House, Southern Gulf Islands
Southern Gulf Islands, B.C. 2008
Located on the southern edge of the Southern Gulf Islands, this 2500 square foot private residence draws a line across the edge of a natural grassy clearing, forming a meadow forecourt on one side, overlooking Haro Strait and the Olympic peninsula on the other. It acts as a spatial filter through which to experience and engage with the particularities of this place at various scales - at the immediate scale of the grasses, rocks and stand of garry oaks, at the midscale of the gently sloping topography, meadow and forest, and at the expansive scale of the ocean vista.
consultant team:
Fast + Epp Structural Engineers
Spratt Emanuel Engineering Ltd.
photography:
Gates_Suter Architects
Boxcars
Osoyoos, B.C. 2010
Located in the Town of Osoyoos, this 1850 square foot residence occupies a former railway bench, and presents itself as two volumes coupled by an external circulation space. These boxcars and coupler respond to the client’s need for distinctly public and private programs - public bed/ breakfast at the front, external circulation space, private dwelling. This solid/ void spatial strategy frames the surrounding mountains within the void spaces of the project, creating a dialogue with this rugged terrain, as the metrics of material and assembly act in counterpoint to nature.
consultant team:
Fast + Epp Structural Engineers
photography:
Gates_Suter Architects
Baran House
Vancouver, B.C. 1999
This japanese influenced west side abode for an avid gardener uses repetitive materials and spatial voids to link house and garden. The front porch invites and sheilds, while the private rear patio interconnects with the living and dining rooms. Seasonal change and shifts in natural light are apparent through the weathering qualities of the house and the plantings.
consultant team:
Fast + Epp Structural Engineers
photography:
Gates_Suter Architect
Jones-Millar House + Laneway
Vancouver, B.C. 2017
good companions
Vancouver, B.C. 2021
The mature maple tree defines this small plot, accommodating the daily comings and goings of chatting birds, revealing the wind, providing winter sun and summer shade. This new house now shares the plot, positioned close to the street so as not to disturb the tree roots including ‘L’ shaped footings along the side facing the tree. Upon completion, a meadow of clover, grass and flowers was planted around the tree to maintain moisture.
consultant: Fast + Epp Structural Engineers
photography: Andrew Latreille Photography
cottage
Southern Gulf Islands, B.C. 2023 (under construction)
This 875 square foot cottage slips between fir and cedar trees with one side at the required front setback and the other clear of the dense undergrowth of salal that imbues this place with a constant russle from the ocean breeze. Built from light wood framing on minimal concrete pads and built up posts so as to limit disturbance of the mesh of tree roots, the cottage’s thin proportion works well with readily available 2x_ lumber on the island while letting sunlight deep into the spaces through the clerestory windows.
consultant: Fast + Epp Structural Engineers
contractor: Carolsfeld Carpentry Company Ltd.
House, Southern Gulf Islands
Southern Gulf Islands, B.C. 2008
Located on the southern edge of the Southern Gulf Islands, this 2500 square foot private residence draws a line across the edge of a natural grassy clearing, forming a meadow forecourt on one side, overlooking Haro Strait and the Olympic peninsula on the other. It acts as a spatial filter through which to experience and engage with the particularities of this place at various scales - at the immediate scale of the grasses, rocks and stand of garry oaks, at the midscale of the gently sloping topography, meadow and forest, and at the expansive scale of the ocean vista.
consultant team:
Fast + Epp Structural Engineers
Spratt Emanuel Engineering Ltd.
photography:
Gates_Suter Architects
Bathroom Renovation
North Vancouver, B.C. 2017
There were two requirements for the renovation of this existing bathroom space: ease of cleaning and quiet. On the one hand, the characteristics of ideal hygienic materials are impervious, smooth surfaces with minimal joints. On the other, sound mitigating materials absorb and diffuse sound, and are characterized by texture, softness, absorbency, and multiple surfaces not easily cleaned nor suitable for moist atmospheres. The question was, how to achieve both? Our material investigations eventually settled on corian panels. This hard, fusable, material easily met the hygiene requirements, but unlike most impervious surfaces could be shaped. The exploration into manipulating the surface to diffuse the sounds of voice and water began.
general contractor: Hauerbuilt Construction
photography: Andrew Latreille Photography
old house I new house
Vancouver, B.C. 2018
Boxcars
Osoyoos, B.C. 2010
Located in the Town of Osoyoos, this 1850 square foot residence occupies a former railway bench, and presents itself as two volumes coupled by an external circulation space. These boxcars and coupler respond to the client’s need for distinctly public and private programs - public bed/ breakfast at the front, external circulation space, private dwelling. This solid/ void spatial strategy frames the surrounding mountains within the void spaces of the project, creating a dialogue with this rugged terrain, as the metrics of material and assembly act in counterpoint to nature.
consultant team:
Fast + Epp Structural Engineers
photography:
Gates_Suter Architects
Baran House
Vancouver, B.C. 1999
This japanese influenced west side abode for an avid gardener uses repetitive materials and spatial voids to link house and garden. The front porch invites and sheilds, while the private rear patio interconnects with the living and dining rooms. Seasonal change and shifts in natural light are apparent through the weathering qualities of the house and the plantings.
consultant team:
Fast + Epp Structural Engineers
photography:
Gates_Suter Architects
Jones-Mihlar House + Laneway
Vancouver, B.C. 2017 (unbuilt)
B-C House
Vancouver, B.C. 2017
Dolfo-Smith House Renovations
Burnaby, B.C. 2017
Johnson House
Vancouver, B.C. 2014
Baran Flat
Vancouver, B.C. 2010
Block House
Osoyoos, B.C. 2007 (unbuilt)
Wakaw Lake House
Saskatchewan 1995