A snapshot from a project inspiration board. We constantly return to nature as a starting point.
Water does not resist—it adapts, it flows, and is ever evolving.
Water has the power to transform, to carve new paths, and shape its surroundings. Yet in its stillness, it reflects like a mirror, offering moments of calm clarity and calm.
#inspo #design #water #inspiration #ArchitectureLovers
FSS partners Christine and Ernst have been working together on international architecture and design projects for over a decade. After several years in New York, Christine returned to Montreal to start her own practice. Ernst joined her as design director in 2020 with the shared ambition of crafting instinctive, human- focused environments at various scales.
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Christine et Ernst, associés chez FSS, collaborent sur des projets d’architecture et de design internationaux depuis plus d’une décennie. Après plusieurs années à New York, Christine est revenue à Montréal pour fonder son propre cabinet, qu’Ernst a rejoint en 2020 en tant que directeur du design. Ensemble, ils partagent l’ambition de concevoir des environnements instinctifs et centrés sur l’humain, à différentes échelles.
Photo @arsenikhamzin
#femalefounder #design #architecture #archilovers #montrealarchitect
Félicitations à @futuresimplestudio , lauréat MŌNUMA 2025 pour le projet Café Even dans la catégorie Résidentiel / Commercial / Hospitalité.
Un projet où design, créativité et minutie se combinent pour créer des espaces à la fois chaleureux et fonctionnels, qui redéfinissent l’expérience résidentielle et commerciale.
Bravo à toute l’équipe pour cette réalisation inspirante et pleinement méritée!
Photos : @michaudfelix_photo
RECESS featured in @dezeen architecture and design magazine.
We partnered with @futuresimplestudio to design our very first location, and collaborate with @aesop as our product partner—whose iconic products are woven throughout the space, shaping a fully immersive sensory experience from ritual to retail.
Sometimes the process is pretty. On most days, it’s not. The messy part is what gives rise to the best work.
Here’s to the sketches that don’t make sense, the models that fall apart, and the endless back-and-forths over every little detail.
Discover a few of the moments that remind us that we never get to a good design via a straight line!
Cover photo by @arsenikhamzin
#BTS #studiolife #WIP #creativeprocess #makingof #processnotperfection #architecture
If we want to build better dialogue is essential. Architecture is not a monologue. Swipe to see 5 simple rules to collaboration.
1. Ask, but listen.
2. Trust
3. Make space
4. Share
5. We > Me
What teams have you loved working on and with? Share and send us your thoughts! ✌️
#inspiration #creativity #designrules #femalearchitect #studiogoals #design #architecture
Chalet Mont Jasper consists of three quiet A-frame volumes unfold into an elongated glazed facade perfectly capturing the expansive views of sky, lake, and mountain. The pleated facade, articulated to create subtle shifts in perspective, composes a collage of light, reflection, and landscape. The archetype of the chalet house is reaffirmed within its forest setting, while the unconventional move invites a reconsideration of what lies within.
#chalet #cottagelife #architecture #privateresidence #design #laurentides #architecturelovers #canadianarchitects #lakehouseinspiration #lakehouse
From 2020 to 2024, Future Simple Studio was retained by Northcrest and Canada Lands Company to create, develop, and direct the branding and public engagement process for the redesign of 520 acres at the heart of the Greater Toronto Area.
Called @id8downsview , this unprecedented initiative allowed thousands of residents, Indigenous Rights Holders, and city-wide stakeholders to share their vision for Canada’s largest city-building opportunity.
Through art, design and consistent communication, we put people at the center of the process. The result was extraordinary: input from over 6K community members, works by 300+ local artists, and an event series bringing together thousands more.
This unique approach—which was a true collaboration between the clients, the communications, and the design teams—empowered the public to get involved, have a say and inform the future of their built environment.
Clients: @northcrestdev@clc_sic
Collaborators: Dept. of Words & Deeds @3rdpartypublic@kpmbarch@henninglarsenarchitects@sla_architects urbstrat
#id8Downsview #branding #graphicdesign #publicengagement #publicart
Just launched — Our latest branding project for the upcoming 750 Peel site is an ode to its historic downtown location. Named Carré Windsor, it is both a celebration of the future square that will reconnect this long-vacant downtown site, and a nod to its historic neighbour, Gare Windsor.
Gare Windsor was once the headquarters of the Canadian Pacific Railway and served as a major transportation hub, connecting freight and passengers from Montreal’s port westward — essentially acting as the gateway between Europe and the rest of Canada.
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Lancement — Notre plus récent projet de branding pour le futur site du 750 Peel rend hommage à son emplacement emblématique au centre-ville. Nommé Carré Windsor, il célèbre à la fois la future place publique qui reconnectera ce site longtemps vacant au tissu urbain, et rend hommage à son voisin historique, la Gare Windsor.
La Gare Windsor a autrefois été le siège du Canadien Pacifique et servait de principal carrefour de transport, reliant les marchandises et les passagers du port de Montréal vers l’ouest — agissant essentiellement comme porte d’entrée entre l’Europe et le reste du Canada.
Merci!! @carre.windsor@cadillac_fairview@wearezeidler@neufarchitectes@relianceconstruction@elema_ing@figure3desiign@waa_ap@altagencealternative@laurier.verdaguer
#branding #graphicdesign #design #newwork #carrewindsor
So humbled to be selected as the popular choice winner for Best Young Firm of this year’s international @architizer A+Awards. We can’t believe it!
Thank you so much to our clients, collaborators, friends and families. You are what keeps this adventure exciting and so very worth it! 😘😘
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C’est avec beaucoup d’humilité que nous avons été choisis comme lauréat du choix populaire dans la catégorie « Meilleure jeune entreprise » des prix internationaux Architizer A+Awards. Nous n’en revenons pas!
Merci beaucoup à nos clients, collaborateurs, amis et familles. C’est grâce à vous que cette aventure devient de plus en plus passionnante à chaque jour! 😘😘
Photos @michaudfelix_photo and Cinematoscape.
FSS Team @martinadi_@nadegerr@djalnev@vanterbeek@cece_dj_
#architizer #awards #thanks #bestfirm #architecture #designawards #emerging
