Austria House is Canada’s very first Passivhaus. Passive houses are constructed using the most stringent methods of construction and the most efficient materials.
HATCH FEATURED ON DESIGNER DIGS TOUR
On March 4, 2011 Leigh Blackburn, owner of Hatch Interior Design, will be featuring her house as part of the Designer Digs Kelowna charity event.
REALISTIC 3D RENDERING PROGRAMS
Building Information Modeling (BIM) programs are the future of drafting and design. They allow the interior designer to create photorealistic images of a space before it’s built.
THE FUTURE OF WIND POWER?
Windstalks, created by Atelier DNA, will reinvent the industry of wind harvesting.
INTERIOR DESIGN SHOW WEST – 2010
Although I couldn’t make it to IDS West this year I have seen many new products for 2010 - many of them are being showcased at this year’s show. My 3 favorites? Straight Line Designs, Maai Living, and Selezioni.
THE COMPLEXITY OF DESIGN – VDARA HOTEL CASE STUDY
Designers have to exhaustively consider all aspects of how the users interact with the space and how the building interacts with the environment itself. The Vdara Hotel and Spa’s “death ray” serves as an example of one of these considerations.
WHAT DO PROFESSIONAL INTERIOR DESIGNERS REALLY DO?
How does a Professional (or Registered) Interior Designer differ from an Interior Designer or a Decorator? There are some major distinctions that everyone should be aware of. So, before you hire a consultant for your next project learn how to select the appropriate firm or individual by asking the right questions.
EXTRA, EXTRA! LEIGH IS NOW A REGISTERED INTERIOR DESIGNER!
Hatch Interior Design is proud to announce that after years of hard work and dedication Leigh Blackburn is now one of a handful of Registered Interior Designers in the Okanagan! Leigh recently wrote and passed (with flying colors) the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) exam – North America’s most stringent criterion for Interior Designers.
CONCRETE: THE TRANSPARENT AND EVEN BENDABLE KIND!
Concrete has long been known as a material inherent with qualities such as strength, mass, and solidity. Well, not anymore! Welcome to the future of bendable and transparent concrete.
BEAT THE BIG, BAD HST!!
The HST in BC is looming; it will apply to Interior Design services as of July 1, 2010. There's still time to plan your project before the tax comes into affect.