Winner of the 2008 Keystone Award for Best Housing Design

I was born and raised in Kamloops and have been working towards my dream of designing houses for the past 16 years. I remember hearing about the Dream Home Lottery years ago and wanting to design the house one day. I want to thank the CHBA and TRU for keeping this initiative going for so long. It has given so many students the skills needed to be successful in the real world and has raised a lot of money for community causes. I am proud to have donated the house design for the 2008 YMCA Dream Home Lottery!

About the Design

I considered the orientation of the site and designed the house to best suit each strength it offers such as angling the front entrance to encompass both streets framing this corner lot; allowing as much natural light into the house as possible, while bearing in mind what time of day the sun will be shining through the windows and when you'd prefer the light in each room; as well as considering how much heat will come through those windows - the only window fully exposed on the hot south face is the one featuring the spectacular view in the bonus room and the heat issue can be addressed with window coverings. I have also greatly considered traffic flow, grouping like areas together, keeping other areas private, and providing logical paths to ensure the house is smooth and efficient to live in.