phillip van horn design - salt spring island

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			gulf island house 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.
			stowel lake farm A rural organic farming and spiritual learning centre on Salt Spring Island, BC.
			cape keppel A south-facing, passive solar timber frame house set on a steeply sloping high bank ledge overlooking Satellite Channel.
			rammed earth house Conceptualization, site planning, building and detail design by Phillip Van Horn design.
			rammed earth house drawings Conceptualization, site planning, building and detail design by Phillip Van Horn design.
			sunset drive house A vacation home sited along a sandstone bluff offering spectacular west-facing ocean views designed to provide a healthy, non-toxic living environment.
			underground clinic 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.
			roscoe house Island house for a carpenter / musician.
			suan suay house A passive solar house overlooking Fulford Harbour featuring glulam timber framing, open planning, walls of glass, masonry floors.
			south end house 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.
			glass, steel, stone and timber house The two-storey addtion reinterprets an existing traditional design on this west-facing ocean-front house.
			small house renovation 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.
			bakery The Bread Lady's wood-fired oven bakery located on Forest Ridge Road on Saltspring Island.
			wolf kids project A home for the WOLF project at a secluded south Saltspring location.
			mid-island cabin A small mid-island cabin that was inspired by fallen broad leaf maple leaves.
			mt. tuam house 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.
			miscellaneous Photos and drawings
			painting
			small house addition 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.
			straw bale house A straw bale house, Pickton County, rural Ontario.
			nova scotia straw bale house A straw bale home for a family of four near Bridgewater, Nova Scotia.