Category: House Design

Local submissions among winners in housing design contest

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House Design

A panel of experts selected four one-storey and four two-storey housing designs from the competition as winners, and the plans for those housing developments have now been made available for purchase at $1,000 each.

The floor plans for all the projects are 90m2 or less, and are all two-bedrooms and one- to two baths, but range in styles from single family homes to row-houses to a cube house.

Even though the designs came from people across Canada, a majority of the winners were locals.

Vernon’s Alyssa Quiring and Dora Anderson won with their submissions for the ‘Familiar Faces’ and ‘The Sprout’ designs.

Kelowna’s Levi Weaver won twice with his ‘The Louise’ and ‘The Francis’ designs.

The ‘Single Storey’ design by Dennis Lowe of Salmon Arm was another winner from this competition.

Five other one-floor housing styles and two more two-floor housing styles had also been approved through the contest,

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Kitchen Floor Trends 2023 Drury Designs

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Matching Kitchen Flooring with Cabinets and Countertops

When deciding on the right flooring for your kitchen, it’s important to consider the color scheme of the kitchen and the materials you want to use throughout the room. If you choose simple or neutral cabinet colors, a patterned floor like the herringbone style can bring a kitchen to life. Likewise, if you have a bright and bold cabinet color, a more calming, neutral floor may be a better choice. Floors, cabinets and countertops are the foundation of a cohesive kitchen design. As previously stated, it is ideal to keep your overall design simple so that you can easily tweak and add accents if you wish.

There are pros and cons to matching your floor color to your countertops. On the one hand, matching your floors to your countertops maintains continuity, just like marble countertops and marble floors. On the other hand, if

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10 Home Decor Faux Fittings That Date Your Interiors, According to Designers

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“Whenever I see a home that has gray-tone wood flooring, gray cabinets, gray walls, tiles, and countertops, I think not only does the space look dull but also dated,” says Becky Wright of the Sorry Girls, YouTube creators in Toronto, focusing on DIY, sustainability, and interior design. White hues and muted, gray interiors were the providence of shabby-chic and cottage-style interiors of the ’80s and ’90s. Even Joanna Gaines, who raised the farmhouse style on Fixer Uppers, breaks up the grays with saturated greens and bold blues.

If you’re not sure how to proceed or if you should take the plunge with a bold color, Wright recommends opting for white, which is easier to paint over if you later change your mind or want to personalize with any color furniture. You can also try your hand at peel-and-stick wallpaper with an interesting pattern. According to a recent home decor trends

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A Passive-House Design in Spain Without a Drop of Paint

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Architects Paloma Hernaiz and Jaime Oliver, cofounders and directors of OHLab, believe that a building is only as attractive as it is sustainable. “If you know it’s polluting the environment, it probably won’t appeal to you,” Oliver argued. Climate change has changed our perspective. Glass curtain walls, for example, have lost some of their allure. “Today, if you see a building that’s entirely glazed, it’s not as nice aesthetically because you should know it doesn’t work well,” he says. By that measure alone, Paseo Mallorca 15, an apartment building the firm designed in Palma, on the Spanish island of Mallorca, is a stunner: Covered in pine shutters, it relies on passive heating and cooling techniques and consumes little energy.

Hernaiz and Oliver, who are married, met in New York while earning their masters’ degrees at Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation and later worked together at OMA

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A ‘line in the sand’: The battle for the Hamptons home raises the question of what to save

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For four decades “Bliss House” has stood, mostly hidden between the road and beach, on pristine waterfront property in Southampton Village as renowned architect Norman Jaffe’s first local design.

Homeowner Orest Bliss agreed in 1978, as a condition of the city granting development approval, to an agreement requiring landscaping to largely protect the angular residence from view.

At the time, several Southampton officials considered Jaffe’s modernist design “radical”, with one member of the village planning council arguing that the gabled roof could stab seagulls.

Fast forward to 2023 and the house’s architectural legacy is in the midst of a legal battle over whether it can be demolished as part of Bliss’ plan to sell the property at 88 Meadow Lane.

While once deemed too radical, Southampton officials have now tried to deem the controversial home too historic to demolish. The litigation has raised questions about what’s worth preserving in an

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Lamborghini motors into house designs with car-inspired luxury villas

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Many of the world’s premier car designers have developed a surprisingly keen interest in architecture lately. Alongside similar projects by Aston Martin, Porsche, Bugatti and Bentley, Lamborghini has now decided to get serious about its architectural ambitions, revealing plans for a number of high-end villas in Spain.

At first glance, Lamborghini’s increasing enthusiasm for architectural design seems a bit of a head-scratcher. However, there’s serious money to be made in lending its name to luxury housing. For example, its prior Dubai development was in such high demand that it was sold out before it was even built.

This latest project is named Tierra Viva and will consist of 53 exclusive villas located on a sloping site near the village of Behanavís, outside Marbella, which has long been a favorite destination for the rich and famous. The villas will come in three different styles and will be positioned to make sure

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Moffatt: Ottawa’s low-rise design guides will hurt affordable housing

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City Council declared a housing emergency in 2020. It didn’t declare an ugly buildings emergency.

Published June 20, 2023 • Last updated June 20, 2023 • 3 minute read

Outside the staircase on the house
They’re an eyeore to some, but in Montreal, exterior staircases are an iconic part of the urban landscape. Photo by Oxana Sawka

Ottawa city staff have released updated urban design guidelines for low-rise infill housing, outlining their esthetic preferences for residential infill buildings under four storeys. While infill guidelines have been around for years, this update comes as Queen’s Park expands areas that allow multi-unit homes and in advance of city hall’s new zoning bylaw that will do the same. With increased demand for infill housing, the guidelines will have a broader effect on housing in the city.

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Interior Design Trends on Their Way Out in 2024

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If you have a quote poster hanging in your room, be warned, its days are numbered. We asked, and you answered: what interior design trends are on their way out in 2024? The results are in! From boucle everything, to subway tiles, modern farmhouses, and oversized kitchen islands, these are the 20 trends we’re kicking to the curb in 2024.

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Tears of the Kingdom Player Shares Incredible 3-Floor House Design

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Following much trial and error, one tenacious The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom player managed to build an impressive three-floor house in spite of some notable restrictions imposed on the game’s home construction mechanics. They swiftly took online to showcase their achievements, having done so just as some fans began speculating that a Tears of the Kingdom DLC announcement is imminent.



Whether it’s because the fandom called for Tears of the Kingdom to make better use of Link’s house or another reason, the new Zelda game completely revamped the home-building mechanics from Breath of the Wild. The end result of that effort is a much more powerful system that allows players to build and customize their dream Hyrule home with some help from a few familiar faces.

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This Aluva traditional house has a classy design, saves on the pocket | Lifestyle Decoration

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The four houses that stand on a large plot in Kurumassery in Aluva are symbols of the deep love and affection between siblings. Homes may look different; however, this does not affect the special bond shared by the siblings. Of particular interest is Mohandas, the eldest brother who designs his own house as well as those of his siblings.

Mohandas said that it was their parents’ biggest wish that the four brothers stay close and live in the same plot. In addition, their children work or study abroad. So, staying close is the best way to take care of each other.