Category: Architectural World Blog
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How do you express and celebrate the cultural diversity in your community? #StopAsianHate Vancouver has an amazing cultural mosaic. The multicultural society shaped within the last century has been woven of many cultures around the world. This has made Vancouver one of the most desirable cities in the world for the past several years in…
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A better and healthier lifestyle shouldn’t start with visiting the doctor’s office every now and then. A healthy lifestyle starts from within and in your mindset, and that includes a healthy environment in all aspects, starting from a healthy living space. Most of us think that, in order to live a better life, we should…
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What is a feasibility study? When you go to a dentist, the first visit is a diagnostic exam. Its purpose is to determine the condition of your teeth and the treatments they might need. As a result, the doctor will then give you a quotation and description of the work. Now, when it comes to…
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Valentine’s Day is only a week away, and many homeowners around the world are feeling somewhat demoralized. We’re still locked out of life, in one way or another. For some, it might be a relief to avoid wandering the jungle of chocolates, flowers, jewellery, perfumes, and all that stuff that we have all seen a…
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Horizontal expansion or add a second story to the house? In which direction to renovate? Many bungalows, or one-story homes, around your neighbourhood have been built mid-century. Their primary purpose was to fulfil the basic needs of occupants at a time when money was hard to come by and mortgages were not a common thing.…
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Foreword:Aryo Falakrou studied architecture and worked in the field for over 37 years by designing homes and small businesses, helping over 1,000 clients. He is registered as an architectural technologist and respected the rules; he never claimed to be an architect, as he was not interested in becoming a registered architect. But AIBC, the organization…
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Step code 5 is becoming obligatory in most municipalities in the Lower Mainland. Energy efficiency first became a part of the BC Building Code objective back in 2008. Designers’ options to comply with the requirements comprised “prescriptive” and “performance” approaches, the first being a more common choice. The specific requirements for insulation, windows, heaters, lighting,…
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Before you can finance a project, you need a number. Here’s how design decisions determine that number — and how to shape them before the drawings are finished.
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Ernest is a 61 year young who lives with his wife in a spacious house, which, at the moment they come to our story, has long begun to show signs of aging. Little by little, problems kept getting bigger, and the house needed a major repair. The question was how to decide between renovation and building…
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Wallpapers are back, can you believe it? Do you remember houses in the ’60s and ’70s with patterned wallpaper that could make you feel dizzy at a glance? Some were flashy and colourful, and some were discreet. And then they went to history. Who would have thought that only half a century later, they would…