“That recognition is awesome,” says Madeleine Sloback. “There’s a lot of talent out there, and there’s specifically a lot of talent locally here. So it’s a highly competitive industry. We love to be recognized for offering something a little bit different, for having a slightly different approach. It’s an honour for sure.” The award-winning Ocean Bluff is located in suburban Vancouver and was named for the home’s gorgeous seaside setting. According toMadeleine, the project was roughly four years in the making. It evolved from a partial renovation plan in 2016 to a 10,000-squarefoot full remodel and addition completed in early 2020. “We were involved with the client basically from the start,” Madeleine recalls. “They had done some preliminary planning with an architect, X Architecture, who then brought us in very early on to look at some conceptual ideas for the interior.” About a year later, New Creation Homes was hired as the contractor – that’s when the scope of the project changed based on their recommendations, and “that’s when I would say the Interior design planning really took off,” Madeleine says. The original vision for the project, she remembers, was smaller and more traditional. The client was amarried couple, withonehalfwantingsomething “more traditional” and the other half wanting something “more contemporary.” After exploring a number of options, Madeleine and her team landed on “something really modern, but still warm” – an aesthetic that Madeleine likes to call “luxe-contemporary.” The clients approved. One half AUGUST 2022
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