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BEST INTERIOR DESIGN PRIVATE RESIDENCE CANADA 65 Westwood Lane Estate Residence by Flora Di Menna Designs Inc.
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SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT in 1987, Toronto-based Flora Di Menna Designs (FDM) has garnered numerous awards for excellence.
Westwood Luxury Estate Residence involved a team working together in creating a meditative calm throughout the property. Although the clients wanted to maintain the sense of grandeur and openness with this home of over 12,500 square feet, they also wanted to create intimacy and human scale. FDM's brief was to make each space function individually and within the floor plan to ensure a smooth transition between formal and informal areas.
Built in 2004, Eagles Nest Golf Club wasn't living up to the high standards set by the exceptional Doug Carrick designed golf course. Contracted to create the hospitality space for top golf events, charity balls, weddings and banquets, FDM selected only the highest quality materials that would stand up to the rigours of a thriving golf club. For example, solid quartersawn, hand-scraped oak floors, leathered finish on granites, chrome light fixtures, cowhide upholstery and natural wood and stone.
General Electric Global Headqua1ters; Grid IQ Innovation Centre is a state-of-the-art, 200,000 square feet facility in Ontario. One of its most innovative areas is the Innovation Customers Experience Centre. FDM was contracted to provide a complete interior design package to bring the new facility to life plus all four floors of office, common and amenity spaces. The company conducted extensive research to fully appreciate the products on offer before designing the appropriate backdrops for the experience.
