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News • News • 15 Nov 2022
Café Collab by Ivy Studio is a relaxing hub for work, communal meets and locally produced coffee
Set in the heart of a growing Montreal neighbourhood of Ville-Emerd, Café Collab, designed by local architecture firm Ivy Studio, is a coffee shop and a co-working space. The 2000sqft shop provides its community with a place to not only hang out and enjoy locally produced coffee but also a workspace where they can interact and break away from their everyday routine.
ALEX LESAGE
The architects’ main challenge was to optimise the existing structural layout to incorporate diverse functions. The design overcomes this by embracing the columns and beams, turning them into a focal point. Additionally, an open plan maximises the only natural light source, the front façade.
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Project • By Cera Stribley • Private Houses
York Street House
Sited on a small inner city block, York St House reflects a type of urban architecture that is born from contextual constraints and is not only an impressive piece of small architecture that is light filled and spacious, but exemplifies contemporary Australian ideas about inner city living.
For any small project and in particular dwellings; the sense of light and the quality of space is integral to the success of the project. Our design response is driven largely by context and we believe that space around the building as well as the views inside and out are amplified in small projects. So, in response to the site there were a number of ideas we prioritised.
Firstly; retaining the neighbours lush Jacaranda tree which sweeps over... More