✏️Introducing the Rohe Homes Multiplex Design Library. We've partnered with @toad.design , @bobo_architecture , and @dae.studio to translate our unique building system into a collection of stunning and versatile multiplexes. These designs are built for families looking to build together, friends interested in co-living or to add value to existing property.
Go to the link in our bio to check out the library! 🔗
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This September, the TOAD team spent a week in Mexico City for Mextropoli, an annual festival celebrating all things architecture. Between exhibitions, street installations, and lectures, we explored the work of Barragán, Kalach, Rocha, and others who’ve shaped the city’s indelible architectural character.
Trips like this are a chance to slow down, look closely, and get inspired again. They remind us that architecture is best experienced in person, sketchbook in one hand and mezcal in the other.
This final post in the series features observations from Tony.
We’re excited to share that our design, FourFold, has been selected for the newly released Maple Ridge Housing Design Catalogue.
FourFold is a four-home infill project designed for neighbourhoods that are changing, carefully. It adds density without pretending nothing has changed, and without overwhelming the street it lands on. Identical units keep the building efficient and accessible, while shared outdoor space and rooftop patios create moments for connection that feel natural, not forced.
The design is intentionally flexible. Depending on site conditions, FourFold can be adapted to create as many as six homes, or slimmed down to something much smaller, even a single laneway house. One idea, many possible outcomes.
This is a project we’re particularly proud of. It reflects how we think small-scale multi-unit housing should work: respectful of context, generous to the people who live there, and capable of strengthening a neighbourhood rather than eroding it.
If you’re interested in licensing this design for a project in Maple Ridge, or know someone who might be, the link to the Housing Design Catalogue is in our bio.
This September, the TOAD team spent a week in Mexico City for Mextropoli, an annual festival celebrating all things architecture. Between exhibitions, street installations, and lectures, we explored the work of Barragán, Kalach, Rocha, and others who’ve shaped the city’s indelible architectural character.
Trips like this are a chance to slow down, look closely, and get inspired again. They remind us that architecture is best experienced in person, sketchbook in one hand and mezcal in the other.
This post features observations by Pip (Caroline) Pippy.
A coastal landmark with good bones deserves a future that builds on its past.
We’re helping a coastal community reimagine a hard-working civic building. The library is bursting at the seams, staff need more room, and every dollar has to count. Instead of starting from zero, we looked closely at what already works.
The original structure by Matsuzaki Architects brings a quiet beauty to the site. The lighthouse-like tower, the coastal lines, the grounded proportions. Those moments still hold power, so we kept them at the centre. We extended and rebalanced the ensemble so old and new speak the same language.
For us, reuse isn’t a compromise. It’s sustainable design at its most direct. When a building still has life in it, the smart move is to let it grow. This project is the first step in a larger, ongoing conversation with the community about how this place can serve them for decades.
Visualizations by @miguelorellana.eu
This September, the TOAD team spent a week in Mexico City for Mextropoli, an annual festival celebrating all things architecture. Between exhibitions, street installations, and lectures, we explored the work of Barragán, Kalach, Rocha, and others who’ve shaped the city’s indelible architectural character.
Trips like this are a chance to slow down, look closely, and get inspired again. They remind us that architecture is best experienced in person, sketchbook in one hand and mezcal in the other.
This post features observations by Martin Kopecký.
Who knew an amenity pavilion could work this hard.
At Park Vista, a rental apartment building we designed in Langley, the hut-like structure shelters a BBQ and dining spot while supporting a quiet platform for yoga, lounging or reading on its roof. It doesn’t stop there. It also anchors one end of a future bridge that will connect Park Vista to the neighbouring sites. When those projects come online, the whole block gains a linked network of outdoor rooms instead of a scatter of isolated amenities.
This is how we think about time at TOAD. A project has to work on day one, but its value keeps unfolding if the design sets up the right conditions. Here, a modest pavilion becomes a hinge point for a larger landscape that hasn’t been built yet. It will be, and future residents will end up with a richer mix of places to cook, meet, exercise and catch their breath.
Photos by @latreillephotography
This September, the TOAD team spent a week in Mexico City for Mextropoli, an annual festival celebrating all things architecture. Between exhibitions, street installations, and lectures, we explored the work of Barragán, Kalach, Rocha, and others who’ve shaped the city’s indelible architectural character.
Trips like this are a chance to slow down, look closely, and get inspired again. They remind us that architecture is best experienced in person, sketchbook in one hand and mezcal in the other.
This post features observations by Denae Marz.
Architects have a conflicted relationship with control. We’re trained to leave nothing to chance. Every detail and interface planned with complete care and attention. But that instinct doesn’t always match how people actually live.
For a remote Indigenous community, the goal was simple: use the funding available now to build as much good housing as possible, while keeping it open to change later. Families grow. Needs shift. That’s life.
We designed a duplex that can handle that kind of evolution. The structure is direct and clear, but open to being added to, finished out, or reworked over time. As new rooms appear, the strong rooflines and underlying order keep it all looking intentional, even as the homes evolve.
The generous south-facing roofs are designed for solar panels to reduce the community’s reliance on inconsistent diesel power. But the real sustainability comes from designing for change instead of resisting it.
Architecture that accommodates change is a perennial fascination for the team at TOAD. We’re excited to see how these duplexes adapt over time while becoming much-needed homes for families.
Visualizations by @miguelorellana.eu
