Broad Axe Design & Architecture
Sharpened Design Works
The reason for the title of Puzzle Fit is that the home was designed to maximize the usable space of a peculiarly shaped city corner lot. Four sides of the home hug tightly to the lot lines just within the city setbacks; like a piece of a puzzle! Plan Details Plan Drawings … [Read more...]
This was a design of mine which I also had the pleasure to build. As an added feature I scribed a knotty cedar post onto the corner of the existing building to tie the two structures together. Plan Details Plan Drawings … [Read more...]
The home was designed to sit atop a hill overlooking farm fields on to Brannen Lake. Dark-stained timber trusses across the entry side are just a taste of the beautiful woodwork found throughout the home. Plan Details Plan Drawings … [Read more...]
Shown is a two story laneway cottage, with a unique curb appeal, designed for a Vancouver contractor. It would make a cozy little in-law suite or it could be used as an inexpensive mortgage helper. Plan Details Plan Drawings … [Read more...]
This laneway house was designed for a Vancouver contractor as a concept home. The post & beam accents evoke a lakeside or ski-hill cabin atmosphere. Plan Details Plan Drawings … [Read more...]
This log home was originally designed for a client and I liked the potential so much that I reworked the plan and soon after got to work on construction of the home. Broad Axe Construction was formed soon after and a property purchase on beautiful Protection Island in the harbour of Nanaimo, British Columbia was made in the fall of 2008. Construction was finalized in the fall of 2009. Nothing beats a beautiful home fit into a perfect setting, and an island log home is just that! Special thanks … [Read more...]