ABOUT BEYOND MEASURE DESIGN
At Beyond Measure Design Inc. we create home designs for affluent families that share your distinct life story, values and reflect your greater purpose in the world. You are meant to live a life beyond measure.
What We do
Beyond Measure Design Inc. is here to be a partner in this sometimes confusing, time-consuming process.
We start with our Initial Design Consultation process where we completed a full lifestyle assessment and start to ask questions – lots of questions. Let’s get into uncovering those large life goals you have, shall we? How can your home help you achieve these? Well, we can’t give that away just yet.
From here, we start into a custom Design Development just for you. No cookie cutter approach here. One of the main principles is we follow is context. A room inside a home, a home inside a lot, a lot inside a neighbourhood, and a neighbourhood inside the community. We take it all in, the whole picture.
Rest assured the fun doesn’t stop there. After the design is complete & approved we start bringing it full circle with creating the Construction Drawings. Collaboration is key at this stage. All your research into solar panels and ROI on double wall construction will now come in handy. This is where the full details come together, my friend.
Once Final Construction Drawings are issued you are set and ready to roll. At this point in the project, my hope is you can not only see excactly where you but you can clearly see where you want to be.
Our Recent Projects
BIOGRAPHY
Photo Credit Joi Photography
Welcome!
I’m Krista Martens, Principal Designer & Founder of Beyond Measure Design Inc. I grew up in small town Saskatchewan where I was drawn to art, music & construction from an early age. I followed my passion for design to Saskatchewan Polytechnic(previously SIAST Palliser Campus in Moose Jaw)where I enrolled in the Architectural & Building Technology program. In 1999 I graduated & headed out into the home building industry where I have been working ever since.
In 2008 I took a leap of faith & started Beyond Measure Design Inc. My vision was to create a firm that had a different perspective on residential design. A firm that would take the time needed to listen to a client’s dreams for their home & then through collaboration, help them create that space that uniquely reflected them and how they wanted to be in this world. I love form & function and strive to make each design a home, not just a house.
When I’m not in front of my computer designing homes you’ll find me spending my time with my 9-year-old daughter Haylee(ok, she acts like she’s going on 16!) & husband of 19 years (yes, we were High School sweethearts)Ryan. We are a family that lives a minimalistic life. We enjoy cooking together, we play a mean game of Settlers of Catan or Risk & of course, enjoy the many festivals and events our city has to offer.
Photo Credit Lillian Lane
I huge “Thank you!” to all the amazing clients who have entrusted me to create their dream home over the years. This summer marks the 11th year for Beyond Measure Design Inc. & I can’t wait to see what the future has in store!
Latest from the Blog
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Posted on November 13, 2019 by
With the popularity of tiny homes and a greater focus on minimalism and the accompanying lifestyle, estate homes seem to be getting the cold shoulder. Why is that? In my opinion, society has started to equate a specific number of square feet as an acceptable “normal” size for a home with total disregard for the […]
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Posted on March 3, 2019 by
I started designing homes in 1999. A fresh graduate from Saskpolytech with a head bursting with information, a drive to work hard and a heart that wanted nothing more than to help others. It was a rocky road to start to say the least. I jumped into the chaos of navigating a male-dominated construction field […]
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Published articles and the lessons I learned
Posted on January 13, 2019 by
A close friend has been suggesting (or rather insisting) that I put up the links to the writing I completing for Saskatoon Home in 2018. You see, I can be very humble at times and don’t like to draw attention to myself. She quickly, and lovingly reminded me that I should celebrate this accomplishment so I […]
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Posted on August 26, 2018 by
As you can see, I’ve been a little lax in the blog department. I could tell you the myriad of excuses – trust me, there were many. It has taken me time to discover the real reason why…ready? I’ve been scared. Scared to share my perspective, my thoughts, and my voice. Hesitant to really embody […]
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Posted on November 27, 2017 by
I started this post by initially thinking about just sharing the Home Design Blogs I love but then I started thinking…there is a greater definition to “design” that warrants some exploration. When I use the word “design” it can be used in two very different definitions. The most common is certainly the first…a plan or a drawings […]
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Posted on October 23, 2017 by
I’m sure we are all feeling the same way. Schools back in session. Activities have commenced. Schedule has gone haywire. Your “to do” list replenishes itself daily. As women who are running businesses while also keeping a household running we live in constant search of the illusive holy grail…work/life balance. We slip into comparison with other […]
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Posted on August 21, 2017 by
It’s now been a couple of month since I stepped up(with a few nerves and jitters) & held my first design workshop, Inhabit. Inhabit was the culmination of wanting to share the story about the journey our family undertook while designing our home in Saskatoon but the deeper desire was to start a conversation about how […]
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Posted on July 18, 2017 by
Starting a business or being an entrepreneur is NOT the simple life. When I started Beyond Measure 9 years ago I went into this adventure as a person who was incredibly skilled at the job of being an Architectural Technologist, not someone who thought she’d be in business for herself necessarily. That being said, a […]
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Posted on January 11, 2017 by
This year marks BMD’s 9 year birthday as well as my 18th year working in residential design. For me, it’s a significant milestone that has cause me to pause and reflect. When I created BMD there was a confluence of situations that made me take stock of where I was in life. In the end […]
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Posted on November 21, 2016 by
As I am writing this I am feeling a bit of an emotional hangover. Last Tuesday night I was asked to step out of my comfort zone & be the master of ceremonies for Luminosity-an event celebrating women’s leadership created by none other than Jami Young. My first fleeting thought when Jami called me the […]
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