One of the things that concerned me in the design of this house was the idea of accessibility. All parts of the house had to be accessible by someone in a wheelchair.

What I learnt from this project, therefore, was a better understanding of one of the pre-modern architectural styles. While the Godin building on the corner of my present proposed site is actually of the Art-Nouveau, it is owned by the Greek community, and the Notman house across the street bears a number of Greek Revival elements: The subtle application of certain elements of the Greek Revival here might not be inappropriate. Also, accessibility issues are not amiss in the design of a downtown office building.

Another thing that this project taught me was that building styles may be used and applied to suggest various ideas, through association. The United States used the Greek Revival to associate its government with the democracies of the Greek city states, while the British used the same Greek Revival style for its associations with idyllic Arcadia. The Classical and the Gothic were often compared for their very divergent associations.