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Connect Homes designed and installed all the built-in cabinetry in the kitchen.
Connect Homes designed and installed all the built-in cabinetry in the kitchen.
In the bathroom,a little-used tub was replaced by a streamlined shower. Both the Duravit medicine cabinet and the Kimball & Young makeup mirror feature built-in LED lighting.
In the bathroom,a little-used tub was replaced by a streamlined shower. Both the Duravit medicine cabinet and the Kimball & Young makeup mirror feature built-in LED lighting.
The owner was motivated to build his own home to avoid a mortgage and to gain the know-how to undertake his own maintenance and repairs. “I was craving the personal challenge to cultivate a home for myself,” he says. “As it was the beginning of a new adventure, I wanted it to be personal. Also, practically speaking, if I built each piece of the home by hand, I would have a good sense of how to solve problems or improve it, without having to ask anyone else to journey through the forest, down the trail, and up the cliff to make an adjustment.”
The owner was motivated to build his own home to avoid a mortgage and to gain the know-how to undertake his own maintenance and repairs. “I was craving the personal challenge to cultivate a home for myself,” he says. “As it was the beginning of a new adventure, I wanted it to be personal. Also, practically speaking, if I built each piece of the home by hand, I would have a good sense of how to solve problems or improve it, without having to ask anyone else to journey through the forest, down the trail, and up the cliff to make an adjustment.”
This ground-floor plan was used as a reference to build the Canadian Castaway Off-Grid Cabin.
This ground-floor plan was used as a reference to build the Canadian Castaway Off-Grid Cabin.
Cockpit in Wild Plants section
Cockpit in Wild Plants section
Hidden Studio floor plan drawing
Hidden Studio floor plan drawing
Chalet M floor plan
Chalet M floor plan
Before: "The house had this linear vaulted ceiling running through the entry and dining/living," says Wittman. "That part was really dramatic and wonderful, but dated with older materials."
Before: "The house had this linear vaulted ceiling running through the entry and dining/living," says Wittman. "That part was really dramatic and wonderful, but dated with older materials."