Kelowna has been booming in every neighbourhood from the downtown core to the outskirts of Kettle Valley, through to the Glenmore Highlands and many locations in between. Older residential areas, including streets around Kelowna General Hospital are being rezoned to include more multi-family dwellings on existing single dwelling properties. The Infill Challenge offered by the…
Our planet is ever-evolving and continuously growing population wise. Architectural layout plays a huge role in urban, commercial and rural development. Ideally, creating something that harmonizes with the landscape on all scales as opposed to just aesthetically, contributes to a building’s lasting effect within a community. Architecturally Distinct Solutions has the design solutions and the…
The design of Kelowna’s Downtown is based upon the separation of four distinct districts: the cultural district, residential district, business district, and historic & entertainment district. It is important for Kelowna to retain its individual character and the identity of each area in order to reflect Kelowna’s ‘brand’ to tourists and residents alike. Further, having…
Discover the positives and negatives of urban sprawl and how we are mitigating the effects
You may have heard the term “urban sprawl” referred to on a news segment with a not so subtle note of disdain. Apparently urban sprawl is the worst thing to hit the West Coast of Canada since the Great Depression…