West coast modern

New construction in Vancouver’s Kitsilano neighborhood – a prototype for affordable modernist housing in Vancouver’s RS-1 zoning district. More

Point Grey Laneway is a re-imagination of a traditional colonial style laneway. Respectful of the Japanese Canadians that have lived in Vancouver for generations, allowing them to age in place. The project was exectued as a colloboration between Vancouver design firm Campos Studio and Blue Design. The intent is to provide affordable rental housing through soft density. The form replicates the city's predominant craftsman revival form while maintaining the goal to make this minimal space a truly liveable environment with only 640 square feet. The building is intentionally asymmetric and clad in hand stained split face hand painted shakes and metal.  More

This project is situated in Whistler beautifully positioned on the lake front. A loft style open plan is applied and the program is deconstructed into two primary structures. The glazing carefully frames mountain views and the house is integrated into the landscape for a family retreat.  More

The project is located in a suburban area of Vancouver with single-family homes on larger lots and is next to seven square kilometers of park that borders The University of British Columbia. We were able to keep the area and footprint of the house to less than the allowable. This was not only a strategy to reduce the environmental footprint of the house but also a conscious decision to leave as much garden as possible. This project is for a family with four young children. In the planning we developed scenario planning strategies so that the building would accommodate the changing needs of the family. The project respects two mature trees, these trees provide context and heritage to the neighbourhood. Carefully analyzing the site allowed us... More

Yew Street House is a traditional Vancouver house that was renovated to suit aging in place. The project was executed as a collaboration between Vancouver design firm Campos Studio and Toronto based industrial designer Tom Chung.  Built on a small corner lot in Kitsilano, originally built in 1907. The house required a transition to accommodate a semi retired empty nesters and the ability to age in place. The plan is modern open loft style. The main floor was designed to be convertible to one level living. Finishes were kept hardwearing and timeless throughout. The floor, including the stairs, are European white oak. The millwork is a combination of Oak and Baltic birch. The ceiling was braced with black metal turnbuckles which echoed... More

This project is part of our ongoing work for the Canadian owned and operated Cactus Club Cafe Restaurant Group. Known for it’s innovative design, remarkable menu, and outstanding customer service, Cactus Club Restaurant Group boasts 27 locations across Canada. We have installed feature design pieces in many of the other locations, but the North Burnaby location is our work throughout. Location / Burnaby, Canada Project Type / Interior Renovation Size: 5400 sf interior + 1200 sf patio Completion / 2012 More

This project is conceived as a domestic landscape that blurs the boundary between interior and exterior space in a temperate coastal rainforest climate. It is essentially a ranch house typology with a guest house stacked upon it - designed for a physically active empty nest couple who enjoy the idea of welcoming family home for the holidays. The domestic program is spread across the entire site, across a series of stepped platforms, and the vertical vertical circulation connecting the main floor to the upstairs is deliberately understated. The programmatic organization allows the primary residents to live entirely on the ground floor in a series of specs that have intimate connections to the landscape. The primary living spaces are orga... More

This project was conceived with two specific programmatic scenarios in mind – an immediate requirement for an 800sf working artist studio, secure storage, and covered parking space; as well as a future agenda to easily convert the structure into a one-bedroom laneway dwelling. It was designed prior to the City of Vancouver’s Laneway Housing Initiative, and represents an progressive approach to Vancouver’s zoning bylaws. In the artist studio scenario the finished ‘garage’ is used as a storage space, with large swing doors opening onto the lane for moving large artwork in and out of the studio. In the laneway dwelling scenario the ‘garage’ is converted into a bedroom, and the powder room expands to accommodate an already roughed-in sho... More

The project was conceived as a modernist prototype for Vancouver’s RS-1 zoning district. It is meant as a response to the ubiquitous Vancouver Special single family house typology. During the design process we explored the development restrictions of building affordable modernism within the typical urban context of Vancouver’s urban plat. The process was meant to generate a set of guidelines for a ‘flexible prototype’ that could address the contextual differences of specific sites in a way that allows for a customized integration of passive environmental strategies, the incorporation of exterior space as part of everyday living, the provision of an affordable and flexible live/work space, and the incorporation of an accessory dwelling unit.... More