The House is located in Whistler, Canada overlooking Alta Lake, the house serves as a holiday house.
Taking advantage of the slope the volume is crafted from the topology lines with a green roof blend the house with the landscape surrounding.
Project name
House Over the Lake
Architecture firm
Omar Hakim
Location
Alta Lake, Whistler, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Omar Hakim
Typology
Residential › House
BIOFRAME is an ARCHITECTURAL PROSTHETIC, a clip-on system designed to improve sustainability and upgrade aging buildings by means of grafting onto an existing high-rise tower.
Project name
BIOFRAME - An Architectural Prosthetic
Architecture firm
Arno Matis Architecture
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Visualization
Amey Kandalgaonkar
Principal architect
Arno Matis
Typology
Technology, Product
This home combines the character and heritage of the past with the innovation and sustainability needs of the future. The owners of this North Vancouver Craftsman bungalow, originally built in 1912, envisioned a home that reflected the history of its location and of their 20 years living there as a family, while being functionally and visually insp...
Project name
North Vancouver Passive House Plus
Architecture firm
MGA - Michael Green Architecture
Location
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Principal architect
Michael Green
Design team
Michael Green, Jordan van Dijk, Marie Claire Bligh, Guadalupe Font
Collaborators
Red Door Energy Design Ltd. (Energy Advisor), RDH Building Science Inc. (Envelope Consultant), Ocean Sun Geotechnical Ltd. (Geotechnical)
Interior design
Sahra Samnani
Structural engineer
Wicke Herfst Maver
Material
Wood, Glass, Concrete
Client
Kathy Fung and David Roberts
Typology
Residential › House
The design concept was formed based on the form of available land and surrounding rocks. In addition, the main idea for usage of the bridge that is between two sides of the site is the residential.
Project name
Valley Residential Bridge
Architecture firm
Didformat Studio
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, ZBrush, Lumion, Corona Renderer, Quixel Mixer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Amirhossein Nourbakhsh
Visualization
Amirhossein Nourbakhsh
Typology
Residential › Apartments
his client with a penchant for travel hoped to transform her two-bedroom penthouse in the new Vancouver House tower was conceived as into a welcoming and a warm space for living, socializing, and displaying the client’s her collection of art and natural artifacts.
Project name
Penthouse at Vancouver House
Architecture firm
Leckie Studio
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Principal architect
Michael Leckie
Design team
Leckie Studio team
Interior design
Leckie Studio
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Wood, Stone, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › Penthouse
Inspired by Vancouver’s prominent “West Coast Fusion” culture, Floating House is a contemporary mix of eastern and western influences, designed by Arno Matis Architecture. The composition appears to float on a large reflecting pool within an oriental garden setting.
Project name
Floating House
Architecture firm
Arno Matis Architecture
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Photography
Michael Elkan, John Sinal
Principal architect
Arno Matis
Interior design
Arno Matis Architecture
Structural engineer
Fast + Epp
Landscape
Paul Sangha Limited
Lighting
Sistemalux, Baccarat, Eurofase
Visualization
Arno Matis Architecture
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Project name
Floating suites
Architecture firm
Aryan Kamaliha
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, Lumion, Adobe Lightroom
Principal architect
Aryan Kamaliha
Visualization
Aryan Kamaliha
Typology
Residential › House
The site of the Smith Residence was a slight declivity between two rock outcroppings that are on a prominence that slopes directly down to the sea. The house was conceived as a square spiral, built up by the lapping of the major beams around a courtyard.
Project name
Smith House 2
Architecture firm
Arthur Erickson
Location
West Vancouver, B.C. Canada
Photography
John Fulker, Steven Zhen Wang
Principal architect
Arthur Erickson, Geoffrey Massey
Typology
Residential › House
