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January 2019
ing as more local clients embrace the form and
commit the funds to doing it right.
“Modern houses can look cheap and run-
down in a few years if people don’t allocate
the right funds,” he explains. “But they use
low-maintenance materials, so they may cost
more initially, but in the long run I believe they
cost less.”
Lorne hopes to do more modern projects
moving forward, and continue implement-
ing contemporary appeal on every design he
can. For example, last year he struck a good
balance on a newly-built English-style manor
house – which was anointed Robb Report
Home & Style’s Ultimate Home 2016, and was
praised for feeling “simultaneously grounded
in old world tradition and steeped in modern
interpretations of glamour and comfort.”
That award-winning home was 14,000
square feet, and Lorne is very proud of the re-
sult and the press it generated – but he’s still
not looking to do manors every time out. In-
stead, he simply wants to work with passion-
ate clients who have the means to execute
their visions.
“For us, the size of the project doesn’t really
matter,” he says. “It’s the client that matters.
Great clients create great projects. Clients that