1998 headquarters toronto ontario canada key people cathy garrido trevor mcivor graham smith number of employees 25 website www.altius.net altius architecture inc. is an architecture firm based in toronto ontario that specializes in the design and construction of custom contemporary homes and cottages . 1 taking cues from the landscape their designs are often derived from site features and solar orientation in the sustainable design process . their contemporary projects combine elements of canadian vernacular architecture with an emphasis on craftsmanship and materiality . the firms modern designs focus on sensitivity to site thoughtful interiors and innovative sustainable design . 2 the ontario association of architects selected altius for the 2007 best emerging practice award in recognition for their effective strategies and entrprenural creativity in a firm that has been in practice for 5 years or less . 3 contents 1 history 2 notable projects 3 awards 4 footnotes 5 external links history edit altius was founded by four partners cathy garrido trevor mcivor and graham smith and david flynn who met while studying at the university of waterloo school of architecture in the 1990s . david flynn left in 2005 to peruse his own endeavors . interested in integrating their architectural practice with the traditional role of building altius took a central role in their projects acting as construction managers in addition to architectural designers . altius design studio was founded in 1998 followed by altius architecture inc in 2002 . 4 in 2007 the three partners of altius architecture inc purchased 49 % of sustain design studio and their flagship minihome a line of sustainable prefabricated homes . in 2009 the three partners acquired 100 % of sustain design studio and began expanding the minihome into the california market . 5 most recently altius participated in the public exhibition big enough at the toronto harbourfront centre . investigating the idea of space in the city the exhibition poses the question how much space do we really need 6 notable projects edit a gallery of some of altius architecture s projects lake joseph cottage muskoka ontario 2011 cliff house muskoka ontario 2009 eels lake cottage aspley ontario 2008 dunn avenue triplex toronto ontario 2002 awards edit year organization award building 2005 oaa award of excellence for multi unit residential 7 dunn avenue triplex 2007 oaa best emerging practice 3 2007 city of toronto green toronto design award finalist 8 2008 canadian wood council wood works interior design award 9 eels lake cottage 2008 canadian wood council wood works architect wood advocate award 9 2011 canstrcution honourable mention 10 cantinuum footnotes edit john bentley mays a sustained appetite for sustainable homes the globe and mail february 27 2009 . retrieved 2012 02 25 . bill taylor wood working the toronto star november 8 2008 a b oaa best emerging practice award 2007 garrido candidate statement lloyd alter new minihome designs developed for west coast tree hugger february 28 2012 dave lebrlac harbourfront exhibit asks how much space do we really need the globe and mail february 9 2012 2005 oaa awards 2007 green toronto awards a b 2008 wood works awards gala winners congratulations to 2011 canstruction participants external links edit official page retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title altius architects & oldid 647235857 categories architecture firms of canadacompanies based in toronto navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 15 february 2015 at 12 09 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view