Nine Yards Studio, based in Charlottetown, PEI, is headed by an unlikely duo. Silva Stojak, an architect in her 50s, studied architecture in Sarajevo and immigrated to Canada in 1990. Shallyn Murray is a generation younger, and grew up in Kinkora, a community of 350 people in PEI, graduating with her Masters in Architecture from Dalhousie University in 2012.
In Northshore Loft, a double-height living area and loft bedroom make efficient use of a compact footprint. Photo by doublespace photography
Stojak and Murray had worked together at BGHJ Architects, where Stojak was a partner. When the other senior partners retired in 2017, the duo decided to make a fresh start. ?We didn?t want to put our names on the firm,? recalls Stojak. Instead, they picked a name referring to the saying ?the whole nine yards??an indication of the one-stop, community-oriented design shop that they aspired to co-create. An amphitheatre and set of demonstration hives help raise awareness of PEI?s bees. Photo by Tamzin Gillis
The firm?s portfolio encompasses a healthy range of projects: government work, schools, theatres, commercial interiors, and private houses. But the work they?re most avid about is community-oriented design.
An amphitheatre and set of demonstration hives help raise awareness of PEI?s bees. Photo by Tamzin Gillis
While at BGHJ, Stojak and Murray self-initiated the Urban Beehive Project, a set of super-sized demonstration beehives, accompanied by a hexagon-tiered amphitheatre. ?Desig...