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Mississauga Urban Design Awards 2013

October 2, 2013 in News /by admin

  You can design and create and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality. – Walt Disney Last Friday evening, David’s House was presented with an Award of Merit at the 2013 Mississauga Urban Design Awards. A Mississauga native and the son of a […]

OHBA Awards of Distinction 2013

September 27, 2013 in News /by admin

This past Tuesday evening, we were honoured to receive three Ontario Home Builders’ Association Awards for David’s House. David’s natural modern design was recognized as the Most Outstanding Custom Home in its category, and then received 2 more awards for individual room design, New Home Kitchen and New Home Bathroom. We were thrilled to have […]

Natural Modern Defined

June 10, 2013 in News /by admin

‘Natural modern’ is a term we’ve coined to describe the unique architectural design of David’s House. To some, ‘natural modern’ is an oxymoron; a combination of contradictory terms. We saw it as the perfect descriptor for a design style that combines the aesthetic ideals of modern design with the warmth and elegance of a traditional […]

David’s House in Toronto Home Magazine

May 1, 2013 in News /by admin

“Modern With Soul” is Toronto Home Magazine’s aptly titled feature on David’s natural modern home. In their Spring 2013 issue, Toronto Home highlights everything from David’s design inspirations (i.e. Wright’s Prairie House style) to his design philosophies to his passion for hockey. The creative title “Modern With Soul”, coined by writer Silvana Longo (@laselvaoscura), could […]

What’s a Bungaloft

April 16, 2013 in News /by admin

A bungaloft is pretty much what it sounds like, a bungalow with a loft. Since its introduction 10+ years ago, there have been variations/configurations on the bungaloft, but the most common is a bungalow with an additional level created by jutting out a section in a steep bungalow-style roof. From small, affordable homes to grand, […]

Custom Home Design: Kids Edition

March 27, 2013 in News /by admin

Many of our clients have young children when they embark on a custom home design. Creating a space for their kids to enjoy – a space other than a bedroom – is often on their wish list. They want to create a kid-friendly area for schoolwork, games, reading or hanging with friends. Ideally, the goal […]

The Backyard Rink

February 27, 2013 in News /by admin

David’s passion for hockey is only a close second to his love of architecture. When designing his current family home, one of the determining factors during the lot selection process was, “is there room for a backyard rink?” For the past 6 years, David has constructed a 30ft x 53ft skating rink in his backyard. […]

Celebrating 1000 Projects

February 12, 2013 in News /by admin

Today we signed on our 1000th project. For the past 16 years David has been putting pencil to paper designing beautiful, functional custom homes; taking the ideas and inspirations of each client and turning them into a home that goes beyond their expectations. Today marks the 1000th time he will be doing this. This milestone […]

A DSD Story

January 24, 2013 in News /by admin

David recently met with a prospective client looking to do a reno project in Aurora. They found us through our site sign on Keele St, checked out our website and fell in love with The Window Box, a home we designed in Mississauga’s Mineola West neighbourhood. They proceeded to talk about other homes they were […]

David’s House is a CHBA Award Finalist

December 24, 2012 in News /by admin

“Nothing is so contagious as enthusiasm.” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge We can barely contain the enthusiasm that has been buzzing through the office this week. Not only are we still on a high from our recent BILD Associate Award, but we found out Monday morning that ‘David’s House’ is a finalist for the 2012 Canadian […]

The Zimmerman House

November 20, 2012 in News /by admin

“The good building is not one that hurts the landscape, but one which makes the landscape more beautiful than it was before the building was built.” – Frank Lloyd Wright The Zimmerman house is a classic 1950s Usonian home, imagined and executed by our most-blogged-about iconic architect Frank Lloyd Wright. FLW’s philosophies, individualism and architectural […]

The Side Split Renovation

October 24, 2012 in News /by admin

The side split emerged in the 1950s. With the evolution of suburbia and the positive post-war economy came the demand for bigger, better homes. The solution was “splitting” the then common ranch-style home: the garage and bedrooms were on one side and the other side of the house held the main living area, half a […]

Old Oakville Wins OHBA Award of Distinction

September 26, 2012 in News /by admin

Our project ‘Old Oakville’ was named Most Outstanding Custom Home by the Ontario Home Builders’ Association 2012 Awards of Distinction. We are thrilled to be recognized with this honour. There are some fantastic images of ‘Old Oakville’ in the New Homes portfolio of our website – click here to take a look. A special thanks […]

Frank Lloyd Wright

September 19, 2012 in News /by admin

“The architect should strive continually to simplify; the ensemble of the rooms should then be carefully considered that comfort and utility may go hand in hand with beauty.” – Frank Lloyd Wright In the world of architectural design, Frank Lloyd Wright is an icon. Noted as one of the greatest architects of the 20th century, […]

DSD Builds a Home for Habitat for Humanity

June 9, 2012 in News /by admin

Last month the David Small Designs Team helped build a home for Habitat for Humanity Toronto. We all agreed that it was an extremely rewarding, exhausting and exhilarating experience. We entered the day unsure of what to expect and left feeling like we accomplished something truly amazing. From laying flooring to cutting insulation to installing […]

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