Finalists announced for 2019 Ovation Homebuilder Awards

On Feb. 28, the Ovation Awards revealed the finalists for the 2019 awards in Vancouver. Celebrating its 10th year, the Ovation Awards represents builders, designers and renovators across Metro Vancouver, and is a symbol to look for when building, renovating or purchasing a new home.

Award-winning projects have been peer-reviewed by builders and renovators from across Canada, giving homeowners the confidence the products they are purchasing are of the highest industry standards. Known as the industry’s leaders, each year Ovation Award-winning builders push design and building science boundaries driven by homeowner expectations, and changing market conditions.

One example is the VictorEric Dickens at Kensington townhouse project. Nine unique, colourful townhouses were built on either side of a beautifully landscaped courtyard alongside a duplex carefully concealed inside an East Vancouver, pre-1940s character home.

Amazing communities by design was both the vision and mission for this project.

The goal was to create a community reminiscent of a small-town where everyone knows each other, and neighbours look out for one another. Targeting young families, outdoor communal space was designed for children to play together in a safe space under the watchful eyes of parents in kitchens above; a place where neighbours come together to play games and share impromptu potluck meals. The internal auto-court not only provides attached garages to each rowhouse unit but also this communal gathering place.

Each unit has its own individual roofline and unique colour. Eric Lee, principal and chief designer says, “We didn’t want another townhouse project where every unit looks the same. Using different cladding and front door colours allows each owner’s individuality to shine, while they use their unique unit colour to easily identify their unit to visitors and delivery people.”

The open floorplan, with a 10-ft. ceiling on the livingroom floor, and glass railings on the staircase, provide a tremendous sense of freedom and spaciousness ideal for child’s play and gatherings. The top floor has two bedrooms and a small open den. The goal was a townhouse with all the benefits of a single-family home, including attached garages, and large open space.

Dickens at Kensington is a finalist project in the Best Townhome/Rowhome development (less than 1,500 sq. ft.) category. To view this project, and other Ovation award-winning projects, check out ovationawards.ca