The Best Homes From British Columbia

Every week NUVO brings you a significant or interesting property in the ‘Home of the Week’ column. Here, we have rounded up the best homes from the province of British Columbia.

For This North Vancouver Home, Landscaping and Architecture Work Hand-in-Hand

While the architecture of a house is important, it must work in concert with the interiors and landscaping that create the whole. For a residence built on two lots in North Vancouver, collaboration was key when creating the main residence, a pool house, and a greenhouse.

Imu Chan Architecture Explores the Notion of Homecoming in This Vancouver Area Abode

There’s no sweeter feeling than arriving home after a long journey. For one young family, the journey was years long and the concept of “home” yet to be defined. After a decade of living in Asia, the young couple and their daughter, along with their small Bolognese dog, decided to return to their native Canada and build a forever home.

In Vancouver, a Creative Couple Craft a Calm Residential Retreat

In Vancouver’s Point Grey neighbourhood, one couple set out to create their ideal home retreat. After relocating to the area from Los Angeles, they wanted a place where they could find a sense of quiet. “They wanted to establish a calm, enduring base in Vancouver,” explains interior designer Sha Wang, founder of the local firm Atelier Fēn. Working with the clients, one of whom is a cinematographer, and the architect, she developed a design approach for the interiors that established a serene, cohesive feel.

This Cedar-Shingled Cabin on B.C.’s Hornby Island Will Silver Over Time

Vancouver designer Scott Posno has always had a special affinity for cabins. Having spent summers at his family cottage on Ontario’s Georgian Bay, he has childhood memories that inform his work today on cabin retreats for an array of clients. “I’m drawn to the challenge of creating compact buildings that can comfortably accommodate large families,” he says. “They offer places to gather, as well as quiet corners for retreat.” Posno’s fondness for the cabin typology informed his work on Sandpiper Cabin, a new retreat he designed for a young family on Hornby Island.

This Pair of Cabins Took Inspiration From Wooden Boats

Filmmakers understand the power of subtle drama. It’s no surprise, then, that when a pair of documentary filmmakers set out to create a lakeside family retreat on Vancouver Island, they embraced the emotional resonance that comes from subtlety. “Their brief was to create a space of reflection, reconnection, and durability,” Kyla Bidgood says of the clients, a married couple who wanted a place to gather with family and friends. “Above all, they wanted quality—materials and design decisions that would age gracefully.”

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