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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I’ve been on this black & white kick lately. Everything I want to design has to have black & white. It’s a struggle, believe me, especially when clients want wood.

Living in a smaller West End space myself, I have to find unique and interesting ways to use space, and one way is with white. [...]

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24 rooms in 344 sq. ft.

On January 8, 2010 By

HONG KONG – I don’t know how I EVER let this post slip me by because it’s AWESOME!

Gary Chang, Architect and small space guru, has 24 spaces all within 344 sq. ft. in Hong Kong. Renovated in 2008, Chang has lived in the SAME seventh-floor apartment since he was fourteen, when he moved [...]

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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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Manhattan, NY – In a Hell’s Kitchen 55 square foot “apartment” for $800/mo., freelance event planner Eddie Rabon has one square foot less than a jail cell on Rikers Island.

“It’s fantastic,” he said. “It’s a great neighborhood in the greatest city. It’s about $800 a month. You won’t find that price anywhere else [...]

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Current problem: You may not be able to see it from this view point, but that desk – made from a fridge door, filing cabinet, and legs – is pinching into the dining table. Moving the dining table over reduces traffic flow on the near side. The current clearance is not enough [...]

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