Author Archives: Hajo Meijer

About Hajo Meijer

Hajo Meijer is the sole proprietor of Ecocentric Design, committed to deeply sustainable architecture. Hajo is a graduate from the faculty of Architecture at the TU Delft in the Netherlands and a certified Passive House Designer. Hajo lives with his family on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

Whole Earth Summit

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Hajo Meijer

Head on over to Whole Earth Summit to listen to some inspiring visionaries! Replays are available at http://wholeearthsummit.org/replay/

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Passive House in 90 sec.

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Hajo Meijer

Learn about Passive House in 90 seconds with this neat video by the people at http://pinwheelbuilds.com/

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Kaslo Water Street Plan Approved

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Hajo Meijer

At last weeks’ council meeting (Dec 10, 2013), the above redevelopment plan of Water Street has been approved. Curb and paving is set to happen in 2014, walkway and landscaping the next year. Council had asked me to modify option … Continue reading →

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Smart Stairs

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Hajo Meijer

Recently I had the pleasure to return to a set of stairs I designed about 7 years ago, when I just started out with my own design studio. Then the Cathro family, expecting their first child, wanted to create a … Continue reading →

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Why you want to pay premium for design.

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Hajo Meijer

A recent conversation with a fellow dog owner the beach, on one of my morning walks with our puppy Shagga, prompted me to re-post the following ‘Designer’s Open Letter to His Future Clients‘, written by my friend and fellow Kaslovian, Blair … Continue reading →

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the Ridge: al.most.finished!

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Hajo Meijer

It has been a couple of weeks since I visited the site and took these pictures… The Ridge is almost finished! Last week I heard the parging was being applied to the foundation. Would be nice to see that blue skin … Continue reading →

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Passive House is Sexy!

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Hajo Meijer

Passive House is sexy! This cheeky video by Plate-forme Maison Passive in Belgium proves it:

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The Ridge: week 32

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Hajo Meijer

It’s been already a month now since I’m back from vacation (a 2 week visit to the Netherlands, and a short tour of Europe, of which I am hoping to show some pictures here in the near future) and it’s … Continue reading →

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Post & Beam Barn = Climbing Wall 2

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Hajo Meijer

Rob Wilkes has added some more braces to the barn… and then a climbing wall! Great idea to add some fun to this working building! Again, my thanks to Sarah Evans for taking and sharing these pictures!

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Post & Beam Barn II

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Hajo Meijer

Nine foot knee braces, eight inch diameter. Tight joinery.

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