The cabin is a glowing jewel at night on a hilltop on the remote Keats Island in British Columbia, Canada.
Fung and Blatt worked slowly on the project over five years. But it was a rhythm Mary and Carlton appreciated, as it allowed for the design to emerge in close dialogue with the site.
The kitchen opens to the dining area, with a table and benches from Facebook Marketplace. The firepit chairs are from Polywood. The circular window has a custom exterior copper trim by Mission Iron Works.
Stairs
Their carpenter Proedl built a lot of the storage and furniture in the apartment, including these concealed cubbies beneath the stairs—with room for a dry bar, of course.
ODAMI designed a new railing that picks up a language of curves found throughout the house.
Johan built the stairs himself. Marble for the kitchen was sourced from a quarry 10 minutes away, as were the limestone floors.
Ménage balanced the historic ornament with modern interventions, like the rebuilt wood staircase and glass handrail.
The sunshine-yellow spiral staircase stands out against the pale tone of the brick facade.
Stairs lead up from the garden to the pool and deck.
The main living area features a full glass frontage facing the mountains and stairs lead
Though they give the appearance of bent plywood, each curved layer of this ribbed staircase's corridor was constructed with flat, laminated cutouts, including the rounded hand rail.
Stairs
The stair, an architectural piece in itself, composed of glass balustrades and open risers, allows light to fall further into the interior.