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The entryway of the Pink House is recessed to enhance the spatial notion of solid and void.

Karen and Brian’s home is a vibrant new addition to a block of midcentury bungalows in Vancouver, British Columbia. One of the volumes is clad in untreated tongue-and-groove Western red cedar. The other is covered in multicolored cedar shakes, which are skewed at an angle that aligns with the slope of the roof. Architect Clinton Cuddington of Measured Architecture worked with the owners to fine-tune the unconventional pattern and color palette. Concrete from the building that formerly occupied the site was repurposed for the stoop.

Although it’s “veiled” from the street, the light-filled hideaway amplifies its connection to the outdoors.

Tex floor tile from Mutina, Custom walnut vanity, Bocci 21.5 pendant

Ensuite Master Bathroom in The Upstairs

Kitchen

Guest Bedroom

Master Bedroom with built-in Baltic birch bed

Bathroom

Bathroom

Approach via long gravel driveway; Great Peconic Bay seen beyond

Nakada works from an Alvar Aalto table in the living and dining area, adjacent to the kitchen. He saved on some elements, such as the plywood cabinetry, and splurged on others, such as the Finn Juhl chairs and Vilhelm Lauritzen lamp. A skylight beneath the angled roof allows in a sliver of constantly changing light.