Foothills Hospital Home Lottery grand prize, built by Baywest Homes in Harmony, supports surgical care.
The Foothills Hospital Home Lottery recently unveiled its 34th grand prize spring show home in the multi-award-winning lake and golf community of Harmony in Rocky View County, just west of Calgary. Designed by Baywest Homes, this elegant European-styled home, valued at $3.2 million, offers a peaceful respite from the city. Situated on lakefront lot with its own private dock, the two-storey, five-bedroom, walk-out designed home spans almost 5,000 square feet.
“This home really stands apart,” says Victoria Epp, show home project lead for Baywest Homes. “What I love about it is that it is very design-forward with tailored, intentional details, yet it is also very comfortable and approachable.”
With an eye toward the past, but with a sensibility firmly rooted in the present, the home’s black and white exterior expresses old-world European styling with higher-pitched roof lines and wood and stone detailing. Inside, the design pulls elements from the exterior, but takes a more transitional approach. “We wanted to make sure that interior spaces were both modern and comfortable, so we used a variety of colours, textiles and textures to create a really warm and inviting feel,” says Epp.
Throughout the home (starting with the front door), arched doorways bring light-hearted relief to the linearity of the home’s architectural lines. Case-in-point is the feature barrel archway that opens from the foyer into the kitchen and great room space. It’s a showstopping sculptural achievement that spans an entire wall and extends almost four feet wide. Clad in wood to give it depth and texture, it not only defines the space, but also doubles as a work of art.
“It just feels more inviting with all of the soft edges,” says Epp.
In the kitchen, indulgent layers of marble-inspired quartz set the backdrop for the main event: the jewel of the space, a six-burner range by Italian designer, Bertazzoni. A linear hood fan echoes the rectangular shapes of the wooden-clad base of the island.
A statement backsplash, carved from the same stone as the countertops and the island, nods to the organic curves of the arched doorways and windows. An eating nook with a curved, built-in fluted bench is cloaked by floor-to-ceiling windows, allowing for expansive views of the lake, while a butler’s pantry, tucked behind the range wall, makes the kitchen space even more functional and versatile.
A double-vaulted ceiling in the great room introduces plenty of drama, while allowing for banks of floor-to-ceiling windows including feature rake windows, shaped to follow the angled roofline on the second-level to maximize natural light and views of the lake and mountains.
The intimate dining room pulls from historical colour palettes, with walls swathed in a deep chocolate brown, juxtaposed with a Scandinavian-styled round wood table and modernist chairs and a rounded soft-edged hanging chandelier.
The main floor offers two outdoor decks, one extending almost the entire length of the home. The second deck, which is accessed from the dining room, is fully enclosed, allowing for three-season use.
Upstairs, a sophisticated primary suite offering up views of the lake with a luxurious stone-clad ensuite and private owners’ sitting area takes centre stage. An open-to-below bonus room, along with two secondary bedrooms complete the upstairs floorplan.
The lower level features an entertainment room and wet bar with access to a covered outdoor terrace and the lake, a home gym, and two bedrooms, each with its own ensuite and walk-in closet.
But this home is about more than good looks. It’s about making a difference in the lives of Southern Albertans.
“It’s really about the goodness of what it’s doing — the research and the innovation in health for Calgarians. We feel really lucky to be part of it and we count it as a huge blessing,” says Epp, noting that this is the third year that Baywest Homes has had the honour of designing and building the spring lottery home for the Foothills Hospital Home Lottery.
This year’s lottery supports surgical innovation at the Foothills Medical Centre, with funds targeted towards shortening surgical wait times, accelerating recovery through advanced, less invasive procedures, improving patient outcomes with better diagnostics and precision tools, expanding capacity by building smarter, more efficient surgical spaces and attracting and retaining top surgical talent across specialities.
One lucky grand prize winner will walk away with the $3.2 million home, fully decorated, furnished and landscaped, along with $100,000 cash. In addition to the show home grand prize, more than 1,500 prizes will also be awarded from luxury vehicles to vacations.
There is an early bird prize — a luxury, fully furnished three-bedroom plus den, two-bathroom 1,400-sq.-ft. mountainside condo in the Built Green-certified community of Spring Creek in Canmore valued at $1.3 million. It is awarded with $25,000 cash.
“With your support, Calgary Health Foundation is advancing care in surgical innovation at Foothills Medical Centre, to ensure that patients get the best care possible for the best possible outcomes. You can help transform the future of surgery — ensuring faster care, better outcomes and more advances in surgical innovation. Calgary Health Foundation is committed to supporting transformational change in surgery at Foothills Medical Centre,” says Paul Rossmann, president and CEO, Calgary Health Foundation.
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