# Sleek Contemporary Renovations This Special Home Features an Off-Lane Carport By Vasiliki Marapas | Published 2014-11-25 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/special-home References: [contemporist](http://www.contemporist.com/2014/11/23/430-house-by-darcy-jones-architecture/) & [darcyjones](http://www.darcyjones.com/) D’Arcy Jones Architecture renovated a 1980s 'Special' home in Vancouver, Canada. The architects preserved the home's original structure and foundation, focusing their attention on flipping the interior. Specifically, they moved the kitchen, dining and living rooms downstairs to the main floor, noting that they were the most important rooms of the house and should be to grade. The exterior of the house was wrapped in a new skin in order to freshen and brighten the the look. Strategically placed windows allow light into the home, ensuring that it is a bright, open and cheerful space. To finish off, the architects built a parallel-parking carport to allow more space for the newly landscaped backyard, garden and terrace. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.7/10 - Popularity: 71% | Activity: 61% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Contemporary Home Renovations:** Innovations in preserving original structures or foundations while flipping interiors and updating exterior skins. - **Main Floor Kitchens:** Innovations in the importance of relocating kitchens, dining and living rooms to main floors and rethinking space utilization. - **Bright and Open Living Spaces:** Innovations in strategic window placement and designs to allow more natural light to create bright, open and cheerful living environments. ### Where This Applies - **Architecture and Design:** Disruptive opportunities in preserving original structures, rethinking space utilization and updating building facades according to contemporary trends. - **Real Estate and Property Management:** Innovative opportunities in providing key insights and expertise in flipping interiors, updating living spaces and increasing property values. - **Construction Materials and Supplies:** Disruptive opportunities in providing innovative, eco-friendly products that offer strategic designs to maximize natural lighting, provide durable exterior skins and optimize outdoor living spaces. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Charming Home Renovation Projects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/works-office.md) - [Garden-Connected Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-waverley-house.md) - [Skylight-Centric Home Renovations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/portland-house-renovation.md) - [Mid-Century Style Montreal Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/residence-ave-duchastel.md) - [Compact Residential Additions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/henville-street-house.md) - [Minimalist Townhouse Renos](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/townhouse-vi.md) - [Reimagined Postmodern Residence](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alder-house.md) - [Renovated Oak-Facade Mews Home](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trewhela-williams.md) - [Hillside Mid-Century Renos](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pasadena-hillside-home.md)