Bryan Lagacé does not design cookie-cutter houses. The Partner at SGD A – Architecture + Design says that most of the residences he and his firm work on start at $1.5 million. “We do some restoration,” he says, which makes sense seeing as SGD A’s home is in Quebec City, the oldest European city in North America. “But, increasingly, we do original design for luxury residences.” …
Back in “the olden days,” a new barn was a community effort. Entire communities would turn out, everyone lending a hand to build a frame, lift the structure, and then raise the roof. Farmers would gather after morning chores to start construction, wives would set out chairs and cook food for the workers, and children would chase the farm dogs and animals around the yard. Bob Taylor, Co-Foun…
Lake Huron’s scenic coast, with its clear blue waters and sandy beaches, is dotted with historic Victorian-era towns and hamlets. One such town is Tiverton, a community of about 750 people located minutes from the shores of Lake Huron, in the Municipality of Kincardine, Bruce County. Tiverton has a quaint downtown, dotted with a mix of old and new builds, including distinct yellow brick…
Ask anyone, across any industry, about timelines and you’ll likely hear the same: when asked for honesty, everyone wants their project finished “yesterday”. That’s true whether you’re writing articles for Steel Design Magazine, or if you’re designing a 1.3 million square foot warehouse. For developers, shorter construction timelines mean buildings open sooner, which means faster cas…
What if you could take something great, and make it even better? Every now and then, you get the rare chance to go back, not to redo, but to rethink. Wouldn’t you want to take another kick at the can, to implement the new information or material, to make your project the best that it could possibly be? It’s a chance that’s rare in the construction industry, where projects are pretty perma…
