The Eagle Ridge condos are located on Stratas Court in Kanata and have a unique low-rise condo design that cascades down the sloping site. I have always been intrigued by these 5 buildings that have unique layouts, unlike anything else in the Ottawa area.  Each of the 4 floor plans has an individual front door and a garage giving them the feeling of a house rather than a unit in a larger condo building. The units are also spacious, with the largest being 3 stories and 2648 square feet.  Ottawa Citizen. March 16, 1985. Ottawa Citizen. March 20, 1986. Ottawa Citizen. March 25, 1986. Ottawa Citizen. April 17, 1986. Ottawa Citizen. June 17, 1986. Ottawa Citizen. July 26, 1986. Ottawa Citizen. August 8, 1986. Each building has 8 units total, with four per side, then mirrored on the other side of the building.  The Caulfield unit is on the lowest level of the building with a patio/balcony overlooking green space. The Capilano is one level up from the Caulfield and is also acces...

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...

A key element of a floor plan brochure is the exterior image of what the house will look like once built. These are typically drawings or paintings and are easier to understand than a technical blueprint rendering of a facade. Many of these images from the mid-20th century are like a work of art. The detail and artistic flourish of this ephemera has always delighted me. Sadly, the artists behind these images are not often disclosed, although sometimes initials or a signature appear at the bottom of the page. In more recent times the artistic nature of these images has been lost with computer-generated facade renderings on floor plan brochures. So, let us celebrate a these hand-crafted images from the mid-20th century! ASSALY Assaly's facade images from the 1960s often depict picture-perfect nuclear families. Each one is very painterly and depict a variety of seasons - such as the autumn image below. By far these are the most detailed of the floor plan facade images from...