| Little mano a mamma time. LL is starting to look like cousin It. |  Huggy Bear Originally uploaded by architect. |
Friday, February 25, 2005
Huggy Bear
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
progress plan
| Ok- back onto our own renovations. This is where I last left off and is the plan currently being studied (February 23/05). Our budget is going to be extremely limited so I think we'll have to draw up two plans. A) A plan where we just patch up drywall and mouldings or B) where we start moving some partitions around. We may decide to divert more of our renovation funds to updating our kitchen. |  progress plan Originally uploaded by architect. |
progress living room
| Ignore the colours for now (it's just easier to build a model with colours that are easier to see on screen). The proposed change is to square off LL's room to make it more usable and to let more light into the main living area. The closets have been relocated above the existing stairway to make more use of that wasted (unused) space. |  progress living room Originally uploaded by architect. |
progress bedroom
| The proposed change to this room is moving the existing entry doors and combining the existing back to back closets into a single walk-in closet. |  progress bedroom Originally uploaded by architect. |
upper sitting area
| February 20 site visit: a view to the sitting area, adjacent master bedroom. |  upper sitting area Originally uploaded by architect. |
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
family photo
| a little family fun trying to get three people to look at a camera all at once |  family photo Originally uploaded by architect. |
Saturday, February 12, 2005
gongxifacai
| chinese new year's dinner at our place- we put LL to bed and had a late night 10 course meal |  gongxifacai Originally uploaded by architect. |
12-2-05 electrical
| electrical is being installed, mechanical is in but needs re-routing in a couple spots |  12-2-05 electrical Originally uploaded by architect. |
2-12-05 fixtures
| bathroom fixtures are being installed |  2-12-05 fixtures Originally uploaded by architect. |
Thursday, February 10, 2005
alphabet soup
| Pat, I'll take a "W"..... Hey I thought this was a family show! |  alphabet soup Originally uploaded by architect. |
Sunday, February 06, 2005
2-6-05 front
| updated front view. windows are in and just awaiting the doors. |  2-6-05 front Originally uploaded by architect. |
from kitchen
| interior walls are framed with some last minute modifications! |  from kitchen Originally uploaded by architect. |
Saturday, January 29, 2005
1-29-05 front
| Latest updates from Boucherville. Picked up a business sign yesterday- and it was much much much more faded than I was expecting- so I put up the sign temporarily until a better one can be made. This photo makes it even worse than it really is- you actually can read the sign when you're there but really doesn't show well in photographs with bright light. Perhaps next week I'll have a better sign. Met the whole family there today- I think the kids are loving running around their future house. |  1-29-05 front Originally uploaded by architect. |
Sunday, January 23, 2005
1-21-05 birthday potty
| LL's diaper rash seems to be slowly going away. But Ann is now hooked on potty. |  1-21-05 birthday potty Originally uploaded by architect. |
1-21-05 birthday dinner
| Mark invited us over for dinner on Friday, which coincided with the Linger's birthday. We brought the playpen and let LL sleep a little so that we could hang out a little later into the night. |  1-21-05 birthday dinner Originally uploaded by architect. |
young webster renovation
The renovations to this cottage have begun. The new concrete floor with radiant floor heating has been poured and cured. Currently the plumbing and electrical runs are being relocated and cleaned up while the "final" plans are approved.
webster young reno 1
| relocated gas and plumbing locations |  webster young reno 1 Originally uploaded by architect. |
1-22-05 toward living room
| january 22 updated photo |  1-22-05 toward living room Originally uploaded by architect. |
1-22-05 toward kitchen
| january 22 updated photo |  1-22-05 toward kitchen Originally uploaded by architect. |
Tuesday, January 18, 2005
Scarf if down
My cousin is starting up a small home business. Check out her latest creations at:
www.tsaiware.blogspot.com
www.tsaiware.blogspot.com
from kitchen
| view from kitchen towards dining and living area |  from kitchen Originally uploaded by architect. |
from laundry
| walking in from garage, this is a view out the kitchen window |  from laundry Originally uploaded by architect. |
from garage
| view from garage towards entry of house (entry is obscured from this view) |  from garage Originally uploaded by architect. |
Wednesday, January 12, 2005
schematic
| Our friends Christina and John have been painstakingly building their own house (literally) in North Vancouver. After basically bringing the existing house down to its foundations, getting married in its rough frame and salvaging pieces from places all around town, they've now almost completed a beautiful, modern craftsman-style house. Now they're looking to retrofit their staircase- here's a schematic image under progress. |  schematic Originally uploaded by architect. |
chris and john's place
| exterior shots of Chris and John's place, all built and landscaped by themselves! |  chris and john's place Originally uploaded by architect. |
Fujino Lapointe update
The Fujino/Lapointe house is under construction in Boucherville- after some cost-cutting measures. I will be going out to get some pictures of the foundation work this weekend. Unfortunately- our car is still undriveable, as the signal and brake lights have stopped working (until our body shop appointment next week!) I will post some pictures soon. (see July archives)
wood stove
A friend from University, who does his own renovations, is going to be taking our wood stove off of our hands. Thank you for your interest.
Saturday, January 01, 2005
New Year
Happy New Year everyone-
We got back home last night- after a long crowded plane ride. Thankfully it was +3C when we got back and we've had the windows open all day enjoying the fresh air breeze through our place.
Today we wandered around looking for something to eat as the cupboards are bare.
Luckily Ann's mom loaded us up with turkey. Looking forward to seeing everyone and swapping holiday stories- especially everyone overseas. Yi Lu Ping An.
We got back home last night- after a long crowded plane ride. Thankfully it was +3C when we got back and we've had the windows open all day enjoying the fresh air breeze through our place.
Today we wandered around looking for something to eat as the cupboards are bare.
Luckily Ann's mom loaded us up with turkey. Looking forward to seeing everyone and swapping holiday stories- especially everyone overseas. Yi Lu Ping An.
Saturday, December 25, 2004
story time
| a little quiet reading time with cousin Jacob |  story time Originally uploaded by architect. |
Wednesday, December 15, 2004
Blogorama
For the latest, greatest designs in ceramic "pots" see
http://alispotspot.blogspot.com/
check for daily updates ;)
http://alispotspot.blogspot.com/
check for daily updates ;)
Monday, December 13, 2004
Monday, December 06, 2004
Bathroom reno
Ok- so it only took about 4 months- but the bathroom is pretty much done- the contractor has finished his share of the work, and i just have a couple of finishing details to take care of. Here are some photos!
original sketch model
| schematic design model |  original sketch model Originally uploaded by architect. |
Sunday, December 05, 2004
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