Many of my clients are looking for a new or newer condo to purchase. The appeal of contemporary finishes, clean lines and modern appliances and fixtures are too hard to pass up. For most of them, however, purchasing a turn-key resale condo is their only option as they cannot afford to both purchase a condo and renovate it or they just do not want to deal with renovations. The challenge with newer condos is that they usually come with a higher price tag but smaller footprint (square footage).
Granted, most… Read the rest
February 27, 2012 – 2:51 pm
By Eddie
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Also posted in Architecture and Design, Blog, Buyers
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Tagged architect, architecture, Buyer, Condo, Condominium, interior design, investor, RAD Design, reno, renos, renovation, resale, St. Lawrence, Toronto
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Over the past decade, condo developers have been pushing the limits of space using innovative designs to provide homeowners with liveable space. How small is too small? Could you imagine living in 258 square feet of space?
When you think about it, one-bedroom condos built in Toronto between 2000 and 2003 were around 700 square feet. Over the years, the size of these type of units have been getting smaller, so much so that I recently sold a one-bedroom condo that is 495 square feet. While condo developers continue to… Read the rest
By Eddie
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Also posted in Architecture and Design, Blog
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Tagged 258 square feet, architecture, Barcelona, Christian Schallert, creative, design, Innovative, Lego apartment, Loft, small, small space, transforming apartment, transforming space
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If you’re looking for modern design on a budget, a prefabricated home might be for you.
What once was a term for homes built for the trailer park is now used to describe modern and cost-effective architecture. Prefab homes, to which they are commonly referred, are dwellings that are manufactured off-site in advance of the structure being erected on the land. The home is usually constructed in standard sections or modules that can be easily shipped and assembled on-site.
One of the biggest challenges in building a home in Toronto… Read the rest
By Eddie
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Also posted in Architecture and Design, Blog
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Tagged architecture, building, construction, contemporary, cost-effective, modern, modules, pre fabricated, prefab, state of the art
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Do you remember when your parents would tell you, “those that live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones?” If you were anything like me, you probably cheekily replied, “nobody lives in a glass house.” Years later, Design firm Santambrogio Milano is about to prove me wrong!
The concept of their all-glass modern home is for the inside and out to exist in total harmony and where the house is a window onto the outside world.
“Living in the forest day and night, in sun and rain, in wind, ice and… Read the rest
