One couple builds their dream home in the right location.
Driving around the city, you’ll notice new infill homes popping up everywhere. More people are seeing the benefits of being able to build a new home in an already established neighbourhood with amenities, schools, and activities nearby instead of living out in the suburbs. These often contemporary homes “draw curiosity from the crowd” as we wonder what they look like inside. We were lucky enough to be invited into one such home near the University of Alberta.
When moving back from the USA, the owners were used to living “the city life” and they wanted to recreate that here. The lot they found to build on was perfect in location and size. Originally there was a large older home sitting on a very large lot. That was sold and split into two still quite large lots, enough to build an infill home close to 3000 sq ft.
As soon as you walk into this contemporary home you can feel its soul. From its design to the furnishings, the home looks cleany put together, yet still has that inviting “lived in” feel.
With three levels of living space plus a rooftop patio, the family still gravitates towards gathering in the main floor open concept space. A front sitting room features a brick wall made from bricks of the owners’ Great Grandpa’s original home. Then in the mid section sits the owners’ dream kitchen with a 13 ft. quartz countertop and oversized gas cooktop and double oven – perfect for entertaining. A beautiful modern chandelier light hangs perfectly over the dinning table from the open 20 ft. vaulted ceiling and a wall full of beautiful art – which connects the whole space with functional light and that wow feeling.
Driving around the city, you’ll notice new infill homes popping up everywhere. More people are seeing the benefits of being able to build a new home in an already established neighbourhood with amenities, schools, and activities nearby instead of living out in the suburbs.
The home sits facing east/west and is designed with large windows to let in lots of natural light. Off of the living room at the back is an accordion style window wall that can be opened to include the outside deck as more living space. It’s perfect for summer social distance visiting with family and friends – which is what the owners love to do.
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