Built in 2024, this Mount Washington residence makes the most of its steep site with a series of stacked boxes that provide sweeping views of the San Gabriel Mountains.
A series of “stacked boxes” laid the foundation for this Sea Ranch–inspired home on a narrow site set on two flood zones and filled with protected redwoods.
Now, the blue bathroom is one of the homeowners' favorite spaces. "We love showering in our blue cabin,
“The colors reference places we love in Copenhagen,” says Di Domenico. Apollo Bar and the SMK Museum cafeteria are two points of inspiration.
Butter yellow double doors divide the spaces of the first floor.
Portuguese ceramic tile with a matte finish lends texture in one of the bathrooms.
Terracotta tiles in the kitchen lend a sense of warmth. The stools are from Blu Dot and the pendant light is Foscarini.
Thanks to the large glass doors, "The kitchen is so bright. Most of the time, you don't have to have lights on, even in Vancouver's winter,
A new powder room behind a pocket door in the hall reveals Nagoya Dark Green tile from Ames Tile. The salmon paint color is Benjamin Moore "Sharon Rose."
The staircase needed to be rebuilt to meet current building code, but being in basically its original location, is an anchor in the redesign. The wall color is "Hamilton Blue
In the primary bedroom, privacy glass encloses the stairwell, allowing the owners to switch to translucent glass during the daytime to welcome daylight into the space.
The contemporary, minimalist design is constructed almost entirely out of solid wood.
A soothing, sky-blue bathroom sits just off the attic bedroom.
A pale blue tiled wall in the dining area offsets the bright orange door and dining chairs, adding a cool, calm quality to the space.
The bathroom maintains the calm, nature-inspired color palette with subtle hues like beige, a taupe-y green, and wood. Like other spaces, natural light is abundant thanks to a window.
Harty explains that budget was an issue, and so "the house is just big enough to suit the needs of the family without being too grand.
<span style="font-family: Theinhardt, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;">"The house is bermed into a steep hillside,
In the living space, a custom sofa doubles as a pullout bed. An Aeris Cocoon bioethanol fireplace is suspended from the ceiling.
Upstairs, a light blue sectional from Castlery adds extra seating for visiting friends and family.
The couple use their prefabricated structure as a fully indecent guest suite thanks to its private bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen. It’s also a showroom of sorts for their new company Steel Hut, which sells plan sets for residential Quonset huts in partnership with Skylab Architecture.
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