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Walls of double-pane, tempered, laminated glass surround the upper living space furnished with Tolomeo lights by Artemide, vintage midcentury chairs, and a custom-made redwood burl table.
Walls of double-pane, tempered, laminated glass surround the upper living space furnished with Tolomeo lights by Artemide, vintage midcentury chairs, and a custom-made redwood burl table.
A window in the bathroom frames the surrounding forest. These smaller windows have been designed to be read as two-dimensional artworks that are part of the wall.
A window in the bathroom frames the surrounding forest. These smaller windows have been designed to be read as two-dimensional artworks that are part of the wall.
"By providing a clean modern base of crisp white walls, the more rustic and industrial materials stand out and give warmth and nostalgia not found in a starkly modern home," Pavonetti says.
"By providing a clean modern base of crisp white walls, the more rustic and industrial materials stand out and give warmth and nostalgia not found in a starkly modern home," Pavonetti says.
“Windows are picture frames to the landscape,” says principal Dan Brunn. In the home’s den, a pair of fixed and casement windows create the perfect vertical frame for the towering tree trunk beyond.
“Windows are picture frames to the landscape,” says principal Dan Brunn. In the home’s den, a pair of fixed and casement windows create the perfect vertical frame for the towering tree trunk beyond.
Sliding doors on the ground floor allow for easy access to the outdoors.
Sliding doors on the ground floor allow for easy access to the outdoors.
A minimal material palette is a hallmark of Evoke International Design’s projects.
A minimal material palette is a hallmark of Evoke International Design’s projects.
Ten minutes from British Columbia’s prized Whistler and Blackcomb ski areas, this house is located on a small lot atop a hill. Embracing a vertical layout, the upper level is where the open living area, complete with sectional, wood-burning stove, marble island, and spacious dining table, is found. Through the floor-to-ceiling windows, the forest views are especially heady.
Ten minutes from British Columbia’s prized Whistler and Blackcomb ski areas, this house is located on a small lot atop a hill. Embracing a vertical layout, the upper level is where the open living area, complete with sectional, wood-burning stove, marble island, and spacious dining table, is found. Through the floor-to-ceiling windows, the forest views are especially heady.
A peek inside the master bedroom that faces panoramic mountain views.
A peek inside the master bedroom that faces panoramic mountain views.
Wei lined the windows throughout with Birch, which syncs with the plywood detailing.
Wei lined the windows throughout with Birch, which syncs with the plywood detailing.
In the living room, wall-to-wall windows frame views of the landscape to the east.
In the living room, wall-to-wall windows frame views of the landscape to the east.
Windows wrap the length of the wall in the main section of the house and overlook the green space. “It’s a very unusual setting for the Sea Ranch—and Kieron, who’s from England, absolutely loves it because you get these beautiful big green meadows,” says architect Eric Haesloop.
Windows wrap the length of the wall in the main section of the house and overlook the green space. “It’s a very unusual setting for the Sea Ranch—and Kieron, who’s from England, absolutely loves it because you get these beautiful big green meadows,” says architect Eric Haesloop.
Glass makes up the majority of North Bay’s pavilion enclosure, which is punctured by sliding doors that extend the space out into the site. Prentiss + Balance + Wickline Architects wanted the home to preserve the feeling of being enclosed in nature.
Glass makes up the majority of North Bay’s pavilion enclosure, which is punctured by sliding doors that extend the space out into the site. Prentiss + Balance + Wickline Architects wanted the home to preserve the feeling of being enclosed in nature.