By request, here are floor plans for the houses built by Teron in Lynwood Village (Bell's Corners). The quality of the plans is not great with some plans being cut off...but they are all I have. So, if any of my readers have better versions of these plans (or any that I do not have), I would love to share them!   The "Planner" Group:   Two versions of the Queensview plan (above and below) The "Executive" Group: Other Teron plans, including better versions of these ones can be found on my post on Qualicum/Graham Park    

As we are in the depths of winter, I thought it would be a good time to share two articles about winter house construction in Ottawa, something which was quite novel in the late 1950s. If you live in Elmvale Acres of Lynwood Village, your house may have just have been a winter-build. Two of Ottawa's large builders at the end of the 1950s - Campeau and Teron - share their winter-building experiences and tips in these two articles from the home building-trade journal National Builder. At the time, winter building was not a common practice in Canada. It is impressive to read about the number of houses each builder was building per year back in 1958-1959. I wonder how it compares to the numbers of houses built per year by Ottawa builders today? The apartment building shown above still stands proudly at the southeast corner of King Edward Avenue and Stewart Street in Sandy Hill. The facade has been mostly unaltered, except for an awning with the building name "The K...

No look at mid-century modern housing in Ottawa could be complete without highlighting Qualicum. This area has some of the most unique houses of the mid-century period, as well as a hearty collection of modern tract houses. While the entire area is often referred to as Qualicum, there are actually distinct neighbourhoods within the area including Bruce Farm to the west and Graham Park to the east. The area is a mixture of custom-designed houses as well as tract houses built by Teron, Minto and Campeau. I will begin right in the middle of the area - Qualicum proper - which has quite a few custom houses, most of which were built by Teron.  All photo images in this post are courtesy of Google Street View. A unique roof line and decorative brick screen wall characterize this beauty. The pagoda roof peaking out over the flat roof hints at a unique floor plan for this house. The ribbon of windows under the roof line are thoroughly modern. ...