Homes built right,
documented in full.

Custom Home

Modern board-and-batten ranch

A long, low ranch in dark board-and-batten with a walkout to the prairie. Vaulted living space, a bright working kitchen, and white-oak built-ins throughout, comfort engineered for Chinook swings and deep cold alike.

Dark board-and-batten ranch with timber-truss gables, stone base and triple garage at dusk
Bright kitchen with large island and pendant lighting
Plate 01Working kitchen & island
Vaulted living room opening to a walkout
Plate 02Vaulted living, walkout to grade
White-oak built-in shelving
Plate 03White-oak built-ins
Rear elevation at dusk with the great room lit
Plate 04Dusk, rear elevation
Glassed-in steam shower with a soaker tub inside and freestanding tub beside it
Plate 05Steam shower & soaker tub
Bath with white-oak double vanity matching the home's millwork
Plate 06White-oak bath, matching millwork
Vaulted great room with gable glazing and sliders opening to the deck
Plate 07The great room, to the prairie
White-oak kitchen with navy island and brass hardware
Plate 08White oak & navy, in the kitchen
Plaster hood over the range with brass pot filler and quartz backsplash
Plate 09Range wall & pot filler
Primary bath with white-oak double vanity, twin mirrors and black fittings
Plate 10Primary vanity, twin towers
Freestanding tub under a frosted window beside the white-oak vanity
Plate 11Soaker tub, primary bath
Floor-to-ceiling wardrobe wall in warm white with brass knobs, bath beyond
Plate 12Dressing wall, floor to ceiling
Black freestanding tub and open grey-tile shower on the walkout level
Plate 13Walkout-level bath, black & grey
Covered patio under the deck at sunset, looking over the prairie
Plate 14Under the deck, at sunset
ICF walls and roof trusses going up on the ranch
Plate 15ICF walls, trusses on
Custom Home

Modern lakefront custom home

A grey-brick and black standing-seam home on a rock-cut lakefront lot: in-slab radiant heat over an engineered drainage plane, inside a high-performance envelope. Documented across four seasons.

Finished grey-brick custom home with black standing-seam roof
In-slab radiant tubing laid over sub-slab insulation and drainage plane
Plate 01In-slab radiant over the drainage plane
Aerial of the foundation slab being finished
Plate 02Slab pour, from the air
High-performance envelope going up with taped exterior insulation
Plate 03High-performance envelope
Framed and wrapped house under winter snow
Plate 04Built through the winter
Finished kitchen with black island and white subway tile
Plate 05Finished kitchen
Kitchen window framing the natural rock cut
Plate 06Kitchen window, rock-cut view
Primary bathroom with marble shower and black fixtures
Plate 07Primary bath, marble & matte black
White-oak walk-in closet leading to the ensuite
Plate 08White-oak walk-in
Completed two-storey home in summer
Plate 09Completed home
Custom Home

Board-and-batten lakefront walkout

A dark board-and-batten home with a natural stone base and a glass-railed walkout over the water. Built on a Nudura ICF foundation for a warm, dry, airtight lower level, documented from the poured basement through framing to the finished elevations.

Finished lakefront rear elevation with glass-railed deck and stone base
ICF foundation walls over a sub-slab gravel plane
Plate 01ICF foundation & sub-slab plane
Framing rising on the ICF foundation beside the lake
Plate 02Framing on the ICF base
Aerial of the framed structure
Plate 03Structure, from above
Aerial of the roofed structure in winter
Plate 04Roofed-in through winter
Finished front elevation with twin garages and stone base
Plate 05Finished front elevation
Finished lakeside elevation with stone base and board-and-batten
Plate 06Lakeside elevation
Custom Home · High-Performance

Charred-cedar modern home

A blackened-cedar modern home wrapped in a true high-performance envelope: ZIP System air barrier, continuous exterior insulation on a ventilated rain screen, and an all-electric heat-pump plant.

Finished blackened-cedar modern home lit from within at dusk
House wrapped in green ZIP System structural sheathing
Plate 01ZIP System sheathing & air barrier
Continuous exterior Isolofoam insulation with wood rain-screen strapping
Plate 02Continuous insulation & rain screen
Framed interior with large windows over a clean gravel floor
Plate 03Framing & the drainage plane
Mechanical room with twin Daikin heat pumps and heat-recovery ventilator
Plate 04Heat-pump mechanical room
Daikin VRV outdoor heat-pump unit beside charred siding
Plate 05Daikin VRV, all-electric
Finished charred-cedar home lit from within at dusk
Plate 06Charred cedar, finished
Custom Home

Steel-frame lakefront A-frame

A steel and stick-framed A-frame rising from a rock outcrop over the lake, wrapped in a fully taped, vapour-open envelope and finished in dark standing seam with a screened porch on the water. Documented from the waterproofed foundation, through the insulated radiant slab, to golden hour on the finished home.

Finished dark A-frame with screened porch and timber posts at golden hour beside the lake
Foundation with waterproofing membrane and drainage board on engineered gravel
Plate 01Waterproofed foundation on gravel
Board-formed concrete walls with wood-grain texture over waterproofed base and gravel plane
Plate 02Board-formed concrete, stripped
Drone view of the timber A-frame structure rising on a lakefront rock outcrop
Plate 03Structure on the rock outcrop
Steel and timber frame with glazing and taped envelope wrap
Plate 04Steel, timber & glazing
Rebar and radiant tubing over insulated sub-slab forms, ready for the pour
Plate 05Slab prep: insulation, rebar & radiant
Freshly poured concrete floor between insulated foundation walls
Plate 06The floor, poured
Aerial of the A-frame in cladding stage at sunset beside the lake
Plate 07Cladding the shell, at dusk
Aerial looking down the finished dark standing-seam ridge toward the lake
Plate 08Down the ridge, to the water
Street side of the home with garage and stone-paved courtyard in autumn
Plate 09Arrival court & garage
Custom Home

Timber-frame lakefront farmhouse

Board-and-batten on the water, under a standing-seam steel roof, with an exposed timber-frame entry over a stone base. Built in ICF from the footings to the roofline for a warm, quiet, airtight shell, documented from the first excavation to the finished great room.

Completed white board-and-batten farmhouse with black standing-seam roof
Exposed timber-frame entry with stone base and red door
Plate 01Timber-frame entry & stone base
Great room with exposed timber beams and stone feature wall
Plate 02Great room, exposed timber structure
Finished bath with glass shower, floating double vanity and heated towel rail
Plate 03Primary bath, heated towel rail
ICF walls rising in winter
Plate 04ICF to the roofline, through winter
Finished white board-and-batten farmhouse with black steel roof, from the drive
Plate 05Front elevation, from the drive
Aerial view of excavated foundation footprint
Plate 06Excavation & foundation footprint
Renovation

Bright modern farmhouse

Light-filled and clean-lined: a wall of windows over wide-plank floors, a honed-marble fireplace, and two working kitchens rebuilt around long islands. Simple materials, precisely detailed.

White kitchen with long island under a wall of windows
Kitchen with white Café appliances, maple cabinetry and black island
Plate 01Café appliances, maple & black
Honed marble fireplace surround
Plate 02Honed-marble fireplace
White staircase with black metal spindles and wood accents
Plate 03Stair, steel & white oak
Open kitchen with black island, wishbone stools and floor-to-ceiling maple cabinets
Plate 04The working kitchen, wall to wall
Galley view between black cabinets to a white French-door fridge set into maple
Plate 05Down the galley
Black and brass pro-style faucet at the island sink
Plate 06Black & brass at the sink
Whole-Home Renovation

Neoclassical estate renovation

A grand columned estate taken back to the studs: a white-and-navy chef's kitchen, book-matched marble baths, a restored curved stair, and custom walnut dressing rooms, with fully modern services behind the heritage character.

White and navy chef's kitchen with marble island and pendant lighting
Rear of the estate with a two-storey glazed stairwell and new black-frame windows
Plate 01The glazed stair, from the garden
Kitchen range wall with navy hood and gold hardware
Plate 02Range wall, navy & gold
Restored curved staircase under a crystal chandelier
Plate 03Curved stair, restored
Bath wrapped floor to ceiling in marble with freestanding tub and backlit mirror
Plate 04Marble primary bath
Guest bath with dark stone tile, glass shower screen and brass accents
Plate 05Stone & brass guest bath
Custom walnut dressing room with marble floors
Plate 06Walnut dressing room
Dressing suite vanity with backlit mirror and marble floor, tub beyond
Plate 07Dressing suite, backlit
Navy island and brass faucets under black grid windows to the garden
Plate 08Chef's kitchen, to the garden
Granite-topped double vanity with brass faucets and backlit mirror
Plate 09Granite & brass vanity
Renovation

Full-home transformation

A dated family home taken to the studs and reimagined as a warm, open-plan main floor: a white kitchen with a navy island and brass pendants flowing into a dry-stacked stone fireplace great room, plus a spa-grade primary bath in navy, marble, and matte black. New layout, new services, same footprint.

Open-plan white kitchen with navy island and brass cone pendants
Primary bath with navy double vanity, marble floors and freestanding tub
Plate 01Primary bath, navy & marble
Walk-in shower in marble hex tile with a blue arabesque niche
Plate 02Hex-tile walk-in shower
Great room with a dry-stacked stone fireplace open to the yard
Plate 03Stone-fireplace great room
Built-in shiplap reading nook with flanking shelves
Plate 04Built-in reading nook
Powder room with live-edge vanity, glass vessel sink and floral art
Plate 05Powder room
Detail of marble hex tile and glossy blue niche with black fixtures
Plate 06Tile & fixture detail
Renovation

Spa-grade bath renovation

A primary suite rebuilt as a spa, and the renovation carried through the main floor: marble tile, a freestanding tub beneath a backlit ocean mural, a frameless glass shower, a tiled fireplace wall under new skylights, and a re-imagined entry.

Freestanding tub beneath a backlit ocean mural in a marble bath
Marble bath with globe pendants and lit double vanity
Plate 01Double vanity, globe pendants
Frameless glass shower in marble tile beside the freestanding tub
Plate 02Frameless glass shower
Living room with polished tile fireplace wall under a row of new skylights
Plate 03Fireplace wall, under skylights
Tiled fireplace surround on maple base, gallery wall beyond
Plate 04Tile & maple, fireplace detail
Vaulted dining room with painted brick accent wall and gable window
Plate 05Vaulted dining, brick accent wall
Front entry with white-oak slat screen and large-format tile floor
Plate 06Entry, oak slat screen
Addition · Renovation

Union Street addition

A two-storey addition across the back of a brick two-storey: the aging sunroom removed, new footings and drainage cut in tight to the existing foundation, and a board-and-batten volume with a full-width cedar deck opening the house to the yard.

Finished two-storey board-and-batten addition with full-width cedar deck
Original brick house with aging white sunroom before construction
Plate 01Before: the back of the house
Excavation with footing forms tight to the existing foundation
Plate 02Midway: footings & drainage
Commercial · Renovation

Body shop & warehouse renovation

A working dealership and warehouse renovated in place: new glass-front offices, showroom, and boardroom rebuilt within the existing steel shell, and warehouse space converted to bright, finished suites.

Renovated body shop exterior with new glass bay doors and steel cladding
New paint booths and prep stations inside the working shop
Plate 01Paint booths, in production
Warehouse shell gutted to the block with new bay doors and fresh slab
Plate 02The shell, stripped & re-slabbed
Finished shop exterior in dark steel cladding with covered entry
Plate 03The shop, re-clad & finished
Warehouse hall converted to a bright finished space with new lighting
Plate 04Warehouse, converted & finished
New reception with white service desk and full-wall graphic
Plate 05Reception, rebuilt
Client waiting area and service counter inside the new entry
Plate 06Waiting area & service counter
Commercial · Addition

Medical clinic & student residences

A limestone heritage property extended with a purpose-built addition: twelve medical exam rooms with three student apartments above, on an engineered ICF foundation over a full drainage plane.

Completed board-and-batten clinic addition behind the limestone heritage house
Excavation for the addition beside the neighbouring residences
Plate 01Breaking ground
Heritage house gutted to the studs, original stair and trim preserved
Plate 02The original, taken to the studs
Aerial of ICF foundation forms over an engineered gravel drainage plane
Plate 03Drainage plane & ICF forms
Concrete pour in progress from above
Plate 04Foundation pour
ICF foundation and gravel drainage plane for the addition, behind the wrapped heritage house
Plate 05The addition's foundation, formed
Addition wrapped in continuous exterior insulation with taped seams
Plate 06Continuous insulation, taped seams
Framed clinic corridor with exam rooms taking shape either side
Plate 07The clinic corridor, framed
Construction Management

Commercial fit-out & office suites

Office buildings, retail plazas, and tenant fit-outs, managed with the same documentation and budget control we bring to homes.

Two-storey matte-black office building at dusk
Renewed single-storey commercial plaza
Plate 01Commercial plaza, renewed
Retail building re-clad in charred-wood slats, opening day
Plate 02Retail facade, re-clad
New glass-front offices along a finished dealership corridor
Plate 03Glass-front offices
Office suite with decorative screen and lounge seating
Plate 04Suite fit-out
Boardroom with brick feature wall and mounted display
Plate 05Boardroom, brick feature wall
Open-plan office interior
Plate 06Open-plan workspace

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