Sunday, April 4th, 2010
Sustainable Park House Design
Located in Toronto’s Bloor West Village neighbourhood the Ellis Park House was designed by Altius Architecture. The design and construction of the home provided the architectural team with the opportunity to experiment with various systems, materials and assemblies, providing real world experience and long term monitoring to verify theories and assumptions that [...]
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