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California Dreaming

Complete renovation and expansion of a mid-century modern house in Palm Springs, CA.  Together with desert landscaping and lap pool, a warm and welcoming retreat in the midst of this vibrant city.

Photos by Daniel Chavkin
Landscape Design by Elena Peterson - Desert Modern Landscape

Art Collectors Condo

For clients who are passionate about art, antiques, wine, movies and sound...all while providing a comfortable, cozy space to live, work and play.  This was a challenge worth taking on!  

Longhouse - Sooke, BC

Finalist - 2016 Western Living Designers of the Year Award - Arthur Erickson Award 

The name suggests a gathering place, a major function of this second home. 

The splendor of the site spoke louder than any zoning laws about the form the house should take. Because it is only one room deep, the house affords fantastic water views from every vantage point.  The resulting linear configuration also accommodates the shallow ravine into which the house is nestled. The huge European windows have strong wood elements that frame the views. From inside, the view is the art.

The overall design concept employs the use of a few good materials—warm woods against the drama of steel and glass—and careful planning of proportion and scale.  Outside, massive steel cantilevered brackets form a dynamic counterpoint to the natural cedar finishes.  Inside, a steel staircase in the entryway doubles as a sculptural element. 

In collaboration with Kenney Nickerson, AIA

Coal Harbour Penthouse

Finalist - 2016 Western Living Designers of the Year Award- Robert Ledingham Award 

An all white envelope with flush minimal casing and baseboards with reveal detailing convey a minimalist aesthetic punctuated by tall, black oak doors. Rustic flooring, reminiscent of an old French chateau also acts as counterpoint to the clean white of the overall design.
The space is now a perfect foil for the clients’ art collection and primarily Italian furnishings. 


Whistler Chalet

Finalist - 2016 Western Living Designers of the Year Award- Robert Ledingham Award 

Taking on the custodianship of a work by Bo Helliwell and Kim Smith of Blue Sky Architecture almost qualifies as an historic renovation project. While the overall sculptural elements of the building were quintessentially Blue Sky, with curved walls and roofs, wood structural elements and amazing windows, the 20-year-old Collins house was due for a modern makeover. 
Respecting the underlying strengths of the initial architecture, we set about upgrading the kitchen, bathrooms and laundry. We also created a more fulsome entry and mudroom, plus an augmented spa area and media centre. We enhanced the interior detailing with new panel doors and beefed up finishing elements with 1X4 trim and 1X8 baseboards, all with a signature reveal detail on every connection
Never a ‘usual’ Whistler Chalet, the choices of fittings and furnishings for this house were also anything but standard. Preferring instead to add to the owners’ collection of modern furnishings and to showcase their art, this house is now a warm inviting modern interpretation of a traditional chalet. 


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I’ve always dreamed of having a clean, modernist home, and I’m happy to say that Alice and her team at Atelier Cohen led the way to making that dream a reality! I couldn’t be more happy with the project, my house looks like it could be featured in a Kinfolk magazine. I expressed my wishes of having a clean, natural interior aesthetic and they truly delivered – the natural light in my newly designed home is to die for. They also helped me turn my dated, drab living room into a spacious and cozy space in which I can’t wait to host a party. I couldn’t recommend Alice more, if you’re looking for easy collaboration and top-notch design, you have to reach out to them!

I’ve worked with Alice on a few renovation projects and am still floored by her dedication to design and space planning. Never have I experienced a hiccup or missed communication with Atelier Cohen, and home projects tend to create those sorts of problems! They are professional, approachable, and innovative in a way that anyone with any level of home renovating or staging experience will feel like they are in good hands.

Alice’s eye, advice, and service is extremely rare in this business. If you get the chance to work with them, don’t think twice about it!

I had the pleasure of working with Alice on redecorating my childhood home that hadn’t been touched up since I was a teen in the 80’s. I knew it needed a huge refresh aesthetically, but I wasn’t sure where to start. I had a consultation with Alice about my hazy ideas and she was able to understand my tastes and needs after just one chat! The whole design process was so streamlined and thorough that my fears of things going awry totally vanished after the first few meetings. She walked me through every step of the process, from sharing sketches and moodboards to purchasing the final pieces of furniture and decoration. Working with Alice at Atelier Cohen has got to be my greatest investment, I highly recommend their services.

I’ve always dreamed of having a clean, modern farmhouse kitchen, and I’m happy to say that Maison Kitchen and Bath led the way to making that dream a reality! I couldn’t be more happy with the project, our kitchen looks like it could be the envy of Pinterest. I expressed my wishes of having a light, airy feel with natural but polished finishes, and they truly delivered – the kitchen in my home is to die for. They also helped me turn my claustrophobic galley kitchen into a beautiful open-space plan that makes me actually want to cook and entertain in the kitchen. I couldn’t recommend Maison K&B more, if you’re looking for easy collaboration and top-notch design, you have to reach out to them!

I’ve worked with Maison Kitchen and Bath on a few renovation projects and am still floored by their dedication to design and construction. Never have I experienced a hiccup or missed communication with them, and home projects tend to create those sorts of problems! They are professional, approachable, and innovative in a way that anyone with any level of home renovating experience will feel like they are in good hands.

Their advice and service through all stages of any project large or small is extremely rare in this business. If you get the chance to work with them, don’t think twice about it!

I had the pleasure of working with Maison Kitchen and Bath on renovating my childhood home that hadn’t been touched up since it was built in the 50’s. I’m quite environmentally minded, so I knew the appliances and electrical elements needed an update. I also knew it needed a bit of a refresh aesthetically, but I wasn’t sure where to start. I had a consultation with them about my hazy ideas and they were able to understand my tastes and needs after just one chat! The whole renovation process was so streamlined and thorough that my fears of things going awry totally vanished after the first few weeks. Working with Maison Kitchen and Bath has got to be my greatest investment, I highly recommend their services.

I’ve always dreamed of having a clean, modernist home, and I’m happy to say that Haus Design + Build led the way to making that dream a reality! I couldn’t be more happy with the project, my house looks like it could be featured on Architecture Digest. I expressed my wishes of having high ceilings and large windows, and they truly delivered – the natural light in my new home is to die for. They also helped me turn my claustrophobic galley kitchen into a beautiful open-space plan that makes me actually want to cook and entertain in the kitchen. I couldn’t recommend Haus DB more, if you’re looking for easy collaboration and top-notch design, you have to reach out to them!

I’ve worked with Haus Design and Build on a few renovation projects and am still floored by their dedication to design and construction. Never have I experienced a hiccup or missed communication with them, and home projects tend to create those sorts of problems! They are professional, approachable, and innovative in a way that anyone with any level of home renovating experience will feel like they are in good hands.

Their advice and service through all stages of any project large or small is extremely rare in this business. If you get the chance to work with them, don’t think twice about it!

I had the pleasure of working with Haus Design + Build on renovating my childhood home that hadn’t been touched up since it was built in the 50’s. I’m quite environmentally minded, so I knew the appliances and electrical elements needed an update. I also knew it needed a bit of a refresh aesthetically, but I wasn’t sure where to start. I had a consultation with them about my hazy ideas and they were able to understand my tastes and needs after just one chat! The whole construction process was so streamlined and thorough that my fears of things going awry totally vanished after the first few weeks. Working with Haus DB has got to be my greatest investment, I highly recommend their services.