The Construction Source

THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE CANADA industry.” That recent award-winning project, The Galleria, was the culmination of several years of hard but rewarding work. Houry started working with the client in 2016, and from the start she knew they were about to embark on a remarkable journey. “She wanted something absolutely creative and outside- the-box,” she says. “That’s exactly the kind of client I look for. I want someone who’s going to allow me to push the boundaries, or at least be curious about that journey so I can take them on it. This client was immediately on board.” “She said shewanted something exciting, something that was going to stand out, something creative,” Houry recalls. “She’d followed my career, she’d seen some of my previous projects, and she said ‘That’s the journey I want to be on.’ I saw that as an honour.” Houry worked with that client to select a lot that would be able to meet all her needs, and from there she says the design process “came naturally.” The client had a lot of asks, and a lot of unique design elements she wanted incorporated – but Houry embraced the challenge and together with the client they came up with a design that ticked all the boxes. “Each aspect of that project was very customized,” Houry says, “but it all fit together so beautifully.” She says there are a lot of elements to be proud of in that home, but she cites the award- winning circular staircase in particular. She calls it the “heart of the house,” and says it was