Who doesn’t want a home that follows the latest trends but is also
cozy for you and your family? Here are a few trends you could follow for your
upcoming renovations or the new house you’re thinking to build, and tailor them
to your unique lifestyle.
Integrated Technology:
Fact: Smartphone technology is here and its here to stay. So we
have to learn to live with it, and to be able to integrate it into our
day-to-day life. Today, smartphones have become a necessity and it’s hard to
believe how we’d survive a single day without our cellphones. Technology is
gradually becoming more and more intertwined in our daily lives and we are now
seeing that it is also shaping our lifestyle and influencing everything around
us. Similarly, technology has equipped our houses as well now, what we term as
“smart homes”. Wireless technology is now at the forefront of all homes these
days. Home automation with Audio/Visual, security cameras, switching lights on
and off with smartphones, using sensors to automatically switch lights, lifting
and closing blinds, automatically sensing and adjusting heat/cool patterns in
an integrated HVAC package, integrated appliances that will cook the food for
you but just scanning the cooking instruction; are all becoming more and more
common than you would possibly think. You would be surprised to learn that with
this ever-changing technology landscape, and with the number of
options available out there, it has become ever so affordable to equip your
home with home automation that fits your unique lifestyle. Give us a call to
book a free Design-Consultation
in Burlington with our talented team at
BRIKS Design-Build Group, to see what you are missing out on.
Open Kitchens:
Gone are the times when homeowners opted to seclude their kitchens
in an area that closed off from the rest of the house to avoid any sort of
disturbances or inconveniences when guests arrived. With the lack of floor
spacing, and to optimize living space, people are now opting for
their kitchens to be open right along with the dining room or living room. Open
kitchens provide a way for homeowners to keep cooking while watching your favorite
TV show, or talking and entertaining with the guests across the
kitchen island. With careful planning and a functional Interior Design package,
the team at BRIKS Design-Build Group,
carefully plans put and maps out the optimal kitchen layout that considers
function and aesthetics as part of the overall home design and layout. This
open-concept trend just might give your home kitchen the right spice to give it
the trendiness it needs.
Lane-Way Housing with smaller floor-plans:
The definition of Lane-Way house in Toronto and surrounding areas
is a "self-contained residential unit located on the same lot as a
detached house, semi-detached house or townhouse, and generally
located in the rear yard next to a laneway. Laneway suites are
generally smaller in scale and completely detached from the
main house on the lot."
Naturally homeowners might think this to be a small home with a
limited functional building envelope and floor-plan. However with the
rising home costs, affordable housing has become a major issue that most
municipalities are struggling to deal with. And this has led to lane-way
housing as a viable concept that will seek to inject more residential homes
into the market place. Working with an experienced Builder allows the home
owner to design and build a lane-way home that makes up for a the limited floor
plan by integrating multiple floor and a basement into the overall concept and
design of your home. Give us a call if you are interested in our concepts and
designs for lane-way homes, and see how the team at BRIKS Design-Build
Group can optimize your living space.
Maximized outdoor space
This is the most misunderstood space that gets overlooked by
almost all homeowners all the time. Your back yard and outdoor space is an
extension of your home, and thus should be considered as part of your floor
plan. Maximizing your outdoor space is another trending concept that we are
seeing in the housing market in Toronto. The conventional thought process was
to focus on the interior and to only do spring cleaning when it was BBQ time in
the summers. Homeowners focused more on a bigger interior of the house, and the
outdoor space came as an afterthought and so a simple flat garden or back deck
and porch would make do. Homeowners are now realizing that by functionally
integrating the outdoor space with the interior, they are able to extend and
enjoy the seasons for longer with wall-systems that fold and slide all the
way. Nanawall Systems uses this technology to bridge the gap between indoor and
outdoor space. Whether you want a larger swimming pool to spend your summer
nights in, or just to relax while reading a newspaper on Sunday morning -
outdoor spaces are trending year-by-year. So get started with designing and
integrating outdoor space as part of your floor plan and don’t leave it to the
end. Give us a call and one of our BRIKS Design-Team will get in touch with you
to see how we can tailor your outdoor living just in time for your upcoming
season.
If you’re residing in the GTA and are struggling with
how to design or renovate your home, or even have your own designs made up and
just want someone to give your house the right contracting
needs it requires; call our talented and experienced team at BRIKS Design-Build
Group. We are one of Toronto's bespoke full-service Design-Build
Firm and can take your home renovation or new home construction project to
the next stage.
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