The High Life

Four condo rooftops built for resort-level relaxation

- BY ANDREA YU

Maple House

Where: Canary Landing

Developer: Dream Unlimited, Tricon Residential and Kilmer Group

Landscape architect: CCxA

Year opened: 2023

Amenities: Pool, community garden, kids’ play area, green roof, barbecue and lounge, covering 17,768 square feet

CCxA, the architects behind Sugar Beach, Berczy Park and Love Park, among other downtown public spaces, brought a similar ethos to the design of the outdoor areas of Maple House at Canary Landing. “We approach amenities like parks,” says landscape architect Marc Hallé. “We wanted to build in flexibility so that there are opportunities for activities across all hours of the day and into the evening.”

Maple House has five outdoor spaces spanning more than 17,000 square feet across three residential buildings: Maple East, Maple Central and Maple South. While each building has its own eighth-floor barbecue and lounge area, additional amenities on the third floors are open to residents of all three buildings. On Maple Central's third-floor deck are loungers and sun umbrellas around an oblong pool [1] that sits on a raised lawn, with a lower perimeter and safety railing below. “The pool area is higher than the guardrails, so you don’t feel like you're enclosed,” Hallé says.

The sprawling lawn [2] provides space for outdoor activities. There’s also a semicircular sunken kids’ play area connected to an indoor children’s room. It’s bordered by a bronze-coloured enclosure that sits on a curved wall with synthetic-turf-covered seating. “It’s like a little amphitheatre for kids,” says Hallé.