Multi-generational

Family’s are living in multi-residences under one roof – this means that the demands on our households have changed dramatically. Working with a variety of ages, heights, abilities, and needs requires careful planning and considerations.

Simple isn't boring

There’s a new wave of designing with a return to understated elegance. No need for the over the top, elaborately decorative rooms, just spaces that are authentic, historic, and artful. Simple is just as beautiful.

Farm-to-table

It isn’t what we use our kitchen for that’s changed, but rather how we use them. We’re focused on farm freshness and natural products that are safe and healthy. That means that our planning centres are different that out-of-the-box kitchens.

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Designs of Olympic proportions

On February 5, 2010 By

As we Vancouverites head into the Olympics next week, some of you are really getting into the spirit inside and outside your homes and workplaces. The city is being visually slaughtered by Olympic advertising, temporary venues, mascots, country flags, and each of us react in our own way. Some of us embrace it, some of [...]

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Shaffer Residence: the house from A Single Man

On January 30, 2010 By

I don’t know why it took me so long to see the amazing Tom Ford’s film A Single Man (novel by Christopher Isherwood), but when I did, it was the house that took my breath way (who cares that it’s being sold for $1.5M, I want it) and that it was [...]

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Give Design to Haiti

On January 16, 2010 By

There are so many ways to help when disaster strikes and the quickest and easiest way is to send money. It seems to be a knee-jerk reaction for all of us but it left me thinking about the hard work of re-building and who was going to do that in Haiti. I know that search [...]

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Builders Zero In on New Goal of Energy-Neutral Housing: Wall Street Journal

On January 7, 2010 By

Wall Street Journal – Jim Carlton writes that the green building movment is aming for a zero net energy use goal, and I agree that he’s right. Play the zero sum game by clicking the links in the article.

But a bigger shift toward net-zero construction faces hurdles, largely because such buildings often are [...]

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144 sq ft micro home by BC’s own twelve3

On January 4, 2010 By

Vancouver Island (BC) – John Stewart says the future is small and he wants you to live in it. Twelve3 is a Vancouver Island based company specializing in 123 or 103 micro homes and are high-tech and affordable. Sounds too good to be true, doesn’t it? Not so! It comes complete with a dishwasher, [...]

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What is democratic design?

On September 11, 2009 By

So I watched this recent Wallpaper* video from start to finish, and a side from the very interesting advertising at the beginning (don’t care, get on with the guest), the most compelling statement Philippe Stark made was at the start about democratic design:

“[My [...]

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IT’S BACK, IT’S BLACK, AND YOU’RE GONNA LOVE IT: BLACK APARTMENT ON VIDEO VIA DWELL

On September 1, 2009 By

I’ve blogged about this place before, but it’s Cindy Gallops apartment in Chelsea, New York. THIS APARTMENT IS A DREAM! I mean, who doesn’t want a Gucci chain-saw, surrounded by high gloss black, in the old YMCA’s men’s swimming pool and change area!?! [...]

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