forecast is rain with a chance of...

SNOW ?

Perhaps wishful thinking as we ready to welcome the world to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics! Snow would be helpful, if only to uphold the world's perception that Canadians live in igloos.

Of late, we've had mysterious calls asking where the snow came from for Penner & Associates' modernist gingerbread house, and whether we'd be willing to sell it!

On that note, typical construction delays (AKA real work) prevented us from finishing the house in December. Now complete, Penner & Associates' design uses alimentary principles of sustainable design, featuring comestible construction, a south-facing glazed wall for passive solar heating, a north wall recessed into the slope of the hill, raised floors with radiant heating, rammed earth retaining walls, and, as the icing on the cake, a green roof.

Find photos and a tell-all client/project profile by Robin McIntosh on Facebook.

We're also excited about the sparkly addition to the neighbourhood, more specifically our block. The "W' atop the Woodward's development was illuminated and set in motion the evening of January 15!

All the best in 2010. Go for Gold!

"F" word sale on now
Save 20% on FURNITURE,
area rugs and lighting
made to your specifications
Come in-store and play at design using our made to order program launched last September. The p+a Eames and wool felt toss cushions and p+a alpaca throws pictured above are just a sampling of what has grown into an extensive made to order program. Beyond what you see in-store and online, there is a vast array of colors, patterns, sizes and other options to choose from.
a new addition to the centro line
In response to the countless number of people that have come into the store and requested the elegantly designed centro daybed in queen and king sizes, here it is, the p+a centro storage bed!