The space itself includes handcut limestone walls, slate floors, and brick ceilings. The wine barrels are made of authentic oak. The idea, Igor explains, was to take people who entered the cellar “back in time.” “That’s how wine cellars used to be,” he says. “There was a lot of foresight, planning and precision that was required in order to build that,” he adds, “and we’re very, very proud of the end-result.” The other award-winning element of the home was the landscaping. Eurohouse is particularly proud of their work there because of how much labour and investment was involved. Prior to building the house, they had to remove basically “everything from the construction site,” including all the trees and foliage. All the trees and landscaping there now was actually brought in by them afterwards. “We spent over a million dollars simply on purchasing and transporting trees for this site,” Igor says. “Wewanted this home to represent the Altamont neighborhood proudly. We wanted to make sure that it was consistent with the neighborhood, so we brought in more than 50 trees that were 50-feet tall. There was a lot of work involved in that.” “We positioned them very carefully, with a lot of thought,” he adds. “We needed to make sure that the client still got enough daylight, that they still got great view of the ocean, while still giving them enough privacy. That was tricky, but I think we figured it out.” The client ultimately agreed with that thought. According MAY 2022
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