Materials, form, and spatial relationships are intended to evoke the feel of a beach house: simple, casual and flexible. The dining table and wood-burning fireplace can both be rotated to support a variety of arrangements depending on weather and number of guests.
As avid hosts, the clients felt that the kitchen should anchor the primary living spaces at the upper floor. Combining the dining room and kitchen into a single long space allowed for a narrow floor-plate and resulted in a generous side-yard area, used for outdoor cooking.
A reflecting pond and fence at the scale of house connect this space with an open terrace to the South and an enclosed garden to the North while creating privacy to the street. This sequence of outdoor spaces from the front yard to terrace encourages the direct exterior arrival of guests to the kitchen.
Project name: G’Day House
Architects: Mcleod Bovell Modern Houses – https://mcleodbovell.com/
Location: West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Area: 409 m²
Year: 2016
Photographer: Ema Peter – https://www.emapeter.com/
Landscape: Botanica Design
Civil: Creus Engineering
Contractor: J. Bannister Homes
Designers: Matt Mcleod, Lisa Bovell
Structural: KSM Associates
Millwork: Munro Woodworking
Glazing: Atlas Meridian Glassworks
Plumbing: Ambient Showroom
Lighting: Living Space
Furnishing: Living Space
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