Another blog post by request!   Located south of Hazeldean Road east of Stittsville Main Street is a very special "adult-lifestyle" neighbourhood begun in the late 1970s. The original phases of Amberwood Village consist of a series of houses built in clusters along the edges of the Amberwood Golf Course.   The development was originally built by a company called Jaric Developments Ltd. The architect of this original portion of the area was W.G.Mohaupt - who also designed the "courtyard singles" in Hunt Club (see my old post  Favourite Plans South and scroll down to see these designs) - and also used to design houses for Minto.   The clusters of attached houses are grouped on dead-end lanes and units are attached is a variety of arrangements. Some designs have an attached garage, while others have detached garages clustered together with others. The result is a very interesting streetscape with a lot of open spac...

At the end of the 1970s and in to the early 1980s a limited number of small enclaves with contemporary-style houses were built in Ottawa. These houses are characterized by dramatic angular roof lines, vaulted ceilings, sunken rooms, large windows and wood accents on the facades. Some of these were even designed as solar houses. Below is a sampling of some of the plans in these enclaves from this time. Although they were built after the mid-century modern period, the layouts and design details are a continuation of the key thinking in architecture from that time period.   The first series of plans were built by Urbandale Construction in Riverside Park/Mooney's Bay and the Amberwood area of Stittsville. They also offered the designs for sale in Rothwell Heights, although it does not appear that any were actually built there. Some of these designs have large windows to capture solar energy from the sun. There are a few version of the "Two" plan: ...