A Houzz writer hand-picked our Gatineau Hills Modern project to be featured in an editorial ideabook on the homepage of Houzz! Click through the collection of “Outstanding Floors From Around the Globe” below. Picture Perfect: 50 Outstanding Floors From Around the Globe
We are delighted that our Gallery House is a finalist in the Inspiring Home category of the Canada Green Building Council’s Green Building Awards. Winners will be announced at the Awards dinner on May 10th as part of the Conflux Conference. This conference is the meeting point of green buildings, clean technologies, and the influence…
The Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association named their finalists for the GOHBA Annual Housing Design Awards – recognizing excellence in the Ottawa housing industry. Awards will be handed out to this year’s top builders, renovators, designers and architects in a prestigious evening of recognition. We are so proud and honoured to have been named finalists in…
We are pleased to announce that Gabe Prost, one of our Senior Architects, is now a Certified Passive House Designer. Passive House (Passivhaus) is considered to be the most rigorous voluntary energy-based standard in the design and construction industry today. Passive House buildings consume up to 90% less heating and cooling energy than conventional buildings. With…
When the homeowners of their 20-year-old, two level deck realized that their outdoor living space was in desperate need of repairs, it proved to be the ideal time to invest in a renovation that would change the way they lived. They wanted to be able to cook and entertain outdoors for as many days of…
Opening up the house to a spectacular outdoor garden was the key objective of this Christopher Simmonds Architect renovation. The project team worked on changing the back of the house into a series of stone piers to give the feeling of being in an open pavilion. Full height sliding doors connect the kitchen to the…
Winner of the Greater Ottawa Home Builder’s Association Annual Housing Design Award for “Custom Urban Home, Contemporary”, Atlantis Avenue is a stunning multi-level new home build with expansive views of the NCC green space and Ottawa River. Upon the first site visit, it was clear to our team that the design needed to capitalize on…
For more than 60 years, Tomlinson has established a strong reputation for providing the very best products and services for their clients, so it was essential that the design for their new corporate headquarters was representative of the strong core values that have propelled them forward as construction and environmental leaders. As a company of…
It was a fun night at the recent Greater Ottawa Home Builders Association (GOHBA) Housing Design Awards. We were the recipient of 8 awards: Renovation $100,000 to $200,000 for our Elm Street project High Rise Building, 50 units or more for “The Eddy” (a Windmill Development project) Any Room in the House – with RND…
An interview with Christopher Simmonds from Khachilife – The Nature of Design.