Upside Development

Each time we awake in the morning or approach our home from afar we continue to be impressed by the beauty of its architecture, design, and high quality materials.

It seems as though every decision made regarding the creation of our home was made with William Morris’ thought in mind - “Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.” The main spaces and nooks alike simply make sound functional and stylistic sense.

The rooms flow seamlessly into one another and are united by the abundance of natural light entering in through the well-thought out windows, each introducing a different quality of light depending on location. The highlight of our day continues to be sunset when an array of colours projects moving art pieces onto our walls.

In addition to being so very satisfied with our physical home, we are grateful for the high-quality service and unparalleled attention we’ve received from the Upside team.

We approached Upside for their Home Consultation Services as we were interested in the renovation planning process. A very big undertaking since our house was an old two storey with some charm but definitely needed an upgrade. Rambod came to our home, did a walk through, and got back to us with a few options at varying budgets. He is also an expert at Resale consideration and informed us what changes would make the house livable versus what makes the house sellable. Initially we were interested in minimal renovations but after careful consideration and the possibility of leaving the country in a few years we decided to go on with Option 2. Which was to include more Resale ready features to increase value of sale. Rambod guided us on the things that he would change vs. wouldn't change to keep a reasonable budget keeping RESALE in mind. When speaking to our agents they also confirmed that the changes to the house would bring us the highest dollar for the new house. The best part of this entire experience with Upside was they completed this project with a very tight timeline, under budget, with amazing materials and workmanship, while we were away on vacation for 4 weeks. We sneaked in a few planning meetings prior to departing and left the rest in Rambod's hands. His team delivered an exceptional home for us to live in. We are enjoying our beautiful new space EVERY single day.

The new build process with Upside Development has been an absolute pleasure. The home's design came out creatively, beautifully and was overseen seamlessly by the team. The build process was excellent, and the team communicated with us every step of the way to let us know exactly where the project was. I would highly recommend Upside for the integrated design/build approach, the quality of worksmanship and the overall experience!

The actual building experience with Upside Development exceeded our expectations. From the demo to move in we were always consulted with each stage of our home's transformation. Upside alway listened to our concerns and had terrific solutions to any issues that came up. The trades they hired were also fantastic with David leading the way with his professionalism and ability to get the best out of them. If we ever move (never!) and need another renovation Upside would be our only call.

We decided to approach UD after seeing some of their previous jobs, their design and finishes were aligned to what we were looking for: modern and clean with exquisite taste; after a couple of meetings with Rambod we decided to go with them and we did not regret it at all. We hired them to manage the whole process from design, permits and construction, from the beginning it was clear that they had a strong team of professionals and trades. Anne-Marie put a great architectural design, an outcome from her great listening skills and detailed oriented ability. We also decided to get Vanessa's consultation services for the interior materials and design, I highly recommend her, she is being so helpful, she does not only have a great taste and think out of the box but also show a lot of commitment and empathy during the process, and lastly the construction team and trades, can't ask for better team, Scott and Dave are not only very knowledgeable but also easy to work with and friendly, they seem to have great relationship with all the trades which I believe was a crucial piece of this amazing project. We will be always grateful to everyone who was part of our home renovation project and we'll never be shy on recommending UD