Jane Arthur and her husband David began a unique construction project in 2014. Now, a decade later, their home in Regina’s Cathedral neighbourhood has won a title in the Urban House and Villa category at the World Architecture Festival.
“Sort of on a whim, contacted them and said we’d be interested in building a house, partly because David is a craftsman himself. And we thought, well, this would be an interesting craft project if you can call building a house a craft, and that’s how we proceeded. We contacted them and it kind of snowballed from there,” Jane explained.
The top floor of the home was build in Winnipeg before being deconstructed and transported to its permanent sport in Regina (courtesy of David Arthur)The house was designed by the 5468796 Architecture firm located in Winnipeg. Colin Neufeld, principal architect of 5468796 Architecture expressed why this title is particularly meaningful.
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