bricks and mortar. and cement board and reclaimed wood. and industrial steel.

after 5 months of taunting and teasing the neighbourhood with plywood and moisture barrier we finally gave the people what they wanted - exterior materials.  

the sides of the house are hardieboard, a fibre-cement product we cut to into 24” rows and painted dark grey (as you'll recall from our interior, grey was a popular choice). 

the boards are bolted to the house using black bolts and feature a black metal drip edge under each row.

on all of the exterior walls we've incorporated sections featuring reclaimed and recycled hardwood flooring. this wood was pulled from our last house along with other homes in the area that were slated for demolition.

on the back of the house we cut the hardieboard into 6” columns and hung them vertically. we didn’t go with grey in the back…because that would be boring. for the north side, we chose a dark green. and for the south side we went with purple, because i love my wife and want her to always be happy. 

industrial steel edgings will be used on all the corners. these edgings will naturally rust and patina over time. 

and finally, the front of the house will feature brick walls along with the reclaimed wood siding. we chose harvard modular brick because we already had harvard-branded shingles, and it just seemed like a nice piece of cohesive branding to match the two. plus we liked the colour. 

all of the materials and colour palette were chosen to reflect the history of the neighbourhood along with the new developments that are defining bridgeland.  


up next, gym floors.