The Eaves House exists at the interface between a residential neighborhood below and an undeveloped forested ravine above. The long and narrow cross-pitched site is asymmetrical with a pan-handle shape. Views to English Bay, the Vancouver skyline, and the Stanley Park peninsula are spread across the horizon to the south and south-east
Architecture firm
Design firm: McLeod Bovell Modern Houses
Location
West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Principal architect
Principal designers: Matt McLeod, Lisa Bovell
Design team
Thomas Yuan, Alisha Maloney
Structural engineer
Ennova Structural Engineers
Construction
Postle Construction
Material
Concrete, Wood, Stucco, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
The G’Day House is a commission for an Australian ex-patriate family, who requested a home that would support a relaxed attitude toward daily life and would help them re-connect with a warm-weather lifestyle. Column-free sliding doors at the Southeast corner of the house effectively double the size of the living area when open; indoor and outdoor s...
Architecture firm
Design firm: McLeod Bovell Modern Houses
Location
West Vancouver, Canada
Principal architect
Principal designers: Matt McLeod, Lisa Bovell
Civil engineer
Creus Engineering
Structural engineer
Bevan Pritchard Man
Landscape
Botanica Design
Construction
J Bannister Homes
Material
Concrete, Stucco, Aluminium panel, Wood, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
Situated on a steep waterfront lot flanked by suburban context, the Four & Four House knits together the client’s affinity for mid-century, post-and-beam construction with contemporary adaptations. The site’s generous width with its semi-naturalized condition presented an opportunity for landscape elements to organize the sequence of the house in t...
Project name
Four & Four House
Architecture firm
Design firm: McLeod Bovell Modern Houses
Location
West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Photography
Andrew Latreille
Principal architect
Principal designers: Matt McLeod, Lisa Bovell
Interior design
McLeod Bovell Modern Houses
Structural engineer
KSM associates LTD
Construction
JBannister Homes
Material
Concrete, Steel, Wood, Glass
Typology
Residential › House