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"Design Economics ARCC 4500"
  • Design Economics ARCC 4500
  • Cherry Yeung
  • Elizabeth Ying
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"5 Holmwood Avenue,"
  • 5 Holmwood Avenue, Ottawa, ON
  • Semi-detached dwelling
  • Located in the Glebe, south of Lansdowne Park
  • Walking distance to local shops, facilities and amenities
  • Close to major bus routes
  • Minutes to schools and universities
  • Next to the Rideau Canal
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"Existing Conditions - Elevations"
  • Existing Conditions - Elevations


  • Front Elevation
  • Brick veneer (original building)
  • Rear Elevation
  • Dining room extension is cladded with vinyl siding
  • Deck and Patio stone


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"First Floor Plan"
  • First Floor Plan
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"Program and Preferences of the..."
  • Program and Preferences of the Homeowner:
  • Rent out to students
  • Separate entrances
  • No sharing of living spaces
  • Limited access to the new unit
  • Walk-out to a roof deck from the master bedroom of the main house


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"New Design"
  • New Design
  • Demolish the existing extension, salvage re-usable materials to lower costs
  • Expand vertically, to create extra loft space and requested walk-out roof deck
  • Construct a deadbolt door between the existing and new unit on the ground floor for future connection
  • Create a separate entrance for the new unit as requested by homeowner
  • New unit has its own kitchen and washroom
  • Connect all mechanical and electrical to the existing house
  • Brick veneer to match the existing
  • Open to below space to make it more spacious
  • Double height window for maximum daylight


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"New Conditions - Elevations"
  • New Conditions - Elevations


  • Rear Elevation
  • Rental unit is cladded with brick veneer to match existing
  • Roof deck on third floor


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"Ground Floor Plan"
  • Ground Floor Plan
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"Second Floor Plan"
  • Second Floor Plan
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"Third Floor Plan"
  • Third Floor Plan
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"Benefit of the Expansion"
  • Benefit of the Expansion
  • Increase monthly income for house owner
  • Increase property value for possible resale
  • Creates possibility for the students to rent in the Glebe, which is rare in the neighbourhood
  • Better use for the neglected backyard
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