79 Raymar Place

Ramsin Khachi, an established “Designer / Builder” & popular media design expert (www.khachi.com), has created a masterpiece on a tranquil lakeside street in South East Oakville.  Please read on for a description of this unique home in Ramsin’s own words.  And be sure to accompany Ramsin on a tour of this extraordinary home and its innovative features by clicking on the video icon.

"I set out to create a perfect house. The first time I saw 79 Raymar Place, I knew I had found the home where I could achieve that.  With immediate and utter clarity, I knew what I was going to do with it.

This would be the ultimate home for a professional couple, maybe with a couple of kids.  Or for empty nesters.  It would be for people who are not old; for those who are not willing to get old, regardless of age.  For people who feel life is too short - or too busy - to spend time raking lawns, fixing things that should work, and dealing with all the day-to-day nuisances that could be eradicated with a little extra thought.

I love the layout of this home.  It’s a split level, with so many great spaces.  The spaces were once separate and segregated, but I’ve created continuity, blending all the spaces.  Now it’s a home where you can entertain the masses openly, or enjoy quiet solitude.  It has become a house where people can really live and entertain and not worry about a delicate, pristine environment.  Despite its beauty, it’s a sensible house that people can function in.

This is not a huge house.  I don’t believe in massive spaces, I believe in well designed spaces. This house is so well designed it feels like a 6,000 square foot home.

I wanted to create simplicity.  I thought constantly about how people function, so it’s full of features that just make life easier.  Motion sensors trigger circulation of the hot water as soon as you enter a bathroom, so your shower is instantly hot. Biometric locks open with the touch of your fingertip so there’s no fumbling for keys. In the kitchen, the garbage pull-out opens with a hands-free, knee-kick mechanism.  Upstairs, nightlights come on automatically as night falls.  There are too many of these features to mention, incorporated throughout the entire home.

This house is all about enjoying your family and enjoying your life.  The state-of –the-art theatre is cozy and inviting, not cold and commercial.  Every member of the family has been considered in the design.  Everything a man, woman or child could want in a home has been carefully thought out and incorporated.

I wanted people to be able to enjoy all the fruits of their labour here.  If his fruit of choice is a Harley Davidson, there’s a beautifully finished garage where he can appreciate it every day.   The wine cellar is second to none.  The backyard is purely for enjoyment, with a reflecting pool and built-in barbecue and bar.  Heated floors from the back door to the barbecue mean you can continue to enjoy outdoor grilling throughout the year.

This is a practical house of today, addressing energy efficiency and providing leading edge technology.  There’s a roughed-in charging station for an electric car.  Every TV runs off the home server.  From home or when away, use your iPad to control your multi-media and the security system.

Life is too short for stuff not to work right, so I kept refusing to cut back.  I consistently chose to go with high quality products that will function flawlessly and do what you need them to do.  

This house is about the longevity of its design, the balance between contemporary and classic styling, and the materials used.  There are a lot of things you will not see anywhere else.  The Benjamin Moore paint colour in the dining room isn’t even available yet.  Nobody else has the quartz in the kitchen, which I worked with Cambria to develop. Custom mouldings for the living room and dining room ceilings were inspired by the glass in the bathroom. Everything blends properly, right down to the placement of the receptacles so they don’t interfere with mouldings.  Every single thing has been thought out.

The unique character of the exterior was inspired by the street.  Raymar Place has a history, the old Eaton estate was located here.  I didn’t want a stucco box, I wanted something to reflect the neighbourhood, to blend in beautifully with its surroundings.  The reclaimed brick I used was hard to find, but it’s perfect... classic and timeless.  And it will wear well.  The landscaping is virtually maintenance-free, with perennial gardens that require little attention.  The only grass to cut is on the boulevard, and the irrigation system takes care of the rest. 

I’ve created a home that is truly unique.  It has everything.  Style.  Harmony.  Quality.  Ingenuity.  Nurturing features to make life easier.  I know someone will love it as much as I do."

 --Ramsin Khachi