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The most popular house styles in Canada

It is a difficult choice when you have to decide which type of house you want to choose for yourself and your family. 

 When making such a tough decision you should consider quite a few important points such as:

- Space availability
- Weather conditions
- Family size
- Surroundings 
- Transport and access
- Infrastructure

But also huge role in making an informed choice will play an idea of what all options in the types of houses there are in Canada. After all, getting a home for you and your family to live in is one of the most important decisions in life! So here we have the most popular Canadian house styles for you. See for yourself, which one matches your style and suits your family requirements.

Traditional style house

The traditional style houses are built using the mix of wooden materials usually with pitched roof, large evenly spaced windows, two or more stories high and appear lavish and large. The traditional house comes with huge yard and or a garden with patio or terrace. 

The interior of these houses are well designed using natural stone, wooden details and flooring, with crafty wooden furniture, and a lot of textile.  If you have a big family, and looking for warm and inviting atmosphere a traditional style like this is ideal for those who love a classic look for their home. The best part of it is that you can find a home like this in practically every town and city across Canada! 

Modern house

Clean sleek look, simple yet luxurious design and lots of glass within strict straight lines of the façade – these are the main features of the modern style houses.

These houses usually come with open space plan, small amount of the simple elegant furniture, and they can vary from the smallest to the largest size. The modern houses are super practical, especially popular in urban centres, with its flat roofs, clean lines, simple proportions and high-quality materials like marble and wood.

Colonial style house

The outstanding style of homes in Canada is the colonial style. It appeared when colonialists were forced to adapt the architectural styles of their native countries to the local climate and building materials available. 

The result was toned down version of French Classicist architecture, characterized by two-story stone buildings with step roofs. If you love lavish look to your home with elegant design, lots of details, expensive materials and finishes, warm inviting interiors with handcrafted furniture – colonial style houses will be your best choice. 

Craftsman home

Craftsman homes are one of the most popular in Canada. These type of houses are constructed with natural materials, more often wood, stone or combination of both. Usually they have pitched roof, decently sized windows and lots of brick, stone or wooden detail which are the main feature of the house.

All of their designs are unique because of the rejection of mass produced houses, simple materials and execution. Craftsman houses are made with warmth, love and are charming homes for families who appreciate sturdy and well-made home with cozy interiors.

Townhouse

Townhouse is a single-family home of two or sometimes three stories or even more, that is usually connected to a similar house by a common sidewall. An outstanding architectural style which suits wide variety of demands and joins advantages of city life and having your own separate house not a condo or apartment. 

Exterior of the townhouse can be classical or simple and modern, materials also depend on the weather conditions and owners choice. It has large living space yet very compact due to an attachment to the neighbor’s house. Also biggest advantage is close location to the business or other city areas, great transit and infrastructure.

West Coast style

The style of houses that firs appeared in West Vancouver, where rough terrain is more often take place, so to fit in there lots of design innovation should be done. These types of homes are very complex in construction, usually consist of several geometrical forms, have many open terraces, often times plain roofs and lots of glass. 

The materials can vary from simple concrete to wooden facing. Open floor plans and interiors remind modern style homes. If you want to live in multi-functional beautiful complex house with amazing lot – the West Coast house is definitely a way to go!

These are just a few of the popular Canadian home styles; every house is different and unique in its own way. Hope this article will help you to make the most important decisions in life – finding a home of your dreams? visit us now

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Vancouver’s Architecture

Vancouver officially the City of Vancouver, is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. The 2011 census recorded 603,502 people in the city, making it the eighth largest Canadian municipality. The Greater Vancouver area of around 2.4 million inhabitants is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country

The architecture of Vancouver and the Greater Vancouver region reflects the area’s rapid growth during the late 20th century into a vibrant internationally recognized destination of choice and place to live. The region’s temperate climate, proximity to the Coast Mountains, and siting amongest inlets and rivers along the shores of the Strait of Georgia (the northern third of the body of water recently named the Salish Sea), have fostered an intimate relationship between its inhabitants and the natural surroundings. Possibly the most visible impact on the architecture has been one of a transparent glass aesthetic for much of the city's downtown, leading to its 21st moniker as the “City of Glass” and "See Through City"

Let’s take a short tour through the most insistent architectural creations of the city.

• The Vancouver Art Gallery

The Vancouver Art Gallery is housed downtown in the neoclassical former courthouse. The original 165,000-square-foot (15,300 m2) neoclassical building was designed by Francis Rattenbury after winning a design competition in 1905. Rattenbury also designed the British Columbia Parliament Buildings and the Empress Hotel in Victoria.

The design includes ionic columns, a central dome, formal porticos, and ornate stonework. The new building was constructed in 1906 and replaced the previous courthouse located at Victory Square. An annex designed by Thomas Hooper was added to the western side of the building in 1912.

On the Georgia Street side of the building is the Centennial Fountain. This fountain was installed in 1966 to commemorate the centennial of the union of the colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia.

• Burrard Bridge, Vancouver

Built in the 1930's, the Burrard Bridge carries motorists, cyclists and pedestrians across False Creek into the downtown from the affluent Kitsilano area. Architect Bing Thom says it's a "gateway to the downtown" that has aged very well.

• Canada Place 

A prominent addition to the city's landscape is the giant tent-frame Canada Place (designed by Zeidler Roberts Partnership Partnership, MCMP & DA Architects), the former Canada Pavilion from the 1986 World Exposition, which includes part of the Convention Centre, the Pan-Pacific Hotel, and a cruise ship terminal. Two modern buildings that define the southern skyline away from the downtown area are City Hall and the Centennial Pavilion of Vancouver General Hospital, both designed by Townley and Matheson in 1936 and 1958 respectively.

• Evergreen building

Sitting amongest the blue glass towers of Coal Harbour is Arthur Erikson’s Evergreen building. From its most photogenic angle, it is a pyramid of overflowing concrete gardens, the windows of offices just barely peaking through the greenery. The terraced face of the building is cut on a diagonal across the site, ensuring a choice view for tenants towards Stanley Park and the North Shore Mountains. Thanks to its fans, the project has managed to resist pressures to convert or demolish the structure to make way for condominiums.

• One Wall Centre

One Wall Centre, also known as the Sheraton Wall Centre – North Tower, is currently the second-tallest completed building in Vancouver. The skyscraper is located at a high point on the downtown peninsula of Vancouver and its address is 1088 Burrard Street. One Wall Centre was designed by Busby Perkins+Will.

It was completed in 2001 and won the Emporis Skyscraper Award for the Best New Skyscraper the same year. 

The tower exterior has a two-tone appearance. The glass on the lower levels is a dark glass, while the glass on the upper levels is light colored glass. To satisfy the City of Vancouver Planning Department, who were concerned that the tower would dominate the downtown skyline, it was agreed that it would have a very “light” appearance that would blend in with a blue sky.One Wall Centre, also known as the Sheraton Wall Centre – North Tower, is currently the second-tallest completed building in Vancouver. The skyscraper is located at a high point on the downtown peninsula of Vancouver and its address is 1088 Burrard Street. One Wall Centre was designed by Busby Perkins+Will.

It was completed in 2001 and won the Emporis Skyscraper Award for the Best New Skyscraper the same year. 

The tower exterior has a two-tone appearance. The glass on the lower levels is a dark glass, while the glass on the upper levels is light colored glass. To satisfy the City of Vancouver Planning Department, who were concerned that the tower would dominate the downtown skyline, it was agreed that it would have a very “light” appearance that would blend in with a blue sky.

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Canadian Architecture - Its features, motives, materials and highlights.

Canada is a multinational country, so its architecture includes samples of French Gothic and Renaissance, as well as English architecture of the Victorian era, which was the official image of the government, because Canada is a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations.

The combining motives of the Canadian architecture, are the elements of native Indian art, Aboriginal culture of the America’s continents. These motives are closely interwoven with the bright colors of the vast natural surroundings - the majestic cliffs, lakes and rivers, picturesque forests and mountains.
Canadian architecture is very sensitive to global trends, but it shows a unique personality. In the era of general environmental concern some of the manifestations, "victory over nature", such as, a bold bridge over a turbulent river or a new building, beautifully delivered over a rocky cliff, causing the unconditional admiration. (Lion’s Gate, Toronto, photo by Andy Clark)

There are lots of beautiful and unique examples of Canadian architecture, such as typical Canadian cottages on the water. 

 This is the district of 1000 Islands on the St. Lawrence river. And it is also the smallest international bridge in the world: only 3 meters long! It connects two islands, one of which is the Canadian and the second is American.
Canada's geography is highly diverse, and there are thus important differences in architecture. In most of Canada building materials are abundant, and the price of lumber and stone are low. The major exception are the prairie and the far north, where wood is in short supply. In the far north transportation costs of all goods are extremely high, and any construction project is expensive.

For the most part Canada is secure from major natural disasters that affect the architecture of other nations. However, the Canadian climate needs to be taken into account for every structure. Buildings need to be well insulated to protect their inhabitants against the cold of winter while also being able to withstand the heat of summer. 

Buildings must be designed to survive the repeated cycle of freezing and thawing that can shatter stone and move buildings off their foundations. In parts of Canada, buildings must also be able to survive the heavy weight of snow, which can collapse certain structures. In coastal British Columbia, the region's heavy rainfall is a factor in weatherproofing buildings, and ignoring it can have expensive consequences.

Canadian architects and builders carefully treated the French Gothic and Renaissance motifs absorbed Victorian England, aboriginal Indian culture - a synthesis of different trends and styles has allowed them to create a totally unique image of Canadian cities and villages. Each building is a functional, comfortable and, of course, beautiful piece of art. Majestic skyscrapers, breathtaking museums, glass domes, tend to fit into the surrounding landscape without destroying its beauty, but rather reflecting and emphasizing it. (Vancouver’s skyline)

There are vide variety of styles in Canadian architecture, and plenty of absolutely different buildings and constructions. For example In Toronto, there is no single dominant architectural style. Buildings of Toronto vary in design and age, some of the structures date back to the mid-1800s, while other prominent buildings were built relatively recently in the 2000s. 

Here you can see amazing example of Renaissance architecture in the court building Osgoode Hall – architect F. Cumberland, or illustration of the modern style - Ludwig Mies van der Rohe'sToronto-Dominion Centre. 

Such outstanding combination of styles and genres creates the most beautiful and remarkable architecture that represents whole country.

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