Point Grey House

Responding to a sloping site, open park views, and the limits of Vancouver’s “wedding-cake” zoning envelope, Point Grey House balances restraint and openness. Its sectional strategy brings the middle floor to grade at the south and the lower floor to grade at the north, reinforcing a strong dialogue with the landscape.
  
The primary spatial strategy uses wood-clad volumes to organize private functions within larger open areas. On the main floor, a singular space for living, dining, and cooking opens to a generous terrace overlooking the park, with a smaller volume marking the entry and powder room. A skylit stair leads upward to a study and bedroom arranged around a wood-lined dressing and bathing core, while the lower level accommodates a garage, guest suite, and gallery, with direct access to an outdoor patio.

The exterior envelope is articulated with linear wood elements that fold and weave across the façade. These elements perform as screens, sunshades, and canopies, providing shadow play and environmental control. A folding wood shutter shields the upper bedroom, ensuring privacy without sacrificing light or views.

Inside, the architecture creates a calm backdrop for the owner’s notable art collection. The finishes invert a conventional gallery paradigm, with wood ceilings and white floors. This not only provides excellent acoustics and daylighting but also offers warm material richness through naturally finished white oak. 

From the woven cladding outside to the oak volumes within, wood provides continuity across the project, reinforcing the spatial order of the house and anchoring the architecture in a consistent and deliberate material language.