Glulam timber framing and expanses of tall southwest-facing glazing are countered by low north-side concrete walls which allow the structure to nestle into a five-foot earth berm.
A glulam timber, stone, steel and aluminum home overlooking Ganges Harbour.
A recently completed home on Salt Spring Island.
2350 sq. ft. passive solar residence and carport overlooking Russell Island completed Fall of 2021.
two passive solar high glass high mass glulam timber structures
a cabin overlooking sansum narrows on salt spring island
A passive solar house overlooking Fulford Harbour featuring glulam timber framing, open planning, walls of glass, masonry floors.
A 1380 sq. ft. house on a rocky knoll overlooking the outer Southern Gulf Islands in collaboration with Julian Carnrite of Woven Architecture and Design.
This modest 1900 sq. ft. family retreat is sited on a steeply sloping rock bluff overlooking a rural lake in southwest British Columbia.
A complete renovation to an existing southwest facing single family dwelling offering broad views up and down Ganges Harbour.
A renovation to a two level vacation home in Ganges Harbour.
A southwest facing 350 sq, ft. studio for a professional couple overlooking the entrance to Ganges Harbour. Corner parting sliding glass door wall connects the interior to a private exterior deck.
A passive solar, timber, steel & glass house for a family of four is sited on a steep rock outcrop overlooking a terraced garden below, with views out to the southern Gulf Islands, Victoria and the Olympic range beyond.
A south-facing, passive solar timber frame house set on a steeply sloping high bank ledge overlooking Satellite Channel.
A new kitchen and support space for an existing timber frame house overlooking Cusheon Lake.
A renovation and addition to a northwest facing retreat dating from 1948 at Parminter Point on Salt Spring Island.
A rural organic farming and spiritual learning centre on Salt Spring Island, BC.
Conceptualization, site planning, building and detail design by Phillip Van Horn design.
Conceptualization, site planning, building and detail design by Phillip Van Horn design.
A vacation home sited along a sandstone bluff offering spectacular west-facing ocean views designed to provide a healthy, non-toxic living environment.
This modest 750 sq. ft. passive solar, earth-bermed, green-roofed office for a health care professional is located within a growing cluster of offices for medical services near Lady Minto Hospital on Salt Spring Island.
Island house for a carpenter / musician.
The two-storey addition reinterprets an existing traditional design on this west-facing ocean-front house.
A post-war suburban Dundas Ontario bungalow completely redesigned at the interior to meet the requirements of a professional couple for open space, light and air.
The Bread Lady's wood-fired oven bakery located on Forest Ridge Road on Saltspring Island.
A home for the WOLF project at a secluded south Saltspring location.
A small mid-island cabin that was inspired by fallen broad leaf maple leaves.
A small hilltop house for a professional couple overlooking the entire Canadian Southern Gulf, US San Juan Islands and the Olympic Penninsula in Washington State.
Planned addition and renovation to an existing small house responding to existing building geometry with an expanded program for a health care professional who is also a musician and devoted pet owner.
A straw bale house, Pickton County, rural Ontario.
A straw bale home for a family of four near Bridgewater, Nova Scotia.
Sited on a south-facing, rocky outcrop overlooking Fulford Harbour this passive solar vacation home of wood, glass and steel encloses an intimate central courtyard via sliding glass walls.
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