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When a home's flow isn't working, sometimes the answer is to rethink everything. The redesign for the 1880 Halifax heritage home meant relocating the kitchen. Unlocking natural light, improving circulation and creating a true heart of the home.

Visit the link below to read the full article and see the beautiful photos.

This Designer Moved Her Kitchen Across Her Halifax Home—And It Completely Transformed Its Function | Style at Home Soft colours, vibrant wallpaper, and a clever kitchen decision transformed the main floor of this heritage house.

Chester Cottage, inside and out. Where light, materials, and shoreline views shape every space.

A look inside Chester Cottage.
The plan reveals how each space is oriented toward light, views, and daily rhythm. Where living, resting, and gathering unfold naturally within the landscape.

Proud to share that our firm has been recognized in the 2026 SABMag Green Building Awards. Grateful to our team, partners, and clients who make sustainable design possible every day.

Announcing the winning projects of the 2026 SABMag Canadian Green Building Awards
The jury selected 10 winning projects in the 19th annual SABMag Canadian Green Building Awards as follows:

Commercial Industrial (Large)/Prix commercial/industriel (grande taille)
Co-operators Headquarters by NEO Architecture

Commercial Industrial (Small)/Prix commercial/industriel (petite taille)
BMO Fischer Hallman Branch by Kearns Mancini Architects

Interior Design Award/ Prix design d'intérieur
U of Waterloo, Earth Sciences & Chemistry Building Third Floor
Renovations by mcCallum Sather

Existing Building Upgrade Award/Prix amélioration/rénovation d’un bâtiment existent
Falkland Deep Retrofit by Habit Architecture

Technical Award/ Prix technique
shíshálh Nation 10 Home Rescue Project by Renewal Development

Institutional (Large) Award/Prix institutionnel (grande taille)
Limberlost Place by Moriyama Teshima Architects in joint venture
with Acton Ostry Architects

Residential (Small) Award/ Prix résidentiel (petite taille)
Split Rock Healing House by Taylor Architecture Group

Institutional (Small) Award/Prix institutionnel (petite taille)
FortWhyte Alive Buffalo Crossing by Stantec Architecture Ltd

Mixed Use Award/ Prix usage mixte
Koffler Scientific Reserve Dining and Operations Centre by Montgomery Sisam Architects

Residential (Large) Award/ Prix résidentiel (grande taille)
tul'al’txw – Student Housing Commons at North Island College
by HDR Architecture Associates Inc

We thank all those who took the time and effort to submit a project. We also thank our sponsors:
Inline https://sabmagazine.com/4o1t
Mitsubishi https://sabmagazine.com/evhk
Amexon https://sabmagazine.com/ty1w

Our congratulations to the teams of the winning projects which will be fully published in the SABMag Summer Awards issue. The winning projects and jury comments can be found at : https://sabmagazine.com/2026-awards-winners/

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Understanding the true cost of a home goes far beyond the price to build. Energy, maintenance, inflation, it all adds up.

This real‑world case study breaks down four versions of the same home and reveals how design choices you make today can dramatically shift what you’ll spend over the next 60 years.

The results challenge a lot of assumptions about what’s “affordable” and why high‑performance homes can actually cost less over time.

Read the full article to see the numbers, the comparisons, and the surprising long‑term winner.

https://www.habitstudio.ca/journal/blog-post-title-one-tmtj3

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This is Brent’s list.

Brent is an intern architect at Habit Studio, passionate about design that is aesthetically compelling, environmentally conscious, and socially meaningful.

What would your list include?