The Grounding Meadow by Ja Architecture Studio, Janet Rosenberg & Studio, MTE Consultants
The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) has announced the jury-selected winner of its Landscape Design Competition?an anonymous competition that focused on transforming the OAA property’s landscaping into a more “sustainable, accessible, artful, and welcoming space.”
The winning design team was led by Nima Javidi and Behnaz Assadi of Ja Architecture Studio, with landscape architect Todd Douglas of Janet Rosenberg & Studio and civil engineer Kayam Ramsewak of MTE Consultants, and was selected for their innovative and sustainable proposal titled “The Grounding Meadow.”
The Grounding Meadow by Ja Architecture Studio, Janet Rosenberg & Studio, MTE Consultants They will be receiving a $20,000 prize and will lead the landscape redesign project at 111 Moatfield Drive in Toronto.
Ja Architecture Studio is a Toronto practice led by an Iranian-Canadian duo: Javidi, who is an OAA Architect, and Assadi, a landscape designer. Their team?s proposal works directly with the site in a minimalist way and allows water to run underneath the meadow, bringing a more natural ecology to the site while welcoming stormwater to support and sustain the habitat.
The project also pays homage to Indigenous communities by including plants of cultural significance, including a diversity of perennials and grasses that will also attract pollinators, wildlife, and birds.
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