Westport Harbour, Summer 2022 Another Earth Day is coming and Land Ark Homes is working to build a better future. Anxiety about the planet is real. Most companies, politicians and educational institutions talk about stewardship but do very little. Rather than being immobilized by fear and being overwhelmed – there are actions you can take… Continue reading Earth Day Anxiety
An inviting screened-in porch on a Charleston Bungalow Cottage-life designs are chosen to compliment interaction rather than simply making an impression. What does the word “cottage” mean to you? For many it’s about memories of gatherings the feeling of simplicity. Cottages mean connectedness with nature and people, and the joy of being free of the demands of… Continue reading Your Cottage And Home In One
Net Zero Ready or Obsolete? Which do you want? Watercolour Westport is Canada’s first community to be entirely built to Net Zero Ready standards, with no fossil fuels piped into the neighbourhood at all. Net Zero Ready (NZR) Homes are so energy efficient on their own, they are “ready” to be netting zero emissions if you were… Continue reading You Didn’t Know a Home Could Feel This Good
Before we relied so heavily on a car in our day to day lives, life was very different. Some of these things from days long ago, researchers are saying we would do well not to forget. People walked a whole lot more.Neighbourhoods and towns used to be designed to be walkable out of necessity. Is it any… Continue reading Designed To Live Healthier: 2 Things You Didn’t Know Affected Your Well Being
What if there really was a better place to call home? Thousands of people, young and old, enjoy the charm and hospitality of Westport Ontario every summer. For generations people have been coming to experience a little bit of paradise. Tree lined streets, village amenities and beautiful Foley Mountain trails are just some of the… Continue reading A Better Place To Call Home
Finding a home is a complicated thing. The stakes are high with tremendous impact on your lifestyle and well being. So, when you find a home builder with a reputation for excellence who is building homes to last more than a lifetime – you should take a closer look and see if there’s a new… Continue reading House Hunting
“Home and cottage – two words most suggestive of comfort in the English language.” William H. Ranslett writing in The Architect, 1851 A cottage has an architectural definition from its historical origins. In Ontario, cottages were designed by early settlers in the style and influence of their places of origin. Irish, English and Scottish settlers made… Continue reading Thinking About Opening The Cottage?
Recently one of our team members bought a bag of coffee that had a BIG statement on it. Better Coffee ~ Better Life Wow! That’s a big thing to say about coffee. Coffee can taste better, smell better and be more sustainably farmed, but can it make your life better? We aren’t so sure. But, it made… Continue reading Can coffee make your life better?
Coming out of the complex housing market we have been in over the past 2 years, stories are still emerging. We recently heard the story of someone who was looking to move out of the city, and downsize to a nice bungalow in the country but couldn’t find one. It was a reminder to us of… Continue reading A Downsizer’s Dream
What’s your obstacle? Everyone has one and each of us have different obstacles in various parts of our lives. Moving to a better place for yourself and your family has its obstacles too. But finding a great place to live doesn’t have to be hard. We have been working on building a one of a… Continue reading Winter Activities Guide and Overcoming Obstacles
Think long term about your home. It’s not just the up front purchase price; what about the longevity of your home, or upcoming building code changes? What if you bought a new home that will be obsolete in the next 10 years? Some of you are probably wondering: is now a good time to sell my house?… Continue reading It’s a Great Time to Move to Watercolour ✨
Why Westport? Many people would move in a heartbeat if they could, to live in Cottage Country year round (if it also didn’t mean giving up amenities). We are excited to make that a reality for more people. New homes in Watercolour have fast internet to the door, and all of your basic amenities are… Continue reading Why Westport?