Tofino Beach Lodge is located on the rugged West Coast of Vancouver Island within the UNESCO Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Reserve and on the traditional territory of the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation.
Project name
Tofino Beach Resort
Architecture firm
Eerkes Architects, dHK Architects
Location
Tofino, British Columbia, Canada
Principal architect
Les Eerkes
Design team
Jonathan Thwaites
Built area
Lodge Floor Area: 15,800 ft². Hotel Floor Area: 39,500 ft². Spa: 360 ft². Staff and Maintenance: 11,800 ft²
Collaborators
Murdoch de Greef, Westmark
Visualization
Notion Workshop
Typology
Hospitality › Resort
Find out how SFU approaches thermal efficiency and the influence of natural light transmission when designing its buildings, including how it uses low-E glass to create efficient and effective learning spaces.
Written by
Liliana Pinheiro Nogueira
Boat trips to the San Juan Islands were the highlight of Heliotrope principal Joe Herrin’s summers as a child. Through these trips he developed a love of boating and a deep connection to the San Juans - one that eventually led he and his wife Belinda to purchase a modest beach cabin on Orcas Island, months after the birth of their first daughter. ...
Project name
Buoy Bay A-Frame
Architecture firm
Joe Herrin, Principal at Heliotrope Architects
Location
Orcas Island, Washington, USA
Principal architect
Joe Herrin
Collaborators
Cabinetry: Bill Post
Construction
Ryan Rancourt
Material
Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › Cabin
The Organic Orb is a stunning modern villa that embodies the essence of nature in its unique and captivating design. Inspired by the organic, flowing forms of an egg, this tiny house is a testament to the beauty of simplicity and minimalism.
Project name
The Organic Orb
Architecture firm
Rabani Design
Location
Vancouver, Canada
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Mohammad Hossein Rabbani Zade
Design team
Rabani Design
Visualization
Mohammad Hossein Rabbani Zade
Typology
Residential › House
Located in the municipality of Whistler, BC, Alpenglow is a 7,300 sf home that serves as a “super natural” complement to the cacophonous, everyday life of its owners. Designed for art-collecting clients from New York City, the spaces act as lens pieces into the natural surroundings of British Columbia, providing a nourishing contrast that they woul...
Architecture firm
Openspace Architecture
Location
Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
Photography
Russell Dalby
Principal architect
Don Gurney
Design team
Eric Pettit, Shanon Dalby, Farnaz Golestan
Interior design
Openspace Architecture
Completion year
Summer 2021
Civil engineer
JRS Engineering
Structural engineer
Aspect Structural Engineers
Environmental & MEP
Eco Lighten
Landscape
Forma Design Inc.
Lighting
Openspace Architecture
Construction
EVR Fine Homes
Material
Stone, Cedar, Hemlock, Alucobond & Glass
Client
Peter & Victoria Smith
Typology
Residential › Resort Home
The project site straddles the interstice between a suburban residential neighbourhood and West Vancouver’s natural stony seashore. Positioned on an expanded border between land and sea, the building form references the creatures that occupy this interstitial territory, whose physiology has adapted to such challenging conditions. In the same spirit...
Project name
Liminal House
Architecture firm
Design firm: McLeod Bovell Modern Houses
Location
West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Photography
Hufton + Crow
Principal architect
Principal Designers: Matt Mcleod, Lisa Bovell
Design team
Daan Murray, Daniel Ching
Material
Concrete, stained Accoya Wood, and Aluminum Plate
Typology
Residential › House
For over 3 years, Olympic athlete Jake Wetzel and his wife Sigrid have been working on an extensive renovation of their historic home. This small residence in Kamloops, BC began life in 1934 as a small 1,000 square foot bungalow complete with a partial dugout basement on a steeply sloped site.
Project name
Clarke Street Residence
Architecture firm
Twobytwo Architecture Studio
Location
Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Photography
Hayden Pattullo
Principal architect
David Tyl
Design team
Jenny Bassett
Collaborators
Antony Milobar
Interior design
Jenny Bassett
Landscape
Catherine Howell & Twobytwo Architecture Studio
Construction
Wood Frame, Concrete
Material
Corian, marble, concrete, douglas fir
Typology
Residential › House, Rennovation
Located on a steep and technically challenging site in West Vancouver, the Sunset House is designed to capture immediate views of heavy marine traffic and the open sea to the west. The irregular shape of the sites boundaries align with the edge of the house and culminate in a substantial blinder which provided privacy from adjacent properties.
Project name
Sunset House
Architecture firm
McLeod Bovell Modern Houses (Design firm)
Location
West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Photography
Ema Peter, Martin Tessler
Principal architect
Matt Mcleod, Lisa Bovell (Principal Designers)
Structural engineer
WHM Structural Engineers
Construction
Viewpoint Construction
Typology
Residential › House
