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Is proportion and symmetry still relevant in Modern Architecture?
It all sparked from a random, daily thought. I’ve recently been slacking off in terms of workout ever since summer has left our side. I know, just a bunch of excuses, and I’m really “out of shape”. Then a sudden thought came to me: is proportion and symmetry still relevant these days? A perfect geometry,…
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Working with AIA Canada Society
In the fall of 2019, I received a kind email from a person I met years ago. It was from the person who I met at the AIA (American Institute of Architects) Canada conference that happened in Toronto in 2017. He wanted me to get involved with the AIA Canada Chapter which consists of the US-licensed architects practicing in Canada.…
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Biophilic Design Panel discussion at the 2019 Grey to Green Conference
Come out on April 4th and 5th to hear the great presenters line up at the Grey to Green Conference in Toronto. Our own Onah Jung will sit down with other panelists to discuss all things about the Biophilic Design. Please checkout the conference information below and make sure to register! Less than two weeks…
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The Story Behind House Renovation
Located on a quiet residential street of Roncevalles Village area, this hundred year old, two-storey semi-detached house on Herman Avenue was renovated as a modern, spacious and abundantly lit house. Requested by client, the house was designed to improve circulation, functionality and flexibility in space, with potential future tenants in mind. Having had inconsequent…
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Studio Jonah Newsletter | January 2017
Featured Project Spadina Building Located in the heart of vibrant Toronto Downtown West, the existing Spadina Avenue Building has a prominence on its street, with added visual coherence and presence. Read More Life outside of Architecture Studio Hello 2017: Starting Excited, Organized and Ready! Most of us…
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Green and Grey
Green and grey are the two colours that immediately come to our minds when we visualise green space in a city, and we call this image a ‘sustainable design’.
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The Ace (AKA The Tree) In The Hole
Have you ever wondered what the exterior space of Herman Avenue looks like?
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Designing For The Ambiguous: Everyone & Anything
What is the meaning of design if not to cater to a specific client? But what happens when the client is EVERYONE, ANYONE and should be open to ANYTHING? Herman Avenue is a renovation project, recently completed by Studio Jonah , that demonstrates exactly that situation. Nearly a century old home, it was in desperate…
