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Eaves House in Vancouver
3 Mar 2023
Design: McLeod Bovell Modern Houses
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Photos by Ema Peter
Eaves House, Canada
The Eaves House exists at the interface between a residential neighborhood below and an undeveloped forested ravine above. The long and narrow cross-pitched site is asymmetrical with a pan-handle shape.
Views to English Bay, the Vancouver skyline, and the Stanley Park peninsula are spread across the horizon to the south and south-east. Neighborhood development in this area is regulated by specific design guidelines that encourage roof forms rather than strong volumetric expression.
The house is formally comprised of a hovering concrete plinth at the main floor which sits underneath two broad eaves. The plinth forms a new “ground” in the air which obscures a large auto-court at the basement floor and creates privacy by masking the road and windows of adjacent houses below.
The two extruded roof masses above similarly serve to edit out the suburban foreground while framing and focusing vistas toward the water. The program at the main and upper floor is stretched along the length of the site, in parallel with the expansive east-flanking outdoor spaces which allow indoors spaces to expand outward.
Front to back, the house steps out of its own way in a sequence of “views behind view” that creates an unfolding cinematic experience when moving between spaces. The design strategy results in an unconventional street-level elevation that—due to the low angle of view on the approach—largely suppresses the conventional reading of walls, floors, and windows.
The house is primarily viewed as a pair of floating planes. Between these eaves, an enhanced visual field is established that can be enjoyed inside and out, drawing the eye beyond the immediate neighborhood.
Eaves House in Vancouver, BC – Building Information
Design: McLeod Bovell Modern Houses – https://mcleodbovell.com/
Matt McLeod and Lisa Bovell
Project size: 8085 ft2
Completion date: 2021
Building levels: 3
Photographers: Ema Peter
Eaves House, Vancouver, British Columbia images / information received 030323 from McLeod Bovell Modern Houses
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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