Design firm focuses on creativity

For Creemore resident Steve Sopinka, the relationships between interior and exterior, between building and landscape and between people and their environment are endlessly fascinating. With his new company, fieldesign, he’s aiming to be contemplating these things for a long time into the future.

“I’m interested in the different ways that a building can work, both as an entity itself and on the land,” says Sopinka, who holds a Professional degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Guelph and a Master’s of Architecture from the University of Toronto and has been applying his unique combination of skills at architecture firms in Toronto, New Zealand, Iceland and North Bay since graduating.

Sopinka and his young family moved to Creemore two years ago, and he’s been gearing up to launch his own design firm since arriving here.

Now that he’s up and running, he’s offering a full suite of design services, from renovations and additions, to house/cottage/outbuilding plans, to exterior space and landscape planning and even furniture design.

“If people are looking for something creative, and perhaps something more meaningful, I’d love to work with them,” said Sopinka.

A browse of Sopinka’s website, at fieldesign.ca, confirms the creative aspect of his work. There’s a modern take on a Lake Nipissing ice hut, a stunning Victorian kitchen reno that mixes the vintage and the modern, and an interesting idea for a prefab studio that can be built just about anywhere. All reflect a thoughful approach to efficiency and functionality.

For more information, visit www.fieldesign.ca or call Sopinka at 705-520-0066.