The embodiment of beachfront living, this home was designed by Jenny Martin Design to encourage relaxation in a seasonal home with a seamless indoor–outdoor lifestyle in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. By prioritizing a palette of rich bronze, textured woods, and finishes with an industrial quality, the designers created a home that was both inviting and […]
Synthesis Design, in collaboration with Western Craft Contracting, has designed this spectacular modern house located on the Sunshine Coast in British Columbia, Canada. This custom home sits on a small, steep, triangular, tree-covered, and rocky site—designing for the terrain was the easy part. The real challenge was site access. Two previous designers attempted to use […]
Perched on a rocky knoll overlooking the vast expanse of Jervis Inlet, this off-grid retreat was reimagined by W O V E N Architecture and Design for its inhabitants, who were seeking a quiet escape from the intensity of urban life and a demanding career. The 967-square-foot cabin is nestled in Egmont, a small waterfront […]
This coastal house, by Jenny Martin Design, captures an updated take on traditional living and is located in the historic Oak Bay community on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Playing with scale, symmetry, and contemporary silhouettes, we created a home that boldly redefines a daring take on […]
The Peninsula House is a modernist house by James KM Cheng—the visionary architect behind Vancouver, British Columbia’s iconic downtown peninsula. At the forested tip of North Vancouver, Cheng explored early ideas of light, volume, and flow that would later define his skyline-shaping towers. Named for its siting between two creeks, the home dissolves into the […]
Olson Kundig Architects designed this beach house sanctuary in Tofino, a town on the west coast of Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Surrounded by a weather-beaten forest, this 2,500-square-foot beach house connects the drama of the nearby ocean with the sense of sanctuary provided by the trees. This dwelling mainly consists […]
Fir Tree Glen House is a visually striking modern home designed by Architect Franc D’Ambrosio in partnership with Horizon Contracting, surrounded by woods in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. This fascinating custom residence showcases gorgeous clean lines, hardwood flooring, floor-to-ceiling windows, and open wooden beams. Despite the modern feel of this two-story home, the interiors feel […]
The Perry Estate is an architecturally significant midcentury modern home designed in 1961 by renowned Canadian architect Arthur Erickson, nestled on a rare estate property in the Delbrook neighborhood of North Vancouver, British Columbia. Arthur Erickson was a modernist architect who designed landmark buildings in Canada and the United States. This home, designed as an […]
Olson Kundig Architects together with Erica Colpitts Interior Design has reimagined this midcentury modern house for a young family, nestled in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The 3,300-square-foot home was extensively renovated, though the footprint was only minimally enlarged. The designer was brought on to meld Olson Kundig’s overall design for the home with an […]
This impressive modern dream house was designed by McClean Design perched in the rugged mountains of Whistler, a town north of Vancouver, British Columbia. This project represents the architect’s first confrontation with a site subjected to severe winter weather. The 6,187-square-foot lot is steep and rocky. The architect states, “The house appears to be built into […]
