PROJECT FEATURE IN RUE MAGAZINE

TRADITIONAL MEETS MODERN IN THIS CUSTOM HOME

Designer Alanna Dunn of Reena Sotropa In House Design Group says this custom home was a true collaboration. “It was designed for two young clients, Alyssa and Steve, who recently welcomed their first baby,” she says. Alyssa, a graphic designer, would put together beautiful conceptual presentations ahead of each design meeting, sharing her vision of a tailored interior that would blend the warm elements of traditional design with the clean-lined details of a more modern aesthetic. 

“It’s quite atypical that a client offers such accurate design direction that early in a project,” Alanna admits. “I am usually trying to pull these details out of my clients to bring their design to life.” Working with local architectural firm Andison Residential and builder Dream Ridge Homes, the space project held a steady pace over the course of 2020 and early 2021, with the family moving in last April. 

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PROJECT FEATURE IN DAILY HIVE

A property in Calgary’s Elbow Park neighbourhood offers a modern style with tons of in-home amenities on a quiet, tree-lined street.

The Elbow Park house won “new home of the year” at the Building Industry and Land Development awards, and “on viewing this property, it’s easy to see why,” reads the listing.

The property is situated near the Elbow River, with nature views at either end of the street. It has a private, fully fenced backyard with a patio and upper deck, and an attached garage with a storage area.

The five-bedroom, six-bathroom home boasts over 4,100 square feet of living space with 10-foot ceilings, real white oak hardwood flooring, and a marble-clad fireplace.

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PROJECT FEATURE IN AVENUE MAGAZINE

When Joel Forrest and Stephanie Nagel saw that their family was going to need room to grow, they decided to go the custom-build route to make the space they needed. Forrest and Nagel are busy lawyers with two children, aged seven and 10. The couple and their kids are all active skiers and that gear-heavy hobby, coupled with their kids’ teenage years just around the corner, meant the family needed to look for a bigger home.

It turned out they didn’t have to go far to find the site for the new home of their dreams. Forrest and Nagel already loved living in Briar Hill and, as luck would have it, they found a walkout lot less than a kilometre away from their previous home. The site for their new build had one particularly significant challenge, however: a 30-foot slope. They would be building from the ground up, and up, and up…

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