The additional storey of indoor and outdoor living space also includes a new bedroom, bathroom and lounge/office.
Ringed by mountains, Canmore is undeniably spectacular. But it can also be cold and sunless living in the shadows of the Rockies.
Phillip van der Merwe, a retired family physician from Calgary, has always craved the light, sun and the green, growing things of his native South Africa. So, when he bought a “dull house with good bones” as a vacation property in Canmore eight years ago, he loved its location beside Policeman’s Creek, but not its heavily shaded backyard. During the COVID-19 pandemic he decided to make the home his primary residence and hiredThe house underwent a complete — and stunning — renovation.
Architectural designer Joel Piecowye worked with his colleague, interior designer Tamara LaFrenz, to make van der Merwe’s dream a reality. He says the addition is “almost a second backyard, lifted and two storeys up.” Their client didn’t want the typical Canmore chalet look of traditional exteriors and dark interiors. Instead, “I wanted a Malibu feel, with floors of light blonde oak, white walls and a massive wall of glass drawing you out onto the light-coloured tiled deck,” van der Merwe says.
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