Every year I cover the annual Housing Design Awards organized by the Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association. The awards recognize the best in Ottawa new homes, renovations, interior design and more.
In a year that could have seen reduced interest thanks to the upheaval and distraction of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ottawa designers, builders and renovators found a way to carry on, finishing enough projects to enter 250 of them in the 2021 awards.
Take a look at the winners, what the judges had to say and the themes that emerged.