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Contemporary Residential Designs
Industrial Chic Makeover By Linda M. Langwith
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42 SEASIDE homes | april 2013
According to architect Silvia Bonet of Finlayson Bonet Architecture, when it came to tackling Les Keais' project, "Les had it totally figured out." Still, there were numerous challenges, not the least of which was to keep the home within the original footprint to preserve its proximity to the ocean and to stay within existing bylaws. Any variations meant numerous meetings with municipal officials, and 10-month period, much of Silvia's time was spent making the case for this and that, including an extension towards the back to include a garage. "Silvia persevered and fine-tuned the roughness," acknowledges Les. Given the steep slope of the property, both Les and Silvia knew it would be a difficult build, but with Les' experience in commercial construction, he could see what needed to be done. Getting a 160-ton crane down the steep, narrow driveway must have had some heartstopping moments for everyone involved! Constructing the garage came with its own challenges, requiring a suspended concrete slab supported by 20-foot concrete columns bolted into the bedrock.