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Alex Bozikovic is a Toronto based writer and editor for the Globe and Mail and frequent Dwell contributor. While interviewing Studio Junction's Christine Ho Ping Kong and Peter Tan, the architect-residents of the Courtyard House, he was impressed by the couple's remarkable DIY chutzpah and became inspired to try a major project himself. Someday. Maybe.

A Toronto Alley Is Reanimated With An Apartment and Studio Pop-up
The Burley Friedman Laneway House by LGA Architectural Partners follows a growing trend to bring life back to alleyways...
“Bossy Marble” Meets Memphis Verve in This Sculptural Toronto Home
Odami revives a 1930s residence with crisp finishes and curvaceous forms.
Designer and Artist Tom Deacon Goes Back to the Drawing Board to Re-Renovate His Home and Studio
You’ve probably sat in one of his office chairs, but his revamped Toronto townhouse is more about art than ergonomics.
A Toronto Couple Turn an Abandoned Schoolhouse Into an Elegant Country Getaway
The revived 147-year-old structure features a new cedar-and-glass dining pavilion that cantilevers off the end.
This Home in the Ontario Wilderness Is 12 Miles From the Nearest Powerline
An architect designing hospitals in Rwanda first brought sustainability to a lakeside dwelling in Ontario.
Nina Libeskind on Ground Zero, How Architecture Can Help Heal, and Our Political Moment
The Studio Libeskind cofounder shares insights on building a successful practice and talks about the studio’s latest project, the...
Hot to Trot
In rural Canada, an architect imports an American typology to create a year-round refuge rooted in the landscape.
A Park Rises in the Shadow of a Toronto Highway
Parks are popping up in all types of surprising places.
A 1930s Tudor Home Brightens Up in Toronto
A Toronto couple remodel their home with a special emphasis on a spacious kitchen and a material-rich bathroom.
An Off-Grid Home That Relies on the Sun and the Wind
A rural house in Ontario doesn't fuss around and fits right into the surrounding landscape.
Two Seats Are Better Than One
Designer Thom Fougere plays with scale and typology to create playful furniture.
Don’t Let the Sign Fool You, This Old Storefront is a Home
A creative couple transforms an old Toronto storefront in Dundas West into a home and studio.
An Art Studio That Would Make Picasso Jealous
In Toronto, a painter accustomed to crashing in his studio created an airy artistic haven with both working and living quarters...
These Shop Owners Have a Killer Apartment Right Upstairs
A pair of Toronto boutique owners and their architects surpass expectations for above-the-shop living with a renovation that...
Four Friends Joined Forces to Realize This Idyllic Forest Retreat Outside Toronto
Two homes combine under one roof in this unique lakeside structure.
Modern Lakeside Retreat Stripped Down to the Basics
Two Washington, D.C.–based writers balance life in the city with a low-key vacation spot.
Starry Night: Outdoor Wall Light Installation
A celestial light installation illuminates the garage door of a recently renovated Toronto house.
Kitchen Solutions: Smart Storage Design
For a Toronto couple with a love of minimalist Japanese architecture, a sleek, storage-packed kitchen was the first priority in...
A Pair of Fashion Insiders Renovate a Flat in Moshe Safdie’s Habitat ’67
They wanted their unit—one of 148 in the landmark prefab housing complex—to harmonize with the Montreal building’s original...
In Rural Ontario, a Creative Array of Passive Energy-Saving Strategies Takes a Home Off-Grid
Building sustainably was less about high-tech gizmos than learning to truly love the land.
Play’s the Thing
With ingenuity and plenty of elbow grease, architect John Tong turned an old Toronto dairy into the ultimate family clubhouse.
About a Boat
The Houdini-like designers behind this boathouse employed giant steel arches to make the structure disappear from view and in its...
From Brown to Green
Toronto designers Peter Fleming and Debbie Adams found a polluted lot and a run-down building—and saw fertile ground for a...
Narrow Modernist Three-Story Home in Toronto
Facing tight building codes and an even tighter space, Karen White and David MacNaughtan needed an architect who could turn...
A Floating House on Lake Huron Stands Out By Blending In
On the edge of a tiny island accessible only by boat, this buoyant summer home lives the life aquatic.
A New “Scrap House” Comes Together Using Old Industrial Materials
“Repurpose, refurbish, recycle” was the guiding principle to create this shed-inspired Canadian country house assembled piece by...