he DuraCore range of flooring from Ecodure is the highest rated / accredited rigid floor in NZ, being GreenGuard Gold Certified, accredited as a Global GreenTag Certified floor (most eco sustainable flooring in its category). Exceeds NZ slip test requirements – R10 (in the process of being recognized by Lifemark as their preferred choice of flooring for Senior Citizens and Rest Homes); exceeds NZ requirements for Radiant Flux (fire) and with a Cork backing as an underlay, making it quiet, soft underfoot and visuals that look like real timber, makes DuraCore the preferred choice for Architects, Designers and residential clients. Cork Underlay – soft and warm underfoot; Cork aides with acoustic in multi-levels homes; 100% Waterproof; Pet Friendly; Life-like natural grains; and Life Time Warranty

Custom Glass tile, bathroom, Master Bath Soaking tub, luxury shower, floating vanity lighted mirrors, custom install, heated floor
Inspiration for a large contemporary master ceramic tile and double-sink freestanding bathtub remodel in DC Metro with flat-panel cabinets, brown cabinets, an undermount sink, quartzite countertops, white countertops and a freestanding vanity

Situated above the Vancouver skyline, overlooking the city below, this custom home is a top performer on top of it all. An open kitchen, dining, and great room with a 99 bottle capacity wine wall, this space is made for entertaining. The three car garage houses the technical equipment including solar inverters and the Tesla Powerwall 2. A vehicle lift allows for easy maintenance and double parking storage. From BBQ season in the summer to the gorgeous sunsets of fall, the views are simply stunning both from and within the home. A cozy library and home office are well placed to allow for a more intimate atmosphere while still absorbing the beautiful city below. Luxury custom homes are not always as high on the performance scale but this home boasts a modelled energy rating of 60 GJ/year compared with the 182 GJ/year standard, close to 70% better! With high-efficiency appliances and a well positioned solar array, this home may perform so well that it starts generating income through Net Metering. Photo Credits: SilentSama Architectural Photography

Vine Street AFTER: Here's what the client said...I am happy to provide feedback on our recent experience. Philip was very professional and efficient. If I could rate higher than 10, I would! We love our closet, and I think we went in just to look at it at least a dozen times Friday night. I would highly recommend CC to anyone who is looking for top quality and great service. I have to mention Laura Lee, who is the person who created a fantastic design that is perfect for us.

This chandelier from Crystorama's Eva collection features a burnished silver finish. It will look great in any home! Be ready to be the talk of the town with this chandelier! Measurements: Width: 10" Height: 18" adjustable to 90" overall Includes 6' Chain Supplied with 10' electrical wire Approximate hanging weight: 6 pounds Finish: Burnished Silver 1 Light Accommodates 1 x 60 watt (max.) medium base bulb Safety Rating: UL and CUL listed

Marazzi Piazza Vita Elegante Ardesia 6 x 24 Glazed Porcelain Floor Tile Free Shipping for 25 cartons or more, pro-rated shipping for less. Sold by the Sqare Foot 1 Year Structural Warranty

Job done: Demolition of the old kitchen and all drywall Installation of 20+ ft steel structural I-beam, increasing kitchen size, new electrical, plumbing, Quiet Rock Sheetrock (to boost sound insulation), 33 fire-rated and sound insulated recessed lights (in the entire apartment). Design and installation of new cabinets, countertop, backsplash, floor tile, wooden floors and appliances.

A contemporary kitchen designer's dream - with or without handles, wall hanging or floor mounted, the System Collection offers an extensive selection of standard elements and finishes to fit a wide range of modern kitchen layouts and flexible kitchen design budgets. Minimalism to the max. The System Collection allows the ancient and universal function of cooking to be a fun and fulfilling experience to participate in. While the System Collection does focus on the aesthetics of design and the materials used, the driving force behind the design has and will always be enjoying the kitchen and the pleasure of cooking. The System Collection is a modern kitchen that is easy and only creates light barriers between the living areas. One of the unique features of the System Collection is its ease of maintenance, making it one of the most hygienic contemporary kitchens available. System Collection’s ergonomic design gives it an extremely high rate of flexibility. Superior usage of space, ease of reaching every corner, top-notch organization and beautiful forms that follow superb function. Whether your goal is a contemporary Italian kitchen design or a large modern suburban kitchen, the System Collection offers endless design options - textured melamine with matching edges, hundreds of laminate colors (matte or glossy) with or without aluminum edges, eco wood with aluminum edges, painted glass, and the entire range of Pedini lacquer colors (matte, textured and high gloss).

Inspiration for a large transitional master white tile and ceramic tile ceramic tile and gray floor bathroom remodel in Other with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, gray walls, an undermount sink and black countertops

Photography by Michael Biondo Photography ; This stunning green, contemporary home designed to nestle into its steep Westport lot by Ann Sellars and Howard Lathrop of Sellars Lathrop Architects, is beautifully crafted by Domus Constructors. Tight insulation, photovoltaic and thermal solar panels, deep overhangs and Lowen triple pane windows earned builder, Chris Shea, an outstanding 25 HERS rating. The interior boasts a magnificent free form radius staircase by New England Stair Company, which won a Special Focus Award, and the spectacular two-story library with steel catwalk (pictured) features a secret door to a spiral stair and cigar room. Other notable features include a glass walled wine room, a glass enclosed pentagon shaped sunroom and a Wetstyle tub in the spa bath.

The Missing Middle. A unique development in the Moodyville neighbourhood of North Vancouver. Working with Tina Hubert Architect, and Design Studio 8, we’ve completed a development project that fits the Missing Middle to a tee, and mix in our unique flavour of energy-efficient building. We’ve subdivided a 66′ wide, duplex-zoned lot into two new lots. One lot has a 700 sq. foot laneway home and a 2600 square foot main home. The other lot has two detached 1800 square foot homes, and a shared garage. We’re up to our usual tricks here: each of the homes we have built is 40% better than building code in terms of energy efficiency, and we’re aiming to have them certified Built Green Platinum, and three of the four homes have received the Energy Star rating. We’re excited to have brought together energy-efficient housing with a building style that revitalizes neighbourhoods and promotes diversity!

Floating oak vanity with striking quartzite fusion counter topped with green concrete vessel sinks. Backsplash of wood-look tile with black porcelain floors.

Exterior Walls Outriggers & Soffits: FSC certified Shadowclad finished in Resene Lumbersider Triple White Pointer Exterior Joinery: Aluminium Thermal Heart thermally broken finished in Resene Ironsand Photography Isobelle Gosling

Guest Bathroom w/ custom clerestory windows to bring in natural light from the adjacent closed porch/sauna room. photo credit: Cameron Butler
Mid-sized trendy gray tile porcelain tile bathroom photo in Austin with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, gray cabinets, quartzite countertops, a two-piece toilet and white walls

A contemporary kitchen designer's dream - with or without handles, wall hanging or floor mounted, the System Collection offers an extensive selection of standard elements and finishes to fit a wide range of modern kitchen layouts and flexible kitchen design budgets. Minimalism to the max. The System Collection allows the ancient and universal function of cooking to be a fun and fulfilling experience to participate in. While the System Collection does focus on the aesthetics of design and the materials used, the driving force behind the design has and will always be enjoying the kitchen and the pleasure of cooking. The System Collection is a modern kitchen that is easy and only creates light barriers between the living areas. One of the unique features of the System Collection is its ease of maintenance, making it one of the most hygienic contemporary kitchens available. System Collection’s ergonomic design gives it an extremely high rate of flexibility. Superior usage of space, ease of reaching every corner, top-notch organization and beautiful forms that follow superb function. Whether your goal is a contemporary Italian kitchen design or a large modern suburban kitchen, the System Collection offers endless design options - textured melamine with matching edges, hundreds of laminate colors (matte or glossy) with or without aluminum edges, eco wood with aluminum edges, painted glass, and the entire range of Pedini lacquer colors (matte, textured and high gloss).

This mixed-income housing development on six acres in town is adjacent to national forest. Conservation concerns restricted building south of the creek and budgets led to efficient layouts. All of the units have decks and primary spaces facing south for sun and mountain views; an orientation reflected in the building forms. The seven detached market-rate duplexes along the creek subsidized the deed restricted two- and three-story attached duplexes along the street and west boundary which can be entered through covered access from street and courtyard. This arrangement of the units forms a courtyard and thus unifies them into a single community. The use of corrugated, galvanized metal and fiber cement board – requiring limited maintenance – references ranch and agricultural buildings. These vernacular references, combined with the arrangement of units, integrate the housing development into the fabric of the region. A.I.A. Wyoming Chapter Design Award of Citation 2008 Project Year: 2009

There are 2 buildings, 4 units total. Keeping within City of Austin regulations and impervious cover restrictions, we were limited to 1600-1700 square feet per unit. Each unit boasts an open floor plan concept, lots of natural light with high windows and modern styling. All four units sold out soon after the first open house. They are rated 3 stars with the Austin Energy Green program.

Talk about your small spaces. In this case we had to squeeze a full bath into a powder room-sized room of only 5’ x 7’. The ceiling height also comes into play sloping downward from 90” to 71” under the roof of a second floor dormer in this Cape-style home. We stripped the room bare and scrutinized how we could minimize the visual impact of each necessary bathroom utility. The bathroom was transitioning along with its occupant from young boy to teenager. The existing bathtub and shower curtain by far took up the most visual space within the room. Eliminating the tub and introducing a curbless shower with sliding glass shower doors greatly enlarged the room. Now that the floor seamlessly flows through out the room it magically feels larger. We further enhanced this concept with a floating vanity. Although a bit smaller than before, it along with the new wall-mounted medicine cabinet sufficiently handles all storage needs. We chose a comfort height toilet with a short tank so that we could extend the wood countertop completely across the sink wall. The longer countertop creates opportunity for decorative effects while creating the illusion of a larger space. Floating shelves to the right of the vanity house more nooks for storage and hide a pop-out electrical outlet. The clefted slate target wall in the shower sets up the modern yet rustic aesthetic of this bathroom, further enhanced by a chipped high gloss stone floor and wire brushed wood countertop. I think it is the style and placement of the wall sconces (rated for wet environments) that really make this space unique. White ceiling tile keeps the shower area functional while allowing us to extend the white along the rest of the ceiling and partially down the sink wall – again a room-expanding trick. This is a small room that makes a big splash!

This mixed-income housing development on six acres in town is adjacent to national forest. Conservation concerns restricted building south of the creek and budgets led to efficient layouts. All of the units have decks and primary spaces facing south for sun and mountain views; an orientation reflected in the building forms. The seven detached market-rate duplexes along the creek subsidized the deed restricted two- and three-story attached duplexes along the street and west boundary which can be entered through covered access from street and courtyard. This arrangement of the units forms a courtyard and thus unifies them into a single community. The use of corrugated, galvanized metal and fiber cement board – requiring limited maintenance – references ranch and agricultural buildings. These vernacular references, combined with the arrangement of units, integrate the housing development into the fabric of the region. A.I.A. Wyoming Chapter Design Award of Citation 2008 Project Year: 2009