© 2026 Anya Moryoussef Architect

ANYA MORYOUSSEF ARCHITECT (AMA) is a licensed, full-service architecture and interiors practice based in Toronto, Canada.

Dedicated to an empathetic approach to our craft, we pursue the inventive adaptation of existing structures and resilient approaches to new construction.

Our work seeks to reimagine and reinterpret found form, conditions, and conventions in search of emotion, intrigue, and the unexpected.

 

ANYA MORYOUSSEF

BES, M.Arch, OAA, FRAIC

Anya Moryoussef is a licensed architect, Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC), and the recipient of two RAIC Medals, including the 2021 Emerging Architect Award.

Recognized for her conviction and ingenuity, Anya’s work integrates the technical and the poetic with restraint, sensitivity, and clarity.

She is an active educator, mentor, and lecturer, and has taught at the University of Toronto, the University of Waterloo, and the Bergen School of Architecture.

 

JAMES SWAIN

BES (Hon.), M.Arch

James Swain has collaborated with AMA on numerous projects since 2017, both in-house and as principal of James Swain Projects.

He brings cultural fluency, intellectual depth, and enduring curiosity, grounded in both rigour and imagination.

 

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Quince Flowers

(coming soon)

Location:

Toronto, Canada

Type:

Adaptive Re-Use, Commercial Interior

Size:

1920 sq ft / 180 sq m (1 floor)

Year:

1921 / 2023

Builder:

Rosie Jeffares-Levitt

AMA Team:

Tori Hamatani, James Swain, Anya Moryoussef

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Floating Craftsman

(coming soon)

Location:

Toronto, Canada

Type:

Mixed Use, Full Gut-to-Structure Renovation, Creative Retention, Deep Energy Retrofit

Size:

xxx sq ft / xxx sq m

Year:

2025

Consultants:

Kieffer Engineering (Structural), McCallum HVAC (Mechanical), Tom Knezic (Air-Tightness), Sean Galbraith (Planning)

Builder:

Inline Fine Build

AMA Team:

James Swain, Tori Hamatani, Anya Moryoussef

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Avoca I

(coming soon)

Location:

Toronto, Canada

Type:

Selective Interior Renovations

Size:

1020 sq ft / 95 sq m

Year:

1969 / 2019

Consultants:

YMSD Consulting (MEP)

Builder:

Desar Construction Studio

AMA Team:

Anya Moryoussef

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Avoca II

(coming soon)

Location:

Toronto, Canada

Type:

Selective Interior Renovations

Size:

777 sq ft / 72 sq m

Year:

1969 / 2023

Consultants:

Entuitive (Structural), YMSD Consulting (MEP)

Builder:

Desar Construction Studio

AMA Team:

Anya Moryoussef

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Riverdale Semi I

(coming soon)

Location:

Toronto, Canada

Type:

Full Gut-to-Structure Renovation, Energy Retrofit

Size:

680 sq ft / 63 sq m

Year:

2018

Consultants:

Hamann Engineering Structural Consultants LTD. (BEC HVAC Design)

Builder:

David Salazar, Custom Millwork Solutions

AMA Team:

James Swain, Anya Moryoussef

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Riverdale Semi II

(coming soon)

Location:

Toronto, Canada

Type:

Full Gut-to-Structure Renovation, Energy Retrofit

Size:

2273 sq ft / 212 sq m

Year:

2017

Consultants:

Hamann Engineering Structural Consultants LTD., Lachman Singh (HVAC)

Builder:

Desar Construction Studio

AMA Team:

James Swain, Anya Moryoussef

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Greenwood Semi II

(coming soon)

Location:

Toronto, Canada

Type:

Selective Renovations, Energy Retrofit

Year:

1914 / 2020

Consultants:

Kieffer Engineering (Structural), McCallum HVAC (Mechanical)

Builder:

Inline Design Build

AMA Team:

Anya Moryoussef

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UofT Post Graduate Medicine

(coming soon)

Location:

Toronto, Canada

Type:

Institutional, Selective Interior Renovations

Year:

2018

Consultants:

Hidi Group (MEP)

Photographer:

Scott Norsworthy

AMA Team:

Morgan O'Reilly, Anya Moryoussef

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Manda Books

(coming soon)

Location:

Toronto, Canada

Type:

Commercial, Adaptive Re-Use, Major Renovation, Energy Retrofit

Size:

xxx sq ft / xxx sq m

Year:

2015

Consultants:

XX (MEP), XX (Structural)

Builder:

Ripple Projects

Photographer:

Shai Gil

AMA Team:

as Sibling Architects: Gregory Beck Rubin, Anya Moryoussef

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Back of House

(coming soon)

Location:

Toronto, Canada

Type:

Mixed Use, Full Gut-to-Structure Renovation, Creative Retention, Deep Energy Retrofit

Size:

434 sq ft / 40 sq m (Commercial) - Ground Floor 684 sq ft / 64 sq m - 2nd Floor - 1115 sq ft / 104 sq m (Residential) - Basement - 434 sq ft / 40 sq m (Commercial), Ground Floor 684 sq ft / 64 sq m

Year:

1914 / 2025

Consultants:

Kieffer Engineering (Structural), McCallum HVAC (Mechanical), Ivan Koval The Soundproofing Expert (Acoustic), Tom Knezic / Solares Architecture (Air-Tightness), Sean Galbraith (Planning)

Builder:

Inline Fine Build

AMA Team:

James Swain, Tori Hamatani, Anya Moryoussef

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Cabbagetown Semi I

(coming soon)

Location:

Toronto, Canada

Type:

Selective Renovations

Size :

xxx sq ft / xxx sq m

Year:

2017

Builder:

Morassutti Construction

AMA Team:

Anya Moryoussef

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Smoke Lake

(coming soon)

Location:

Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario

Type:

Sleeping Cabin, New Build

Size:

550 sq ft / 51 sq m

Year :

2024

Consultants:

Kieffer Engineering (Structural)

Builder:

Smoke Creek Construction

Photographer:

Félix Michaud

AMA Team:

James Swain, Anya Moryoussef

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Camera lucida

(coming soon)

Location:

Toronto, Canada

Type:

Single Family Dwelling, Partial Renovation and Restoration, Energy Retrofit

Size:

4295 sq ft / 400 sq m

Year:

1887 / 2022

Consultants:

Kieffer Engineering (Structural), McCallum HVAC (Mechanical)

Builder:

Inline Fine Build

Photographer:

Doublespace, Scott Norsworthy

AMA Team:

James Swain, Anya Moryoussef

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P’s Studiolo

(coming soon)

Location:

Toronto, Ontario

Project type:

New Build, Laneway Suite, Acessory Suite

Size:

350 sf / 32 sqm

Year:

2018

Consultant:

Blackwell Structural Engineers (Structural)

Builder:

Modern Dwellings

Photographer:

Scott Norsworthy

AMA Team:

Anya Moryoussef, Danielle Rosen, Gregory Beck Rubin

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Blind dormer house

A House for a Non-Nuclear Family

Location:

Toronto, Ontario

Type:

Duplex, Major Renovation w/ Structural Retention, Deep Energy Retrofit

Size:

2200 sq ft / 204 sq m

Year:

1920 / 2022

Consultants:

Kieffer Structural Engineering (Structural), McCallum HVAC (Mechanical), RDH (Envelope), DesignLand (Landscape)

Builder:

Desar Construction Studio

Photographer:

Doublespace, Scott Norsworthy

AMA Team:

James Swain, Deborah Wang, Artur Kobylanski, Anya Moryoussef

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Craven Road Cottage

A House for One

Location:

Toronto, Ontario

Project type:

Single Family Dwelling, Partial Renovation and Restoration, Energy Retrofit

Size:

840 sq ft / 78 sq m

Year:

1908 / 2020

Consultants:

Kieffer Engineering (Structural), Bowser Tech (Mechanical), Zahra Awang (Landscape)

Builder:

Desar Construction Studio

Photography:

Doublespace, Scott Norsworthy

AMA Team:

James Swain, Deborah Wang, Anya Moryoussef

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Greenwood Semi I

(coming soon)

Location:

Toronto, Ontario

Type:

Interior Renovation and Energy Retrofit

Size:

870 sq ft / 81 sq m (1 floor)

Year:

1914 / 2018

Consultants:

Gamaley and Associates Engineers Ltd.

Builder:

Ripple Projects

Photographer:

Scott Norsworthy

AMA Team:

James Swain, Anya Moryoussef

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M’s Capsule

(coming soon)

Location:

Toronto, Ontario

Type:

Selective Interior Renovations

Size:

xxx sq ft / xxx sq m

Year:

2015

Builder:

Nicola

Photographer:

Scott Norsworthy

AMA Team:

Gregory Beck Rubin, Danielle Rosen, Anya Moryoussef

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A + C's Playroom

(coming soon)

Location:

Toronto, Canada

Type:

Selective Interior Renovation and Energy Retrofit

Size:

xxx sq ft / xxx sq m (1 floor)

Year:

2015

Builder:

Tony Smith

Photographer:

Scott Norsworthy

AMA Team:

Sibling Architects, Gregory Beck Rubin, Anya Moryoussef

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Hazelton Semi I

(coming soon)

Location:

Toronto, Canada

Type:

Full-gut-to-structure Renovation, Energy Retrofit

Size:

xxx sq ft / xxx sq m

Year:

1876 / 2017

Builder:

Seniority Investments Ltd., Custom Millwork Solutions Inc.

Photographer:

Scott Norsworthy

AMA Team:

Morgan O'Reilly, Anya Moryoussef

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Kosower Lane Tool Library

(coming soon)

Location:

Toronto, Canada

Type:

Development Study, Adaptive Re-Use, Laneway Development, Mixed Use: Light Industrial + Live-Work

Size:

2775 sq ft / 260 sq m

Year:

1920 / 2025

AMA Team:

James Swain, Anya Moryoussef

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Back of House

(coming soon)

Location:

Toronto, Canada

Type:

Mixed Use, Full Gut-to-Structure Renovation, Deep Energy Retrofit

Size:

xxx sq ft / xx sq m (Commercial), xxx sq ft / xx sq m (Residential)

Year:

2025

Consultants:

coming soon

Builder:

Inline Fine Build

AMA Team:

James Swain, Tori Hamatani, Anya Moryoussef

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House D'Amore (in a Garden)

(coming soon)

Location:

Toronto, Canada

Type :

Full Gut-to-Structure Renovation, Net-Zero-Ready, Deep Energy Retrofit

Size:

3584 sq ft / 334 sq m

Year:

2023

Consultants:

Kieffer Engineering (Structural), McCallum HVAC (Mechanical), Solares Architecture (Envelope, Air-Tightness)

Builder:

Desar Construction Studio Inc.

AMA Team:

James Swain, Deborah Wang, Max Yuristy, Anya Moryoussef