A FINE FIT
Luxia at Yorkson brings modern, West Coast-inspired vibe to Langley neighbourhood
Residents of Langley’s Luxia at Yorkson will have everything at their fingertips.
As Langley’s Willoughby Town Centre continues to grow, Luxia at Yorkson, a new townhouse development in the area, will relate to those surroundings and contribute to the identity of the emerging neighbourhood, says project architect Maciej Dembek of Barnett Dembek Architects.
“The townhouse units along the perimeter are designed to create a pedestrian streetscape and relate to their surroundings. We want to be part of the new town centre and help create the identity of the area,” Dembek.
The 138 three-bedroom townhouse development will be built on a 5.44-acre site at 7947 – 209 Street. Situated at the top of a gradual crest, Luxia at Yorkson will allow residents to enjoy views of the North Shore mountains, Dembek adds.
The architectural style of the development is modern with West Coast-inspired building materials including wood features and soffits, plus red, blue and sage-green cementitious panels.
“The panels give a colour punch against the more neutral walls,” he adds.
Inside, Natalia Kwasnicki, interior designer at Portico Design Group, has created a warm, sophisticated look.
“The design is contemporary with smooth finishes and bold woods, but also maintains traditional influences like the tiling in the kitchen and main bathroom, keeping in tune with the location. It’s welcoming and inviting, but also very polished and clean,” she says.
Homebuyers can choose from two colour palettes, Elm and Urban. At the sales centre at 180 — 20780 Willoughby Town Centre Drive, the lighter finishes of the Urban scheme can be seen in the two spaces — a kitchen and ensuite bathroom — built to showcase the interiors.
On the back wall of the kitchen, the stainless-steel slide-in 30inch five-burner convection gas range and the refrigerator with french doors are by KitchenAid. The two-tone kitchen cabinetry has flat-panel wood-laminate lower cabinets and white matte uppers, while the elongated hexagon-shaped ceramic tile backsplash and the white quartz countertops enhance the roomy ambience of the space.
The backsplash is Kwasnicki’s favourite design element in the interiors.
“The tile work is a lovely contemporary twist on a traditional style of backsplash, different what you typically see, both in shape and orientation, which makes it feel modern and fresh,” she says.
At the sales centre, the kitchen island’s 36-inch wide quartz countertop includes an 11-inch overhang, providing plenty of space to comfortably accommodate four kitchen stools. The island also hosts an undermount stainless steel double sink with a pulldown Grohe faucet and the dishwasher and microwave in addition to storage space. The size of the islands in the development will vary according to floor plans, but most are between six and seven feet long.
Laminate floors (Nordic Oak Forged Iron or Nordic Oak Solitaire) throughout the kitchen, dining and living areas visually connect the spaces that will also benefit from great natural light through windows and sliding glass doors to the outside patio.
Neutral-coloured carpeting is soft underfoot on the upper floor and in the bedrooms.
In the ensuite bathroom at the presentation centre, a floating vanity with double sinks in a white quartz countertop and the frameless shower enclosure give the space an airy quality.