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Costain Townhouses in Fallingbrook and Briarbrook
As a continuation of my regular posts on Costain/Coscan, below are Coscan's townhouse designs from Fallingbrook (Orleans) and Briarbrook (Kanata) from the early to mid-1990s:One aspect that...
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Parkwood Hills and Crystal Beach
A blog reader recently reached out to me asking about a detached Minto house in Parkwood Hills. I realized that I was due for a post on the detached houses in that area, so here it is. Many of the same...
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"All Dressed Up And Priced to Go" - Coscan in the 1990s
The following designs were built by Coscan in the 1990s in the Orleans neighbourhood of Fallingbrook and in the Kanata neighbourhoods of Briarbrook and Bridlewood. Four collections are shown below, The...
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Minto Heritage Homes
During the mid-to-late 1960s, Minto built a series of houses as a part of their Heritage Homes. These designs did not have formal names, but instead were given letters. Below are the plans that I have...
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Coscan in the 1990s Part 2: Bungalows, Visions, Sunporches and Price...
During the second half of the 1990s Coscan released many different series of houses, including townhouses, bungalows and two-storey designs. In some cases the designs were different spins on old plans,...
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A Few Teron plans in Beaverbrook
Longtime blog readers will know that I am absolutely ga-ga over the houses in the Beaverbrook area of Kanata. Over the years I have posted plans, but I do not think I have ever shared this package of...
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The final posting of Costain/Coscan plans
It has been a while since I first embarked on a project to scan and post all of the Costain/Coscan plans that I have in my collection. This is the final installment from my collection of plans that...
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The cover house
When I first started this blog I wanted to choose an image of a house that really defined the mid-century modern style in Ottawa. Over the years I have had many comments on the image, with many readers...
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Regional in Convent Glen
By request, below are the plans for the houses built by Regional in Convent Glen, Orleans. These houses were built on the following streets: Acadian Gardens, Beaujolais Crescent, Bordeau Grove and...
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The Beaverbrook Project
On the weekend I had the pleasure of taking the walking tour of the Beaverbrook neighbourhood in Kanata offered by Heritage Ottawa. A big thank you to all who were involved, especially our tour guide...
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And now for some shameless self promotion: Back in December I started publishing chapters on Wattpad from my epic historic-fiction novel (with some mid-century modern content): The Dream That Was. I...
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Beaverbrook - Part 1: Community Number 1
 This is the first in a series of posts that I will publish on the Beaverbrook neighbourhood in Kanata. Below are the pages from an early brochure on the development, including some great historic...
View ArticleUnique Mid-Century Modern House in Aylmer Sector
Hello fellow readers. A colleague of mine has just listed a mid-century modern house for sale in the Aylmer sector of Gatineau - so I wanted to share the link!Please check it out here:Cedar Haven
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Beaverbrook - Part 2: Brochures, Site Plans and Price Sheets
Part two of the Beaverbook series!Below are a number of brochures, site plans and price sheets that I have for Beaverbrook.I am not sure of the exact date of this brochure below, but  the mall was...
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Mostly Danish Furniture is having an Inventory Blowout sale!
On Sunday, September 10, Mostly Danish will be hosting a massive sale at its furniture warehouse on 2437 Kaladar Ave in Ottawa’s South End, as well as at its boutique storefront at 1000 Wellington West...
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Country Place
A while ago a reader asked about a plan in the Country Place neighbourhood. I do not know too much about the neighbourhood, but I do have some collections of plans for houses built in the area by the...
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Beaverbrook - Part 3: The Townhouses and Apartments
In this third installment are the townhouses and apartments in Beaverbrook. There are a number of townhouse clusters in the area and they are all noteworthy for the way that they are laid out in a...
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Vintage Minto
Happy Throwback Thursday!Please click on the link below to check out the first 3 articles (of 10 total)Â on Vintage Minto written by yours truly:Vintage Minto
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Beaverbrook - Part 4: The two stories
In part 4 of my Beaverbook series, I present the plans for the 2 story detached and semi-detached houses in the area. I may be missing a few plans, so if any of my readers have them, please do let me...
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Assaly Trend Homes
During the 1960s and 1970s the builder Assaly (sometimes teamed with the builder Joahnnsen) built a series of houses under the banner of "Trend Homes". These houses were built in areas including Trend...
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