Ouellet & Associates’ Pre-Approved Detached ADU Designs for Collingwood

Ouellet & Associates Design Inc. is a full-service Architectural Design firm whose products include residential and commercial building design as well as residential and commercial HVAC design. Two of their custom detached ADU designs were pre-approved by The Town of Collingwood to offer a faster, easier, and more predictable design and permitting process.

The Bachelor/Bachelorette | 450 Square Feet | 1 Bed

At 450 square feet of interior space, the Bachelor / Bachelorette is an efficient footprint that places the bedroom at the rear of the home, offering a buffer between the bedroom and existing dwellings. Slab on grade provides an accessible, barrier-free entrance, and alternate window locations (where site conditions allow) give options for added privacy, while optional exterior finishes can help personalize the design.

Design Considerations

  1. Privacy: The floor plan layout places bedrooms at the rear of the building, and living area at the front, offering a buffer between bedrooms and existing dwellings. Alternate window locations provide added privacy (where site conditions allow)
  2. Context: Optional exterior finishes allow owners the opportunity to personalize the design, while making it easier to match existing dwellings or Local Heritage Styles at the same time.
  3. Green Building and Design: This unit is equipped with an Electric Air Sourced Heat Pump and backup Electric Baseboard heaters, eliminating the need for a natural gas or propane furnace. Insulation values comply with Package C4 of O.B.C. SB-12 Table 3.1.1.2.C promoting a more environmentally efficient design.
  4. Accessibility: Slab on grade provides an opportunity for a barrier-free entrance. Extra wide hallway and oversized bathroom, as well as extra room around bedroom/bathroom doors, affords owners the option of wider doors and wheelchair accessibility.

Comfy Quarters | 805 Square Feet | 2 Bed

At 805 square feet of interior space, the Comfy Quarters is a family-friendly, two-bedroom home with enough room for a family of four. The bedrooms are placed at the rear of the building, offering a buffer between them and existing dwellings. A slab on grade provides an accessible, barrier-free entrance, and alternate window locations (where site conditions allow) give options for added privacy, while optional exterior finishes can help personalize the design.

Design Considerations

  1. Privacy: The floor plan layout places bedrooms at the rear of the building, and living area at the front, offering a buffer between bedrooms and existing dwellings. Alternate window locations provide added privacy (where site conditions allow)
  2. Context: Optional exterior finishes allow owners the opportunity to personalize the design, while making it easier to match existing dwellings or Local Heritage Styles at the same time.
  3. Green Building and Design: This unit is equipped with an Electric Air Sourced Heat Pump and backup Electric Baseboard heaters, eliminating the need for a natural gas or propane furnace. Insulation values comply with Package C4 of O.B.C. SB-12 Table 3.1.1.2.C promoting a more environmentally efficient design.
  4. Accessibility: Slab on grade provides an opportunity for a barrier-free entrance. Extra wide hallway and oversized bathroom, as well as extra room around bedroom/bathroom doors, affords owners the option of wider doors and wheelchair accessibility.

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