Evan Pavka

Toronto

Journalist at NUVO Magazine

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Articles

Teeing Up for All Seasons: Golf Facilities

2 months ago | canadianinteriors.com | Evan Pavka |Peter Sobchak

For many golf and country clubs across Canada, the biggest asset and draw is also the most volatile: the outdoors. The typical golf season runs from early spring to early fall, leaving the remaining six months largely unusable as the climate changes, temperatures drop, leaves fall, mountains of snow pile up and a portfolio of buildings require ongoing maintenance.
From Stodgy to Sleek: Law Offices

2 months ago | canadianinteriors.com | Evan Pavka |Peter Sobchak

From leather armchairs and dense wood panelling to prized corner offices and a hazy atmosphere ladened with cigar smoke, there’s a far too common vision of law firms: opaque, outmoded and entrenched in the ingrained hierarchies of the legal profession.
Lambert & Fils Shapes a Poetic Language of Light

Nov 26, 2024 | nuvomagazine.com | Evan Pavka |Chris Mottalini

Photo by Arseni Khamzin Lambert & Fils Shapes a Poetic Language of Light Lambert & Fils ranges from light fixtures that reference everyday elements like archways, flashlights, and mopeds to ephemeral lighting activations and commissions for unmissable parties. Evoking the essential, primordial properties of matter, the term “raw material” also hints at its potential to be altered.
Toronto’s Studio of Contemporary Architecture is Creating Socially Responsible Spaces

Sep 2, 2024 | nuvomagazine.com | Evan Pavka |Ian Patterson

Toronto’s Studio of Contemporary Architecture is Creating Socially Responsible Spaces Tura Cousins Wilson and Shane Laptiste are architects of inclusion.
The Bangkok Beachside Café With a Baobab Tree Growing Through It

Aug 27, 2024 | nuvomagazine.com | Evan Pavka

For its inaugural café outside Bangkok, Nana Coffee Roasters opted for the Chonburi region in southern Thailand, a beachside destination that is a tourist hot spot, to open Harudot Chonburi. After a successful collaboration with IDIN (Integrating Design Into Nature) Architects in the capital’s Bang Na district, the company once again enlisted the Bangkok practice to develop an architectural landmark.
Kraft-Heinz: (Re)Purpose Built

Jul 26, 2024 | canadianinteriors.com | Evan Pavka |Peter Sobchak

When the pandemic struck, many thought the shift to remote work heralded the end of the office. Four years on, few would have guessed the typology would remain, let alone be grounds for innovation and experimentation. Amidst hybrid schedules, the workplace continues to function as a central node in not only where but how we work. However, it is not without environmental costs. Office leases now average between two to three years, meaning that with each new tenant comes a full interior fit-out.
Hans Hopfer’s Iconic Mah Jong Modular Sofa Gets Dressed in Missoni

May 31, 2024 | nuvomagazine.com | Evan Pavka

Hans Hopfer’s Iconic Mah Jong Modular Sofa Gets Dressed in Missoni Current Issue — To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the icon, Roche Bobois collaborated with Italian fashion house Missoni.
A Modern Haven: Grange House by Superkül

Feb 29, 2024 | nuvomagazine.com | Evan Pavka

A Modern Haven in Ontario’s Countryside Inside Grange House by Superkül. There’s no building as synonymous with pastoral landscapes as the barn. With its stark profile, gable roof, and wood-frame construction, the structure is archetypal.
Needs, Numbers, and Nuances: University of British Columbia

Feb 9, 2024 | canadianinteriors.com | Evan Pavka |Peter Sobchak

This ongoing housing crisis is acutely felt by the University of British Columbia, with just over 20 per cent of its student population living on campus. To combat the absence of suitable off-campus accommodations, the institution adopted a strategic housing plan in 2012 to dramatically expand space for students, staff and faculty.
With Barber Osgerby, Design Is to Keep

Nov 27, 2023 | nuvomagazine.com | Evan Pavka

With Barber Osgerby, Design Is to Keep Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby met as architecture students at the Royal College of Art. Today, the design darlings lead the London-based studio Barber Osgerby. It’s early September, and designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby are busy preparing for the upcoming edition of the London Design Festival.