13.10.12

CANVAS : WHERE ART MEETS ARCHITECTURE

MoOt | Modern Ottawa - Modern Semi detached luxury home Ottawa South Canvas Surface Development Christopher Griffin concrete art
Surface Development recently joined forces with artist Christopher Griffin to create two unique semi detached homes facing the Rideau River in Old Ottawa South. Griffin is known for his "concrete painting" where he carves patterns into concrete stuccos, as shown previously on MoOt. This time he performed a live art installation using his technique on the building project. 

MoOt | Modern Ottawa - Modern Semi detached luxury home Ottawa South Canvas Surface Development Christopher Griffin concrete art
Griffin (shown in the video below) got his inspiration from the river and natural surroundings. After finding out that the river is home to a walleye fishery in Ottawa, he decided to integrate them into his concrete painting. It's a great way to visually connect the building to the nature surrounding it and definitely makes the building a lot more interesting and unique. Perhaps this could become a signature design feature unique to Ottawa. How fun would that be. 



Jakub Ulak, who designed this project, took his collaboration with the artist a step further by commissioning paintings from Griffin so that each homeowner gets an original piece of art from the artist who inspired the project CANVAS. Also, a copy of the art will be enamel printed on movable glass panels that will be used as privacy screens on the second floor balconies. At the same time they will act as outdoor artwork, giving the effect of  being in an outdoor art gallery to the people walking by outside. 

MoOt | Modern Ottawa - Modern Semi detached luxury home Ottawa South Canvas Surface Development Christopher Griffin concrete art
MoOt | Modern Ottawa - Modern Semi detached luxury home Ottawa South Canvas Surface Development Christopher Griffin concrete art
MoOt | Modern Ottawa - Modern Semi detached luxury home Ottawa South Canvas Surface Development Christopher Griffin concrete art

The floor plans look very promising. Each home has essentially 5 stories of living spaces, including the basement and the rooftop living space equipped with an outdoor kitchen. The homes are currently under construction and should be ready soon. Check out the video tour below presented by the founder for a sneak peak of the interiors under construction. Hopefully there will be an open house. It would be fun to see the finished product. 


MoOt | Modern Ottawa - Modern Semi detached luxury home Ottawa South Canvas Surface Development Christopher Griffin concrete art
MoOt | Modern Ottawa - Modern Semi detached luxury home Ottawa South Canvas Surface Development Christopher Griffin concrete art
MoOt | Modern Ottawa - Modern Semi detached luxury home Ottawa South Canvas Surface Development Christopher Griffin concrete art

source : Surface Development | Christopher Griffin

9.10.12

MORE LAMBS ARE COMING TO TOWN

MoOt | Modern Ottawa Condominium Brad Lamb Soba South of Bank
Looks like Brad Lamb, a well known real estate broker and developer based in Toronto, will be contributing to the much needed modernization of Ottawa. Now that Gotham is under construction, the newest modern addition to the city's collection of Lamb buildings is Soba

The old commercial building currently at the future location of Soba wasn't horrible looking and certainly could have become an interesting 3-story residential loft, but it wasn't spectacular either. 
MoOt | Modern Ottawa Condominium Brad Lamb Soba South of Bank

Instead, we'll be welcoming a unique 23-story building designed by Core Architects and II BY IV. The new building is a complete change and will definitely stand out. I really like the fact the shape of the building is a little more complex than a simple box and that they will be using black bricks. 
MoOt | Modern Ottawa Condominium Brad Lamb Soba South of Bank

The interior looks promising as well and definitely reminds me of modern boutique hotels with unique textures and finishes, blurring the line between building components and pieces of art, as you can see in the images of the lobby, the common room and elevator area below.
MoOt | Modern Ottawa Condominium Brad Lamb Soba South of Bank MoOt | Modern Ottawa Condominium Brad Lamb Soba South of Bank MoOt | Modern Ottawa Condominium Brad Lamb Soba South of Bank

On the 6th floor, you'll find the Sky Garden Club featuring an outdoor pool and cabanas. It reminds me a bit of day club hotel pools I've seen at boutique hotels in Las Vegas.   MoOt | Modern Ottawa Condominium Brad Lamb Soba South of Bank

Architecturally, Soba definitely is a great addition to the neighborhood and hopefully it will encourage more people in the industry and the city to  update and beautify the area. 

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