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Campeau in Stone Gate Farm - Kanata

Campeau in Stone Gate Farm - Kanata When:  The very late 1970s and early 1980s.  Where:  Stone Gate Farm is located in the Katimavik area of Kanata. The houses were built on a few streets off of McCurdy Drive and Sewell Way.  There are other Campeau designs that were built in the area, including semi-detached/linked designs, but I do not have the plans. It also appears that some of the same designs that were built in later phases of Chatelaine Village were built here:  campeau in chatelaine village   What I Know: Some mid-century modern and 1970s contemporary features can be found in the designs for these houses, such as sunken rooms.  As was common for smaller detached houses at the time in this area, ensuite bathrooms were rare, but the main bathrooms had a "cheater door" to the master bedroom.    The facades have a mixture of exterior materials and t he roof lines also have a touch of mid-century modernism with a Dutch Gable roof (seen on...

Beaverbook - The Articles and Maps

In my final installation on Beaverbrook, I present historic  articles and maps of Beaverbrook as well as Kanata in general, including Katimavik. They are great for setting the context of what Beaverbrook and Kanata were planned to be. Happy reading!

Assaly homes

A little while ago I posted the Assaly Trend Home designs. While I was working on that post I realized that Assaly built a number of interesting and unique designs throughout their history. Below are all of the house designs that I have on file for Assaly that were not part of the "Trend Homes" collection. The Assaly Villas plans are published on an older post. An upcoming post will have the Assaly condominium tower floor plans. These designs were built in the early 1970s. I remember reading something a while ago about how the Assaly development in Lincoln Heights was supposed to be larger...but for some reason the buildout was not as large as planned. I am missing the semi-detached plans from Lincoln Heights...so if any of my readers has them, I would love to share! The plans above are a variation of the quatroplex designs built by Assaly in various locations throughout the city. ...