Design Inspiration

What does it mean to create an ‘inspired’ design and why is it important?

In considering how a new home design becomes realized, the simple answer is through a creative process, a journey whose outcome is intrinsically tied to its outset. The final outcome can always be traced back to the energetic quality established at that outset. This points to the importance of beginning the process of designing a new home with a positive energy, an optimism and a sense of excitement and anticipation.

Inspiration means to “create a positive feeling, to give rise to creativity”, and to “breathe in”. In short, a positive result begins with breathing in, taking in my clients’ needs, wishes, desires and the physical context – coming to fully understand the purposes and reasons that they are wishing to design and build a new home for themselves.

In many cases, besides the normal complement of room types, these purposes include creating a healthy, light-filled and supportive home that is well integrated into its site, one that considers its use of sustainable and environmentally considerate materials and systems, and that encourages relationship with the outdoors. A home that nurtures and belongs where it is.

With this purpose in focus and when positivity and possibility are engaged and honoured throughout the process, the end product will naturally embody and express those qualities. Further, when the builders and artisans have positive intention, ‘get the inspiration’ and purpose inherent in the design, the building itself can create a positive feeling. This positive feeling becomes intrinsic and has a profound daily impact on the home’s inhabitants. When we have the intention to influence in a healthy, positive way and to create a quality result, wonderful outcomes become realized.

-Keith Baker

KB Design wins Gold at the 2018 CARE Awards

It was another year of stunning entries to the 2018 CARE Awards and the KB Design Team was thrilled to receive two Gold Awards, both for design!

Every year more than 50 industry awards are presented at the Gala event hosted by the Victoria Residential Builders Association (VRBA) and this year the project submissions were outstanding.

Our project Crestview was awarded Gold for Best New Home Design over $1,000,000 and we also garnered a second Gold award for Home Design – Concept over 4,000 sq.ft. This was particularly gratifying for us as both awards were specifically for the design of each project, acknowledging the important role strong design plays in creating these beautiful homes.

We would like to congratulate all the 2018 CARE Award winners and also thank the amazing, visionary clients that KB Design is privileged to work with. None of this would be possible without the great work and dedication of our Team. There is much to celebrate!

Madrona Adagio Project of the Year at the 2017 CARE Awards

Canada’s finest West Coast homes were celebrated at the 2017 CARE Awards on September 29th, and KB Design was pleased to be awarded Project of the Year for Madrona Adagio, along with Best New Home Design.

The annual event, attended by almost 300 members of the Victoria Residential Home Builders Association (VRBA), gave out more than 50 industry awards during the evening.

Madrona Adagio, a winner of three additional awards, was built by Christopher Developments, who we are honored to share these awards with.

• Project of the Year

• Best Single Family Detached Custom Home under 2,500 sq.ft.

• Best New Home Design

Christopher Developments also won for Best Contemporary Kitchen under 225 sq.ft