WOOD WORKS AWARDS INTERIOR WOOD DESIGN Sponsored by Tembec Project: Lululemon Yorkdale, Toronto, ON Design Team: Lululemon Athletica, Brothers Dressler, Quadrangle Architects The Lululemon store at Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto utilizes 35,000+ blocks of recycled wood from a myriad of tree species to compose a 23-ft high pixilated image of a fallen leaf. In contrast to the mall’s typical array of conventional glass and stone storefronts, Lululemon distinguishes it- self with this public artwork, comprised entirely from reclaimed woods in their 29 natural pigmentations. Wood was chosen because its warm and welcoming qualities underscore Lululemon’s brand affiliation with yoga, harmony and balance. The maple leaf image and various local wood varieties that compose it help give the store a regionally specific identity. The wood pieces used were remnants from The Brothers Dressler’s furniture workshop and include the staves of a tanning barrel, shipping pallets, a demolished school, submerged wharf beams, as well as off-cuts from countless furniture pieces. The interior of the store show- cases other unique and thoughtful applications of wood including a steam bentwood chandelier, a water station made from veneer mill ends of a walnut tree, and a white oak veneer cash desk. RESIDENTIAL WOOD DESIGN Sponsored by Weyerhaeuser Project: Kennisis Lake House, Haliburton, ON Architect: Altius Architecture Inc. Engineer: CUCCO engineering + design The clients’ desire for a sculptural form that is highly tuned to the nuances of their site, as well as their specific program- matic needs, was the driving force of the residence’s organic architecture. A rich in- teraction of interior spaces is achieved through subtle and dramatic level changes, overlook, millwork and screens. The relationship of those interior spaces to exterior living space, views, site topog- raphy and solar orientation adds another layer of complexity to the architecture. The folding, wing-like roofs planes are stretched out over a heavy timber skele- ton appearing to hover over the rock, lifted by breezes off the lake. These series of roofs are pinned down to the site by the mass of three natural stone wood burning fireplaces which play against the soaring exposed heavy timber structure to recall the cottage traditions of Ontario. Natural materials and locally sourced products such as granite, heavy timber, cedar shingles and wood siding allow the structure to appear like it has grown out of, and belongs to, the forest and rock that it hovers over. These materials and finishes are also chosen for their renewable and recyclable properties as well as their low-embodied energy to minimize the building’s environmental footprint. The Canadian Design and Construction Report — Winter 2014 – 61