Low-rise is a sweet spot for these office buildings

A newly opened retail and office building on Toronto’s Ossington Avenue fits in well with the century-old brick buildings in a neighbourhood that has attracted some of the city’s trendiest restaurants, boutiques and small businesses.

The arched windows on the two lower brick-clad floors reference historical architecture while its two glass-enclosed upper floors are set back, keeping the scale on the street similar to the two-storey building that it replaced.