capilano apt dec 2024

The newly opened space offers a great flow, perfect for entertaining. "Looking at the front facade, you'd never guess at the modern interior,

The dining area includes vintage Thonet chairs found at a local used furniture store and an orb pendant by Tom Dixon.

Lead architect, Tom Lenchek, opted for simple forms and materials that direct attention outwards, towards the cabin's natural surroundings.

The split provides a physical and visual connection down to the kitchen.

"The home is about 1,500 square feet, but I knew I wanted to devote a lot of that to a large kitchen and living space,

The home has two bedrooms and two bathrooms, and each space complements one another.

The bathroom's green tiles are one of the few pops of color in the home.

Summer view of living room; looking southeast to the lake and Laurentian mountains beyond

A walk-in shower makes it possible for this ADU to eventually serve as a home to age in place.

The home is compromised of four modules and a "kit of parts

Sourced from Stûv and Novo, the wood-burning stoves complement the radiant heating system build into the concrete slab.

Several of Nick's vintage acquisitions appear in the dining room, from the vintage Egon Eiermann chairs around the table that he painstakingly restored to the medical supply shelves installed on the walls. His partner Nils found the pendant lamp on the street, while the artwork is by the late German printmaker Helmut Sundhaussen.

Colored closets continue into the spacious living room, where sliding doors open to an all-glass sunroom overlooking the backyard.