Coming from someone who lives in the suburbs, but has been spending a lot of time in downtown Calgary lately around places such as 17th Ave and Mission, I would say that if anything there is more community. Whenever we are down in these areas for work, Shannon runs into a friend of hers, and it's great to see!
Furthermore, for our next build that is right in the downtown area, we are going with an urban feel, but something that works well for a close knit community. We are going to combine residential and commercial into one. (Residential on top, and commercial below.) Our goal is for these homes to work well for families, couples, single people, and people of all ages. For the commercial units we are aiming for a great spot for everyone in the community to go to and hang out.
In order to achieve this desired look and feel, we thought what better way than to get inspired by one of the most urban places; New York!
Shannon recently went on a trip to New York and loved the brownstone look of so many of the buildings, combined with classic, but clean details. So with that in mind we started doing some brainstorming on looks that would work for this neighborhood and style. And who knows, maybe we'll both have to make a trip to New York for some inspiration? Hmm....
This brownstone style detailed with black iron railings and windows is really the look we are going for!
This is the front of Julianne Moore's home in New York! The red door is subtle but a nice touch of color on the brick
For the interior of the units we would love to do an interior brick feature wall. Very New York loft style! The red brick gives a very different look than the lighter look which really brightens up the space, but both gorgeous and eye catching,
