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Yakisugi siding and site-built details enhance the $1.05 million modular package.

The living room is complete with an Akari 120A pendant by Isamu Noguchi and a Vitsœ 606 Universal shelving system that holds a collection of design objects gifted and purchased.

Rebuilding the rear addition gave Aleksandra a chance to play with its form, and make it contrast with the historic body of the Edwardian. Large glass doors lighten up the kitchen and connect it to the deck and backyard.

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,

The bay windows were preserved, now with triple-glazed units to accommodate Vancouver building code, and yellow cedar added to the porch soffit. The Benjamin Moore colors "Deep River

Aleksandra and Daniel removed the gray stucco, which revealed the original lap siding underneath was rotting, and replaced it with fiber cement siding board from Hardie instead.

The home is accessible year-round, although snowy winters and road closures make the trip from Seattle a bit longer during the colder months.

The entrance now has a new glass front door and bespoke casework.

One of the benefits of building into the hillside is that Catherine and her dog, Lydia, are able to access the home's rooftop deck.

The previous homeowners had cultivated a large, Asian-inspired garden. The courtyard centers around this towering, bushy tree.

Glass folding doors from Panoramic Doors reach nine-and-a-half feet high to open the kitchen to the courtyard. “It's such a unique feature, especially in Brooklyn,” says Slocum. “You rarely ever see that type of thing.”

A custom bench was built into the indoor garden, its cushions made with Rebecca Atwood fabric and complemented by a Christopher Wrobleski patchwork pillow as well as a Mondos side table. The wall painting is by Abel Macias.

The kitchen and den exist as one continuous space, with one side of the kitchen providing added oak bookshelves for the den. A tomato-red post's color was inspired by flax plants outside.