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Dharma
of just 12 feet inside, and width of Castro’s project
framing with 14 foot lum- presented problems, so did
Developments ber,” he says wryly, “So we the sheer height he called for
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literally couldn’t turn to help make the narrow
––––––––––––––––––––––– around a piece of lumber in home seem more spacious.
the house.” At 35 feet or just under
And it didn’t get any eas- These kinds of space 11 metres tall, the home
ier when the foundation had constraints forced Dharma’s rises as high as it possibly
been lain and the framing team to plan meticulously can under the Building
began, says Rawlings, and use their extensive ex- Code. “Phil really built to
pointing out that the interior perience to come up with the maximum height,” says
of the home provided even outside-the-box strategies Rawlings. “He had us make
less space for maneuvering. for what is usually the most as much house as possibly
“If you can imagine, we standard part of a build. on that lot and as a result, it
were working with a width But while the limited is the most efficient possible
use of the space.”
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hydro wires across the front finish,” says Castro, “but I of Ottawa for final ap-
couldn’t even use a boom
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up and down – a set of
So, in essence, Castro’s hands are, the more I’ll Stittsville.
modern tower might have save.” On February 24th, the
ended up costing a little Construction on the proj- tight-knit team at 45 Arm-
more in labour than he ect began in October of strong breathed a collective
might have anticipated… 2009 and Dharma com- sigh of relief as Council fi-
but with the deal he got on pleted their portion (the nally passed everything and
the land, he’ll still end up foundation and framing) on set in motion the three-week
ahead of the game, says January 26th. Castro and his waiting period that ends
Rawlings. father Fabio, a Structural March 19th, after which
For now, the young de- Engineer, have taken over many anxious homeowners
signer prefers to remain par- construction and are hoping will finally move closer to
tially oblivious to the cost of to have everything complete living in the stylish, earth-
the project to date, admitting by this summer to enjoy the friendly lofts and condos
that “it’s going to cost what roof top patio in time for that some of them reserved
it’s going to cost.” Canada Day fireworks. more than a year ago.
“What I do know is I’m For Dharma Develop- For more information on
in too deep and too busy try- ments, this custom build Orville Station, or other
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precisely where I’m at and projects they tackled in 2009 on the web at www.dhar-
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estimate where I’m going to as they worked with the City madevelopments.com.
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