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There is beauty in the world, waiting for us to recognize it. It comes in nature; in the mastery of a complex musical score; and in art. It is also evident in human behaviour and endeavour. Beauty is a form of excellence, seen in the way a vision is conceived and executed.

When you experience it, you are moved. You feel uplifted.

Mizrahi Developments thinks about beauty and how it can impact people. We believe in the power of architecture to make people feel good. A room with curvilinear walls can be like an embrace.

High ceilings create a sense of grandeur, a sense of occasion, providing a private stage for the narrative of your life. Detailed craftsmanship in paneled walls, entranceways, coffered ceilings and millwork reinforce the feeling of a private sanctuary, in which you are protected from the busy urban life outside the walls.

At 128 Hazelton, the last of its kind in Toronto’s Yorkville neighbourhood, Mizrahi Developments brings old-world craftsmanship and an attention to detail to every aspect of this boutique midrise.

128 Hazelton Private Residences is a special collection of up to only 20 custom-designed residences, created in celebration of the meaning and importance of beauty in our daily lives.

We invite you to make an appointment to visit the Presentation Gallery at 126 Hazelton Avenue.

Call for your private appointment at 416-927-0181 or register today at www.128Hazelton.ca.

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The Last of Its Kind in Toronto’s Yorkville Neighbourhood You can live in the heart of North America’s fourth largest city, right around the corner from worldrenowned Bloor Street shopping, and feel as though you’re part of a village community. Yorkville, a heritage neighbourhood of 19th century architecture, is at capacity for development. Which is why 128 Hazelton Private Residences is a rare real estate opportunity to live on the most valuable street in the area. With up to 20 custom-designed residences, the boutique building is inspired by a love of beauty.

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WELCOME Living a luxurious life isn’t about having the most expensive things

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hen we embarked on the journey of creating INSIGHT: The Art of Living, we wanted to connect our clients and readers to unique perspectives, extraordinary experiences and thought-provoking ideas that would inspire lives lived more deeply, richly and imaginatively.

Every issue of Sotheby’s International Realty Canada’s new magazine unlocks exclusive cultural, lifestyle and business intelligence from our global network of experts and connoisseurs, each shaping international tastes and local trends. From these luminaries of business, architecture, art, culture, gastronomy, travel and real estate, we reveal insightful gems with the intention of sparking your desire to seek out new and authentic experiences, follow your passions, and create living spaces and a lifestyle that inspires.

In our inaugural issue, we invite you to embark on a journey to discover culinary hotspots right in the heart of our city, and meet Canadian innovators in fashion and design. You’ll get a glimpse into the privileged world of Sotheby’s auction house and behind the doors of our country’s architectural treasures. We’ll also introduce you to cultural and geographical terrains that span the world, from Arizona’s iconic Monument Valley to the exquisite landscape of Phuket, Thailand.

At our core, we believe that modern luxury is being redefined by new-world sensibilities, with time, experience, beauty and curiosity as our new currency. We welcome your reflections on what constitutes a truly rich life, and any suggestions and thoughts that may have been evoked by this magazine.

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F E AT U R E S 30 The Riedel Rank Dundee Corporation’s thought leadership series kicks off with Austrian businessman and 11th generation CEO, Maximilian Riedel

36 The Making of Michael Fassbender The German-born, Ireland-raised, London-living movie star on why he’ll never be content resting on his laurels

42 S eeing Double Dsquared2’s dynamic duo, Dean and Dan Caten, discuss their inseparability, channelling a funny spirit and venturing beyond the fashion world

58 S taying in the Game Unravelling Sotheby’s Auction House’s rise to the top, we discover what made them so successful and how they maintain that success 272 years on

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16 the CITY EDIT 12 A genda Where to go and when for the best events and experiences in Toronto this season

14 R aise the Bar Cocktail extraordinaire Frankie Solarik gives you the insider low-down on Toronto’s most hedonistic haunts

16 The Accidental Chef In an exclusive interview, we meet the chef and restaurateur behind some of Toronto’s most talked about tuck, Grant van Gameren

22 A head of the Curve We take a tour of the Integral House, a private residence and performance space that was designed by Toronto architectural firm, Shim-Sutcliffe Architects

28 S tate of the Market Expert insight into Toronto’s property market from Sotheby’s International Realty Canada

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Ontario natives George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg talk innovation, their partnership and how they became to be leading visionaries in the design world

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Listings Take a look inside the most extraordinary properties for sale across Canada

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48 Trend Report We turn to the fashion front-runners for the must-have looks this fall

50 Eyes Front A showcase of talent from one of Canada’s most renowned photographers

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64 Q uest for the West Rowena Marella-Daw and her ‘pardner’ set off on the ultimate road trip in search of cowboy country Insight

68 Packing a Punch We discover the swankiest hotels and hideaways on Thailand’s biggest and busiest island, Phuket

74 K itchen Couture Recreate Michelin moments with a fully kittedout kitchen

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This season Toronto’s cultural calendar is brimming with not-to-be-missed events. From awe-inspiring exhibitions to Christmas festivities, Tom Hagues scopes out the top five dates for your diary

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September heralds the start of the Canadian Opera Company’s free concert series, with an exciting program to tantalize the taste buds of anyone in need of a musical fix. Linda Catlin Smith’s Hieroglyphs and, of course, The Love Shards of Sappho by Barbara Monk Feldman are two shows that will enthrall audiences during the season. What’s more, Feldman has had her work on the Canadian Opera Company’s main stage this year, and it’s a chance to see her wonderful musical expressions for a second time – or a chance to catch what you might have missed.

We’d recommend making a day of it by heading to nearby Tundra restaurant at the Hilton for lunch. coc.ca

Organized in partnership with the renowned Musée d’Orsay in Paris, Mystical Landscapes: Masterpieces from Monet, van Gogh and more is a remarkable collection of artwork that explores mystical experiences and features 36 artists from 15 different countries. Expect to see works by talents, including Emily Carr, Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh, Wassily Kandinsky, Piet Mondrian, Claude Monet, Edvard Munch, Georgia O’Keeffe and James Abbott McNeill Whistler. And don’t miss the series of mystical lithographs by the recently rediscovered French artist Charles-Marie Dulac, which illustrates Saint Francis of Assisi’s Canticle of Creation. Explore the years between 1880 and 1930 through these artists’ work, and get a glimpse into the spiritual inspiration born from disillusionment with traditional religious institutions. ago.net

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The age-old story of Cinderella comes to Toronto in November and takes inspiration from Prokofiev’s 1944 ballet that asked the question: When is a fairy tale not a fairy tale? This is also the question that The National Ballet of Canada asks in its production of the classic tale. Played out under the careful, diligent choreography of James Kudelka, the story is the same as the original, and keeps the satirical, romantic and comedy elements alive. The production also questions the point of searching for happiness in a world as corrupt as Cinderella’s. The sets and costumes are Art Deco-inspired and Kudelka has created a version of Cinderella that shows how individual growth can be acquired by understanding nature and the wider world. It certainly provides food for thought. Don’t forget to attend the Cinderella ballet talk, which takes place 45 minutes before every show in the Four Seasons Centre for Performing Arts. national.ballet.ca

Art, Honour, and Ridicule: Asafo Flags from Southern Ghana begins in September at the Royal Ontario Museum, and promises to educate and enthrall visitors with a look at Asafo flags through both historical and contemporary lenses. Traditionally, Asafo companies were in charge of the safety and protection of local communities in Southern Ghana, but today they act as the vibrant core of these communities. The flags are pieces of art in their own right; each one bearing a narrative of pride, wisdom and defiant messages against their enemies. Beautiful, delicate handmade flags will be on display, along with costumes, artifacts and videos, telling the stories of these fascinating people. It’s set to be an exhibition like no other. rom.on.ca

The Toronto Christmas Market provides the perfect excuse to kick-start your festive celebrations and spend time with family and loved ones. Last year, the market presented more than 320 different acts on its main stage; choirs, carollers, brass bands and dance groups, so they more or less have the entertainment aspect of the season covered. Find your way through the wooden huts, pausing to try some of the many candies and savory treats on offer, and find those few Christmas gifts for people that have managed to elude you until now – be it a piece of handmade pottery or craftwork. Look out for the Maple Leaf Fudge hut for something sweet, sticky and downright delicious. torontochristmasmarket.com

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Interview Joann Khatib Words Frankie Solarik

BarChef’s Frankie Solarik tells INSIGHT where to take a date and rub shoulders with a celeb, and reveals a hidden gem for the ultimate night out in Toronto

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arChef co-owner and cocktail extraordinaire Frankie Solarik is becoming quite the household name when it comes to mixology. So much so, he authored his own book, The Bar Chef, and is profiled in major international magazines, newspapers and TV programmes on the regular.

What sets Solarik apart is his approach to the way cocktails are made. Treating cocktails in the same way a chef would haute cuisine, he focuses on the little details that make a big difference, taking something ordinary and making it extraordinary.

Fortunately for Solarik and his business partner, the hype paid off – BarChef was rated as one of the “top seven new innovative bars in the world”

by Food and Wine magazine and his reputation as an innovator is only growing. With the ultimate goal to cause a stir in the cocktail scene, we asked Solarik, who is managed by talent agency Sapphire Talent Lab, to select the crème de la crème of the bar world in Toronto, and reveal why they caused a stir in him.

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One of the many reasons the Bar at Alo made my list was the incredibly friendly hospitality and the sheer amount of talent. Make a reservation for dinner with chef Patrick Kriss, he will undoubtedly impress you; Alo is in my opinion one of the best restaurants at the moment. If you don’t want a big dinner, head there for its late night snack options and classic cocktails.

The Martinez and Negroni are drinks I would certainly recommend. The bar manager, John Bunner, is a super nice guy and always happy to accommodate requests for off-menu free-styled drinks, incorporating a wide array of spirits.

Watch Bunner work behind the bar, it really is something to behold, and ensure you sit by the windows overlooking one of Toronto’s coolest intersections; Queens and Spadina.

OPEN Tues-Sat 5pm-1am; 163 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON M5V 2AV; thebaratalo.com

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02 B ar B uca Regularly lauded by the media as a ‘best of ’ option, Bar Buca is a really great choice for a night out in the city. The cocktail menu has some delightful original recipes as well as some carefully crafted Italian classics, using traditional liquors like Cynar. The late night menu here is also worth a mention, as is Bar Buca’s chef Rob Gentile, who is particularly talented and a really great guy. Whether you grab seats inside, with

a view into the lively open-plan kitchen, or sit on Bar Buca’s really stunning front patio, I can guarantee you will not be disappointed.

Lastly, but sometimes most importantly, it has an outstanding brunch menu, perfect for those slightly hung-over mornings.

OPEN Mon-Fri 7am-2am, Sat & Sun 8am-2am; 75 Portland St, Toronto, ON M5V 2M9; buca.ca

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T he C loak Bar The Cloak Bar is an intimate cocktail bar in the basement of Marben Restaurant. This place is great if you want a good cocktail and small bites; it’s quiet, low key and dimly lit, setting the scene perfectly for a first date or after-dinner drinks.

The bar has particularly intriguing cocktails made with a small but carefully chosen selection of spirits. It has brought the essence of a classic cocktail bar to life, which is pretty hard to do, and has definitely become one of my favourite bars in the city. If you’re after a correctly made cocktail, which believe it or not is actually quite rare, go to The Cloak Bar. OPEN Mon-Sat 8pm-late; 488 Wellington St W, Toronto, M5V 1E9; marbenrestaurant.com

The best way to describe Lo Pan is by naming it a hidden gem. Just upstairs from one of Toronto’s best restaurants, DaiLo, the Asian-inspired cocktail bar is one you should definitely put some time aside for. The original cocktail recipes come from the ever-talented bartender Charlie Lamont, while the late night snack menu is delectable – don’t leave without trying the Big Mac Steam Bun. Best seats in the house are up by the bar, or if you don’t get seats there, grab one by the window overlooking College Street. Watching the world go by, while sipping on something utterly delicious is quite appealing to say the least.

OPEN Tues-Sun 5:30pm-2am; 503 College St, Toronto, ON M6J 2J3; dailoto.com

05 R eservoir L ounge Reservoir Lounge is a favorite of mine and my wife’s, Leanne. Underground, dark, loud and lively, this jazz club is truly a beautiful part of the city. It’s a great spot for an intimate after-dinner date in the area. It has a cool ambience, with a little bit of an older crowd, especially those who enjoy live jazz, swing or blues music and a strong drink. They have a band playing five nights a week, but Wednesdays and Thursdays are my favourites and the classic cocktails here are a must-try. The Reservoir Lounge is also renowned in the city as a celebrity hangout, and it’s where Michael Bublé first started performing.

OPEN Tues-Sat 7:30pm-2am; 52 Wellington St E, Toronto, ON M5E 1C8; reservoirlounge.com

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ith four bars and restaurants already to his name, chef and restaurateur Grant van Gameren has been busy making a name for himself in Toronto’s gastronomy circles. After Bar Isabel opened in Little Italy in 2013, Bar Raval – inspired by the Barcelona neighbourhood of the same name – followed in 2015, and this year has seen his projects snowball with El Rey Mezcal Bar in Kensington and Pretty Ugly, a straight-up cocktail bar, joining the portfolio in 2016.

The van Gameren of today has come a long way since his beginnings in a pizza kitchen.

Then, he was just a teenager holding down a summer job rather than one with a burgeoning desire to cook. “I never set out to be a chef and I never grew up with a family that had a strong focus on food,” he admits. “I started at chains like Pizza Pizza, but I woke up one day in my early 20s and everyone was graduating university with degrees. I realised then and there that all I really knew was cooking, so I decided to put my head down and start training.”

Pursuing further experience and working in various kitchens led van Gameren to a job at upscale restaurant Canoe. “It’s still one of Toronto’s fancier restaurants, and I walked in there thinking I was hot s***,” he remembers.

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He may not have grown up with a desire to cook, but Grant van Gameren has lit a fire under Toronto’s food scene. Here, he talks family life and why fleeing the country is his only chance of a day off

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OPPOSITE PAGE Bar Raval was born of van Gameren’s journeys within the Raval neighbourhood of Barcelona. Raval is known to attract an ecclectic spread of people from many different walks of life.

An intimate yet lively space, Bar Raval encourages the potential of meeting new friends, and promotes a convival-style of enjoying food and drink.

Open 8am-2am, seven days a week.

505 College St; thisisbarraval.com

His willingness to learn, combined with the pragmatism of treating cooking as a career first and foremost, has surely contributed to his business success to date

humble throughout the years.”

His willingness to learn, combined with the pragmatism of treating cooking as a career first and foremost, has surely contributed to his business success to date. Meanwhile, not being overshadowed by the ghosts of recipes past has allowed him to concentrate on what his customers want. “A lot of people are so passionate about cooking. They grew up making gnocchi with their Nonna, and they have just one recipe in their head, but I don’t have any of that. I don’t mix cooking with those personal feelings and I think it makes our restaurants really great, because we don’t have egos, or some kind of nostalgic memory of how we should be cooking. It’s about what the customer’s going to love,” he finishes.

Van Gameren doesn’t concern himself too much with putting on a show. “Even when famous chefs come in, we don’t change anything, we don’t freak out.” The one person he would admit to putting him under real pressure is his mum, who passed away when he was just 11 years old. “If there’s anyone I’d love to cook for, it would definitely be my mother, to show her a little bit of what I’ve accomplished, and you know, maybe get some criticism. More

so just to see her; my dad constantly tells me how proud she would have been.”

Van Gameren also holds ambitions of becoming a parent himself one day, alongside his wife and former chef Sunny Stone. “My wife and I are trying to have a kid this year, so I’m practising with a puppy. Now I finally understand when my friends talk about their babies because there’s nothing worse than a puppy waking up at one in the morning and wanting to run around for a couple of hours.”

Having met Stone when she started working for him at The Black Hoof, it raises the question as to how the cooking at home is split. “My wife does most of it,” he says, not trying to take any credit as he continues, “Or I would probably just order pizza. I’ll pay not to have to cook at home.”

And when it comes to dining out, van Gameren is certainly spoilt for choice, and makes an effort to be supportive of other Toronto locals’ efforts. “There’s Campagnolo and I love eating at any of Rob Gentile’s restaurants; he’s a good friend of mine. I also really enjoy Hopgood’s Foodliner. Its chef used to work with me and he’s doing a really cool Canadian-inspired, east coast restaurant. It’s always inspiring to taste his food.”

However, with some of his days up to 18 hours long – “we don’t really skip a beat” as van Gameren puts it – such leisure time can be hard to come by. “All of my restaurants are open seven days a week so realistically, I don’t think I’ve had a day off in years,” he says, and although it might seem extreme, work-related research trips are one of the only escapes he has.

“I’m working on a new Mexican restaurant so I’ve been travelling to Mexico about every eight weeks. When I’m there, I’m generally without cell phone connection – I literally have to leave the country to get a day off, is what I’m trying to tell you.”

Mexico might be his latest influence, but van Gameren has frequently looked to Spanish cuisine for inspiration, as well as experimenting with some typically less palatable ingredients such as offal. An exception to this experimentation is his “quintessential” sweetbreads which have never been off his menus, but not being pigeonholed is something he thinks is important for Toronto’s food scene as a whole. “I think people underestimate our capabilities here, as far as kitchens,” he begins.

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don’t really have anything that distinguishes us. We have the ability to not standout for just one element, like poutine in Quebec.”

And van Gameren clearly thinks Toronto’s metropolitan patrons can handle change. “We have a great dining culture here, with educated and critical diners.”

For those who aren’t so familiar with his menus, van Gameren recommends opting for sobrassada. “It’s a Spanish cured meat that has so much fat in it that it’s actually spreadable.

We put it on a simple piece of toasted bread, then we grate a massive mound of frozen foie gras torchon on it and add wildflower honey.”

For someone who claims not to have cooking in their blood, van Gamaren and his culinary creations are utterly convincing, but since it’s “always been a job”, might things have turned out differently? “I’ve always had a huge passion for animals, so maybe I would have done animal rescue or conservation work. At the same time, I like to solve a mystery, so maybe I would have been a homicide detective. That’s my final answer.” There’s no doubt he could set his mind to it, but with a new member of the family a possibility in the near future, it looks like van Gameren is set to found a family restaurant dynasty after all.

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WHERE GRANT GOES… Best Meal “Restaurant [Asador] Etxebarri in northern Spain – it’s just one old man who has a few helpers. Everything is cooked over wood grills – it’s a simple tasting menu. When you make something uncomplicated, you can’t really hide behind multiple ingredients and techniques. I think it was probably the most perfect meal I’ve ever had. That was about three years ago now; I’ve not yet had the chance to go back.” asadoretxebarri.com BAR ISABEL OPEN: Sunday-Thursday, 6pm-midnight; Friday & Saturday, 6pm-2am; 797 College St; barisabel.com BAR RAVAL OPEN: 8am-2am, seven days a week; 505 College St; thisisbarraval.com EL REY MEZCAL BAR OPEN: 2pm-2am, seven days a week; 2A Kensington Ave; elreybar.com PRETTY UGLY 1237 Queen West

Local Love “I find right now I’m gravitating towards this one restaurant called Korean Village, which is a Korean restaurant that’s been around for something like 30 or 40 years. It’s close by my house and the mother still works there every day.

Whenever I go, they give me something unique or cultural, something that they eat on a regular basis, but that no one else really orders.” koreanvillagerestaurant.com

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Integral House may well be the most extraordinary piece of domestic architecture ever constructed in Toronto. Paige Magarrey scratches away at the surface to uncover what it is that makes this a truly oneof-a-kind property >

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‘‘All straight lines have the same shape. So they’re not so interesting to me. Whereas there’s an infinite variety of curves”

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here aren’t that many Toronto homes that have become international news. Then again, there’s a lot about Integral House, situated on a dramatic ravine in the city’s Rosedale neighbourhood, which is one of a kind.

For one, there’s the owner. James Stewart, mathematician, author and professor emeritus at McMaster University, was also a professional violinist in the Hamilton Philharmonic and an LGBT rights activist. He was 49 when he originally envisioned the idea for Integral House in 1990; after drafting a list of 10 potential architects to work with, including Frank Gehry, Rem Koolhaas and Steven Holl, he spent years travelling to speak with each about his vision before choosing Toronto firm ShimSutcliffe in 1999. The project was completed – to international acclaim – in 2009, five years before Stewart lost his battle with cancer at the age of 73.

In Joseph Clement’s recent documentary, Integral Man, Stewart explains his relationship with Brigitte Shim and Howard Sutcliffe: “I guess you could say I was an indulgent client.

There are very few houses in North America, or even in the world, where you have that combination of a patron who is willing to support this, and architects capable of realizing that kind of ambition.”

As otherworldly as the space is, Stewart’s original ask was quite simple: curves, ample glazing and a performance space. “I’m sometimes asked, why curves?” said Stewart at the Governor General’s Medals in Architecture ceremony in 2012, a prize he accepted on behalf of ShimSutcliffe. “I reply, I’m a mathematician. All straight lines have the same shape. So they’re not so interesting to me. Whereas there’s an infinite variety of curves.”

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PREVIOUS PAGE Integral House exterior, photograph by James Dow THIS PAGE FROM TOP Performance space inside the Integral House, photograph by Ed Burtynsky; Integral House exterior, photograph by James Dow, all images courtesy of Shim-Sutcliffe Architects Integral House was sold by Christian Vermast, Paul Maranger, Fran Bennett, senior vice presidents of sales for Sotheby’s International Realty Canada in Toronto

fins, with a curvaceous etched glass volume perched on top. At the back, however, all five floors are visible as the terrain falls away. The lowest floor is home to a pool and patio, while the next floor up is a study with dramatic vistas of the surrounding nature. The next floor holds a 150seat performance space; above that, the oak finclad main floor has the kitchen, dining and living spaces, and on top of that sits the bedrooms.

It might do the structure a disservice, however, by simply referring to the individual floors – the spaces are undulating and full of interacting volumes and spaces. The main floor, for example, offers sightlines into the performance space below, allowing for balconystyle seating during packed performances.

“I think it’s quite difficult to characterize it because there is actually quite a variety of space,” said Brigitte Shim in a video on Integral House produced by Azure magazine last year.

“You’re really experiencing these very different topographic conditions, these kind of horizontal datums, all the way from the most private spaces, the bedrooms, to the most public spaces of the house.” The jury of the Governor General’s Medals in Architecture agreed; in their comments, they called it a “genuine ‘gesamtkunstwerk’ in which individual parts combine to create a resonant and beautiful whole”.

Perhaps it’s in the details of these horizontal datums that Integral House’s true uniqueness can be seen. Take the performance space: built to ensure that Stewart could hold concerts, performances and fundraising events – he held

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about 12 a year while living there – the space is specially-designed to ensure that there’s never a need for ladders – all lights and other equipment can be adjusted from the floor above or from a connected iPad. There’s also the above-and-beyond level of customization throughout – everything from door handles to fireplaces were made-to-order, and even some of the furniture pieces had to be built to suit the home’s unique dimensions and curving walls. The oak fins cladding the windows were developed to minute detail, with each fin’s dimensions slightly different to suit its exact location in the house. The fins boost the acoustics throughout the space, but they also reduce glare and direct the natural light into the space, creating an ever-changing dance of light and shadows on the French limestone floors and concrete walls. “The site is so unique in terms of its location,” Shim explained to Azure. “And then the proximity and embracing of the landscape changes from day to day, from season to season, from day to night.”

One more dramatic detail is the staircase that leads from the main floor to the bedrooms above. Working with glass artist Mimi Gellman and engineer David Bowick, the team installed a sea of hand-blown laminated glass shingles in a dazzling blue, with translucent laminated glass steps that pull natural light from the top floor skylight downwards.

It’s all these details combined that brought Integral House such critical acclaim.

Architectural critic John Bentley Mays called it

“deeply interesting, fastidiously researched and designed” and “a remarkable contribution to the architecture of exuberant aesthetic gesture”, while critic Christopher Hume mused that it “may well be the most extraordinary piece of domestic architecture ever constructed in Toronto”.

Whether it’s the passionate client or the building itself – or, most likely, a combination of the two – Integral House is without a doubt one-of-a-kind, offering a transformative experience for everyone that walks its sinuous, curving floors.

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STATE OF THE MARKET Soaring demand and heated bidding wars propelled the Greater Toronto Area real estate market to new heights in 2016. The benchmark price for residential real estate was up 17 per cent year-over-year in the region, and the price of a detached home in the city of Toronto now tops $1.2 million, up over 20 per cent from a year ago

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s the performance of the region’s top-tier market continues to eclipse that of other major Canadian cities, we sat down with John Poole, VP Ontario Brokerage and Broker of Record of Sotheby’s International Realty Canada, to discuss the state of the top-tier real estate market heading into fall 2016.

The GTA is the largest real estate market in Canada in terms of both geographic and economic scope. How has the region’s real estate market performed so far this year, particularly in the luxury segment, which has reported unprecedented gains?

The industry expected a healthy market in 2016, but frankly, market performance has exceeded expectations this year.

In the market for real estate over $1 million, the GTA has been leaps and bounds ahead of other Canadian urban centres in year-over-year sales gains – both in percentage increase and total unit sales. To put it into perspective, we saw real estate sales over $1 million jump close to 50 per cent in 2015 over 2014, then, in the first half of this year, we watched as sales volume increased another 65 per cent. That’s more than 10,000 units changing hands over the $1 million mark in six months, with 4,000 of those in the city of Toronto alone.

Though $1 million might not represent the luxury market in many areas of the GTA these days, what we have seen is that as the benchmark price has gone up, it’s been sales of real estate over $4 million that has seen the greatest percentage gains: up over 80 per cent in the first half of the year. It’s been a strong market to say the least.

Several market analysts have sounded alarm bells over Toronto’s condo boom, saying that the volume of new units has pushed the market into high-risk territory. Is that the case in the luxury segment?

Talk of a condo bubble has been around for several years now. To date, what we’ve seen is that the number of condos that are coming onto the market is being absorbed by consumer

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Last year, the GTA accelerated ahead of all other Canadian cities in terms of year-over-year gains in sales over $1 million – that’s a lead it’s going to retain to the end of 2016 John Poole, VP Ontario Brokerage, Sotheby’s International Realty Canada

demand. The top-tier of the condo market has also stayed strong with sales over $1 million up 36 per cent in the first half of the year.

It’s true that the high-end condo market hasn’t been caught up in as strong an upward spiral as the detached single family home market. There’s more choice for buyers, and fewer bidding wars, but over 35 per cent of the condos that sold in the first half of 2016 went for above their listed price. The demand is there.

The question at the top of a lot of people’s minds is whether the challenges faced by the global economy, and downgrades to projected Canadian GDP growth will dampen the GTA real estate market. How do you think the market will respond?

Real estate market performance is usually influenced by more local and immediate

influences. Here are the facts: interests rates have been at a historical low for years. Our job market been healthy: the GTA is Canada’s primary economic hub, Toronto’s our financial capital and unemployment is lower this year than last. People continue to move here from other parts of the country, and we are still the top destination for new immigrants in the country. Our low Canadian dollar helps attract foreign buyers and keeps Canadian real estate buyers focused on opportunities in the country.

People are confident in our real estate market as a place where they can build wealth.

How is the top-tier GTA market expected to perform this fall?

Last year, the GTA accelerated ahead of all other Canadian cities in terms of year-overyear gains in sales over $1 million – that’s a lead it’s going to retain to the end of 2016.

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THE RI E DE L RANK In an exclusive interview, 11th generation CEO Maximilian Riedel discusses the pressures of running a family affair, how at times he considered an alternative path, and his high hopes of some day handing the business over to one of his own

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aximilian Riedel does not underplay the pressure. “My father has often said that he is happy there’s someone around to pay his pension, meaning me,” he says.

“But the fact is that nobody wants to be the last one holding the torch. Nobody wants to be the one who messes up a company that’s been around this long.”

Riedel isn’t kidding. He is the 11th-generation head of the Austrian wine glass manufacturer of the same name, established 260 years ago this year - one which, after an idea introduced by his grandfather Claus and developed by his father Georg, has evolved into a specialist niche: whether one of the 60m entry-level glasses that Riedel makes each year, or the mouth-blown, €120-a-pop crystal ones, each employs a specific shape and thickness to maximise aroma and deliver liquid to the most active part of the palate. This glass is designed as a tool to ensure the ultimate drinking experience. It has made the company a global favourite of oenophiles and high-end restaurants alike.

But, as Maximilian Riedel stresses, these are still tough times: fine glasses aren’t considered as desirable as they once were, and “fearless and very successful competition” is seeing the average price

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reduce significantly. Riedel may have only taken over from his father three years ago - he is now 38 - but he is acutely aware of the responsibility in handling the reins, and of one day passing them on, too.

“Of course, I considered not joining the family business,” Riedel says - and he had the choice of two, his mother’s side running a sixth generation steelmakers. “My father was obsessed with Formula One, so I wanted to be a racing driver.

But, critically, my parents had done a fantastic job of making the company interesting to me, giving me a sense that there was always pleasure in business, and especially in a business built around pleasure. Wherever we went my sister and I [she too is involved in the company] got a taste of the food and wine. Just a sip...”

Call it indoctrination if you like. Riedel does.

“Absolutely, that’s what it was,” he laughs. He spent summers working in the factory and the rest of the year in accountancy and business schools, before joining the company at the age of 22 - as managing director of its fledgling US operations.

As it turns out, the posting was ideal. There, as one of the youngest members of the Young Presidents’ Organization, he got to talk family business shop >

Established in Bohemia in 1756, Riedel is one of the finest crystal glassware manufacturers in the world, with factories in Austria and Germany under its three main brands; Riedel, Spiegelau and Nachtmann.

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with other scions, and let off some steam. And, while the option to work in Asia may have proven tricky - “Asian culture just wasn’t accepting of a director so young then, even though growing up in a family business meant I was more in my 40s in terms of attitude,” Riedel explains - it put a welcome and necessary distance between him and his father.

“Working with your father is a challenge - finding that balance between the personal relationship you have and respecting hierarchy - and, by going to California, putting 7000 miles between us was a good thing. There would have been conflict otherwise, much as there had been between him and my grandfather. And I have to say that I cried - tears of happiness - when I finally took over as managing director. I was just so excited to take over while still relatively young.”

These thoughts are also shaping both Maximilian Reidel’s approach to business and his hopes for the family future of the company. While his father was, he says, a dedicated micro-manager, his more liberal, American experience sees Maximilian more of a delegator. “For me it’s about putting the right people in place, and, if they can’t

“The Riedel family has never stamped its name on a single bottle of wine. But over the past 50 years, the Austrian clan of master glassmakers has done more to enhance the oenophile’s pleasure than almost any winemaking dynasty.”

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do the job, replacing them,” he says. “At a certain size, you just can’t micro-manage a company anymore. And, since you can’t clone yourself, the biggest problem in business now is finding the right people to do what you can’t.”

Although as yet Reidel has only one child - a 15 month-old boy - he is hopeful that one day a son or daughter will take over. But he aims to instill an education - both informal and formal similar to the one he had in order to prepare the next generation. He is less than enamored with the current crop of early 20-somethings.

“When I grew up the family wasn’t as wealthy as it is now,” he says. “In the 1970s the company almost went bankrupt. There were a lot of tough times and I suspect that younger generations don’t now grow up as I did, when independence was really encouraged, when there was little thought about the money. I look at the 22-yearolds I know - some in my extended family - and I think ‘no way could you run a company. You need a certain experience, character and luck to succeed in business as a young person, but the younger generations I see are spoiled.”

So, while it may be many years before the

issue comes to the fore, Riedel is conscious of the need to prep his offspring. “Of course I want to do my best to bring them into the company and all that it entails, but then having a sound view of the responsibilities and wealth is as much about what they’re exposed to - their schools, friends and so on, the things that allow them to grow up as ‘normal’ as possible. By the same token I don’t want to close any opportunities to them that their position brings.”

It is, in short, a balancing act. Not so whether they do, indeed, join the family firm. That will be as certain as Maximilian Riedel can make it.

“We’re definitely staying a family business - it’s our name on the product, we’re independent from banks, we don’t share and can’t imagine taking on a partner. So I’d be heartbroken, devastated if no child of mine wanted to join the company,” he says. “It would feel like a failure on my part to persuade them of the attractions.

I always joke that that’s why I need to have a very big family, to increase the odds that one of the children will one day head up Riedel. I’m not sure my wife is as convinced by that kind of business planning though.”

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Interview Josh Sims Photography by Ryan Emberley

KEEP IT IN THE FA MILY INSIGHT speaks to Dundee Corporation executive vice president Richard McIntyre about passing on wealth, the fine line between financially helping and hindering, and both the woes and wonders of family business

Richard McIntyre is executive vice president at Dundee Corporation.

McIntyre is responsible for the operation, expansion and integration of Dundee Global’s distribution strategies.

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undee Corporation’s executive vice president, Richard McIntyre, heads up the wealth management business, while leading the organisation’s business strategies. He recently took time out of his busy schedule to answer a few questions for our inaugural Dundee Thought Leadership series. Here’s what McIntyre had to say about passing on wealth, succession planning in family business, and the Warren Buffett phenomenon.

Why should anyone who’s wealthy worry too much about how to pass that wealth on?

Surely that can be easily addressed by a family when the right time comes?

Well, the fact is that two-thirds of the wealthy don’t have any kind of wealth planning. In part that’s because business owners often don’t see themselves as particularly affluent - all their wealth is tied up in the business and often they end up selling it for much more than they >

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‘‘We want the best for our child and want to ensure they don’t have to struggle - but often the struggle is what makes us” Insight from Richard McIntyre expected and are then not sure how to manage it. Planning ahead is a big must. People assume bad things will never happen to them. But while it may be a hard conversation to have, it’s better to have it now rather than later. Our role is to be an independent third party adviser. You can offer another perspective, or reframe the issue for various family members to give them a fair representation of what’s happening. It’s hard to do that as a family member. On the other hand, sometimes in wealth management you have to be bold to get the best outcome.

and I’ve worked with family businesses where that has worked out well and with others in which it definitely hasn’t. Sometimes I’m asked to actively encourage a child towards a role in the family firm.

I can’t do that, but I can try to understand what really drives the child and relay that back. Often the child - and we’re talking about young adults here, remember - just needs to go off and have other experiences. Often they then see the value in what their parents have created and want to get involved. What the child is dealing with is the stress of expectations. That has to be relieved.

Parents are often struggling with the middle line between helping their children by giving them money and possibly hindering them. What do you advise?

Negotiating a line that reflects what a parent wants for a child is not an easy thing. We all come from different places and backgrounds. We want the best for our child and want to ensure they don’t have to struggle - but often the struggle is what makes us. Typically it’s essential that the children of the wealthy are clear on what their parents’ values are, that these are communicated, and that the child has experiences of its own outside of the family business.

We live in the age of the Warren Buffet phenomenon and his determination not to pass his immense wealth on to his children. Is this an important change?

I think it is. Attitudes to passing on wealth are changing. And if as a rich person you’re more inclined to do something else with the money, this has to be communicated early and often, not sprung on your children when they’re 35. Certainly people are thinking more about what to do with their money - giving it to more needy causes, for example. Transitioning wealth to the next generation can be very rewarding - you’re creating a legacy. But increasingly people want that legacy to go further. They want to give back more widely, more ethically. Besides, passing on colossal wealth to your children can be extremely damaging and people know that. There are always many elements to passing money on well.

TH E FA M I LY FO RT U N E Demographically, the greatest transfer of wealth in history is underway. As an adult child of a successful business founder are you ready?

Here are some questions you should ask and we will be providing more information in future issues: 1) It is a fact. At some point, the business founder will become seriously ill or die. Is there a written strategy to preserve the value of the business and family net worth?

2) In a multiple sibling family in which one of

Should a parent be insistent that their child follows them into the family business?

It’s not a good idea. It’s commonplace that a parent does want their child to follow in their footsteps,

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more children are involved in the business and others have completely unrelated careers and interests, has a family counsel been created to equitably address issues related to all family members?

3) If the family business is sold, it is the after-tax proceeds that are important. Are tax minimization strategies in place?

4) After a dedicated life founding and operating a business, retirement is often a difficult proposition. As a child of a business owner what can I do to ensure retirement is a happy and enjoyable experience for my parents?

5) The business founder wants his adult children to join the business and carry on the legacy even though the siblings have entirely different career goals and aspirations. How should this situation be addressed?

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mic h ael fa s s be nder Multiple award-winning actor Michael Fassbender reveals why he was frightened of his girlfriend when they first met, his plans to take the director’s seat and the reasons behind why he’s getting wrinkles >

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THIS PAGE Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender attend the premiere of The Light Between Oceans during the 73rd Venice Film Festival; Both photographs by Rosdiana Ciaravolo/Getty Images OPPOSITE PAGE Michael Fassbender and Tom Hooper during The 88th Oscars; Matt Petit/ŠA.M.P.A.S

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If Fassbender only travels the world to make three movies every year, he feels like he’s a bit of a slacker

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ctor Michael Fassbender is a citizen of the world. Sure, he’s a German-born, Ireland-raised, London-living movie star, but the reality is that he is always on the move. For Fassbender isn’t the kind of Daniel Day-Lewis sort of film star, someone who makes a single picture every couple of years. No, if Fassbender only travels the world to make three movies every year, he feels like he’s a bit of a slacker.

“I don’t want to spend too much time thinking about things I’ve done, or linger in the past,” the actor told reporters at the Venice Film Festival in 2011, the year he broke onto Hollywood’s A list with five films. “I find that depressing. My main thing is, ‘What am I going to do next?’ Hopefully, I’ll do a good job on the next one.”

The 39-year-old thespian’s first big break came with the World War II miniseries Band of Brothers back in 2001. Since then, he’s been one of the totally ripped Spartans in 300, the gaunt real-life Irish republican Bobby Sands on a Hunger strike in an Irish prison, an integral part of Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds Nazi hunters, a Roman Centurion and an evil Civil War Rebel in Jonah Hex. And that was all before 2011, when those five breakout films – X-Men: First Class, A Dangerous Method, Jane Eyre, Haywire and Shame – catapulted him into a place where he could pick and choose his projects.

Cut to 2016, and ten more movies later, Fassbender truly has roamed the globe, cementing his stardom in projects both near and far from home. He headed to Iceland, Jordan, Canada and Spain for Prometheus and to Louisiana for Twelve >

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"When I choose a film, the main things that I choose is the director and the script.

I boil it down to those two simple things"

Years a Slave, for which he scored his first Oscar nomination, for Best Supporting Actor. Soon he was off to Northern California for Steve Jobs, the biography of the Apple founder that snagged him his second Academy Award nomination, this time for Best Actor.

Trespass Against Us, the British crime drama that he shot in the U.K. along with Brendan Gleeson in 2014, brought Fassbender back to the Toronto International Film Festival in early September, to attend its world premiere. TIFF is a place that helped jumpstart the handsome actor’s career, beginning with the splash that Hunger made there in 2008. These days, the actor is so popular in Toronto that he was the famed festival’s guest of honor at the 2016 TIFF Soirée, which kicked off the 12-day, 41st annual festivities.

Leading up to Toronto, Fassbender and his current girlfriend, the Oscar-winning 27-year-old Swedish actress Alicia Vikander (who actually first met on the dance floor at a TIFF party a few years before) spent much of their summer together, promoting the film they did together in remote locations in Australia and New Zealand in September 2014. That’s the place their romance really

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got hot, as they worked in chilly conditions on Derek Cianfrance’s The Light Between Oceans, a post-World War I drama that released in early September.

“I said to Derek early on, ‘This girl frightens me,’” Fassbender recalled during a press conference for the film in New York City in June 2016. “She’s so fierce and brave as a performer. It kind of bowled me over. It was great and really made me feel like I had to come to work ready every morning. It was great, because we had a great chemistry from the beginning.”

The hot couple is already trying to find another project to do together, as Vikander explained.

“I loved working with Michael,” she said with a broad smile. “I would love to work with him again.”

To that end, as well as to take the next step in his Hollywood career, Fassbender and a partner have launched Finn McCool Films, a Londonbased film production company, with the plan to develop projects. As Fassbender tells it, that company is part of the reason he moves between performing in small independent films like The Light Between Oceans and huge blockbusters

that pay him millions, including 2016’s X-Men: Apocalypse and the upcoming Assassin’s Creed (due to hit theaters in December 2017) and Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant.

“By doing those big ones, it allows me to develop my own production company and get smaller films financed, so it gives me more leverage,” Fassbender said. “When I choose a film, the main things that I choose is the director and the script. I boil it down to those two simple things and it keeps things simple for me. And I like to go see something that’s more of a blockbuster, roller-coaster ride at times, and then something that’s maybe smaller and has a social commentary.”

He also has plans to move into the director’s chair as he enters his forties. “I’d like to try directing at some point. We’ll see. With my production company, we’re always developing stuff. I just don’t know when, but there’s one that I’d perhaps like to direct, but I’d hate to talk about it now. Just wait until I do it, otherwise it will just be talking and not doing. Fingers crossed.”

Until then, Fassbender will just keep roaming the earth, scooping up plum roles like that of playing Harry Hole, the much-loved Norwegian

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detective from the best-selling Jo Nesbo crime novels. He’s recently finished a stint in Norway, shooting The Snowman, the first of what is hoped to be a franchise series featuring that messed-up cop with a knack for solving big cases.

And when asked about changing his personal life, settling down with Vikander in one place and perhaps starting a family, Fassbender is in no hurry to do that. As he once told InStyle Magazine Germany, “It is difficult for me to maintain a relationship. My job involves a certain amount of selfishness, I can choose when and where I shoot a movie, and sometimes it lasts until four o’clock in the morning. I run/live a large part of the relationship through the phone. This is not always fair for the other partner. I’ve been getting a few wrinkles from lovesickness. But I hope I’ll get married anyway and have children,” he said.

That’s actually a good thing, considering that Alicia Vikander is about to set off across the world on a serious adventure of her own, taking over the Angelina Jolie role of Lara Croft in a new big-budget production of Tomb Raider. Seems. theirs is a match made in Hollywood heaven.

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Known for its outrageous catwalk shows, celebrity following and unique designs, Dsquared2 is changing the face of luxury fashion. In an exclusive interview with founders Dan and Dean Caten, the identical twin brothers behind the brand, we discuss their inseparability, venturing beyond the fashion world, and what the future holds for the dynamic duo >

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dentical twins Dan and Dean Caten have been inseparable since birth. Aside from a brief six month period when they were 16, the pair has spent the best part of their 50 years side by side; not only do they share a flat, but together they have redefined luxury style with their alternative fashion house, Dsquared2.

They have frequently declared their sameness to be their strength, as they are completely in sync with one another when it comes to their creative vision for the brand.

Born in Toronto in 1964 to an English mother and an Italian father, the Caten twins were the youngest of nine. Keen to break away from their suburban upbringing, they left for New York when they were 19, joining a fashion course at Parsons The New School for Design. This was, however, short-lived, and they returned home after just one semester. This did little to deter them though, and they were soon working as designers for big names such as Versace and Diesel, the latter of which funded the launch of Dsquared2 in 1995.

Since then, the two have gone from strength to strength, honing their unique style and expanding their brand to create a niche fashion

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The Caten brothers were selected to design the Canadian Olympic Team Opening Ceremony outfits, which earned their countrymen a top spot on the best-dressed list house synonymous with alternative luxury. The twins have dressed the likes of Coco Rocha, Gwen Stefani and Victoria Beckham, and designed whole tour wardrobes for Madonna and Beyoncé. Never ones to shy away from a challenge, the unlikely sports fans have collaborated on a number of sporting events, creating a commemorative trainer for the Olympic Games in Athens, and designing an off-field uniform for the Juventus football club of Turin.

This year, a highlight for the dynamic duo has no doubt been representing Canada at the 2016 Rio Olympics. The Caten brothers were selected to design the Canadian Olympic Team Opening Ceremony outfits, which earned their countrymen a top spot on the best-dressed list. An innovative mash-up of tailoring and sport, Dsquared2’s designs had head-turning results.

Recalling the simplicity of Canada’s early Olympic uniforms, the twins incorporated graphic and heritage elements, including the country’s national emblem, the maple leaf. The standout piece was inarguably the sportif nylon-cotton men’s and women’s red jacket, which combined both elements of a windbreaker and a tailored blazer for a suped-up, sporty style that gave an entirely new meaning to the concept of athleisure.

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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT Dsquared2 F/W16 menswear catwalk show; Backstage at the F/W16 menswear catwalk show; Dsquared’s Team Canada Olympic Opening Ceremony outfit; Backstage at the F/W16 menswear catwalk show, all images courtesy of Dsquared2

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surprises – whether it’s celebrating the launch of their womenswear collection by lowering supermodels out of pink aeroplanes, paying homage to Glastonbury with 5-inch thick mud or asking Christina Aguilera to strip male models – the duo always has something up its sleeve, and you can be sure that the Dsquared2 show is one to which everyone looks forward to.

“The making of a set is one of the most enjoyable moments of a creative process and we are totally involved in it,” the pair insists. “We always try to give our personal vision of fashion.

For us, that means using bright colours, mixing patterns and reinterpreting everything with a funny spirit. Essentially, that’s how we are.”

For the F/W16 collections, the brothers sought inspiration from further afield. Their wellreceived womenswear collection was inspired by the deel clothing of Mongolia, Tibetan national costumes, military officers’ uniforms, Edwardian

“We always try to give our personal vision of fashion. For us, that means using bright colours, mixing patterns and reinterpreting everything with a funny spirit. Essentially, that’s how we are”

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ruffles and lace, camouflage, fringing and fur – quite the combination, but quite the collection.

Their menswear offering rather drew inspiration from Japan, and featured kimono prints and embroidery at large.

Not content with mastering the fashion world, in 2013 the brothers opened Ceresio 7, a restaurant in their second home, Milan. In an interview with Forbes last year, the pair hinted that this venture into the food industry wouldn’t be the last: “Milan was a sort of test to see how the restaurant would perform. So expanding is part of the plan. We opened the restaurant because we wanted to; it’s not our main moneymaker.” Regardless, it has been a huge success; the twins are undoubtedly ambitious and it’s clear that they’re not ready to throw in the towel just yet, but with a restaurant and a 21-year-old fashion business already under their belts, what will they do next?

“We are unstoppable and unpredictable, so we cannot say,” they laugh. “We hope to continue working together in the future.” Coming from two brothers as close as these two, it’s hard to imagine their future any other way.

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E Y E S F RO NT Douglas Kirkland reflects on the moment he met Marilyn Monroe, his dear friend Audrey Hepburn, and the legend and life of Coco Chanel. Izzy Gallery in Toronto shares a stunning showcase of highlights from his half a century career

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hen Canadian photographer Douglas Kirkland was 24 years old, he was hired as a staff photographer for Look magazine. A few years later, this opportunity put him on the path to becoming a multi award-winning celebrity photographer. In 1961, for Look’s 25th anniversary issue, Kirkland photographed Marilyn Monroe in the shoot that made him famous.

In his career that spans more than 60 years, Kirkland has photographed everyone from Angelina Jolie, George Clooney and Elle Fanning, to Elizabeth Taylor, Brigitte Bardot and Audrey Hepburn. In fact, Hepburn was more of a dear friend than merely a stunning subject: “Audrey was a wonderful woman, and very sensitive. She had come through the war and became a star by accident. There was a gentleness about her – she cared about people. I met my wife Francoise when I was in Paris with Audrey,” Kirkland reminisces.

The prominent photographer’s work is featured in permanent collections of museums and galleries around the world, including Izzy Gallery in Toronto, his Canadian representation.

Over the past half a century, Kirkland has also worked as a special photographer in the motion picture industry, capturing more than 150 films, including: The Sound of Music, Out of Africa, Titanic and Moulin Rouge!.

Izzy Gallery recently unlocked The Douglas Kirkland Archive, and invited INSIGHT into the photographer’s repository of Hollywood celebrity and popular culture. >

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ABOVE Douglas Kirkland behind the scenes; image courtesy of Izzy Gallery RIGHT How to Steal a Million advertising shoot, 1966; © Douglas Kirkland, image courtesy of Izzy Gallery, exclusive representation of Douglas Kirkland in Canada

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‘‘Chanel is here forever. She changed fashion, she changed culture, and she changed how people dress” – Douglas Kirkland

LEFT TO RIGHT Coco Chanel, Brigitte Bardot; © Douglas Kirkland, both images courtesy of Izzy Gallery, exclusive representation of Douglas Kirkland in Canada

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BOTH PAGES Marilyn Monroe shoot for Look magazine, 1961; © Douglas Kirkland, all images courtesy of Izzy Gallery, exclusive representation of Douglas Kirkland in Canada

‘‘Marilyn was supposed to arrive at 7pm.

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S tay i ng i n t h e G am e How has a brand that was founded in 1744 remained relevant and renowned as a marketer of the world’s most valuable and prestigious pieces? Elizabeth Finney unravels the incredible 272 year rise of Sotheby’s Auction House

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hough the notion of collecting dates back many thousands of years, the 17th and 18th centuries saw a noticeable shift in the then very modern world of auctioneering. Many scholars became enchanted with the idea of a ‘cabinet of curiosities’, so would hunt down collectable oddities - a quest that would often lead them to auctions. Additionally, a boom in the circulation of fine artwork at the latter end of the 17th century gave the general public a taste for collecting, and so art auctions began popping up in London’s coffeehouses and taverns. With print media becoming more readily available, the production of auction catalogs steadily increased before the world’s first known auction house was founded in Stockholm in 1674. Sotheby’s was founded in London in 1744

by Samuel Baker, who auctioned off “several hundred scarce and valuable books in all branches of Polite Literature” from the library of the Rt Hon Sir John Stanley.

London was, and still is, a hub of culture, knowledge and education. After the death of Baker in 1778, the company was split between his nephew, John Sotheby, and his partner at the time, George Leigh. The estate flourished, driven by the Sotheby family to expand into the art market, prints, medals and coins.

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LEFT Lot 19, Sold by the Palm Springs Art Museum to Benefit the George Montgomery Acquisition Fund, Nikolai Fechin, Nude, Estimate $810,750/1,135,050, Sold for $2,040,658; image courtesy of Sotheby’s Auction House ABOVE May 2016 Contemporary Evening Auction in New York; Image courtesy of Sotheby’s Auction House

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LEFT Lot 2535, Magnificent Clocks from an Important Private Collection, Cartier ‘Flamingo and Lotus Automaton Clock’.

A Superb And Very Rare Yellow Gold, Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Mother-Of-Pearl, Nephrite, Pink Hardstone, Lapis Lazuli, Onyx And Grey Hardstone Mantel Clock With Automaton Circa 1990 Mvt 81 Case Wk900014. Estimate $193,230/322,050 Sold for $1,241,825; image courtesy of Sotheby’s Auction House RIGHT Auctioneer Mr Peter Wilson, director of Sotheby’s, leads a popular art auction assisted by two porters.

Wilson had influenced the established auction house’s interest in acquiring impressionist and modern art. Such auctions were sometimes held as special evening events. © Henry Grant Collection/Museum of London

all extremely sought after, as well as stamps, historical currency and weapons. As always, books and literary property were both favourable categories in the collecting world, and had been since as far back as the Ancient Egyptian times.

It wasn’t until the early 1900s that the turnover for art pieces and paintings began to outstrip that of books. This coincided with the arrival of Peter Wilson at Sotheby’s, who ensured the company capitalized on the popularity of Impressionist and Modern works of art. The rest, as they say, is history.

Fast-forward to 2016, and Sotheby’s is on the top table of auctioneering, with 90 locations and nine salerooms in 40 different countries.

With more than 270 years in business and approximately 250 auctions held a year in more than 70 categories, Sotheby’s is a market leader, anticipating and keeping up with the trends at every fluctuation. In 2000, it successfully launched Sothebys.com and became the first international house to hold online auctions.

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Sotheby’s sold more than $90million of property online in the first six months of 2016 and 18 per cent of total lots sold globally by Sotheby’s were purchased online.

Now, more than ever, we can see how the digital revolution has changed the game of auctions, and rather than resisting, Sotheby’s has embraced it. Improvements to Sotheby’s digital platforms has helped to drive a 29 per cent increase in website traffic, a 48 per cent increase in online registration, and a 39 per cent increase in online buyers. It has gone on to produce a catalogue app for iPads, beautifully covering all of its worldwide auctions, as well as making its more traditional saleroom auctions available to bidders via eBay’s Live Auction service. The Sotheby’s channel on eBay’s Collectibles & Art section allows for live-streaming real-time auctions, an innovation that opens up the once relatively exclusive world of high-end collecting to a wider audience. Additionally, last year Sotheby’s became the first major auction house

with an app on the new Apple TV, giving the masses five channels devoted to their huge range of offerings. Apple named it one of the ‘Best New Apps’ on the App Store within a day of launch and it remained there for more than five weeks, and it’s now available in 80 countries. But how exactly does this prestigious auction house stay on the pulse of an ever-changing 21st century audience, and what is it that people want?

With Generation X flooding the auction room with a unique combination of knowledge that allows it to fathom both the benefits of modern internet and technology, while retaining a solid understanding of both classic and trending collecting, the pace has quickened and the prices have soared – the game has changed. A far cry from the candle auctions of the 18th century, the world of internet bidding is cold, somewhat unpredictable and oddly disconnected. Rather than staring your competitor down across the room, the allure of anonymity via internet bidding is intoxicating. Sotheby’s presented >

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LEFT Hispano J12 1933 coach Pourtout, Sotheby’s 1989; image courtesy of Sotheby’s Auction House BELOW A book sale in progress at Messrs Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge of Wellington Street, 1888; Illustration courtesy of Sotheby’s Auction House

a series of five online-only sales throughout July 2016, offering a range of property, from prints to books and contemporary art, and had encouraging results; nearly 1,000 clients registered to bid with an average sell through rate of 79 per cent, and 33 per cent of the buyers were new to Sotheby’s. As in the case of fashion or music trends, those chasing the most popular pieces have to be connected to this world on every platform – an illustrated brochure just doesn’t cut it anymore for today’s buyers.

Impressions on Sotheby’s social media channels, for example, increased five-fold year-on-year, driven by a large increase in posting volume and audience growth, reaching a staggering 80 million impressions in 2015 alone. There are those who believe that the shift to online bidding poses a threat to the romance and personality of the auction rooms, but it can’t be denied that today’s audiences have never been bigger (the last five years has seen a huge increase in demand from the Middle East, the USA and from Asia), collections have never been more diverse and interest has never been more acute.

In terms of what these audiences are after, it’s hard to pinpoint anything down to the month, let alone a year, such is the intense fluctuation of popularity these days. A few years ago people would have said that the designers of Brown furniture were classic and timeless. Now auction houses struggle to shift things that the baby boomer generation would have happily spent large sums on. Sales of Brown furniture as an example, will inevitably worsen over the upcoming decade, having an impact of the prices for classical objects collected. This is a world where the deeply historical pieces can fetch the same price as a modern, more recently created

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piece under the right name - Paul Evans, George Nakashima, Tommi Parzinger, Venini, and Andy Warhol have all been noted as ones to keep a lookout for this year. Additionally, more modern, natural pieces have been noted as up and coming, for example drift wood and marble pieces over more traditional pieces.

The most notable recent surge in fashion has been that of rarity. Of course, this has always been a popular commodity, but experts in the field have pointed out a 21st century desire for connection, for the pieces they purchase to have contextual meaning. It’s not about buying for the name – with a flux of personal intelligence at the height of what is in vogue, so too does knowing the history, craftsman, uses and users of the piece. We’re hailing back to the ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’, but this time around we have a world of digital knowledge in our pockets. To say the least, it’s an extraordinarily exciting time for buyers, and many of them are on the hunt for record breakers.

However, in a different part of the spectrum, it’s Sotheby’s partnerships with the likes of Artsy, eBay and Invaluable that have arguably been the most innovative. Using a comprehensive digital strategy, the company has set out to expand their clientele for more affordable pieces, making the auction house far more accessible, especially due to the increase in information for bidders available online.

Once deemed to be a more circumscribed place of both business and pleasure, the combination of this 270-year-old institution with cuttingedge technology means we can safely say that Sotheby’s is a powerhouse of auctioneering, and continues to stand at the helm of the art, culture and collectibles world.

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F OR THE WE ST Rowena Marella-Daw slips on the boots, dons the Stetson, saddles up with her ‘pardner’ and goes in search of iconic America >

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hat’ll be the day”, drawls John Wayne from our TV screen as my husband Terry and I watch the legendary John Ford 1956 Western The Searchers, filmed on location in America’s iconic Monument Valley. Aside from enjoying the film, we were getting suitably primed for our imminent journey to southern Utah, and fulfilling Terry’s lifelong Western-fanboy dream of riding across the Valley’s vast plains. I knew I might have be Tonto to his Lone Ranger for a few days, but a gal’s gotta do what a gal’s gotta do.

Our road trip to Monument Valley began in Pasadena and took us on a lengthy drive along the Interstate 15 through backwater towns, Arizona’s desert landscapes and the surreal realm of Las Vegas. Beyond Beaver Dam, however, the terrain changed, exciting the senses with every twist and turn, punctuated by huge canyons, majestic bluffs and rock. Eight hours later, we found ourselves at the entrance of southern Utah’s great Zion National Park, where a chocolate-coloured road snaked round towering mesas, buttes, narrow slot canyons and arches spread across 229sq m. Every bend revealed another spellbinding view.

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Stopping to stretch our legs on prehistoric terrain, this experience felt almost unreal. But modern reality soon kicked in with a 1.1-mile drive through the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, lit only by slithers of light squeezing through six narrow windows carved out of the rugged cliff walls.

Even the hardiest trailblazers need to make camp and rustle up some grub, so hitching the wagon at a luxury cabin on Zion Mountain Ranch felt ideal. Set amid sprawling farmland in Mt. Carmel, this estate proudly hosts a herd of buffalo grazing on open prairie in close proximity to guest cabins. This herd of around 50 are protected, far luckier than the buffaloes that once roamed the Great Plains by the millions. Their numbers dwindled, no thanks to white hunters that slaughtered them almost to extinction not only for their hides, but to deprive the Indians of their sustenance, ultimately forcing them onto the reservations.

Our quest for the West continued with a visit to Kanab city in Utah’s Kane County, where the deep valleys flanked by distinctive rocks and canyons have featured in numerous movies, including Mackenna’s Gold and The Outlaw Josey Wales, plus scores of TV Western series from the fifties and sixties. Classic shows such as Gunsmoke, Wagon Train, and the original Lone Ranger were filmed at the Kanab Movie Ranch (now the Best Friends Animal Society) and nearby Johnston Canyon. A mosey past antique and gift shops took us to Kanab’s Little Hollywood movie museum, which houses a replica Western town,

with authentic sets and a small main street that just begs for a ‘good-guy/bad-guy’ showdown.

And just a few gallops away, the nostalgic Parry Lodge, a charming 1960s hotel, played host to the stars who filmed in the area.

After bacon, beans ‘n’ coffee, it was time to holler wagons roll and forge yonder into the great Wild West. After crossing into Navajo territory, we checked in at the famous Goulding’s Lodge, which sits loftily against a sheer red rockface overlooking Monument Valley. My ‘pardner’ was quick to inform me that this place once served as the army headquarters of Captain Nathan Brittles, played by John Wayne in the 1946 film, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, along with another of his cavalry sagas, Fort Apache.

Captain Brittles’ cabin from the film still stands behind the lodges, and the museum next door is crammed with memorabilia and images of the area’s film locations.

With our prize destination in sight, we loaded the pack-mules and prepared to ride boldly, heading ‘that-a-way’ to the famed Monument Valley Tribal Park, the one distinct place that conjures up the definitive Western backdrop.

From high above the valley we rattled along in our hire car down a seemingly endless dirttrack trail, gasping all the while taking in the magnificent natural monuments: West and East Mittens Butte, Merrick Butte, then slowly winding our way down past more mystical formations: Three Sisters, The Hub, Elephant Butte, Rain God Mesa and Totem Pole.

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W H E R E T O STAY Zion Mountain Ranch Our ‘little house on the prairie’, one of several dotted around, would have been considered a mansion in the days of Wyatt Earp. These western-style cabins are kitted out with 21st century mod-cons, but styled with a rustic ‘Old West’ feel. Our Zion Sauna Lodge, as the name suggests, features a sauna in the master bedroom, accessed through swinging saloon doors.

Cowboys hankering for a quiet evening will find a barbecue pit and campfire area on the back porch overlooking the open range. And when the last cinders have faded, you just have to lie back and watch the heavenly constellations cramming the night sky.

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Once at the valley floor, visitors have the choice to explore the Valley either in a safari-style vehicle or on a sturdy mount. Any self-respecting cowpoke will choose the latter, and on finding the designated corral of our tour company, we were introduced to our horses. We mounted (with help), adjusted our stirrups and set out from the aptlynamed ‘John Wayne Trail’, riding gently into the heart of the valley. The horses casually navigated a trail they knew like the back of their hooves – up and down steep ridges, through narrow gulches, past huge caves. For my trusty sidekick it was quite simply a cowboy dream fulfilled.

This is Navajo Nation, where the rich culture of this sovereign Native American people pervade. We heard it in the language, saw it in the community’s strong sense of pride, respect for traditions and deep connection with these sacred grounds.

The highlight of our cowboy experience was a visit to John Ford Point, an iconic rock precipice jutting high over the valley. The image of John Wayne looking out from here was immortalized by veteran director Ford, and this same location was used in the recent movie The Lone Ranger.

Finally, as the music swelled and the end credits rolled, we dismounted reluctantly, stamped off the red dust from our boots and said goodbye to our guide and horses. At this point the wind was kicking up a mild sandstorm, but we didn’t care.

This was a true bucket-list moment, and in our best cowboy drawl we declared: “That sure was one helluva ride!”

Amangiri Mid-way between Kanab and Monument Valley lies a very special place within the depths of Canyon Point. Pioneers in their own right, the owners of Amangiri decided this was the perfect location to build a five-star retreat. The Aman brand is known for its understated elegance, but why would any modern cowboy choose to spend the night here? For starters, it’s not often you get to swim in a pool that wraps around a canyon rock that’s millions of years old. The suite’s sprawling bed looks out onto the open desert valley. And when the clouds roll in, rain lashes and lightning illuminates the skies, the landscape looks even more dramatic. Any saddle-sore trailhand will find solace in the spa, and nourishment from the breakfast buffet. aman.com/resorts/amangiri

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packing a punch Phuket may be Thailand’s biggest and busiest island, but it’s also home to the country’s swankiest hotels and hideaways.

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The island’s sweltering heat and abundance of beaches keep things decidedly laid-back.

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ou’re a fighter,” says kickboxing instructor Sompetch Jumpatong (or ‘Petch’), spurring me on. “Harder. Kick harder.” Down in the gym of the new Keemala resort, the two of us circle the room, Petch calling out moves: left punch, right punch, left knee, right knee, kick.

Five final swinging kicks into Petch’s pads and my one-to-one session is done. I’m covered in sweat; training in Thailand’s national sport, Muay Thai kickboxing, is a tough workout.

No one in their right mind would come to Phuket to pick a fight. Beyond the gym, the island’s sweltering heat and abundance of beaches keep things decidedly laid-back. But this is also the biggest and busiest island in Thailand; with so many people getting away from it all that it can seem difficult to actually get away from it all.

Unless, of course, you know where to look…

I’d come to stay at Keemala resort and spa, one of the most talked about new openings in Thailand.

That’s largely due to the eye-catching design; with jungle walkways, safari-style tents and onionshaped treehouse towers, the inland resort, around ten minutes from Kamala beach, has a playful ‘enchanted forest’ feel. There’s nothing else like it on Phuket.

I stay in a Bird’s Nest Villa, a vast, quiet space with a massive bed, huge bathroom with a goldcoloured mosaic floor, and it’s own private 10-metre long infinity pool overlooking Kamala Beach.

Islamic morning prayers and birdsong from the surrounding forest create a gentle start to the day, which gets more energetic with my morning Muay

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Thai session. Not just a national sport, Muay Thai is a form of self-defence, learnt by young Thai boys and girls across the country, Petch tells me. “We learn Thai boxing to protect ourselves.

I learned with my dad, to protect myself, because I’m small. But it’s also very good for your body, for fitness, for strength.”

The rest of my stay couldn’t be less violent. I make good use of the Mala spa, with a Harmonizing Massage on the day after my flight – a full body treatment with ginger and lemongrass oil that’s so calming I almost fall asleep – followed by a firm, decidedly non-sleeping traditional Thai Massage the next day. Dinner’s served in the Su Tha restaurant, which plays relaxed pre-club bar-style music and has Thai classics on the menu, like Pad Thai, peanutty Massaman curry and fiery Tom Yam soup.

In the morning, I head out with Tatchakarn Thanadechapasn (or Karn) from the hotel for a heritage walk of Old Phuket Town. “Phuket’s always been a big trading point, on the Spice Route and also for tin,” Karn tells me, as we drive into town. She’s also seen Phuket change over her lifetime, from the early days when backpackers started visiting this island paradise, through to the big resorts and five-star hotels: “When I was young, it was very green everywhere. You could count the number of cars on the island. Now, it’s so busy.”

We stroll around the Old Town, exploring Buddhist and Taoist shrines where incense fills the air. On the edge of town, there’s a statue of a golden dragon. “This is Hai Leng Ong, king of the south

seas,” Karn tells me. “People from Phuket think the island itself is the dragon rising from the sea. If you look at a map, it can look like that.”

We continue on to Wat Mongkol Nimit, the ‘Royal Temple’, next to Soi Rommanee, where Karn points to the street sign: “Rommanee means ‘pleasure’ or ‘happy ending’, so you can guess what happened here, right? It was the Red Light District during the tin-trading period, where merchants and traders would go to release their energy.”

I move from Keemala to Paresa, a luxury hotel high up on the coastal cliffs along from Kamala beach. “This area’s known as ‘Millionaire’s Mile’,” operations manager Mirko Corbello tells me, as he shows me to my villa. “The price of property is outrageous.”

The hotel makes the most of their sunsetfacing, west coast location, with every villa, pool, restaurant and spa looking out over the Andaman Sea. I spend the afternoon swimming in the sleek pool, even though my villa has it’s own private one (both looking out to sea). The rooms are minimalist, but spacious, with large ocean-view windows. In the evenings, after dark, I watch as the lights of fishing boats come on across the Andaman Sea. I head out early in the morning with the hotel’s Adventure Team guides Patrick and Alif, driving up to the northern tip of Phuket and into Phang Nga province to Khao Lampi-Hat Thai Mueang National Park, an area of greenery so quiet that dogs are sleeping in the road. We hike a circuit around Lampi waterfall, the park’s ranger Mi Aiganiyapon Chaanyannua leading us up into the >

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Spa: Soneva Kiri Koh Kood is a tranquil spa paradise located on one of Thailand’s least populated island to the south-east of Bangkok. The spa promises to take guests on a sensory journey, with treatments including mud massages, Thai herbal baths, silk facials, warm oils of Ayurveda and a rich selection

Savour: Every visitor to Thailand must try Pad Thai, and

of wellness rituals.

even better than trying it, is learning how to cook it as most five-star hotels offer cookery courses. On the islands, another

Explore: Island hopping is a great option in Thailand. If

must is fresh seafood from the beach sellers, cooked on

you’re staying in Phuket, then Koh Raya Yai is just 45 minutes

charcoal in front of you and costing no more than $17 for a

by boat and has white beaches, crystal clear turquoise waters

whole lobster.

and great views back towards Phuket from Siam Beach. If you’re staying on Koh Samui, then try Koh Tao and if you’re

Sip: Not to be missed is the Woobar at the W Retreat, Koh THIS PAGE Bird’s Nest Pool Villas with ocean view bath; image courtesy of Keemala OPPOSITE PAGE Two bedroom ocean pool residence; image courtesy of Paresa Resort Phuket

staying in Krabi, then try Koh Lanta.

Samui. Not only does it have stunning views of the northern coast of the Gulf of Thailand, but every Thursday is Mo-hee-

The Hidden Gem: Koh Yao Yai is a lesser discovered

toe Madness with free-flowing mojitos, nibbles and cool,

paradise with the most beautiful beaches, snorkelling and

deep house sounds for 1,300 THB per person. For even more

impressive limestone rock formations. Reach the island by

creative cocktails, the Drink Gallery at The Library Hotel, Koh

boat from Phuket and remember to take cash with you as this

Samui is inventive mixology at its best.

total Thai escape doesn’t even have cash machines.

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w h e r e t o s tay Keemala: cottages, houses and villas start from 19,050THB to 25,500THB per night, including breakfast, but excluding taxes. One hour spa treatments start from $99. City tours and Muay Thai kickboxing sessions can also be arranged with the hotel. See keemala.com, or call + 66 (0) 76 358 777.

Point Yamu by COMO: rooms, suites and villas cost from 9,000THB to 118,000THB per night, including breakfast, plus 18.7 per cent tax and service charge per suite per night. One hour spa treatments start from 4,125 THB. See comohotels. com/pointyamu or call +66 (0) 76 360 100.

Paresa Resort: villas and suites cost from 16,500THB to 94,500THB per night. One hour spa treatments start from 2,200THB. Paresa’s Adventure Team can also arrange excursions, including the Jungle Trekking Expedition and Waterfall Picnic. See paresaresorts.com or call +66 (0)76 302 000.

Etihad Airways (etihad.com, +1 8669481081) have return flights from Toronto Pearson International to Phuket, via Hong Kong, starting from $1,624.

For more on Thailand, see tourismthailand.org

humid forest on leafy, moist pathways scattered with mushrooms, some of them “magic”.

At Ton Prai Waterfall, a quick drive away, we take a cooling dip in a rock pool, before a banquet lunch set up under the shade of a wide Lukmai tree: shrimp, tuna, salmon, salads, cakes…

Apart from a few locals and a colourful cockerel strutting across the lawn, it’s empty here. Of the many thousands of tourists on Phuket, it seems no one knows about this place.

From Paresa, I travel across to the east side of the island, to Point Yamu by COMO design hotel, overlooking Phang Nga Bay. The hotel also has an impressive coastal location, with views out across the Andaman. The giant lobby is filled with colourful flowers, while suites are decorated in cooling white and blue. There’s also one of the coolest-looking swimming pools I’ve come across in Asia here, three sections totalling 100 metres, with cool blue-white tiles that match the sky, so it feels like you’re half-swimming, half-flying.

After a day by and in the pool, a signature Shambhala oil and hot towel massage in the spa, and a blue crab and coconut curry in the Thai restaurant Nahmyaa, I head off the next morning from the pier at Yamu village on a

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wooden motorboat, sailing out across the ocean to COMO’s new, exclusive beach club. The strip of beach on Nakayai Island is decked out with sun-loungers, a bar and restaurant, cabanas, with kayaks and stand-up paddleboards to borrow. The small, uncrowded beach is far away, physically and mentally, from the crowds and busy bars of Phuket’s tourist epicentre Patong.

“You know the James Bond movie, The Man With The Golden Gun?” one of the waiters asks me. “Over there,” he points to a cluster of limestone islands across the open ocean, “is where they filmed it. James Bond Island is just over there.”

I borrow an SUP board and head out in their general direction, though they’re too far to try to reach. It feels good, though, to be standing upright on the Andaman ocean, the sun beating down, looking over towards the islands. The sea is calm and it’s easy to make progress, until overconfidence or the swell from a passing motorboat topples me from the board into the water. I get back on and paddle out further, but I’m shaky and tumble again. It doesn’t matter, though; not only is the water warm, but out here there’s no one around to see me fall.

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TWO OF A K I ND Ontario natives George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg were brought together more than three decades ago as students. In an exclusive interview, we hear how the pair’s innate creative abilities have led them to establish one of the most recognized design firms in the world

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eorge Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg oversee one of the most recognized design firms in the world, so when you ask about their creative approach, you expect to be handed a pearl of wisdom, and that I was. “The type of project, context, location and client all inform the design direction, which in our minds always begins with a story or narrative,” Yabu explains. It therefore seems only fitting that I start with the story of Yabu Pushelberg – it’s a rather inspiring one, after all.

In the year 1972, George Yabu, an inner-city kid and the son of two Japanese immigrants, met Glenn Pushelberg, who was escaping the small working class town he had grown up in, 65 miles outside of Toronto. The pair had both enrolled to study interior design at Toronto’s Ryerson University, and though they soon became friends, the true bond wouldn’t be formed until three years after they graduated.

One day, rather by chance, Yabu and Pushelberg ran into each other on the street.

Both were looking for a studio, and Yabu had seen a space that he couldn’t afford alone. Then and there they decided to share a studio.

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‘‘There’s a push and pull to the way we work, which suits us well – an unfettered challenging of opinions”

to officially combine forces marking the start of an abiding partnership in business, and in life.

Now having worked together for more than three decades, Pushelberg says they’re able to easily reverse roles and take turns alternating from rational to more intuitive. Yabu says: “There’s a push and pull to the way we work, which suits us well – an unfettered challenging of opinions.”

Yabu and Pushelberg’s ability to collaborate effectively is backed by a belief that anything is possible. And judging from the success of this dynamic duo, I’d say they have every reason to believe. In the early days, Yabu and Pushelberg had very few contacts, which meant working on absolutely any project that was thrown their way, but their days of designing dry cleaning depots are long gone. Today, Yabu Pushelberg’s dream team, who work from studios in New York and Toronto, and create interiors for residences, restaurants, retail spaces and major luxury hotel groups, including the Four Seasons in Toronto, the Park Hyatt in New York, the London Edition, and the newly opened Las Alcobas Napa Valley.

Pushelberg is, however, quick to jump on my use of the term ‘luxury’: “The term ‘luxury’ is overused and has become almost irrelevant,

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CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT Private Residence Toronto; Bathroom in Private Residence Toronto; Park Hyatt New York

and overly segmented: affordable luxury, aspirational luxury, exclusive luxury.” The pair prefer the concept of making each experience special and unique.

If you’re lucky enough to have stayed in any one of the hotels designed by Yabu Pushelberg, you’ll know that there’s no compromise on comfort or considered design. “The hotel should make you feel like you belong,” explains Yabu. Pushelberg adds: “Everything should work ergonomically and be comfortable, that is a given, beyond that, we look for a refined personality, a point of view.”

I’m reminded, however, that it’s not just hotels. Pushelberg says: “We prefer to be designing a variety of things – this is part of what keeps all aspects of our work fresh and interesting. One creative outlet feeds another.”

Yabu explains that their portfolio is very diverse, with gallery spaces, embassies and culturally relevant or special environments all falling within their remit. However, their favourite project to date is their own homes, as a collection: “In designing for ourselves, there are no rules or constraints; we have the opportunity to design for and consider only our own emotional responses and the results are therefore very personal.” >

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Having established a reputation on innovative design, I ask Yabu and Pushelberg whether it’s more important for architectural design to be ground-breaking or practical.

Pushelberg says, above all else, it’s important that the design is appropriate: “When there is abundance, and economic prosperity, design takes on the former, and in a recession, the latter. Truly good design responds to both, and does not fall into being excessive for excess sake or overly pragmatic.”

Evidently talented, I’m curious to hear what fuels their creativity: “For inspiration, any place that has depth of history and culture, from India to Japan to Brazil,” Pushelberg insists. When we spoke, Yabu and Pushelberg had just returned from Rio where they designed Canada’s Olympic House. And while they admit their favourite place to relax is their home in Amagansett, New York, the pair’s patriotism is undeniable. I ask Yabu and Pushelberg who they’d most love to design for, and interestingly, Pushelberg says: “We would love to redesign 24 Sussex. Not for the Prime Minister but for the country. As Officers of the Order of Canada, and Canada’s leading design firm working globally, we have a unique perspective and could offer a truly contemporary point of view.” If I were PM, I think I’d say hop to it, though I’d be reluctant to share with Canada. yabupushelberg.com

‘‘As Officers of the Order of Canada, and Canada’s leading design firm working globally, we have a unique perspective”

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Centre of toronto’s food sCene ToronTo, on 314 PaLMersTon BLvd. | MLs C3524496

$6,250,000

Massive resort-like rooftop terrace comes alive with large parties. Open to the sky with outdoor cooking centre, fireplace, and large screen TV. Tribeca styled townhome. It will simply knock your socks off. 13 ft. ceilings on the ground floor. 2+ car private parking garage. Wow is an understatement.

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refined soutH rosedale ToronTo, on 44 daLe ave. | MLs C3602949

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informal eleGanCe abounds ToronTo, on 5 MiLdenhaLL rd. | MLs exCLusive

$3,450,000

English countryside inspired 5,000 sq.ft. residence in the heart of prestigious Lawrence Park. Pure enchantment. Cedar shake roof. Panelled main floor family room. Formal dining room for Christmas dinners. Second floor additional family room. A wonderful home to cherish for years.

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lavisH livinG oakviLLe, on 489 Lakeshore rd. e | MLs W3464183 $17,900,000 A magnificent estate located in one of Canada’s exclusive enclaves just 30 minutes from downtown Toronto. With over an acre of land you are steps to cafés, shops the finest restaurants and minutes to the yacht club. Custombuilt in 2010 by Ferris Rafauli, no detail is overlooked. This home offers a style of sophistication and timelessness. With intricate ceiling designs, millwork handcrafted on-site, exotic materials, the ultimate in technological features, an indoor pool, a theatre and wine cellar.

An abundance of natural light floods the living room through a collection of triple glazed windows that provide exceptional sun filled views over the courtyards. A floor to ceiling cast limestone gas fireplace graces this traditionally elegant room.

A haven of idyllic splendor, the palatial and very private outdoor grounds won the coveted Landscape Ontario award in 2015. Surrounded by a forest of mature conifers, meticulously manicured boxwood hedges border professionally planted perennial gardens centered by an Italian renaissance Court of the Lions 3 tier stone fountain. andy taylor‡, 1.416.960.9995 | andytaylor@sothebysrealty.ca nancy robertson†, 1.905.334.9422 | nrobertson@sothebysrealty.ca

tHe luxurious ritz-Carlton ToronTo, on 183 WeLLingTon sT. W. #4404 | MLs C3541748 $3,995,000 Sophistication and elegance at the residences at the Ritz-Carlton. Enjoy all the amenities of a luxury hotel. Rarely-found three bedroom plus den, approximately 3,200 sq. ft. with a gourmet kitchen and direct elevator access to the suite. 24-hour concierge, valet parking and easy access to shops. andy taylor‡, 1.416.960.9995 | andytaylor@sothebysrealty.ca

Private landmark Waterfront oriLLia, on 768-770 Broadview ave. | MLS X3509850 $2,495,000 One of the most coveted landmark prestige properties on Lake Couchiching.

Located on a private point of land, this sun-filled property plus adjacent lot boasts views in all directions. Capture the sunrise on the dock and sunsets from the beach. A spectacular place with endless possibilities. andy taylor‡, 1.416.960.9995 | andytaylor@sothebysrealty.ca michael constable‡, 1.705.794.9500 | mconstable@sothebysrealty.ca

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PerfeCt Combination ToronTo, on 37 aLvin ave. | soLd $1,925,000 Two-storey upper apartment reads like a New York brownstone with very large principal rooms, large kitchen with walk out deck and generous bedrooms with en-suite. Previously renovated by renowned designer Joe Brennan. Recently updated main floor. Commercial space is ready for the discerning entrepreneur.

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Yorkville ToronTo, on 77 CharLes sT. W #704 | MLs C3525217 $1,749,000 Sunny, 1,732 sq. ft. suite in a boutique building in Yorkville. Inviting 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom layout with a large terrace overlooking the Toronto skyline. Walk to subway, best schools, Toronto’s finest shopping, restaurants, art galleries and minutes to Financial District. Luxury amenities and two parking spaces included. susan toyne†, 1.416.960.9995 | stoyne@sothebysrealty.ca samantha thomson†, 1.416.960.9995 | sthomson@sothebysrealty.ca

ClassiC beverlY Hills insPired ToronTo, on 54a heaThCoTe ave. | soLd $5,638,000 Classic Beverly Hills is reflected in this outstanding, fully-automated 10,000 sq. ft. smart home with full Tarion warranty. Exceptional details throughout are particularly noteworthy in the grand foyer, with spectacular skylit dome, spacious panelled living and dining rooms, and family great room with classic gourmet kitchen. lucille chenoWeth†, 1.416.960.9995 | lchenoWeth@sothebysrealty.ca robert gordon‡, 1.416.960.9995 | rgordon@sothebysrealty.ca

modern kensinGton loft ToronTo, on 160 BaLdWin sT. #303 | MLs C3608924

$739,000

Authentic wide loft with 13-foot ceilings will grab your heart and stir your imagination. Meticulously renovated former two-bedroom converted into a one-bedroom plus cozy 165 sq. ft. mezzanine nest for house guests.

Gorgeous kitchen with grand island that seats eight for dinner. Private condo courtyard for BBQing. Parking for car and bicycle. lisa-marie doorey‡, 1.416.960.9995 | ldoorey@sothebysrealty.ca linda chu‡, 1.416.960.9995 | lchu@sothebysrealty.ca

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Pier 27 toWnHouse on toronto’s Waterfront ToronTo, on 29 Queens Quay e Th107 | MLs C3460992 $1,739,000 Two bedroom plus den, open west view of the lake and park, your own private elevator from your parking level directly into townhouse on both levels. Ten ft. ceilings, floor-to-ceiling windows, patio with gas hookup.

Opportunity to select finishes from developers selection. chantal rosenthal†, 1.416.960.9995 | crosenthal@sothebysrealty.ca

stePs to YonGe & eGlinton ToronTo, on 64 keeWaTin ave. | soLd

$2,400,000

This beautiful home is ideally located in an upscale, urban-lifestyle, neighbourhood in mid-town Toronto’s popular Yonge/Eglinton area.

Situated on a 50 x 196.66 ft. park-like lot, it features 4 bedrooms, two fireplaces, walk-outs to a main floor deck as well as a second floor deck overlooking gorgeous gardens. Amongst its many other features is a private drive and single car garage.

JosePhine lennon†, 1.416.960.9995 | Jlennon@sothebysrealty.ca

deer Park eleGanCe ToronTo, on 33 deLisLe ave | soLd

$2,100,000

Sophisticated elegance in the premiere building of the Yonge and St. Clair neighbourhood. This well-designed approximately 2,400 sq. ft. split, two bedroom suite offers spacious principal rooms with a solarium and library with a gas fireplace. Bright modern kitchen with sunfilled breakfast area. graham connaughton‡, 1.416.960.9995 | gconnaughton@sothebysrealty.ca

PrinCess anne manor ToronTo, on 68 TWyford rd. | MLs W3569423 $1,200,000 Have you ever imagined yourself in a beautiful home on a coveted street in one of Toronto’s finest neighbourhoods? This lovingly maintained home in Etobicoke could be the one. The basement boasts a large recreation room and also a separate entrance, a second kitchen, and a bedroom.

James Killoran†, 1.416.960.9995 | JKilloran@sothebysrealty.ca

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exquisite GeorGian estate haMiLTon, on 403 Queen sT. s | MLs x3531869 $3,995,000 Nestled on over an acre, this three-storey spectacular home offers 8,200 plus sq. ft. of living and dining areas, an entertainer’s delight, along with custom chef’s kitchen. French doors open to gorgeous backyard oasis. Seven bedrooms with ensuites includes a luxury master suite with private terrace. cheryl thomPson†, 1.416.960.9995 | cthomPson@sothebysrealty.ca cheryl dorricott†, 1.905.220.3164 | cmdorricott@sothebysrealty.ca

mississauGa, ontario Mississauga , on 1388 sTaveBank rd. | MLs W3369261 $4,500,000 This quality collector house is a rare unique find, perfect for the most discerning buyer, on the most desirable waterfront of the Credit River.

This Gren Weis designed house boasts a combination of superb light and views, quality amenities and features with craftsmanship finishes, the likes of which are simply difficult to replicate in Toronto. Walking distance to Kenollie School, GO Train, marina, health services and shops. 20 minutes to downtown Toronto and Toronto Pearson International Airport by car.

Kingsley Qin‡, 1.905.845.0024 | KQin@sothebysrealty.ca

landmark Home sPeaks to oakville’s riCH HistorY oakviLLe, on 241 TrafaLgar rd. | MLs 30523133 $2,799,500 This historic landmark property sits proud on a double lot, in the heart of Old Oakville. Renovated top to bottom in 2012, with uncompromising attention to detail and tradition, a magnificent four-bedroom home blends the romantically-inspired Italianate architecture with an interior designed to excite today’s most discerning Buyers. marK boot‡, 1.416.300.4669 | mboot@sothebysrealty.ca dianne boot†, 905.339.7045 | dboot@sothebysrealty.ca

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modern mineola masterPieCe oakviLLe, on Mississauga | exCLusive

$5,998,888

Stunning modern masterpiece Fully automated for modern living, no detail was overlooked. Custom millwork in every room masterfully blends practicality and design. A short walk to the Port Credit GO station, and the waterfront, with all the amenities the Town of Port Credit offers at your doorstep.

Petrus engelbrecht†, 1.905.467.2651 | Pengelbrecht@sothebysrealty.ca Klaudia Zumer†, 1.289.259.4434 | KZumer@sothebysrealty.ca

Golf Course CommunitY bunGaloW WoodBridge, on 93 CLuBhouse rd. | soLd $3,888,000 A rare opportunity to own a home on a showcase lot in this beautiful bespoke community surrounded by the National Golf Course of Canada.

Positioned on almost one and a half acres, this home has been carefully and professionally landscaped with in-ground gunite pool, private tennis court, and pool house.

Petrus engelbrecht†, 1.905.467.2651 | Pengelbrecht@sothebysrealty.ca

euroPean eleGanCe in oakville oakviLLe, on 192 CharTWeLL rd. MLs | 30523429 $3,495,000 One of the most sought after streets in Oakville. With architectural details of reclaimed European wood flooring from 17th Century France and Renaissance style stone fireplaces, the interior gives the sense of an European villa. Walking distance to Downtown Oakville’s first class shops and fine dining.

Petrus engelbrecht†, 1.905.467.2651 | Pengelbrecht@sothebysrealty.ca

burlinGton larGe familY Home BurLingTon, on 116 BireTT dr. | MLs 30527636 $2,499,000 This spectacular home South of Lakeshore sits at the end of a quiet court.

Over 4,800 sq. ft. above grade, with 2,900 sq. ft. on the lower level, this home was custom built and carefully planned with an ideal layout. Steps to Lake Ontario and a short drive to Downtown Burlington.

Petrus engelbrecht†, 1.905.467.2651 | Pengelbrecht@sothebysrealty.ca

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river oaks Gem oakviLLe, on 2241 ToWne BLvd. | MLs 30534540 $1,038,000 Welcome to this stunning family home in River Oaks area of Oakville.

Tastefully renovated with quality finishes. Fully finished lower level with spacious recreation room for your enjoyment. Beautiful landscaped pool size backyard ideal for summer entertaining. Just move in and enjoy.

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GraCious estate on over 5 aCres WaTerdoWn, on 265 MiLL sT. s | MLs 30528424

$2,299,000

Welcome to Braebourne Estate, a unique landmark property in historic Smokey Hollow. Circa 1846, one of the area’s original developers built the home for his family. Gracious formal rooms with elegant high ceilings will delight any history buff. Just over five acres, within easy commuter access to city. nancy robertson†, 1.905.334.9422 | nrobertson@sothebysrealty.ca

eleGant & disCerninG CottaGe Niagara-oN-the-Lake, oN 166 Queen sT. | MLs n30051775 $2,995,000 Set in the heart of Niagara-on-the-Lake, this elegant residence dating back to the year 1910 is a real historic gem. The specimen gardens, balconies and decks create a cheerful, bright, airy and useful setting for family getaways.

The cottage includes a saltwater pool and volleyball court. nancy braZeau‡, 1.905.468.0001 | nbraZeau@sothebysrealty.ca

eCkersleY mCeWen House C.1830 Niagara-oN-the-Lake, oN 58 Johnson sT. | MLs 30532637

$1,595,000

This historic grand dame occupies her rightful place in the authentic British colonial streetscape. Beautiful mature trees shelter the promenades, all within walking distance of culinary delights, shops full of treasures, theatres, culture and artistry. Presently operating as a very successful bedroom and breakfast.

Patricia atherton†, 1.905.933.4983 | Patherton@sothebysrealty.ca

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80 Liverpool Street Guelph, ON 80 Liverpool St.

$799,900

Welcome to Stonehaven, a truly iconic piece of Guelph history that offers the prospective homeowner an opportunity to enjoy refined living and the additional benefit of a completely separate second-floor apartment.

Julie Ashley†, 1.519.841.1924 | jashley@sothebysrealty.ca Albert Ashley†, 1.519.716.1924 | aashley@sothebysrealty.ca, Sarah Rioux†, 1. 519.998.4295 | srioux@sothebysrealty.ca

Century Limestone Masterpiece on 48 Acres Trent Hills, ON 530 5th Line W | MLS X3578016

$1,200,000

An exquisite hillside estate in the beautiful Northumberland Hills. Steeped with historic features and embellished with modern appointments, presenting rolling pasture, pond, paddocks, handsome barn, indoor riding arena, lush grounds, in-ground salt-water pool and cabana. Stunning unparallelled offering.

Iris Andrews‡, 1.613.969.2044 | iandrews@sothebysrealty.ca Brian Andrews‡, 1.613.969.2044 | bandrews@sothebysrealty.ca

Waterfront Condominiums Wellington, ON 411 Main St. | Exclusive

Price Upon Request

Life is yours to celebrate where the lake joins the sky in Prince Edward County. Introducing 30 premier boutique condo suites and six savvy townhomes on Lake Ontario. Embrace small scale urban living in Ontario’s most destined wine and gastronomic region. The place to be.

Iris Andrews‡, 1.613.969.2044 | iandrews@sothebysrealty.ca Brian Andrews‡, 1.613.969.2044 | bandrews@sothebysrealty.ca twelvetreeswellington.ca

Waterfront Mid Century Modern Leeds and the Thousand Islands, ON 79 Benson Park Rd. | Exclusive $1,700,000 Original owner Ubër cool mid century modern cedar home nestled on a gorgeous, heavily treed double waterfront lot with stunning views of the Thousand Islands and International Bridge. Rarely does the opportunity come along to purchase on the ultra exclusive Hill Island Millionaire’s Row surrounded by National Park with Township maintained road right to your driveway. Pristine deep clean water perfect for swimming and storing your water toys in the permanent boat port with entertaining deck above.

Todd Bickerton†, 1.613.217.8683 | tbickerton@sothebysrealty.ca Tony Chard‡, 1.613.540.2280 | tchard@sothebysrealty.ca

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Carraig ridge Ghost Lake FoothiLLs, aB saunders architecture t house $2,100,000 Imagine living in your own private park: 650 acres of secluded Canadian landscape, conveniently positioned midway between Calgary and the Town of Banff and overlooking Ghost Lake, are now a hub of contemporary residential design. Only 44 unique homes will ever be built in the community, carefully sited on lots ranging in size from one to five acres. A further 500 acres of this beautiful Rocky Mountain Foothills wilderness will be preserved for the enjoyment of its residents.

T House is an exquisite work of contemporary architecture, designed by world-renowned firm Saunders Architecture out of Bergen, Norway. This new construction 2-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom house features breathtaking views of the Rockies, and balances the quiet solitude of country life with the modern amenities and services of a fully-supported community.

41 additional one to five acre lots | $1,000,000 + GST Christian Dubois, Christopher VinCent, Laura Wright 1.403.707.8048 | CanmorebanffreaLestate.Com

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Canmore, Banff & the roCkies The Canadian Rockies offer an extraordinary lifestyle. Seasons filled with hiking, biking, golfing, fishing, canoeing, skiing, snowshoeing, outdoor concerts and festivals, all while enjoying the area’s world class restaurants, cafés, and arts venues. The vibrant mountain communities of Canmore and Banff are a mere hour from Calgary and its international airport.

The opportunities for you and your family are endless, with an enviable selection of mountain estate homes, development lots and condominium properties. Whether you are looking for a new home, weekend retreat, or community to retire to; the mountains provide an inviting and majestic setting for your life all year round. It is no wonder that Canmore is consistently rated one of the best communities in Canada to call home.

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the manor house caLGary, aB 6 aspen ridGe Lane sW | c4021040 Price uPon request A rare gem in the heart of prestigious Aspen Estates, this extensively landscaped one-acre property is comprised of two separate titled lots located in a private cul-de-sac of only 12 homes. The Manor House is designed with old world charm featuring luxurious new world amenities and modern convenience in a warm family home. Wrapped entirely in stone, with nearly 10,000 sq. ft. of luxurious living quarters across three levels, the estate is constructed to the highest standards boasting five bedrooms, seven bathrooms, two powder rooms and 1,200 sq. ft. patio. A carriage house (+1,000 sq. ft.) tops a two-level, seven-car garage connected to the main house by enclosed galleria. corinne Poffenroth, 1.403.804.2444 | cPoffenroth@sothebysrealty.ca

kensington Luxury Parkside Living caLGary, aB 1212, 1214 & 1218 5 ave. nW | MLs c4067930

$4,989,300

Luxury parkside living with stunning views of downtown to the south and Riley Park to the north. This incredible property is being offered for the first time with zoning of M-H1 land use with FAR of up to 4. Situated on a 12,500 sq. ft. plot this land is an excellent investment to hold or develop. renata reiD & Jennifer eVeringham, 1.403.630.3991 | rreid@sothebysrealty.ca

exeCutive Lakefront Community caLGary, aB 7 MahoGany isLand se | MLs c4071864

$2,275,850

Largest home on the island. Boasting an immaculate 5,800 sq. ft. of luxurious lakeside living in the gated community of North Island in Mahogany.

Dramatic grand open main level with vaulted ceiling and large 14 ft. island adjacent to the elegant family style dining area with floor to ceiling stone wall with fireplace. renata reiD & Jennifer eVeringham 1.403.630.3991 | rreid@sothebysrealty.ca

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infinity PooL with mountain views rocky vieW county, aB 43 WestBLuFF ridGe | MLs c4070178

$4,950,000

This Springbank home on a gated three acre ridge lot offers luxury throughout, but the true masterpiece is the indoor infinity/lap pool with site-lines from the water to the panoramic mountain view. Features include a bar, waterslide, gym/yoga studio and sauna, theater room and five-vehicle garages. dennis Plintz, 1.403.608.1112 | dPlintz@sothebysrealty.ca

soLd in eLBow Park caLGary, aB 3916 9 st. sW | soLd

$2,899,000

Quality, design, function and a great location in Elbow Park on an oversized lot. Empire Custom Homes has crafted a unique and contemporary style home sure to impress with elegant architecture and design throughout.

Located in one of Calgary’s most desired and established neighborhoods. dennis Plintz, 1.403.608.1112 | dPlintz@sothebysrealty.ca

soPhistiCated Luxury in eau CLarie caLGary, aB #400G 500 eau cLaire ave. sW | MLs c4066205

$2,500,000

The spacious rooms draw you in and highlight the stunning panoramic river views. Completely renovated with the most stylish of finishes including Calcutta marble, gourmet kitchen, media room and more.

Located on the beautiful Bow River & Prince’s Island Park near pathways, shops and restaurants. dennis Plintz, 1.403.608.1112 | dPlintz@sothebysrealty.ca

exeCutive famiLy home in aLtadore caLGary, aB 3903 18 st. sW | MLs c4077684

$2,299,900

Classic exterior with contemporary design and finishes throughout, including a feature floating block staircase and city views. The seamless open indoor/outdoor living space is perfect for family living or for hosting friends and family, and the lush landscaping emphasizes the private west backyard. dennis Plintz, 1.403.608.1112 | dPlintz@sothebysrealty.ca

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mountain views from sPringBank caLGary, aB 10 sLopes Grove sW | MLs c4074062

$1,985,000

With breathtaking mountain views, this custom masterpiece home on a half-acre lot offers a functional open layout and elegance throughout, including a two-storey living room and barrel vaulted ceilings. Take advantage of the private outdoor setting from the wrap-around deck, terrace and walk-out patio. dennis Plintz, 1.403.608.1112 | dPlintz@sothebysrealty.ca

soLd in eLBow Park caLGary, aB 3033 7 st. sW | MLs c4072004 | soLd

$1,649,000

Elegance and sophistication in Elbow Park. Set upon a large 75 ft. lot with beautiful west exposure, this home offers a total 3,895 sq. ft. of living space.

The main level offers a formal living room as well as an open concept kitchen and family room with access to the private and tranquil outdoor living space. dennis Plintz, 1.403.608.1112 | dPlintz@sothebysrealty.ca

soLd in marda LooP caLGary, aB 1712 37 ave. sW | soLd

$1,299,000

Recently renovated with character and charm, this two-storey home in Marda Loop offers just under 3,300 sq. ft. of living space. The exterior is unique, blending modern colours with a large front veranda and mature lush landscaping in the front and back outdoor living spaces. dennis Plintz, 1.403.608.1112 | dPlintz@sothebysrealty.ca

BaCking onto goLf Course heritaGe pointe, aB 18 ridGe pointe dr. | MLs c4074667

$974,700

A beautiful and well maintained family home in Heritage Pointe overlooking the golf course. 4,000+ sq. ft. of developed living space with barrel ceiling, arched entryways, triple garage, large deck, meticulous landscaping and a perfect location providing a country atmosphere with city conveniences. dennis Plintz, 1.403.608.1112 | dPlintz@sothebysrealty.ca

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Sun PeakS – a SPecial Place

© Kelly funK

Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality is a unique, welcoming, and vibrant community with its own school, numerous hotels, shops and dining options, all within a charming ski-through village and surrounded by unlimited recreational opportunities.

Boasting Canada’s 2nd largest ski area and BC’s highest elevation 18-hole golf course, Sun Peaks is located in the province’s sunny interior and is only 4.5 hours from Vancouver. With 4,270 acres of skiable terrain on three diverse mountains, plentiful dry snow, and 2,000 hours of sunshine annually, incredible skiing is a serious understatement.

This winter wonderland offers a myriad of activities. Beyond the chairlifts, you will find many additional adventures. From the pristine Nordic network that offers over 34 kilometres of groomed runs and track-set trails to enjoying the snowshoe trails with a local guide, to feeling the wind in your hair as you are pulled on a dogsled by a team of huskies, Sun Peaks has something for everyone. Enjoy a horse drawn sleigh ride, go tubing, skating, the opportunities are plentiful in this quaint community.

In summer, experience a beautiful golf course, lift-accessed mountain biking and alpine hiking, plus several nearby lakes for fishing, canoeing and kayaking. Known as ‘Canada’s Alpine Village’, Sun Peaks is quickly evolving into a favourite venue for year-round events and festivals.

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Office 1.250.578.7773 | lfOrster@sOthebysrealty.ca

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PreStigiouS timberframe retreat Sun PeakS, BC 4137 DouglaS Ct. | MlS 129692

$3,595,000

Slopeside timber frame masterpiece offers privacy, convenience, superior design and finish to satisfy the most discriminating buyer. Extensive use of natural rock with embedded fossils, massive fir timbers, walls of windows with panoramic views and covered, heated patio areas. Radiant heat and furnished. liz fOrster, 1.250.682.2289 | lfOrster@sOthebysrealty.ca

timberframe Ski-in/out chalet Sun PeakS, BC 4129 SunDanCe Dr. | MlS 120851

$3,199,000

Exquisite fully furnished timberframe chalet boasts prime ski-in/ski-out location in four season Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality. Luxury, quality and fine craftsmanship are evident at every turn. Includes true chef’s kitchen, floor-to-ceiling rock fireplace, reclaimed hickory flooring and theatre room. liz fOrster, 1.250.682.2289 | lfOrster@sOthebysrealty.ca

SloPe Side mountain chalet Sun PeakS, BC 4121 SunDanCe Dr. | MlS 131978

$2,990,000 gst applicable

Premium ski-in/out chalet provides owners the exclusivity of returning from village shopping on the Platter Lift that conveniently brings you home. This custom chalet boasts massive, curved spanning timbers combined with generous use of real rock, copper, rich hardwood flooring and oil rubbed bronze. liz fOrster, 1.250.682.2289 | lfOrster@sOthebysrealty.ca

imPreSSive mountain/valley viewS Sun PeakS, BC 4253 Bella ViSta Dr. | MlS 131145

$2,399,000

If take-your-breath-away mountain, valley and village views impress you, then you must step onto the expansive decks of this attractive log post and beam chalet. Featuring ski-in/ski-out convenience, gourmet kitchen, media and games room, fully furnished, hot tub, heated driveway, large double garage and fully furnished. liz fOrster, 1.250.682.2289 | lfOrster@sOthebysrealty.ca

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weStSide revenue Potential VanCouVer, BC 5705 alMa St. & laneway HoMe | SolD

$3,188,000

Immaculate 3,200 sq. ft. family home with an income generating laneway on 50 x 136 ft. lot. The home features seven bedrooms and the option to convert the basement into a three-bedroom suite with the turn of a key.

Enjoy additional revenue from the 1,131 sq. ft., three bedroom laneway home custom built by Smallworks. andie sKene, 1.604.762.2215 | asKene@sOthebysrealty.ca cheryl nadeau, 1.604.802.0001 | cnadeau@sOthebysrealty.ca

excePtional edgemont living nortH VanCouVer, BC 943 BeauMont Dr. | MlS r2095845

$3,899,000

Very elegant and stunning custom-finished executive home. Indoor outdoor living at its finest; more to offer than most new homes.

4,800 sq. ft. of designer finishes, a perfect floor-plan and air-conditioned.

Having spent substantially on the grounds, you’ll see nothing has been overlooked. Only 6 years old. clive benjafield , 1.604.803.5050 | cbenjafield@sOthebysrealty.ca prec

steve mitchell, 1.604.418.6726 | smitchell@sOthebysrealty.ca

one level craftSman rancher weSt VanCouVer, BC 322 Moyne Dr. | MlS 3248000 $3,248,000 Offering a fabulously appointed 2,525 sq. ft. home featuring a craftsman ranch-styled Lower British Properties home. Situated on a sensational sunny 12,105 sq. ft. lot, home offers an open floor plan, 4 bedrooms and a walkout sundrenched patio off of family room. 5 minutes to Park Royal, Collingwood School, Capilano Golf & Hollyburn Country Clubs. Perfect for families and entertainment lifestyles. Located in a quiet community neighbourhood close to great hiking trails. One level living at its finest.

Karen huttOn, 1.604.220.7447 | KhuttOn@sOthebysrealty.ca

charming beach drive home ViCtoria, BC 2424 BeaCH Dr. | MlS 368371

$1,450,000

Elegant restored 1922 home overlooking Willows Beach in prestigious Oak Bay. Offering five bedrooms, three bathrooms in 2,700 sq. ft. of living space.

Open floor plan with wood floors, solid wood maple cabinets, built in dining hutch, perfect for entertaining family and friends and in a gorgeous central location. sOphia briggs, 1.250.418.5569 | sbriggs@sOthebysrealty.ca nancy strattOn, 1.250.857.5482 | nstrattOn@sOthebysrealty.ca

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Exquisite Oceanfront Hideaway Victoria, bc 2560 Queenswood Dr. | MLS 367069 $8,250,000 Magnificent 6,638 sq. ft. home on a headland of almost two acres in Victoria’s premier suburb. The home flows effortlessly from the exquisite interior to the sheltered patio and fire pit overlooking the Salish Sea. Mountains and islands are a spectacular backdrop to moon rises and sunrises.

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Magnificent Arts & Craft Victoria, BC 610 St. Charles St. | MLS SIRC137601

$2,300,000

Resplendent in fine detailing this 1912 home has been meticulously restored with modern conveniences. The authentic 6,311 sq. ft. mansion is Victoria’s only original grand California Arts & Crafts style home. The impressive foyer is a gateway to the masterful craftsmanship of the era.

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West Coast Marvel Victoria, BC 1946 Crescent Rd. | MLS 366550

$2,995,000

Breathtaking views define this West Coast gem. Overlooking Gonzales Bay to the Olympic Mountains, this 5,200 sq. ft. home captures everything to love about Victoria living. The open lay out spills with natural light as the home is highlighted by expansive balconies, rich detailing and plush amenities.

Andy Stephenson, 1.250.532.0888 | astephenson@sothebysrealty.ca

Remarkable Hilltop Sanctuary Victoria, BC 3875 Munn Rd. | MLS 367828

$1,298,000

Your sanctuary awaits with this brilliant Highlands home offering striking views of Victoria to the ocean as it spans over a rugged 13 acres. Tailor-made for the outdoors lover, this is as much a lifestyle as a home making it the perfect retreat from the city buzz while keeping downtown accessible.

Andy Stephenson, 1.250.532.0888 | astephenson@sothebysrealty.ca

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160-acre oceanview eState Salt SPring iSlanD, BC 455 BlaCkBurn rD. | MlS SirC118001

$2,985,000

This extraordinary ocean view estate offers supreme privacy with vast panoramic views, rolling hills, wooded trails and serene open spaces in blissful abundance. The modern 4,300 sq. ft. mountain house welcomes with casual elegance, while a separate caretakers home is privately sited for guests. chris hObbs, 1.250.537.1778 | chObbs@sOthebysrealty.ca darlene hObbs, 1.250.537.1778 | dhObbs@sOthebysrealty.ca

rural nirvana Salt SPring iSlanD, BC 128 HolMeS rD. | MlS SirC75838

$1,745,000

Charismatic six acre country home and coach house collaborated by a talented team of design, construction and landscape professionals.

Style and comfort pervade the interiors, with the impeccable design and seamless proportion that embody a properly formed environment for living like no other. chris hObbs, 1.250.537.1778 | chObbs@sOthebysrealty.ca darlene hObbs, 1.250.537.1778 | dhObbs@sOthebysrealty.ca

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VillA FloRenTine Caledon, on 16180 the gore rd. | MlS W3543179 $19,950,000 Welcome to Villa Florentine, an iconic estate that sits atop the sweeping hills of the Caledon countryside, abandon the whirlwind of the city and explore over 80 acres of land plus private lake. The charm of old world antiquity meets modern extravagance in this impressive 13,000 sq. ft. home featuring two coach houses covered in climbing vines and a fully outfitted equestrian facility. Curated with the finest craftsmanship and materials. Plush gardens surround the estate, peppered around the swimming pool and pool house to create a one-of-a-kind oasis.

From the wood panelling in the study to the clean white marble and tiling in the kitchen, every room has an inspired décor that is unique while remaining cohesive with the property’s design scheme.

As the dawn invites you outside to your expansive deck above 80 acres of land, awaken to the invigorating sunrise that shimmers across your private lake below. The abundance of outdoor space ushers in all-season entertaining, recreation and relaxation amid the comforts of nature.

Andy TAylor‡, 1.416.960.9995 | andytaylor@sothebysrealty.ca jim burtnick‡, 1.416.960.9995 | jburtnick@sothebysrealty.ca

The Residences AT The RiTz-cARlTon toronto, on 183 Wellington St. W. #4801 & #4802 | MlS C3490335 & MlS? $2,995,000 & $3,250,000 The luxurious Ritz-Carlton 5 star hotel. This exclusive 2 + 1 bedroom, 3-bathroom exquisite corner unit boasts approximately 2,500 sq. ft. with private elevator access. Gorgeous home in the sky with breathtaking panoramic views from soaring 10-foot wrap-around windows. Featuring incredible finishes and stunning attention to detail. Enjoy the 5 star experience with 24-hour concierge, valet parking, spa, pool, sky lobby, gym and guest suites. Directly connected to ‘The Path’ - Toronto’s Downtown walkway.

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one oF The FinesT neighBouRhoods oakville, on 1438 lakeShore rd. e | Sold

$3,995,000

This fine home sold recently. We are happy to sit down with you and review our marketing strategies. We strive always to be creative and clever. Do not hesitate to contact Nancy Robertson and her team in the Oakville office. nancyrobertsonhomes.com nancy robertson†, 1.905.334.9422 | nrobertson@sothebysrealty.ca nancyrobertsonhomes.com

new englAnd chARm in oAkVille oakville, on 201 balSaM dr. | Sold

$2,675,000

This home was sold recently. Happy memories were created here. This home is now ready for a new family to make new memories. If Nancy Robertson and her team can help you get a discussion started, we are happy to do so.

Connect with us on Facebook - Nancy Robertson Homes. nancy robertson†, 1.905.334.9422 | nrobertson@sothebysrealty.ca nancyrobertsonhomes.com

BeAuTiFul summeR oAsis oakville, on 2370 bennington gate | Sold

$1,579,000

This home sold recently. Located in a unique south-east Oakville neighbourhood just steps to the lake. The lucky new homeowners will be walking their dog along the lake pathway that is known only to the residents.

Happy dog. Happy family. Please follow us on Twitter @nancyrobertson nancy robertson†, 1.905.334.9422 | nrobertson@sothebysrealty.ca nancyrobertsonhomes.com

PicTuResque RuRAl esTATe FlaMborough, on 1817 8th ConCeSSion rd. W | Sold

$1,998,000

This lovely 131 acre farm sold recently. After decades in the same family, and many, many fun stories of activities and events here, the new owners will now enjoy the views and the quiet peace of this property. Lucky them. Nancy Robertson and her team serve real estate clients in Oakville, Burlington, Hamilton and South Mississauga. We welcome your enquiries.

Call Nancy at 905-334-9422. nancy robertson†, 1.905.334.9422 | nrobertson@sothebysrealty.ca nancyrobertsonhomes.com

E&O.E: This information is from sources which we deem reliable, but must be verified by prospective purchasers and may be subject to change or withdrawal. *Real Estate Broker, **Certified Real Estate Broker, ±Residential Real Estate Broker, †Sales Representative, ‡Broker, PREC Personal Real Estate Coorporation.

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Timeless elegAnce in kleinBuRg kleinburg, on 24 hedgeroW Ct. | exCluSive

$7,800,000

Set on a magnificent 1.06-acre lot, this two-storey, 12,000 sq. ft. mansion was conceived by acclaimed architect Richard Wengle. Exclusively designed yet remarkably classic. Host spectacular parties in spacious adjoining indoor and outdoor entertaining areas. Truly an oasis you’ll never want to leave. christian Vermast†, 1.416.960.9995 | cVermast@sothebysrealty.ca Paul maranger‡, 1.416.960.9995 | Pmaranger@sothebysrealty.ca Fran bennett†, 1.416.960.9995 | Fbennett@sothebysrealty.ca trilogyagents.com

monumenTAl mAnoR toronto, on 32 beaty ave. | MlS W3599276 $3,795,000 An absolutely magical heritage mansion in hipster Parkdale. Plenty of room to grow with 7,685 sq. ft. of space above grade. Beautifully cared for home with many original architectural elements still intact. Soaring ceilings and grand rooms emphasize spaciousness. Own a piece of Toronto’s storied past. christian Vermast†, 1.416.960.9995 | cVermast@sothebysrealty.ca Paul maranger‡, 1.416.960.9995 | Pmaranger@sothebysrealty.ca Fran bennett†, 1.416.960.9995 | Fbennett@sothebysrealty.ca trilogyagents.com

seReniTy 45 minuTes To yyz erin, on 5241 tenth line | MlS x3545129

$2,995,000

Peace and privacy abound amongst 90 acres of treed paradise north of Toronto. 5,220 sq. ft. of comfortable luxury, in a brilliant u-shaped layout.

The Great Room of this custom built home will take your breath away with its volume and proportions. Windows abound overlooking the stone patio and gardens. christian Vermast†, 1.416.960.9995 | cVermast@sothebysrealty.ca Paul maranger‡, 1.416.960.9995 | Pmaranger@sothebysrealty.ca Fran bennett†, 1.416.960.9995 | Fbennett@sothebysrealty.ca trilogyagents.com

neAR cAledon TRouT & ski cluBs Caledon, on 1918 ForkS oF the Credit rd. | MlS W3490391

$2,495,000

A captivating British inspired country home designed by Napier Simpson in the 1930’s. Magically set on 6.33 acres of landscaped grounds with views onto the Niagara Escarpment. Stone patios. Glorious pool. Enchanting private guest house, plus a groundskeeper’s flat. Your very own parkland. christian Vermast†, 1.416.960.9995 | cVermast@sothebysrealty.ca Paul maranger‡, 1.416.960.9995 | Pmaranger@sothebysrealty.ca Fran bennett†, 1.416.960.9995 | Fbennett@sothebysrealty.ca trilogyagents.com

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E&O.E: This information is from sources which we deem reliable, but must be verified by prospective purchasers and may be subject to change or withdrawal. *Real Estate Broker, **Certified Real Estate Broker, ±Residential Real Estate Broker, †Sales Representative, ‡Broker, PREC Personal Real Estate Coorporation.

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hisToRic, BuilT ciRcA 1857 toronto, on 124 Park rd. | exCluSive

$17,700,000

Built in 1857, originally called Caverhill, this is one of the oldest houses in South Rosedale and was home to the Mayor of Toronto, George Geary, from the 20’s to the 50’s. Historical facades create a timeless masterpiece.

Situated on a highly coveted, approximate one-acre lot in Toronto’s most desired neighbourhood, gorgeous views are featured, typical of the earliest Rosedale houses. This majestic house will have your guests fully entertained while ensuring complete privacy. A beautifully crafted guest house with direct access to the home exemplifies the properties regal standing. The garage house will showcase your automobiles in stunning display. Escape to the city’s prestigious Bay-Bloor-Yorkville area, high-end shopping, entertaining and five-star restaurants await. richard silVer†, 1.416.960.9995 | rsilVer@sothebsyrealty.ca jim burtnick‡, 1.416.960.9995 | jburtnick@sothebysrealty.ca

condo oFFice owneRshiP toronto, on 7 St thoMaS St., Suite #603 & #604 | MlS C3576569 $2,623,000 Among the first of its kind in the city. Iconic commercial condominium ownership in the heart of prestigious Bay-Bloor-Yorkville. Designed by award-winning Hariri Pontarini Architects; dramatic undulating fritted glass design. The building integrates seamlessly with a row of restored 19th century townhomes. Retail and office opportunities. Interior by Studio Munge, 7 St. Thomas will be the iconic address your business is seeking.

Think of all the desirable high net worth clientele in the area. Concierge services and boardroom, too. A business address that speaks for itself.

Owners who anticipate future expansion can initially purchase a larger space and sublet the excess area to third party until the owner is ready to expand. Equally owners, have the flexibility to sell either all or a percentage of their space when required. In addition to long term appreciation, owners have the flexibility to control all aspects of interior design and function, precisely catered to their needs. In a commercial condominium, any space improvement investments are the property of the owner, whereas tenant lease improvements become the property of the landlord. jim burtnick‡, 1.416.960.9995 | jburtnick@sothebysrealty.ca

E&O.E: This information is from sources which we deem reliable, but must be verified by prospective purchasers and may be subject to change or withdrawal. *Real Estate Broker, **Certified Real Estate Broker, ±Residential Real Estate Broker, †Sales Representative, ‡Broker, PREC Personal Real Estate Coorporation.

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