5468796

5468796

  • Pumphouse

    July 3, 2024

    0492

    Pumphouse

    Winnipeg, MB

    multi-family residential, commercial, adaptive re-use

    119,000 sqft

    complete 2024

    $22M

    Alston Properties

    Built in 1906, Winnipeg’s historic James Avenue Pumping Station was slated for demolition after 14 failed attempts to revive it. Taking on a role outside of the usual scope of architects, 5468796 Architecture developed an unsolicited conceptual design paired with a financial pro-forma, and presented the business case to an existing client. This combination eventually led to the building’s successful preservation — and new life. 

    Two specific interventions made the project viable: in the first phase, the capacity of the original gantry crane was leveraged to suspend a ‘floating floor’ above the pump hall machinery. Second, a zoning amendment was obtained to build a five-storey residential building on a 13-metre-deep sliver of land between the heritage building and the street, arguing for a reinstatement of the original industrial streetscape that abutted the former railway line. Along with a second, wider apartment building on the opposite end, the residential developments made the project financially feasible while also expressing a distinct historical narrative within an area under transformation.

    Elevated on columns that extend the grid of the gantry crane structure, the two self-standing, mid-rise residential buildings are offset from the existing building, creating new pedestrian lanes that respect the original pumping station envelope, reference the human scale, and expand the ground floor commercial frontages.

    Rethinking the norms of multi-family housing efficiency targets, the design employs open-air egress and a skip-stop configuration. Typical nondescript interior corridors are turned into vibrant exterior passageways for neighbourly interaction, becoming an extension of the suites and creating a sense of shared ownership over communal space. Open-air stairwells provide unobstructed vistas to the city, adjacent river and park.

    This multi-faceted, mixed-use development is the first proposal on the site that has gained the support of heritage advocates, municipal stakeholders and the community at large.

    Photography: James Brittain unless otherwise indicated

    Awards: 2024 Governor General’s Medal in Architecture; 2024 AZ Awards Urban Built Development Winner; 2024 AZ Awards Adaptive Re-Use Award of Merit; 2020 ArchMarathon Finalist| Refurbishment; 2019 World Architecture Festival| Future Project, Residential | Finalist; 2018 Canadian Architect | Award of Merit

    Selected press: Architectural Record, Canadian Architect


    Ralph Gutierrez

  • platform.MIDDLE

    May 2, 2024

    0585

    platform.MIDDLE

    publication

    published 2023

    Housing affordability in North America has reached a crisis point. Against the backdrop of rapid urbanization and an accelerating environmental emergency, we need solutions for city building that are more socially and economically sustainable, as well as multi-family housing that is more equitable and livable. 

    “platform.MIDDLE” was originally a symposium that took place at IIT’s College of Architecture on April 12 and 13, 2019, exploring the current state of multi-family housing in North America and the architect’s role in shaping its future, including inputs from design practices and development companies John Ronan Architects, KANVA, LBBA Architects, MA+HG Architects, Rafael Longoria, Brinshore Development LLC, RNDSQR, Shift Development, and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. The symposium offered a platform for engagement and a call to action, motivating the production of three more volumes that expand on practical research working with challenging economic and environmental circumstances, using 546’s built works, urban designs and community projects as the foundations to assemble a ‘toolkit’ of strategies for high-quality attainable, accessible and affordable multi-family housing. The full publication, platform.MIDDLE: Architecture for Housing the 99%, was published with Arquine and released in September 2023.

    With this project, we hope to inspire real change in policy and design aimed at creating a more inclusive, environmentally responsible and economically viable housing landscape.  

    Read the review in Canadian Architect here.

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    Ana Luz Valencia. Courtesy of Arquine.
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    Ana Luz Valencia. Courtesy of Arquine.
    Ana Luz Valencia. Courtesy of Arquine.
    Ana Luz Valencia. Courtesy of Arquine.
    Ana Luz Valencia. Courtesy of Arquine.

  • recycling

    October 31, 2023

    Our ‘recycling bin’ consists of lost competitions, iterative renders, paused projects, models collecting dust, hundreds of RFP diagrams, presentations come and gone, team events and activities… making up as much of who we are as the published work, and revealing the range of thought processes and pursuits behind the practice.

    23.12.22 WINNING gingerbread house at the annual 5468796 Christmas Extravaganza based on the idea of an affordable multi-family housing project featuring the Grinch’s penthouse

    23.11.29 The very first 546 website… end of an era!

    23.11.04 546 heads to Chile and visits Open City, Echeverria vineyard, a few Aravena projects, and enjoys many many delicious meals

    22.10.17 The WC [winter conservatory] aerial view – RFP proposal for the East Village Public Washrooms Project

    22.10.17 The WC [winter conservatory] – RFP proposal for the East Village Public Washrooms Project

    16.03.30 Models of multi-family housing projects

  • people

    September 16, 2023

    Anika Thorsten
    designer / communications
    anika @ 5468796.ca

    Ben Greenwood
    architectural intern
    ben @ 5468796.ca

    Colin Neufeld
    partner
    colin @ 5468796.ca

    Donna Evans
    finance
    accounts @ 5468796.ca

    Emeil Alvarez
    designer
    emeil @ 5468796.ca

    Jeff Kachkan
    architect
    jeff @ 5468796.ca

    Johanna Hurme
    partner
    johanna @ 5468796.ca

    Jordy Craddock
    architect
    jordy @ 5468796.ca

    Juan Agustin Rivera
    designer
    juan @ 5468796.ca

    Kelsey McMahon
    architect
    kelsey @ 5468796.ca

    Ken Borton
    associate
    ken @ 5468796.ca

    Lisa Hollywood
    designer
    lisa @ 5468796.ca

    Lydia Rosenthal
    architectural intern
    lydia @ 5468796.ca

    Miya Steiman
    team support
    miya @ 5468796.ca

    Nick Cabelli
    architectural intern
    nick @ 5468796.ca

    Pablo Batista
    architect
    pablo @ 5468796.ca

    Ralph Gutierrez
    architectural intern
    ralph @ 5468796.ca

    Sasa Radulovic
    partner
    sasa @ 5468796.ca

    Shannon Wiebe
    architect
    shannon @ 5468796.ca

  • Parkade of the Future

    September 15, 2023

    0493

    Parkade of the Future

    Calgary, AB

    parkade, commercial

    350,000 sqft

    complete 2021

    $56M

    Kasian

    CMLC + CPA

    Great public infrastructural projects provide fundamental services for cities that increase the quality of life for their users. As means of transportation evolve, how can these projects remain essential over time? Parkade of the Future approaches this issue by designing multiple futures for a singular purpose building. CMLC (Calgary Municipal Land Corporation) and the Calgary Parking Authority (CPA) commissioned 5468796 Architecture as Design Architects to design a ‘parkade of the future’ for a 2.25 acre site on 9th Avenue in Calgary’s East Village. The project consists of a 510 stall garage that anticipates converting into office, light industrial or residential typologies based on future needs.

    To transform both the vehicular parking circuit and the user experience from one of conventional, utilitarian function to one with rich, unexpected qualities, key typology-questioning approaches are pursued. High floor-to-floor height, 40 foot shallow floor plates, light-washed pedestrian-forward routes, elevated views in all directions, clear and simple wayfinding and straightforward, single-direction circulation come together to create a delightful destination within a parking-heavy programme. Vehicular access, centred on the property and aligned with 3rd Street SE, is flanked by pedestrian entrances and activities, which animate the frontage along 9th Avenue SE and frame the southern edge of the developing East Village.

    Photography: James Brittain unless otherwise indicated

    Awards: 2023 Fast Company Spaces and Places [Finalist], Circular Design [Honourable Mention]; 2023 AZ Award of Merit, Urban Design Infrastructure; 2022 Architecture Masterprize; 2022 WAN Awards, Transportation, Gold; 2022 The Plan Awards, Transport; 2022 World Architecture Festival | Completed Project | Finalist; 2022 Consulting Engineers of Alberta | Commercial Building Engineering | Award of Merit; 2022 Prairie Design Award of Merit

    Selected press: Macleans, AZURE, CBC, The Plan, Canadian Architect

    Red Point Media

  • Veil House

    September 15, 2023

    0429

    Veil House

    Winnipeg, MB

    single-family residence

    5,735 sqft 

    complete 2022

    In a prairie-value, conservative-minded early 20th century Winnipeg suburb composed primarily of large-scale, traditional-style dwellings, our clients sought a home in which to age in place and to enjoy a high degree of both airiness and privacy.

    Veil House is arranged on a loose nine-square grid organized around a central courtyard. The residence is configured as a series of free-flowing open living spaces, (living, family, dining, kitchen, circulation) framed by solid utility blocks, (washroom, laundry, fireplace, storage, appliances). This interplay eliminates the need for walls and doors.

    The house is situated at grade — rare for a city that receives large amounts of snowfall — with an interior ramp that enables universal access across two floors. This floating feature ascends from the main level, allowing natural light into the basement while providing emergency egress. Firmly planting the main floor at grade results in a seamless extension of the interior spaces to the courtyard and surrounding yard.

    The blocks and ramp are blanketed by a weathered steel veil. ‘Propped’ up by the utility blocks, the veil follows the ramp, starting at ground level spiralling up and peeling off the wall to enclose the private patio on top of the garage. Strategically perforated over windows and balconies, the veil creates a sense of wonder and curiosity from the street, while elegantly filtering daylight into the interiors and allowing those inside to view the outside world without being seen.

    Veil House functions as both architecture and sculpture, drawing connections between architecture and industry, structure and decoration, retreat, and expression.

    Photography: James Brittain

    Awards: 2023 World Architecture Festival Winner, Completed Buildings Villa; The Plan Award 2023, Villa / Completed Winner; A+ Awards Architecture +Metal Finalist 2024

    Selected press: Architectural Record, Financial Times, The Globe and Mail, AZURE, Wallpaper*, ADPro

  • awards

    September 15, 2023

    Royal Architectural Institute of Canada 2025 Architectural Practice Award

    5468796 is recognized with the  2025 Architectural Practice Award by The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. 

    This honour we share with everyone—collaborators past, present, and future—who helped build our studio into a practice. 

    Together, we strive to design work of consequence, even when the easier path is to do otherwise.

    Jury Comments: 5468796 Architecture has consistently demonstrated an inventive and unique approach to architecture, rethinking principles while navigating financial constraints and aesthetic ambivalence. The firm’s creativity extends beyond the physical resolution and explores areas of new housing typologies, alternative practice models, and unconventional means of community engagement. They have significantly changed the face of architectural practice, showing dedication to accessibility for different clients and project budgets. Their flexibility, ingenuity, and perseverance have made otherwise impossible projects a reality. As energetic advocates for the profession, they explore political, philosophical, and social dimensions while maintaining craft and expression. 5468796 Architecture fosters a strong architectural community while remaining humble with international recognition. Their creativity and resilience sets a precedent for emerging firms.

    Emeil Alvarez, Pablo Batista, Ken Borton, Nick Cabelli, Jordy Craddock, Donna Evans, Ben Greenwood, Ralph Gutierrez, Lisa Hollywood, Johanna Hurme, Jeff Kachkan, Kelsey McMahon, Colin Neufeld, Sasa Radulovic, Juan Agustin Rivera, Lydia Rosenthal, Miya Steiman, Anika Thorsten, Shannon Wiebe


    Past Contributors: Mandy Aldcorn, Sarah Almaki, Maria Amagasu, Apollo Au, Brandon Bergem, Eric Decumutan, Jason Ejzenbart, Teresa Garside, Michelle Heath, Aynslee Hurdal, Caroline Inglis, Cristina Ionescu, Andriy Ivanytskyy, Ainsley Johnston, Eva Kiss, Stas Klas, Lindsey Koepke, Matthew Kurtas, Grant Labossiere, Andrew Lawler, Justin Lieberman, Finn MacLeod, Jayne Miles, Daniel Massoumi, Royce O’Toole, Zach Pauls, Ngoc Phan, Simone Prill, Sean Radford, Amanda Reis, Erin Riediger, Helia Saadat, Nabanita Saha, Shannon Scott, Hasan Shurrab, Renee Struthers, Hugh Taylor, Trent Thompson, Matthew Trendota, Alan Vamos, Sharon Wohl, Jenn Yablonowski, Dazhong Yi

    More info: https://raic.org/awards/2025-architectural-practice-award

    Photo credit: © Stationpoint Photographic

    selected awards
    [project-specific awards listed per project]

    Firm recognition

    2025 | RAIC Architectural Practice Award
    2024 | Architizer A+ Awards Finalist, Medium Firm Size
    2023 | UM Distinguished Alumni
    2020 | DOMUS “Best Architectural Firms in 2020”
    2015 | The Globe and Mail Canadian Artist of the Year
    2014 | Rice Design Alliance Spotlight Award
    2013 | WAN 21 Architects for the 21st Century
    2013 | RAIC Emerging Architectural Practice Award
    2013 | Professional Prix de Rome in Architecture
    2012 | Architectural League Emerging Voices
    2012 | Venice Biennale of Architecture
    2011 | Architectural Record Design Vanguard
    2011 | Arthur Erickson Memorial Award

    Governor General’s Medal in Architecture

    2024 | Pumphouse
    2018 | Parallelogram House
    2014 | OMS stage
    2012 | Bloc_10

    Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize

    2024 | Pumphouse | MCHAP outstanding project
    2014 | OMS Stage | MCHAP.emerge outstanding project
    2012 | OZ Condominiums | MCHAP.emerge outstanding project

    World Architecture Festival

    2024 | Pumphouse | Creative Re-use | Winner
    2024 | Arthur House | Villas | Winner
    2023 | Veil House | Villas | Winner
    2022 | 17th Avenue Clinic | Health | Winner
    2022 | Parkade of the Future | Transport | Shortlist
    2021 | 90/100 Alexander | Future Project | Shortlist
    2021 | Pumphouse | Future Project | Shortlist
    2016 | Arthur Residence | Future House | Winner
    2014 | Bond Tower | Offices | Shortlist
    2014 | AGGV | Future Project of the Year | Winner
    2011 | OMS Stage | Culture | Shortlist

    The PLAN Awards

    2023 | Veil House | Villa | Winner
    2022 | Parkade of the Future | Transport | Winner

    RAIC Awards

    2019 | Ken Borton | Young Architect Award
    2013 | Bloc_10 | Award of Excellence
    2011 | OMS Stage | Award of Excellence

    Canadian Architect Awards

    2020 | 90/100 Alexander | Award of Merit
    2019 | IW09 | Award of Merit
    2018 | Pumphouse | Award of Merit
    2016 | Brewery at the Forks | Award of Merit
    2014 | Arthur Residence | Award of Excellence
    2011 | Bond Tower | Award of Merit
    2010 | Bloc_10 | Award of Excellence
    2009 | youCUBE | Award of Merit

    AZ Awards

    2024 | Pumphouse | Built Development | Jury Winner + People’s Choice Winner
    2024 | Pumphouse | Adaptive Re-Use | Award of Merit
    2023 | Parkade of the Future | Urban Design Infrastructure | Award of Merit
    2019 | 62M | Multi-family Residential | Award of Merit
    2011 | OMS Stage | People’s Choice

    Prairie Design Awards

    2022 | 17th Avenue Clinic | Award of Excellence
    2022 | Parkade of the Future | Award of Merit
    2021 | 62M | Award of Merit
    2016 | Bloc_10 | Award of Excellence
    2014 | The Avenue | Award of Excellence
    2014 | Manitoba Start | Award of Merit
    2012 | OMS Stage | Award of Excellence
    2012 | youCUBE | Award of Merit
    2012 | Webster Cottage | Award of Merit
    2010 | Bohemier Residence | Award of Merit

    Premier’s Awards for Design Excellence

    2015 | Bloc_10 | Award of Excellence
    2015 | youCUBE | Award of Merit
    2015 | OMS Stage | Award of Excellence

    Architzer A+ Awards

    2025 | Pumphouse | Finalist, Mixed Use (L >25,000 sq. ft) 

  • press

    September 14, 2023

    2024

    Pumphouse | Canadian Architect | Nov
    Arthur Residence| Canadian Architect | Nov
    platform.MIDDLE: Architecture for Housing the 99% | Canadian Architect | Nov
    Pumphouse | C3 | Sept
    Pumphouse | The Plan | Aug
    Pumphouse | Globe & Mail | Aug
    Pumphouse | Canadian Architect | Aug
    Parkade | ULI | Aug
    Veil House | Arkitera | Aug
    Pumphouse | ArchDaily | Jul
    Pumphouse | Centro Urbano | Jul
    Pumphouse | Architektura | Jul
    Pumphouse | Archello | Jul
    Veil House | Architizer | Jul
    Pumphouse | ConstructConnect | Jun
    Pumphouse | REMI Network | Jun
    Pumphouse | University of Manitoba News | Jun
    Pumphouse | Bustler | Jun
    Pumphouse | The Globe and Mail | Jun
    Pumphouse | Azure | Jun
    Pumphouse | Canadian Architect | Jun
    Pumphouse | Architectural Record | May
    Pumphouse | Canadian Architect | Apr
    Veil House | Archiscene | Apr
    Veil House | ADPro | Feb
    Veil House | Magazine Ligne | Feb
    Veil House | Toronto Star | Feb
    Veil House | Archello | Jan
    Veil House | Metalocus | Jan
    Veil House | Construction Canada | Jan
    Veil House | World Architecture | Jan
    Lectures | Azure | Jan

    2023

    Veil House | Architectural Record | Dec
    5468796 [housing] | ArchDaily | Dec
    Veil House | National Post | Dec
    Veil House | Financial Times | Oct
    Veil House | STIRworld | Sept
    Boom Town | WFP | Aug
    Veil House | ArchDaily | Aug
    Veil House| Premier Construction | Aug
    Veil House | The Globe & Mail | Jul
    Boom Town | Canadian Architect | Jun
    Parkade of the Future| AZ Awards 2023 | Jun
    5468796| UM Today | Jun
    Veil House | Dezeen | Jun
    Boom Town  | The Bentway | Jun
    90/100 Alexander | WFP | May
    Parkade of the Future | Handbook 3 | May
    Parkade of the Future | METALOCUS | May
    Veil House | Wallpaper* | Apr
    62M | DETAIL | Mar
    Veil House | AZURE | Jan

    2022

    James Ave Pumping Station | Canadian Interiors | Nov
    Parkade of the Future, 62M | Journal of Commerce | Oct
    Parkade of the Future, 62M | Canadian Architect | Oct
    Parkade of the Future | Macleans | Oct
    Parkade of the Future | DETAIL | Oct
    Parkade of the Future | Gray Magazine | Oct
    62M | The Winnipeg Free Press | Sept
    Parkade of the Future | Global Design News | Sept
    17th Avenue Clinic | Canadian Architect | Aug
    17th Avenue Clinic | Architect | Aug
    Parkade of the Future | The Plan International Panorama | Vol. 2
    Parkade of the Future | AZURE | Aug
    Parkade of the Future | The Plan | Jul
    Parkade of the Future | Canadian Architect | Jun
    Parkade of the Future | Avontuura | Jun
    Parkade of the Future | Brandon Donnelly | May
    Parkade of the Future | Architectural Record | May
    62M | STIRworld | Apr
    62M | Contemporist | Mar
    62M | Architect | Mar
    Boom Town | CBC | Mar
    Boom Town | Bentway | Mar
    Windter Socks | CBC | Febr
    Boom Town | Daily Hive, Urbanized | Jan
    Boom Town  | Urban Toronto | Jan
    Boom Town | BUILDING | Jan
    Boom Town | Daily Commercial News | Jan
    Boom Town  | BlogTO | Jan
    Boom Town  | Canadian Architect | Jan

    2021

    62M | Winnipeg Free Press | Dec
    Boom Town | Construction Canada | Nov
    ReTree Winnipeg | La Liberté | Sept
    17th Avenue Clinic | AZURE | Jul
    Johanna Hurme | Madame Architect | Jul
    62M | Divisare | Jul
    Parkade of the Future | The Globe and Mail | Jul
    17th Avenue Clinic | Architectural Record | Jul
    62M | Avontuura | May
    62M | Globe and Mail | Apr
    62M | Arquine | Apr
    17th Avenue Clinic | The Globe & Mail | Apr
    62M | Wallpaper* | Feb

    2020

    90 Alexander | Canadian Architect | Dec
    James Ave Pumping Station | Construct Connect | Nov
    Pandemic Pulse | Canadian Architect | Nov
    Parkade of the Future | Calgary Sun | Aug
    Parkade of the Future | CMLC | Summer
    Parkade of the Future | LiveWire Calgary | Jul
    5468796 | Nimble Urbanism | Azure | Jul
    5468796 | 360 Degree City Podcast | May
    5468796 | Canadian Architect | DOMUS | Mar
    5468796 | DOMUS Guide 2020 | top 50 firms | Mar
    Welcome Place | Architectural Digest | Jan
    IW09 | Calgary Herald | Jan
    Johanna Hurme | Daily Commercial News | Jan

    2019

    62M | AZURE | 10 Projects that Defined a Decade | Dec
    RNDSQR Block | IW09 | Canadian Architect | Dec
    The Forks Sauna, Changeroom | WFP | Nov
    LIFE MUDA Awards | Journal of Commerce | Nov
    CY33 | The Globe and Mail | Nov
    LIFE MUDA Awards | City of Calgary | Oct
    Bloc_10 | Canadian Modern Architecture, 1967 to the present | Oct
    90 Alexander | WFP | Oct
    Ken Borton | Young Architect Award | Canadian Architect | Oct
    CY33 | Salt Wire | September
    Innovative Solutions for Creating Sustainable Cities | Cambridge Scholars | Sept
    Parallelogram House | Dwell | Jul
    CY33 | Beta Canada | Jul
    Pumphouse | WAF Finalists | Jul
    Railside at The Forks | Canadian Architect | July
    62m | Azure Magazine Awards | Jun
    Ken Borton | Young Architect Award | Canadian Architect | Jun
    Ken Borton | Young Architect Award | WFP | Jun
    Pumphouse | Skyrise Cities | May
    Pumphouse | WFP | Apr
    Parkade of the Future | Parker Magazine | Apr
    Warehouse 1885 | WFP | Apr
    Parkade of the Future | Architectural Record | Mar
    Pumphouse | Journal of Commerce | Mar
    CY33 | Calgary Herald | Jan
    Parkade of the Future | The Globe and Mail | Jan
    62M | AZURE | Jan/Feb

    2018

    5468796 | Modern in Denver | Dec
    5468796 | CHIC by le germaine | Fall/Winter
    62M | Azure | Top 10 Canadian Architecture 2018 | Dec
    James Ave Pumping Station | Canadian Architect | Dec
    Parkade of the Future | The Globe and Mail | Nov
    CY33 | The Calgary Herald | November
    62M + 5468796 | Canadian Architect | Nov
    CY33 | The Globe and Mail | Oct
    Top Firm Listing | Archdaily World’s Best Architects | Oct
    One Bucket at a Time | Vectorworks 2018-19 Feature | Oct
    5468796 in Venice | Canadian Architect | Sept
    Bloc_10 | Housing as Intervention: Architecture towards Social Equity | Architectural Design, Wiley | Aug
    Parallelogram House | UM Today | Jul
    Parallelogram House | Avontuura | Jul
    Housing NWA Design Competition | UofA | May
    Parallelogram House | ArchDaily | May
    Parallelogram House | Archello | May
    Housing NWA Design Competition | Archinect | May
    Housing NWA Design Competition | Canadian Architect | May
    Housing NWA Design Competition | University of Arkansas Fay Jones School of Design | May
    Parallelogram House | WFP | May
    Parallelogram House | Glocal | May
    Parallelogram House | Dezeen | May
    Parallelogram House | Canadian Architect | May
    Parallelogram House | The Globe & Mail | May
    Parallelogram House | RAIC | May
    Parkade of the Future | WFP | Mar
    Multi-Family Housing in Calgary | The Globe & Mail | Feb
    One Bucket at a Time $10K Donation Campaign | CBC News | Feb
    62M | WFP | Jan
    One Bucket at a Time | gooood Hong Kong | Jan
    One Bucket at a Time | Divisare | Jan

    2017

    One Bucket at a Time | Interior Design | BoY Awards | Dec
    Parallelogram House | ARQA
    Guertin Cottage | The Globe & Mail | Nov
    Parallelogram House | Dwell Online | Nov/Dec
    Parallelogram House | Dwell | Nov/Dec
    One Bucket at a Time | Design Curial | Oct
    One Bucket at a Time | ArchDaily | Sept
    One Bucket at a Time | Inhabitat | Aug
    One Bucket at a Time | Estilo Propio | Aug
    One Bucket at a Time | DesignBoom | Aug
    One Bucket at a Time | Azure | Aug
    One Bucket at a Time | Contemporist | Aug
    One Bucket at a Time | Architect | Aug
    Parallelogram House | Architectural Review | Jul
    5468796 | Azure | Jun
    One Bucket at a Time | Interior Design | June
    One Bucket at a Time | Specifier | May
    Crossroads Garden Shed | AMC France | May
    Parallelogram House | Canadian Architect | Apr
    One Bucket at a Time | Arquine | Mar
    One Bucket at a Time | Archdaily | Mar
    Johanna Hurme | Architectural Review | Mar
    5468796 | Dezeen | Mar
    Johanna Hurme | Architectural Review | Mar
    Johanna Hurme | Canadian Architect | Feb
    Tapped/Untapped | Canadian Architect | Jan
    Crossroads Garden Shed | Architect Magazine | Jan
    OMS Stage + Table for 1200 | Happening 2 | FRAME | Jan
    One Bucket at a Time | Interior Design | BoY Awards | Dec
    Parallelogram House | ARQA
    Guertin Cottage | The Globe & Mail | Nov
    Parallelogram House | Dwell Online | Nov/Dec
    Parallelogram House | Dwell | Nov/Dec
    One Bucket at a Time | Design Curial | Oct
    One Bucket at a Time | ArchDaily | Sept
    One Bucket at a Time | Inhabitat | Aug
    One Bucket at a Time | Estilo Propio | Aug
    One Bucket at a Time | DesignBoom | Aug
    One Bucket at a Time | Azure | Aug
    One Bucket at a Time | Contemporist | Aug
    One Bucket at a Time | Architect | Aug
    Parallelogram House | Architectural Review | Jul
    5468796 | Azure | Jun
    One Bucket at a Time | Interior Design | June
    One Bucket at a Time | Specifier | May
    Crossroads Garden Shed | AMC France | May
    Parallelogram House | Canadian Architect | Apr
    One Bucket at a Time | Arquine | Mar
    One Bucket at a Time | Archdaily | Mar
    Johanna Hurme | Architectural Review | Mar
    5468796 | Dezeen | Mar
    Johanna Hurme | Architectural Review | Mar
    Johanna Hurme | Canadian Architect | Feb
    Tapped/Untapped | Canadian Architect | Jan
    Crossroads Garden Shed | Architect Magazine | Jan
    OMS Stage + Table for 1200 | Happening 2 | FRAME | Jan

    2016

    Brewery at The Forks | Canadian Architect | Dec
    OZ Condominiums | Canadian Architect | Mar
    5468796 | SPACE Magazine | Jan
    5468796 | Globe & Mail | Jan

    2015

    5468796 | Globe & Mail | Dec
    OZ Condominiums | Architectural Record | Oct
    youCUBE | Yapi | Sept
    Maples Chiropractic | Canadian Interiors | May
    youCUBE | ID+C | April
    548 Stradbrook | The Plan | Mar
    Tree House | Globe & Mail | Feb

    2014

    Arthur Residence | Canadian Architect | Dec
    5468796 | Azure Magazine | Dec
    5468796 | Mark Magazine | Oct
    OMS Stage | Monocle Magazine | Sept
    Migrating Landscapes | Braun | Exhibition Design | Jul
    OMS Stage | Yapi Magazine | Jul
    OMS Stage | Lightecture Magazine | Jul
    Centre Village | Braun | Courtyard Architecture | Jul
    OMS Stage | Architect Magazine | Jun
    5468796 | Globe & Mail | Jun
    OMS Stage | Canadian Architect | May
    OMS Stage | Architecture and Culture | April
    5468796 | Maclean’s | Mar
    5468796 | Globe & Mail | Mar
    Bloc_10 | The Architecture of Engagement | Mar
    OMS Stage | Materials for Design 2 | Jan

    2013

    The Avenue on Portage | Architectural Record, Editors’ Picks
    Bloc_10 | Arketipo – Housing | Sept
    Centre Village | C3 No. 348 – Dwelling Shift | Oct
    Bond Tower | Architecture & Culture | Sep
    62M | Architecture & Culture | Jul
    The Avenue on Portage | Arquine | Summer
    5468796 | *Wallpaper Architects Directory | Jun
    5468796 | enRoute | Jun
    The Avenue on Portage | Canadian Architect | Jun
    Manitoba Start | Canadian Interiors | Jun
    5468796 | Canadian Architect | May
    62M | Globe & Mail | Apr
    Centre Village | Hinge Vol. 210 | Mar
    The Avenue on Portage | Architectural Record | Feb

    2012

    Bloc_10 | Architectural Review | Dec
    Manitoba Start | Interior Design | Nov
    Migrating Landscapes | Canadian Architect | Nov
    5468796 | AZURE | Oct
    Migrating Landscapes | Maclean’s | Oct
    5468976 | Globe & Mail |Oct
    Bloc_10 | treehugger | Sep
    Migrating Landscapes | SPACE Magazine | Sept
    Migrating Landscapes | Archdaily | Aug
    Bloc_10 | Globe & Mail | Jun
    OMS Stage | The Sky’s the Limit | Gestalten | Jun
    OMS Stage | Audi Canada Magazine | Jan
    Holy Names House of Peace | 2010-2011 Wood Design Awards
    Webster Cottage | 2010-2011 Wood Design Awards
    Bloc_10 | Arquine | Mar
    Bond Tower | Arquine | Mar
    5468796 | The Architect’s Newspaper | Feb
    Bond Tower | Architect Magazine | Jan
    5468796 | The Atlantic Cities | Jan

  • engagement

    September 13, 2023

    Over the years, we have come to see that the architect’s role requires a more holistic view of practice, and design advocacy is part of this ongoing pursuit. 5468796 has grown into a platform for engagement through practice, exhibitions, events and activism, and disseminating knowledge through symposia, teaching and publications. 

    The firm is committed to promoting design culture and related initiatives within our communities, supporting organizations that help advance awareness and appreciation of good design and its impacts on the public.

    We’re always looking for more ways to get involved, and welcome opportunities that inspire colleagues and decision-makers to re-establish a strong design culture in our city and beyond. Please send all lecture, sponsorship, donation and other engagement inquiries to info @ 5468796.ca. 

    Advocacy Projects

    2024 | Waste Lands
    2021 | Windsock for Warming Huts
    2021 | Sunspot v2.0 for Warming Huts
    2021 | RETREEWPG for Cool Gardens
    2019 | Walk Winnipeg
    2018 | Bijou pop-up box
    2018 | Design Quarter Winnipeg (ongoing)
    2017 | Food for Thought | Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce
    2017 | One Bucket at a Time Winnipeg
    2017 | One Bucket at a Time Mexico City
    2015 | Chair Your Idea 
    2014 | Table for 1200 
    2013 | Table for Twelve
    2009 | Square Meal

    Authored Publications

    5468796 Architecture, platform.MIDDLE: Architecture for Housing the 99%. Mexico City: Arquine, 2023.

    Colin Neufeld, “Experiments in Living Together”, Future Urban Habitation: Transdisciplinary Perspectives, Conceptions, and Designs. Edited by Oliver Heckmann. Wiley-Blackwell, 2022. p. 301-333.

    Johanna Hurme and Shannon Wiebe, “Business Case for Compact Cities”, Innovative Solutions for Creating Sustainable Cities. Edited by Sylvie Albert. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2019. p. 290-312.

    5468796 Architecture, “Add via Edit: A Decade in Housing by 5468796 Architecture.” Canadian Architect, December 4, 2018. https://www.canadianarchitect.com/add-via-edit-a-decade-of-housing/

    Lectures and Events

    2025
    Ideas Forum: Labour in Architecture | DesignTO | Jan 28

    2024
    platform.MIDDLE | AIA / Vectorworks Webinar | Dec 19
    platform.MIDDLE | Under the Influence | LA Forum | Los Angeles | Nov 20
    RAIC Congress on Architecture | Climate Action and Architecture: Housing, Affordability, and the Climate Crisis | St. Andrews, NB | Oct 7
    MCHAP Jury Discussion: Architecture & The Americas | 5468796 Architecture |Winnipeg | Oct 5
    Waste Lands (Winnipeg Design Fest & Nuit Blanche)| Pumphouse | Sept 28
    platform.MIDDLE | Canadian Centre for Architecture | Montreal | May 30
    platform.MIDDLE | RAIC Conference | Vancouver | May 17
    platform.MIDDLE | with MA+HG and Trevor Boddy | Inform Interiors | Vancouver | May 14
    platform.MIDDLE | Cal Poly San Luis Obispo | May 10
    Housing for the 99% | dTalks workshop | Feb 29
    platform.MIDDLE | University of Arkansas | Feb 26
    UofC SAPL Somerville Visiting Lectureship | Feb 12-16
    platform.MIDDLE | IIT College of Architecture | Feb 7
    Housing Manuals | A2G | Winnipeg | Feb 5 – Mar 11
    platform.MIDDLE | University of Manitoba | Feb 6

    2023
    Book Launch (Winnipeg) | platform.MIDDLE | Dec 14
    World Architecture Festival Main Stage | platform.MIDDLE | with Trevor Boddy | Singapore | Nov 29
    Mextropoli | platform.MIDDLE | Sept 22-25
    NORR ed | platform.MIDDLE | Sept 19
    StorefrontMB | Values for a Livable City: Priorities | Sept 14
    IBA’27 Festival | Exhibit | Parkade of the Future | Stuttgart | Jun 23 – Jul 23
    CDm2 Lightworks | FOCUS ON / Architecture | Apr 20

    2022
    Metropolitan University of Toronto | Arch Science Lecture Series | Nov 10
    in situ studio, Raleigh, NC | real matter | Jul 27
    Chicago Architecture Center | Vincent Scully Lecture Series | Jul 30
    Cornell AAP | Johanna Hurme: Practice Ecosystem | Apr 27
    Storefront MB | Frontlines | Apr 25
    Atmosphere14 | + HOUSING: Living Together Again | Mar 11
    Architects, not Architecture | Canadian Edition | Mar 9
    Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design | Exploring Design Practices | Feb 9
    Forks River Trail WINDSOCKS 2022 | Jan/Feb

    2021
    OAA | Thinking Big, Building Small: A Toolkit for Developers & Community Members | Nov 17
    Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design | Professional Practice | Apr 8
    U of Manitoba | Virtual Learning for Life | 5468796 | Mar 31
    Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design | Professional Practice | Mar 3
    University of Lincoln School of Architecture and the Built Environment | Current Work | Feb 5
    Architectural League NY | First Friday Distance Edition No. 01 | Feb 4
    Forks River Trail WINDSOCKS 2021 | Jan/Feb
    Forks River Trail Warming Hut SUNSPOT | Jan/Feb

    2020
    Alberta Woodworks WoodSolutions Conference | Nov 16-20
    Café Prairie Forum | Architecture Policy for Canada | Feb 28

    2019
    PROTO- #POCKET | WPG Design Festival | HBC | Sep 26-29
    PROTO- #HOUSES | WPG Design Festival | MAKE | Sep/Dec
    PROTO- #MODEL | WPG Design Festival | A2G | Sep 26-29 
    PROTO- #CAST | WPG Design Festival | online interview
    Fort Rouge East Fort Garry Community Town Hall | Nov 9
    BUILDEX Calgary Keynote | Nov. 7
    Edmonton Urban Design Awards | Jury Presentations + Panel | Oct 4
    University of South Florida Spring Lecture Series | Tampa FL | May 3
    platform.MIDDLE Housing Symposium | Chicago | Apr 12-13
    University of Utah Lecture Series | Move Beyond | Apr 8
    NC State Spring Lecture Series | with Melvin Kleinsasser | Mar 18
    AIA Minnesota | Lake Superior | Mar 1-2
    Future Urban Habitation Symposium | Singapore | Jan 29
    Morgenstern Chair Lecture | IIT Chicago | Jan. 28

    2018
    Housing NWA Competition Exhibition | Fayetteville | May 10
    Culture of 5: A Gaze Behind the Practice| A2G | Jan/Feb
    BUILDEX Calgary | Calgary AB | Nov. 8
    Academy of Art, School of Architecture | San Francisco | Nov 7
    McEwen School of Architecture | Laurentian University | Oct 18
    UBC SALA | Vancouver BC | Oct 15
    The Architecture + Design Network | Little Rock AR | Oct 9
    Fay Jones School of Architecture | Fayetteville AR | Oct 8
    Azure Talks, Interior Design Show | Vancouver BC| Sep 21
    Celebrate Architecture | AIA Lecture Series | Baton Rouge | Apr 20
    Instantanés d’architectures | Université Laval | Apr 5
    Professional Practice Week | Dalhousie SoA | Jan 18

    2017
    One Bucket at a Time | WPG Design Festival | Sep 13-30
    One Bucket at a Time | Mextropoli | Mar 11-14
    Tapped/Untapped | Toronto Design Offsite Festival | Jan 17-22
    Crossing Boundaries | ACSA Conference | Albuquerque | Nov 4
    POP // CAN // CRIT | Toronto | Oct 27
    World Design Summit | Montréal | Oct 17
    CANU9 | Canadian Urbanism Conference | Sep 14
    TEDxWinnipeg | Winnipeg | Jun 6
    Low Carbon Symposium | UK-China CCUS Centre | China | Apr 6
    FRONTlines | StorefrontMB Discussion Series | Winnipeg | Mar 29
    AIA Omaha Lecture Series | Feb 16
    Iowa State University College of Design | Feb 15
    University of Manitoba | ED50 Lecture Series | Feb 9

    2016
    University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Sep 28
    dTalks | Calgary | Sep. 26
    Trends Conference | WPG Chamber of Commerce | Sep 13
    Nordic Pavilion | Venice Biennale in Architecture | Jun 27
    Mies Crown Hall of the Americas Prize | Finalists Presentation | Apr 1
    Mextropoli 2016 | Van Alen Institute | Mexico City | Mar 7

    2015
    BUILD | A2G | Winnipeg | Nov 24
    University of Manitoba Faculty of Architecture Lecture Series | Nov 24
    Alaska Design Forum | Oct 5-7
    Lulu Series: Art in the City | May 14
    Women in Architecture Vancouver Lecture | Mar 4
    Centerbrook Architects Lecture Series | Feb 6
    Clemson University School of Architecture | Jan 14

    2014
    T412 | University of Toronto, ON | Mar 03 – Apr 04
    STRAND On Architecture : Facing the Future | Dec 1-15
    McGill School of Architecture Lecture Series | Nov 20
    TEDxUManitoba | Nov 3-4
    University of Montreal Lecture Series | Oct 28
    AIA State Conference | Phoenix, AZ | Oct 23
    NCC Urbanism Lab Event : Design Excellence | Oct 3
    Woodbury University Lecture Series | Sep 26
    Rice University | Spotlight: The RDA Prize Lecture | Sep 9
    RAIC Festival | May 28-31
    IIT MCHAP.emerge Symposium | May 20
    Governor General’s Medals Lecture | Ottawa, ON | May 12
    Banff Sessions | May 2 – 3
    BONDMULTI 2014 | Apr 24 – 27
    NZIA Speaker Series | Mar 26 – 28
    PrefabNZ 2014 Conference | Auckland, NZ | Mar 26 – 28

    2013
    ML Unpacked | Cambridge Galleries, ON | Jul 5-Sep 8
    Migrating Landscapes | Pier 21, Halifax | May 30-Oct 27
    Bond Tower | Atlas of the Unbuilt World | British Council | Jun 7-27
    Table for Twelve | University of Illinois | Feb 18-Mar 15
    AIA Women’s Leadership Summit | Phoenix, AZ | Oct 24-26
    Designing Downtown Pecha Kucha 17 | Edmonton | Oct 5
    London Architecture Series | Museum London, ON | Sep 26
    Winnipeg Design Festival 10x20x20 | Winnipeg, MB | Sep 20
    AR+D Emerging Architecture Lecture Series | RIBA | Feb 12
    Brown Bag Lunch Series | The Hub, Ottawa, ON | Jan 30

    2012
    Bloc_10 | AR+D Emerging Architecture Exhibition | RIBA | Nov 29
    Bloc_10 | Bargained Building | ARCH2 | Sep 20
    Bond Tower | Bargained Building | ARCH2 | Sep 20
    Migrating Landscapes | Venice Biennale | Aug – Nov
    Migrating Landscapes | Winnipeg Art Gallery | Mar.15
    Migrating Landscapes | Brookfield Place | Toronto | Feb 6
    Migrating Landscapes | The Forks | Winnipeg | Feb 2
    Migrating Landscapes | Mendel Gallery| Saskatoon| Jan 19
    Migrating Landscapes | Parisian Laundry | Montreal | Jan 18
    Migrating Landscapes | Dalhousie University | Jan 9
    In Progress | Ryerson | Toronto | Oct 4
    Tecnologico De Monterrey | Guadalajara, MX | Mar 27
    Arquine Congress 13 | Mexico City, MX | Mar 13
    Architecture League | Emerging Voices | New York | Mar 2
    Carleton University | Forum Lecture Series | Jan 23
    Dalhousie School of Architecture | Halifax, NS | Jan 16

    2011
    Migrating Landscapes | ACAD, Calgary, AB | Dec 07
    Migrating Landscapes | MOV, Vancouver, BC | Nov 03
    OMS Stage | RAIC Festival, Vancouver, BC
    OMS Stage | Twenty + Change 03, Traveling Exhibit
    OMS Stage | Emerging Architecture Exhibit RIBA | London
    In Progress | University of Waterloo | Waterloo, ON | Mar 17
    Architecture & Design Now | University of Lethbridge | Oct 24
    Winnipeg Free Press Cafe / Chamber of Commerce | Dec 21

    2010
    Bohemier Residence | Prairie Design Awards, Exhibit
    Bridal Path | Redux Park, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON
    YouCube | Sounds Like 1974 Exhibit, University of Manitoba
    BGBX | Architect Magazine | January
    BGBX & YouCube | Twenty + Change 02, Traveling Exhibition
    Big Brother / Little Sister | Prairie Design Awards, Exhibit
    In Progress | University of Manitoba | Sept 30, 2010

    Sponsorship

    1JustCity
    Art City
    Artspace
    Assiniboine Conservatory
    BEA Prairies
    Canada Helps Accountable Development Works | architecture student scholarship
    Canadian Architecture Student Association
    Canadian Centre for Architecture
    CCSAM, Get Off Your Butt + Ski Challenge | corporate challenge
    Children’s Heritage Fund
    Environmental Design Program, Faculty of Architecture, UofM
    Hey Neighbour, Victoria
    IDE International Development Enterprises Association
    Inner City Youth Alive
    Jarvis Ave Artist Relief
    Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Center
    Made with Love, Winnipeg
    Main Street Project
    Manitoba Harvest
    Martha Street Studio | DQW membership
    MEMETIC Festival
    MS Bike | corporate challenge
    Plug In Gallery | DQW membership
    RAIC Conference on Architecture  | Student sponsorship
    StorefrontMB
    Student Architectural Society, University of Manitoba
    Table for 1200
    United Way
    Upside Down Tree
    Warehouse Journal, Faculty of Architecture, UofM
    Westminster Housing Society Inc.
    Winnipeg Architecture Foundation
    Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce
    Winnipeg Contemporary Dancers
    Winnipeg Design Festival

  • Boom Town

    August 18, 2023

    0707

    Boom Town

    Toronto, ON

    urban installation

    complete 2023

    Office In Search Of

    The Bentway, Waterfront BIA, Toronto Downtown West BIA and City of Toronto

    Boom Town at the Bentway welcomes people of Toronto’s Lake Shore Boulevard and York Street intersection to the waterfront with a cast of characters that animate the site with personality and delight. A blue “stage” and a trio of “Bent Buddies” bring life to the gateway underneath the Gardiner Expressway, transforming the passage from an aging infrastructural giant into a playful experience for commuters and visitors.

    The design responded to a call for temporary urban installations that would elevate the thoroughfare experience for both improved safety and enjoyment. Boom Town re-imagines the use of boom lifts and highway supports known as ‘bents’ characteristic of this often residual urban space.

    The project is a winning competition proposal by 5468796 Architecture and Office in Search Of (OISO) for Waterfront ReConnect, a collaboration between the Bentway, the City of Toronto, the Waterfront Business Improvement Area, and the Toronto Downtown West Business Improvement Area (BIA). Boom Town will remain in place until 2025, when the section of the Gardiner Expressway overhead undergoes repairs.

    Photography: Office In Search Of, Remi Carreiro, and Samuel Engelking © The Bentway.

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