The Construction Source

THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE CANADA ‘Excellence in Master Suite Design (New Home).’ Granite Road was the most recognized, with wins for ‘Excellence in Kitchen Design (New Home) $70,000 & Over,’ ‘Excellence in Outdoor Living – New or Renovation,’ and ‘Excellence in Single Family Detached Home $1.5 million to $2 million.’ Finally, Uprise was also a project partner of award- winning Gibson Contracting, on a project called ‘Black Mountain Modern,’ which won ‘Excellence in Single Family Detached Home $2 million to $3 million’ Those industry awards are not the only reflection of Uprise’s success, however – the firm has also been consistently recognised by their customers, in the form of glowing reviews, and referrals to friends and families. For example, the firm has done quite a lot work in the Lakestone community, where they got their start – and where Steve and Jenna now live. “I would say we’ve designed maybe 30 per cent of our neighbours’ homes,” Steve says. “We’ve developed some great relationships that we still maintain today.” Moving forward, Steve says they want to continue building those kinds of relationships, in Lakestone and beyond. To date, Uprise has had designs built in British Columbia, Alberta, Hawaii, and Mexico, and they are always open to new places. Uprise is also open to working with new clients – including the kind of clients that are not comfortable going through the whole custom design process, but that who still want to enjoy an Uprise-