Breaks Ground!
We are thrilled to announce that Junction House broke ground this past weekend! Working with Slate, dialogue38, Globizen and Paul Johnston has been an incredible experience so far and we can’t wait to see our design begin to be realized. A huge congratulations to the entire project team!
Read MoreAndre D’Elia to Present at Active House Symposium 2019
On Tuesday, September 17, 2019, Superkül principal Andre D’Elia is participating in a panel interview at the 7th Active House Symposium, entitled ‘Building Healthy, Living Healthy: A New Era in Sustainable Building Design’. This event follows the groundbreaking success of Great Gulf Homes Active Houses 1 and 2, single-family residences in the suburban communities of…
Read MoreMissing Mid-Rise: Oben Flats Castlefield Design District
The missing mid-rise: “neighbourly, pedestrian-friendly and a breath of fresh air”. Our project for Oben Flats has been featured in Designlines for contributing to the much needed mid-rise scale of development within Toronto’s rapidly changing urban fabric. Read more about the project and several others here.
Read MoreCompass House featured in the Spring issue of In the Hills magazine
We’re delighted that Compass House has been given a seven-page spread in the Spring issue of In the Hills, a magazine dedicated to country living in the Headwaters region of Ontario. Writer Tralee Pearce interviews Meg Graham and the proud owners of this country home, presenting an engaging account of how this highly sustainable and award-winning “Mulmur Masterpiece”…
Read MoreHouse in a Grove appears in Designlines’ landscape lookbook
House in a Grove has been featured in Designlines spring issue #2! It’s profiled as one of four houses in a feature entitled ‘Look Book: Room to Bloom’. Writer Amrit Phull details the landscaping strategies of each project, describing the living spaces of superkül’s collaboration with Fox Whyte Landscape Architecture & Design as “flowing seamlessly into a series…
Read MoreSunshine Sketches: Drawings by Superkül principals included in global publication from Thames & Hudson
Making Marks: Architects’ Sketchbooks – The Creative Process – the followup to Will Jones’s Architects’ Sketchbooks – has just been released, and once again, drawings by Superkül principals Meg Graham and Andre D’Elia are featured. Revealing why and how hand-drawing still matters, this global survey presents the freehand drawings, vibrant watercolours and abstract impressions of 60 renowned…
Read MoreReed’s Bay House published as a paradigm for modern cottage design
Reed’s Bay House is once again propelled into the spotlight, this time in the recently published book, The New Cottage: Inspiration for America’s Favorite Home. Authored by architect Katie Hutchison, the collection of 25 cottages includes Reed’s Bay House on Wolfe Island, Ontario. These projects serve as case studies in support of 10 key design strategies, demonstrating how a…
Read MoreReed’s Bay House featured on Great Canadian Cottages, hosted by Colin and Justin
As an architectural firm whose portfolio comprises a great many cottages, superkül is pleased that Reed’s Bay House was featured on a new television series entitled Great Canadian Cottages. With its simple shed-like form capitalizing on views towards the water and the surrounding bucolic landscape, Reed’s Bay House is situated on Wolfe Island, the largest…
Read MoreHot off the press! A Room with a View featured in Architizer: The World’s Best Architecture 2018
As the Jury Prize winner in the Residential Interiors category of the prestigious Architizer A+ Awards, superkül’s A Room with a View project has been featured in a newly released publication, Architizer: The World’s Best Architecture 2018. Published by the venerable Phaidon Press, the exquisitely designed and produced book documents both jury and popular choice winners. The selected…
Read MoreNOW Magazine Selects ‘ReflectLive’ in Best Events at DesignTO
We are honoured to be listed at the top of NOW Magazine’s 10 Best Events at DesignTO happening January 18-27. Our installation ‘ReflectLive’ at Delisle-St. Clair Parkette explores our relationship with urban forests as manicured spaces offering relief from city life, as well as places we can regain a sense of adventure and playfulness. Congratulations to the project…
Read MoreSuperkül scores an Architecture MasterPrize hat trick!
We are over the moon to have won three awards in the Architecture MasterPrize awards program. Recently announced, three Superkül projects were selected from stiff international competition: Compass House in the Residential Architecture category, Aesop Queen Street West in the Retail category, and A Room with a View in the Rooms and Zones category.
Read MoreTwo Superkül projects featured in Canadian Contemporary: The Northern Home
We are honoured to have two of our projects profiled in the recently published book Canadian Contemporary: The Northern Home. Representing the diversity of Superkül’s single-family residential portfolio, multiple-award-winning Compass House and Valley House respond to their specific environments of country and city in a subtle and considered fashion while meeting the unique needs of their inhabitants. A foreword…
Read MoreA Room with a View wins Remodeling Magazine’s Grand Award
We are delighted that our project – A Room with a View – has won yet another award, its fourth! Selected by an esteemed jury for Remodeling Magazine’s Design Awards as a Grand Winner, A Room with a View was one of only nine winning projects in six categories. Learn more
Read MoreA Golden Year ;)
This summer, we celebrated our one-year anniversary since we moved into our new location at 35 Golden Avenue! Thank you Harluu for keeping us kül. A reminder that our office will be closed on Monday September 3rd, due to the Labour Day holiday. We will be back in action on Tuesday September 4th. Enjoy the long…
Read MoreProper TV featured in The Globe & Mail
David LeBlanc describes our Proper TV project as a landmark for the Dovercourt Village neighbourhood in The Globe & Mail’s Real Estate section. Originally serving as a postal sorting station, this mid-20th century building was renovated and welcomed a dynamic one-storey addition to serve as the headquarters for Proper, a television show producer. Read more +
Read MoreHouse on the Archipelago graces cover of National Post Homes Section!
Principal Andre D’Elia speaks with National Post writer Martha Uniacke Breen about how our House on the Archipelago remodel turned a cottage into an island oasis by drawing inspiration from the surrounding landscape of wind-twisted conifers and undulating swaths of exposed granite. Read more +
Read MoreOn the Way Up – Part 2
Our Superkül staircase design is coming to fruition. The custom elliptical stairs were installed in four pieces last week. They were fabricated off site and CNC cut using a fibre optic laser. We’re looking forward to sharing the finished product with you!
Read MoreA Room with a View 2018 Architizer A+Awards Winner!
Our A Room with a View project is the 2018 Architizer A+Awards Jury Winner in the Residential Interiors category. With entries from over 100 countries, the A+Awards represent some of the best of architecture worldwide, with jurors, comprising equal parts architects + designers, cultural thought leaders, developers and other creatives. We are honoured to be recognized amongst…
Read MoreDesignlines debuts House in a Grove
The fall edition of Designlines features our House in a Grove project as one of 8 picture-perfect homes across the GTA. Described by principal Meg Graham as “a house of the world,” House in a Grove pays homage to its globetrotting owners by incorporating elements from many of the over 70 countries they have visited.
Read MoreAnnex House in Toronto Life
Toronto Life features our modern take on a heritage-designated cottage in the Annex as part of their dramatic case studies in innovation and renovation. Read more +
Read MoreAward winning Compass House profiled in Home Review
Home Review magazine details how our Compass House project is an example of a shared ethos of sustainability between architect and client resulting in spaces that are not only respectful of the planet but also beautiful that can be cherished for years to come.
Read MoreHouse on the Archipelago featured on Azure.com
In Canada, cottages – or cabins, or summer homes, or chalets – are a way of life. In “Escape to the Contemporary Canadian Cottage,” Azure.com shares projects — including our House on the Archipelago project — that highlight the diversity and beauty of the contemporary Canadian cottage. Read more +
Read MoreCanada’s Best Life – Home Office Space
Senior Architectural Designer, Deborah Wang shares her tips in making a home office space as practical as it is swoon-worthy in “Canada’s Best Life” featuring our Valley House project. Read more +
Read More+House Book | Home for Health
+House is the subject of the recently published Home for Health: Creating a Sanctuary for Healing. Authored by the client, Hilton Tudhope, the book is an invaluable resource for those considering a healthy and sustainable approach to design and construction. Details can be found at: www.buildforhealth.com.
Read MoreUmlaut Update | May 2018
In this edition of the umlaut update, we celebrate recent achievements and unveil new projects on the horizon.
Read MoreHouse in a Grove featured in Metropolis
Principal Meg Graham discusses Superkül’s collaborative process in creating a one-of-a-kind home designed to showcase an art collection while maximizing the potential for indoor-outdoor spaces. Read more +
Read MoreBuilder Magazine features Great Gulf Active House for Earth Day
We are honoured to have our Great Gulf Active House included in this list of award-winning projects that push the envelope on environmentally conscious design. Learn more +
Read MoreCompass House featured on the cover of The Globe and Mail’s Real Estate section
Dave LeBlanc talks to principal Meg Graham about the delicate, dream-like beauty of our OAA Award finalist, Compass House. Read more +
Read MoreHouse in a Grove wins CSLA Award!
We are thrilled to announce that our House in a Grove project has been awarded a National Award of Excellence from the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA). Congratulations to the team!
Read MoreA Room with a View featured in Canadian House & Home
Check out the April issue of Canadian House & Home to learn more about ideal renovations, including a spotlight on our very own A Room with a View project. Read more +
Read MoreMetropolis + Aesop + Superkül
Principal Meg Graham discusses Superkül’s work creating context-specific designs for Aesop’s Rosedale and Ala Moana locations with Metropolis magazine. Read more +
Read MoreCompass House Video by A-Frame
We are pleased to share this short video that A-Frame Studio shot of our Compass House project.
Read MoreCompass House Shortlisted for OAA Design Excellence Award
We are honoured to share that our Compass House project has been chosen as one of the top 20 finalists in the province for a prestigious Ontario Association of Architects Design Excellence Award. Winners will be announced April 3rd. Read more +
Read MoreOben Flats Harbord Towns featured in Builder magazine
Learn about our approach to offer contemporary townhouses on a site that seemed an unlikely candidate for an urban housing development in a recent issue of Builder magazine. Read more+
Read MoreOn location – Photography shoot at CRA
Photoshoot in progress for our recently completed office renovation project for Charles River Associates (CRA) Toronto Headquarters. Stay tuned for the final images!
Read MoreOben Flats St. Clair West featured on UrbanToronto.ca
Work continues at our Oben Flats St. Clair West location. View work in progress and formwork pictures here.
Read MoreSuperkül one of the Top 15 Architects in Toronto!
We were delighted to be listed as one of the top 15 Architecture firms in the city by BlogTO. Read more about Toronto’s architectural innovators here.
Read MoreSuperkül’s ‘Second Life’ at #TODO18
Check out our ‘Second Life’ installation in conjunction with Slate Asset Management at 40 St. Clair West for the Toronto Offsite Design Festival (TODO) until January 21st, 2018. superkül principal Meg Graham, along with representatives from Gensler and IBI Group recently participated in a talk titled, “Undo Toronto” to discuss pressing ctrl-Z on Toronto, making…
Read MoreRoom with a View featured in Architectural Record
Superkül goes above and beyond to enlarge a house too small for its owners’ needs. Read more +
Read MoreSuperkül celebrates 15 years!
Superkül recently celebrated its 15th birthday with a party in our brand-new office on Golden Avenue. We warmly welcomed our valued clients, consultants, colleagues and collaborators to this festive event, and enjoyed the opportunity of catching up with one another over cocktails and canapés by local favourite Dundas Park Kitchen. We thank you all for…
Read MoreAesop Queen West : Best of Canada
This week we were delighted to accept the Canadian Interiors Best of Canada Project of the Year Award for Aesop Queen Street West. Congratulations to all the winners!
Read MoreLayers
Demolition underway at our Jackman project reveals the existing home’s layers.
Read MorePointe Cabin in Style at Home
“Sometimes you need a retreat within your retreat.” Learn about how a modern addition transformed Pointe Cabin into a multigenerational cottage.
Read MoreCompass House wins RADA
For 17 years, the international Residential Architect Design Awards (RADA) have celebrated innovation and excellence at all scales and at all price points. DELIGHTED that Compass House received an honourable mention in the ‘Custom House More Than 3,000 Square Feet’ category.
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