L'Espérance and Putman wanted to get a sense of Zhao's personality and lifestyle before making major design decisions.
Nicholas WorleyL'Espérance and Putman had relocated to Canada when Zhao got in touch, but taking on a renovation from afar wasn't an issue.
It was the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, so they were doing most of their work from home, L'Espérance told BI.
But before taking Zhao's project on, the architects had her fill out their standard client questionnaire to learn about herself and her lifestyle.
"We got a sense of what she liked doing, where she works, and what are important things to her," she said.
Persons:
Putman, Helen Zhao, Nicholas Worley L'Espérance, Zhao, L'Espérance
Organizations:
Sustainability
Locations:
Canada