Hello dear friends! Hope you are all doing great on this fabulous day! Welcome to another entry on my blog. This blog post is one of my most exciting posts yet!
Over the past few years my firm KMA Design Group has been looking to get into the Canadian Design scene by setting up a branch of our firm in the country, and having a plan to build our first project in Canada. Earlier this year we were able to set up our office in this beautiful country. We are now one step closer to getting one of our first projects built! There will be a series of blog posts in the upcoming year showcasing the progression of this project. In this blog post, join us as we go to one of our project sites known as “North Pearl".
North Pearl will be a residential dwelling which we have designed to be an oasis amidst the forest. It will be a clear reflection of KMA’s signature designs whereby we approach architecture by creating spaces that allow for living in harmony with nature.
On this day we watched the site be cleared of existing trees and the demolishment of a small building that was on site. The work was carried out by Morden Construction who are one of the leading construction companies in the area of Midland. Follow along as we document this project!
Arriving on site!
The existing house on site whose foundation looked like it was a minute away from collapsing.
Having fun posing with the bobcat
Here are some of the team from Morden Construction
Cody from Morden Construction explains the process of demolishing and clearing existing items on the site.
I am always taking photos
There was an exisiting toilet on the site with a cheeky drawing on it.
Wild berries on the site
Here is Phillip checking out the edible mushrooms on site called “Puff Balls”
Wood chips created after cutting down some of the trees on site.
A stunning view of the lake! I am excited to take advantage of the gorgeous views we have on this site in our architectural design for the house that will be built on it.
Can you believe this is the foundation that the existing building on site was sitting on? How Dangerous!!!
Waving a Happy Goodbye to the house right before it gets demolished.
A variety of mushrooms could be found on the site.
The existing viewing deck that was on site.
So many interesting textures can be found on site.
Construction Boots!
Shairng a Joke with the team from Morden
Posing with more of the demolishment team from Morden Construction
Swapping my construction boots for regular shoes after our site visit.
After the site visit, we headed to a restaurant in the downtown area of Midland called Ciboulette et Cie.
The Menu!
A view of the interior of the restaurant
The team’s selections for lunch
My selection was their delicious Kale Salad
The desserts were quite tempting
and so we had one of the delicious Coconut and Chocolate Macaroons (second level on the left hand side). If you ever visit this restaurant you should definitely have one!
A view of the downtown strip that Ciboulette et Cie is located on.
Thank you for joining me on another blog post of mine. Stay tuned for part two of this adventure in the coming months where you will get to see the progression of the North pearl Project! Until then Love and Light always!
-Katia