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• Repairing your flood-affected home
• Contemporary Muskoka Cottage by Christopher Simmonds
• Villa M by Niklaus Graber + Christoph Steiger Architekten

Repairing your flood-affected home Posted: 17 Oct 2013 09:09 AM PDT After a flood has been damaged your home, be it during Hurricane Sandy or any of the other hurricanes your neighborhood might have seen over the past years, the best thing you can do is make sure it will never happen again. You can’t stop floods from happening, but you can safely secure your home with use of CHANCE Helical Piles. Having your house secured is a lot more important than just being emotionally ready for the flood. As if your house is not secured the right way, you can simply lose it during the storm season. Especially if you’re living in an area that is more prone to experience floods. Deep foundation support system is the way to go here and that’s what CHANCE Helical Pile actually is. So, if your home was damaged by any of the latest Hurricanes, you should contact a Certified Chance Installer who will then connect you with a structural engineer. He together with the CHANCE Installer will put together your home repair plan to make sure it meets the requirements of both your local building code and also FEMA recommendations. After that you’ll need to hire a contractor to raise your home so that the installation of the helical piles could begin. That’s pretty much the best way you can secure your home above the flood stage and give you some much needed peace of mind. Disclosure: This post was requested by an advertiser.

Contemporary Muskoka Cottage by Christopher Simmonds Posted: 17 Oct 2013 07:32 AM PDT Located in beautiful site in Muskoka, Ontario, Christopher Simmonds Architect has created a contemporary cottage with greeny sorrounding. The vaulted forms of this post and beam structure straddle a seasonal stream and climb a rambling granite outcrop of the Canadian Shield. Description Muskoka Cottage by Christopher Simmonds “Envisioned as a multi-generational retreat, the centre of this home is a high ceilinged pavilion of Douglas Fir centred on a stone and concrete fireplace. Sliding glass doors stack away to achieve unparalleled intimacy between the kitchen/dining area and the adjacent patio that overlooks a sheltered bay. High ceilinged spaces with operable clerestory windows ensure that breezes off the lake keep the home well ventilated and cool on summer days. A master suite is accessed by a glazed link which bridges the seasonal stream and affords a more secluded sanctuary when desired. At the opposite end of the home the bedroom wing steps upward to match the steeply ascending rock profile and provides stunning views to the lake vista. A pair of interconnecting bedrooms and a kid's bunkroom are located at the second level while another bedroom with ensuite is perched up a final flight of stairs. A basalt stone floor flows through the main level of the house while the upper bedroom levels have an Ipé plank finish. Both materials contrast effectively with the warm tones of the Douglas Fir posts, beams and exposed roof decking and the "cabinet grade" fir wall paneling. Granite faced walls wrap from the exterior through to the interior to ground the experience of moving through this cluster of forms. Fibre cement panels and cedar planking contrast with the stone's weight to complete the building exterior skin. Ground source heat pumps provide heating and cooling through a radiant floor system and ducted ventilation.”

Villa M by Niklaus Graber + Christoph Steiger Architekten Posted: 17 Oct 2013 12:04 AM PDT Description from Graber + Christoph Steiger Architekten “The location and the volumetric organisation of the villa interpret the specific qualities of the site on both a larger and a smaller scale. The topography of the land, which slopes gently down to the lake, the incomparable view and the sunny position generate a multi-structured building that divides the linear plot of land into different areas. Forecourt, court terrace and shore zone form a sequence of specific venues that accompany the inhabitants and visitors from the roads to the lake. The vertical staggering and the expansion of the building respond in a subtly differentiated way to the different neighbourhoods and inner and outer views while achieving precise settlement in the land. The potential of the varied programme of rooms develops in an interesting interplay for interior and exterior areas that are organised as a spatial sequence. Various building sections destined for specific functions are interwoven while at the same time creating specific places with their own identity and mood.” Photos © Dominique M.Wehrli

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