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Private Residential Projects

Modern house with large windows and vibrant yellow flowers in the garden.

BELMONT

  • Location: Halifax, NS
  • Description: Extensive planting, stepped walkway to building entrance, new driveway, outdoor living deck and hot tub, utilities screening.
  • Contractor: Ground Force
  • Design Team: Bruce Norman, SDMM 
  • Scope: Concept design, tender plans, construction review
  • Status: Completed 2023

Wooden deck with lounge chairs by a lakeside cabin surrounded by trees.

THE CABBAGE

  • Location: Port Mouton, NS
  • Description: New landscape for cottage renovated for Airbnb .New entrance steps and walkway, deck for enjoying afternoon sun, outdoor sauna, firepit terrace, deck and outdoor shower.
  • Contractor: Ground Force 
  • Scope: Concept design, tender plans, construction review 
  • Status: Completed 2025 

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Modern outdoor pool with lounge chairs overlooking a scenic lake under a clear blue sky.

LAKE VIEW

  • Location: Halifax, NS
  • Description: Luxury back yard with pool, outdoor kitchen dining & lounge area, putting green, and planting around the house.
  • Contractor: Brickworks, Backyard Dreams 
  • Scope: Concept design, tender plans, construction review 
  • Status: Completed 2022

Outdoor patio with stone tiles, wooden chairs, and greenery surrounding.

NORWOOD

  • Location: Halifax, NS
  • Description: New landscape for home reno with new driveway & parking areas, separate yard for basement unit, pool terrace, cabana, firepit terrace, outdoor living deck, lawn, planting.
  • Contractor: TBD
  • Design Team: DB Architecture, SDMM
  • Scope: Concept design, tender plans
  • Status: Design ongoing

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A backyard pool under construction beside a wooden house by a lake.

PUFFYCUP

  • Location: Lunenburg, NS
  • Description: Site design for new home with sweeping driveway, pool terrace, steep grades, planting, wildflower hydroseeding and tree planting.
  • Contractor: Cole Built
  • Design Team: RHAD Architects, ABLE Engineering 
  • Scope: Concept design, tender plans, construction review 
  • Status: Under construction 

ARM HOUSE

  • Location: Halifax, NS
  • Description: Design of estate, outdoor dining and lounge terrace, pool terrace, paver driveway, parking courtyard, lighting, extensive planting
  • Contractor: Ground Force
  • Architect: RHAD
  • Scope: Concept design (at Upland), tender plans, construction review 
  • Status: Completed 2021

1079

  • Location: Halifax, NS 
  • Description: Tiered landscape, paver driveway, stepper walkway, steps w/ terraced planters, raised veg beds, outdoor kitchen and lounge terrace and decks, planting and lighting.
  • Contractor: Ground Force
  • Design team: Rhonda Strickland Design 
  • Scope: Concept design, tender plans, construction review 
  • Status: Under construction

SOUTH END MODERN

  • Location: Halifax, NS
  • Description: Modern home with paver entrance & driveway, outdoor living terrace lawn, planting & outdoor living roof deck. 
  • Contractor: Ground Force
  • Design Team: Bruce Norman, SDMM 
  • Scope: Concept design, tender plans, construction review 
  • Status: Under construction

THE LEVELS

  • Location: Halifax, NS
  • Description:  Luxurious multi-level outdoor living area with hot tub, dining area, pool, tv cabana, golf green, bocce ball court and wharf. 
  • Contractor:  Open Door Construction  
  • Scope:  Landscape design, concepts and 3d renders 
  • Status: Ongoing

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TOWN

  • Location: Lunenburg, NS 
  • Description: Outdoor living area with bbq, bar seating, dining table, bench seating and block benches in same style as deck, planting beds. 
  • Scope: Concept design
  • Status: Completed 2024

SOUTH END FAMILY

  • Location: Halifax, NS
  • Description: Family home with challenging grades, grand front entrance & driveway, outdoor living deck, mini natural playground, planting.
  • Contractor: Brickworks
  • Design Team: Bruce Norman, SDMM 
  • Scope: Concept design, tender plans, construction review  
  • Status: Under construction

STONE HEDGES

  • Location: Waverly, NS
  • Description: Design of pool terrace with firepit area, retaining walls, planting.
  • Contractor: Trim 
  • Scope: Concept design, tender plans, construction review
  • Status: Completed 2024


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