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The Belhavre universe

A fictional seaside town and a real digital ecosystem, where every building is a site I crafted with care.

Belhavre Bay NOKABASTUDIO

Click a marker to see who’s there and what I’m building for them.

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The Belhavre universe keeps growing. I add new entities to it over time.

14+Entities6 Districts

The story

A town that almost exists

01The town1 / 5

Welcome to Belhavre, a small seaside town of five thousand set on the edge of its bay, somewhere on Canada’s east coast. Here, the day begins at the harbour. The lighthouse keeps watch over the mouth of the bay, and the fishing boats come back to the wharf while the marina’s sailboats wait for the wind.

Then head up to the central square, where the fountain murmurs at the foot of the town hall’s bell tower. From there, the main street runs diagonally past its patios and shop signs, all the way to the firms and clinics of the professional district. To the west, a green haven welcomes life’s great moments, while to the north, warehouses and concrete blocks give the business park its rhythm.

Fourteen addresses await you across these six districts, and each one opens the door to a complete website. Just click a marker to begin the tour.

The demo pages

Websites that work for you

Could your website do more than introduce you? At most Belhavre addresses, a "Demo tools" page answers that question, and the answer may well surprise you. You’ll find ideas you probably never would have thought of for your own business: ways to save time, to reassure your clients before their very first call, to turn a casual visit into an inquiry, or to build loyalty among those who already know you.

Some of these ideas are already in place, built into the site and delivered with it. Others offer a glimpse of what comes next: custom features that my technical partner, OyengaMedia, builds around your data and your workflows. You can try them all freely, with sample data, as if your business already had them.

You’ll come to see a demo site, and you’ll leave with ideas for your own. Your website can start out fully functional, then gain new tools as your business grows, without ever starting from scratch.

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Access

Private access on request

The Belhavre universe is not open to the public. Every site I build there takes weeks of work, thought and fine-tuning, so I reserve access for people who are seriously considering working with me. Just ask, and I’ll open private access for three days to the site that best matches your sector. If your field isn’t represented in town yet, I’ll open the closest site, whose features and quality transfer readily to yours.

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The districts

Explore by district

You can adopt any design shown here as is and fill it with your own content, or use it as the starting point for a fully custom project.

Belhavre unfolds district by district, and every address offers an experience of its own. At the harbour, downtown, in the professional district, along the main street, in the Passages district or in the business park, a business is waiting for you, with a site built as if it truly existed. The cards below give you a first look, and your access code lets you in.

01The harbour

Fishing & seafood sales

Belhavre Fishers’ Cooperative

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Here, people speak the language of the wharf. The cooperative’s site follows the catch from the boat’s hold to the buyer’s table, and turns a plain product listing into a tale of the sea. Behind the seasonal catalogue, a whole community of fish harvesters has its say. One visit is enough to see how a shared craft becomes a selling point.

Ideal for cooperatives, non-profits, trade associations and community-owned businesses. A site like this honours a shared history and a craft, and opens the door to new buyers as well as new members.

Marine tourism

The Harbour Club

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One image is all it takes to feel the offshore breeze. The Harbour Club greets its visitors with morning light on the docks and a North Atlantic elegance you rarely expect from a marina. Slips, rates, restaurant, campground and water activities flow together like a fine day on the water. You leave with a single wish: to reserve your seasonal slip right away.

Ideal for marinas, yacht clubs, campgrounds and resorts. A site like this fills your seasonal slips and simplifies booking, for regulars and visitors alike.

02Downtown

Public sector

Belhavre Town Hall

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Who said a town website had to be austere? Belhavre’s town hall welcomes residents with services sorted by need and an events calendar that makes you want to get out of the house. Its budget transparency dashboard makes the town’s finances easy for anyone to follow, without a word of jargon. Here, the institution finally speaks its residents’ language.

Ideal for municipalities, chambers of commerce, tourism offices and public bodies. A site like this lightens the load at the front counter and brings the institution closer to its residents.

Culture & community

Belhavre Cultural Alliance

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A theatre, a gallery, a library, a café, a daycare and an arts school under one roof? The challenge was enough to intimidate anyone. The Cultural Alliance rises to it with the poise of a major institution and programming that makes you want to see everything. Every space gets its own stage without ever upstaging the others. It ranks among the most spectacular addresses in Belhavre.

Ideal for cultural centres, community centres, museums and umbrella organizations. A site like this gives every service its place and builds audiences across all its programming.

03The professional district

Law & professional services

Doiron & Associates Law Firm

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Trust is won before the handshake. The Doiron & Associates site projects quiet authority from the very first screen, with a crystal-clear structure and a team presented at its best. The law, so often intimidating, becomes approachable for everyone. One question will likely cross your mind as you browse: why doesn’t your own site look like this?

Ideal for lawyers, notaries, accountants and consultants. A site like this builds trust before the initial consultation and attracts the matters that fit your expertise.

Health & rehabilitation

Belhavre Physiotherapy Clinic

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Before the initial assessment, patients already feel cared for. The physiotherapy clinic welcomes visitors with treatments explained in plain language and online booking that takes a moment. The tone reassures, and the urge to book comes naturally. That is what every healthcare website should offer!

Ideal for clinics, dental offices, wellness practitioners and spas. A site like this reassures new patients and streamlines appointment booking.

Web design and communications consulting

Nokaba Studio

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This one needs no code to visit. You’ve been walking through it since you arrived!

This Nokaba Studio site is the first doorway into my craft, open to everyone. That craft then unfolds across every site of the Belhavre universe. So the Nokaba studio is not fictional. It really does exist in New Brunswick, and its founder answers her emails personally.

Fair warning, though! This site and all the others have a well-known side effect: an irresistible urge to redesign your own!

Ideal for businesses, organizations, professionals and creators who dream of a site that reflects who they are, in French and in English.

04The main street

Family dining & events

La Marée Restaurant

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Fair warning: this site whets the appetite! La Marée lays out its dishes in a dining room of light wood and brass where you’ll want to sit down right away, with friends or family. Reservations take no effort, and group bookings get their own inquiry form, from christenings to weddings. It’s hard to leave the page without choosing your table!

Ideal for family restaurants, bistros, banquet halls and caterers. A site like this fills the dining room day after day and turns visits into group and event inquiries.

Retail & community

FanDom Belhavre

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Insert coin! FanDom pulls you into a world of neon, arcade games and pop culture where every click brings a surprise. Mini-games, collection appraisals, a calendar of game nights and a members’ area keep the store buzzing long after closing time. Fans keep coming back, the way you return to your hideout.

Ideal for specialty shops, hobby stores, bookstores and community spaces. A site like this builds a loyal fan community and drives repeat visits to the store.

Tattoo art

LoopInk

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Brace yourself for a real visual jolt! LoopInk plunges visitors into a dark, typographic art-magazine aesthetic, where tattoos hang like works of art and the studio’s video sets the pace. Each artist has a dedicated space, and each service its own signature. LoopInk is one of those sites you don’t forget.

Ideal for tattoo studios, artists, independent makers and personal portfolios. A site like this showcases talent and turns admiration into consultation requests.

05The Passages district

Fine dining

Racines, fine dining

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Some tables are savoured with the eyes first. At Racines, every dish appears like a collector’s piece, photographed with the finesse fine dining demands. From the first glimpse of a plate to the reservation, every step promises an exceptional experience, the kind you choose to celebrate life’s great moments. This site sells an evening before it has even begun.

Ideal for fine dining restaurants, luxury hotels, wineries and experience-led businesses. A site like this lets guests picture the evening before they book and conveys the prestige of the house.

Photography

Hors-Champ

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Step into Hors-Champ the way you would walk into a gallery on opening night. In the entrance hall, the lights dim and images start running along a strip of film. Room after room, you discover an artist and what she could make of your own story, from engagements to brand imagery. The site stages her talent with such artistry that the urge to book a session comes well before the last room. Couples and brands alike come away convinced: she’s the one.

Ideal for photographers, videographers, visual artists and galleries. A site like this shows the work the way a gallery would and draws clients looking for an artist’s eye.

06The business park

Bereavement care

Belhavre Funeral Cooperative

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The most delicate register of all called for writing of great restraint. Belhavre’s funeral cooperative supports families with dignified obituaries and a grief resources section, rich with dozens of articles and answers to the questions no one dares to ask. The design is entirely in service of the emotion. Families feel that care from the very first page.

Ideal for funeral homes, seniors’ residences, nursing homes and support services. A site like this stands by families through hard times and earns their trust with its respectful tone.

Materials & construction

Monolithe, concrete blocks

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Concrete has never looked this good! On Monolithe’s site, the blocks rotate in 3D before your eyes, then stack one by one into the wall you drew, right through to the truck being loaded for delivery. The most technical product line becomes child’s play, whether you’re a contractor or a homeowner. No industry is too dry to surprise, and Monolithe proves it.

Ideal for construction companies, manufacturers, distributors and equipment rental firms. A site like this makes a technical product line clear to everyone and turns every visit into a qualified quote request.

What’s next

What if you were the next name on the map?

Belhavre goes beyond a portfolio: it is a living demonstration. I wanted more than a generic showcase page. I wanted to prove, in practice, what it means to deliver a site thought through to its smallest detail, for a real business in our region. New names will join the map regularly, and new businesses will keep enriching the Belhavre universe. The next name could be your organization, your firm, your shop or your business.