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half of the units having
southern exposure.
“That was the main plan-
ning innovation that Chris
came up with,” explains
Bruce Nicol, Vice-President
of Tartan Homes. “We were
able to get more doors and
windows that face south and
there really are no units that
lack southern exposure.”
Keeping with green
building and design, the
building utilizes passive
solar orientation, highly in-
sulated walls and floor pan-
els, on-demand hot water
tanks, radiant heating, bam-
boo floors, and Forest Stew-
ardship Council certified
wooden cabinetry.
Moving forward, Sim-
monds is now working on But Simmonds’ work OCHBA Open Category and
the Eco-Cité condominiums goes beyond just environ- the OCHBA Peoples’
being built in the Glebe in mentally-friendly and sus- Choice Award, is a classic
Ottawa. The building, which tainably designed buildings; example.
will be located across from although he does approach “I used a lot of natural
Lansdowne Park, is using every project with those materials, and the house in-
geothermal heating and philosophies in mind. His vokes a lot of Asian influ-
Morrisson Hershfield
cooling with 600 foot wells custom homes have been ex- ence,” Simmonds says,
being drilled into the tremely well-received and he particularly noting the
3 x 45 (135 Lines)
bedrock below the building. has accepted numerous columns used inside the
“This project is setting awards for his work. house that highlight their
new standards for energy ef- “I am very interested in original shapes as trees in
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ficiency and environmental landscape and how buildings the forest.
responsibility in Ottawa’s integrate with nature,” Sim- “The landscaping is care-
development scene,” Sim- monds explains. “Integration fully sculpted,” Simmonds
monds says. “It is the first of the home with the natural explains. “You really feel it
major urban development to environment is the key thing is you and nature and noth-
utilize ground source heat for me.” ing else.”
pumps for all of its heating This has been extremely In this as well as the rest
and cooling needs.” evident in many of Sim- of his work, Simmonds’ mo-
monds’ award-winning tivation is palpable, and the
homes. The Hilltop House, extensive list of awards won
an extensive renovation and by Christopher Simmonds
enlargement of a house in Architect certainly illustrates
Caledon, Ontario that won this.
Best Project in the 2002
Tartan Homes
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Merkley Supply,
(270 Lines)
Ltd.
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