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Colizza Bruni Architecture Inc.

Colizza Bruni Architecture is an architecture studio based in Ottawa, ON Canada.

“Architecture begins with the imagination, is influenced and given form by its place and is realized through craftsmanship.”

This single sentence captures the three defining principles guiding our architectural practice. Firstly, good architecture responds appropriately to function but must also stimulate the senses, engage the mind and encompass the heart. Secondly, it must capture a sense of p

lace, inspired by the unique geographical, social and historical landscapes of the specific project locations. And finally, good architecture pays attention to the art of building, craftsmanship and detail.

12/05/2023

The recent snowfall has created an incredible view from our studio space…a reminder of how beautiful winter can be in Ottawa.

11/15/2023

3 sets of long semi-detached homes with a total of 12 residential units on a small infill site…a thoughtful design that adds much needed density and fits nicely in the streetscape.

06/13/2023

An all black simplistic and bold design coming to life ⬛️

The cladding has started on our Lake Superior Cottage project!

05/19/2023

On Saturday May 13th, the CBA team participated in the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Keith Brown Community Building in Laroche Park.

Keith Brown is an incredibly generous and kind-hearted man who selflessly gives to his community. He has lived in Mechanicsville for over 90 years and has been the "caretaker" of Laroche Park and the rink nearly his entire life. It is such an honour to have the building we designed named after this amazing person.
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01/18/2023

An interior shot from one of the light filled living spaces at the Poplar Street Development.

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01/09/2023

Poplar Street Development at golden hour.

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12/05/2022

Poplar Street Development by day and night.

This new development, completed in collaboration with UrbanForm and built by , is comprised of a pair of long semis with a shared driveway and parking tucked underneath the new units. The massing is animated by a playful composition of wood and metal which echoes the cladding found on the existing homes that make up most of Little Italy’s urban fabric.

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11/08/2022

We are excited to share a newly completed project.

The Poplar Street Development is a pair of animated front-to-back semidetached dwellings in Ottawa’s rapidly densifying neighbourhood of Little Italy.

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10/31/2022

The Carlyle Treehouse (2017)

Each side of the freehold semi is unique in plan and form with parking discretely accessed from an abutting lane. The new semi-detached reinterprets vernacular elements, such as the dormer and bay window, in an expression that is contemporary. The massing is articulated and dynamic with a series of smaller forms shifting amongst the trees. The northern unit steps back on the third floor while a dormer that echoes the large dormer of the original house projects forward. In the southern unit, a modern bay window cantilevers out into the trees while the third floor steps back to product a roof deck. The build form responds to its context and in turn a material palette (which shifts from cedar, to metal, to glass and cement board) responds to the built form.

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10/26/2022

The Carlyle Treehouse (2017)

This infill development at the corner of Aylmer and Carlyle Avenues in the neighbourhood of Old Ottawa South, consists of the renovation of an existing century old house which faces Alymer Avenue and two new semi-detached homes facing Carlyle Avenue. The design began with the intent to preserve the existing house and the stand of nature street trees along Carlyle. The result is a playful light-filled “treehouse-like” semi-detached in the rear yard of the original home.
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10/19/2022

We are pleased to announce that CBA won both categories in which we were nominated at the 2022 Greater Ottawa Home Builder Association awards.

The Mechanicsville Semi-Detached won “Custom Urban Home: Semi-Detached & Multi-Unit” and The Cedarlakes Residence, with , won “Custom Home: 3,000 sq. ft or less”.

We would like to thank the contractors, trades, consultants, collaborators and clients who helped make these projects a reality.

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09/13/2022

Progress shots of the wrap-around porch at the Lake Superior Cottage. The slender projecting canopies, utilizing a combination of steel and wood-frame construction, provide a shaded outdoor gathering space on a hot summer day.

Address

76 Chamberlain Avenue
Ottawa, ON
K1S1V9

Website

http://www.colizzabruni.com/

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