Exterior view of Bowen Island House by office of mcfarlane biggar architects + designers.

A Glass and Cedar Cabin Looks Out Over One of British Columbia’s Best Views

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"We were interested in this idea of treading lightly on the site. Using a green roof is a logical extension of that. When you introduce a building that supplants a little bit of the forest floor, it's nice to replicate that on the roof as a return gesture to continue to create habitat for birds, animals, and plants, and to help manage the flow of storm water," explains McFarlane.