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post updated November 12, 2025

Vancouver Architecture Designs – chronological list

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November 1, 2025
Lakeberg Residence, West Vancouver, British Columbia
Architecture Design: Thompson, Berwick & Pratt (TB&P)

photo : James Han

September 1, 2025
John Street House, British Columbia
Architecture: Scott Posno Design

photo : Sama Jim Canzian

August 12, 2025
Tree House in Kitsilano, West Vancouver, British Columbia
Architect: Project 22 Design

photo : Ema Peter Photography

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Vancouver Houses in 2024

New Vancouver Houses – latest British Columbia home additions to this page, arranged chronologically:

November 3, 2024
Courtyard House, Caulfeild, West Vancouver
Design: Hamish McIntyre & Russell Hollingsworth

photos : West Coast Modern / The White Space Co
This residential property is an iconic testament to West Coast Modernism, blending the timeless vision of Hamish McIntyre with the refined touch of Russell Hollingsworth.

September 16, 2024
Sound House, MacKenzie Heights, Vancouver West
Design: Arthur Erickson

photos : Trent Rodney & When They Find Us
While Erickson is renowned for his innovative use of concrete, wood, and glass to harmonize natural elements, the Sound House is a rare exploration of how a predominantly wood structure can enhance acoustics. Although Erickson’s signature rough concrete treatment, first introduced in the 1964 Smith House II, appears in the interior walls for acoustic benefits, the home is primarily crafted from wood, further emphasizing his mastery of materials.

August 9, 2024
W16, Cambie Village, Vancouver condo living
Design: Olson Kundig

image : Wesgroup Properties
Wesgroup Properties has launched pre-sales for W16, a new, seven-storey, 53-home condo development in Vancouver’s Cambie Village designed by internationally recognized architectural firm Olson Kundig. W16 takes Olson Kundig’s iconic single-family home designs and adapts them for city living.

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Vancouver Architecture News Winter-Summer 2024

June 24, 2024
Sea Ranch House, Caulfeild, West Vancouver
Design: Stuart Howard

photo : West Coast Modern / The White Space Co
Presenting Sea Ranch House, inspired by Sonoma County’s iconic coastal community to embody west coast modernism and profound connection to nature.

May 24, 2024
Downs House II, West Vancouver, Canada
Architect: Barry Downs

photo : The White Space Co.
Built by celebrated Vancouver architect Barry Downs as his personal home and testing ground for his designs, the Downs House II is at extreme risk of redevelopment; Iconic Vancouver landmarks designed by Downs include Canada Place, Library Square and Yaletown.

May 8, 2024
Ranger House, North Vancouver by A.J. Capling
Design: A.J. Capling

photo : The White Space Co.
Presenting Ranger House, a pristine example of West Coast modernism, conceived with precision by A.J. Capling. Nestled on the tranquil fringes of Capilano River Regional Park, this private haven seamlessly blends mid-century modern elegance with lush forest vistas.

April 11, 2024
Tree House in Lions Bay, 249 Bayview Rd, Lions Bay, West Vancouver, BC
Design: Hassell/Griblin + D’Arcy Jones Architects

photo : West Coast Modern
Designed by Hassel/Griblin Associates, this West Vancouver residence hews closely to its steep, forested site, offering a masterful fusion of indoor and outdoor living. Within, a series of voluminous yet intimate spaces unfold in a graceful descent, creating a captivating dance of light, structure, and nature.

February 26, 2024
Parkland House North Vancouver
Design: Bob Lewis Architect

architectural photo : Barbara Tili
With a post-and-beam structure and expansive windows overlooking a Japanese garden and private forest, the Parkland House has served as a creative homebase for the film industry couple behind Hollywood blockbusters like X-Men and Tron.

January 4, 2024
Vista House, North Vancouver
Architect: BLA Design Group

photo : Andrew Latreille
Perched on the steep inclines of North Vancouver where the city’s bustle gives way to a calm mountain backdrop, the Vista House emerges as a practice in subtlety and surprise. The designer, BLA Design Group, worked closely with the owners to design a modest home which unfolds into an expansive celebration of space; a balance of introspection and openness.

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Vancouver Residences: Real Estate

November 12, 2023
Liminal House
Design: McLeod Bovell Modern Houses

photo : Hufton + Crow
The Liminal House clients came to us at a pivotal stage in their lives as soon-to-be empty nesters. The evolving needs of a family became the impetus for how we imagined a house that could embody the state of transition at a conceptual and experiential level.

November 11, 2023
Lantern House, 825 Forest Hills Drive, Edgemont Village, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Design: Fred Hollingsworth Architect

photo : Barbara Tili
This Modern British Columbia home is being offered for sale at $3,285,000. West Coast Modern Lists Japanese-Inspired Fred Hollingsworth-Designed Home for Sale in North Vancouver.

September 17, 2023
Starlet House, North Vancouver
Architect: Gordon Hartley

photo : Yan Timo
West Coast Modern lists rare Richard Neutra-inspired California modern home. Starlet House is for sale in North Vancouver.

September 1, 2023
Hood Point Residence
Design: PUBLIC Architecture

photo : Andrew Latreille
With breathtaking views of Howe Sound, the Hood Point Residence is distinguished by its lush gardens, roof decks, and terraces gently descending to the Salish Sea.

August 30, 2023
Eppich House II
Design: Arthur Erickson

photo : Ema Peter
Eppich House II, by celebrated Canadian architect Arthur Erickson (1924–2009), is officially on the market in West Vancouver’s British Properties for $12.8 million. This year marks the home’s 35th anniversary, having been designed in 1979 and completed in 1988, and comes beautifully renovated and restored—from furniture to artwork and landscaping.

June 6, 2023
Flying Arrow House, Edgemont Village, British Columbia, Canada
Design: Fred Hollingsworth

photo courtesy West Coast Modern
West Coast Modern Searches for Buyer to Save Last Remaining Fred Hollingsworth-Designed Flying Arrow House. One of only six Flying Arrow houses ever built, the modest, efficiently designed, post-and-beam home was inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian design.

May 24, 2023
Montiverdi House, West Vancouver by Arthur Erickson
Design: Arthur Erickson Architect

photograph courtesy West Coast Modern
West Coast Modern is announcing today that it is listing Arthur Erickson’s Montiverdi House #8 for sale. Located in the Caulfield neighbourhood of West Vancouver, the 2,010-square-foot home is the first ground-oriented home in Montiverdi Estates to come on the market in over a decade.

Mar 28, 2023
West Vancouver Residence, British Columbia
Design: KOArchitecture

photo : Sozinho Imagery
Built in 1958 and originally designed by noted Pacific Northwest architect Roland Terry, this West Vancouver house no longer met the needs of contemporary living. Designed around a central courtyard, the L-shaped residence is divided into a private wing housing bedrooms and a public-oriented section holding the kitchen, dining and living areas.

Mar 5, 2023
BlackCliff House, Vancouver, British Columbia
Design: McLeod Bovell Modern Houses

photo : Ema Peter
The BlackCliff House is situated on Canada’s west coast, perched on a granite rock rising 40 meters above the shoreline below. This location is a geographical “half-way” point for a dispersed family who are intermittently working and living on multiple continents.

Mar 3, 2023
Eaves House
Architects: McLeod Bovell Modern Houses

photo : Ema Peter
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.

Mar 1, 2023
Four and Four House
Architects: McLeod Bovell Modern Houses

photo : Andrew Latreille
Situated on a steep waterfront lot flanked by suburban context, the Four & Four House knits together the client’s affinity for mid-century, post-and-beam construction with contemporary adaptations.

Feb 11, 2023
Yeats House, Richmond, British Columbia
Architects: BLA Design Group

photo : Andrew Latreille
BLA Design Group creates Yeats House, a modern barn house featuring an incredible atrium space which encourages activity and connectivity for a young family in Richmond. The home needed to serve a young family well; providing a central gathering space that encourages time spent together.

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Modern Vancouver Houses in 2022 – latest British Columbia homes, chronological:

December 22, 2022
West 21st Vancouver property
Architects: project22design

photo : Jesse Laver
The West 21st is a renovation job of a circa-1970s house included redesigning the kitchen with the client’s favourite colour: yellow.

November 27, 2022
Treehouse Residence
Architects: project22design

photo : Ema Peter Photography
This new-build house, the Treehouse Residence, was designed close to grade to seamlessly connect with the streetscape.

September 21, 2022
Nanton Residence
Architects: Bla Design Group and Campos Studio

photo : Andrew Latreille
BLA Design Group and Wiedemann Architectural create modern brick house which integrates into a long sloping site, and features sweeping views westward over Vancouver. This contemporary BC residence is a modern brick home located in Vancouver, Canada.

16 Sep 2022
Collingwood House
Architects: Bla Design Group and Campos Studio

photo : Andrew Latreille
This British Columbia home is a unique local collaboration between an established practice and an emerging studio to create a living accommodation that is responsive and personal. It is a successful example of small-scale residential architecture which utilizes its immediate context and the local climate to generate a sensitive contemporary house.

2 July 2022
Mountain House, Vancouver Concept Home
Design: Milad Eshtiyaghi Studio

image courtesy of architects practice
The idea of the Mountain House design started from the base that was already there – on the site of the four old trees. Milad Eshtiyaghi Studio wanted to build the project without cutting or moving the trees, so they built the design around them and in the space between they made a backyard in front of the trees.

23 Jun 2022
Dunbar Residence
Architects: JHA™ Architecture + Interior Architectural Design

photo : Andrew Latreille
The architecture of the Dunbar Residence pays homage to estate homes seen in the Vancouver historical Shaughnessy area. The dark coloured trims, brackets and oversized wood windows contrast the warms toned stucco and locally sourced granite.

31 May 2022
Starship House, 6028 Eagleridge Drive, West Vancouver
Design: Arthur Erickson Architect

photo courtesy of West Coast Modern
At $4.3 million, this is one of the most significant architectural sales in Western Canada. The buyers of this bold Modern BC property will preserve the home and restore it to its former glory.

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Vancouver Houses in 2020 – 2021

29 Sep 2021
546 West 13th Avenue Apartments
Design: GBL Architects

image : GBL Architects
GBL Architects has received unanimous approval from the City of Vancouver Council for their new housing development for the international non-profit organization and global volunteer organization Soroptimist International of Vancouver. The housing project at 546 West 13th Avenue in Vancouver, British Columbia, is the first development project in Canada developed, designed, and delivered by an entirely female team, demonstrating women’s leadership in a male-dominated sector.

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December 4, 2020
Marguerite Residence, Second Shaughnessyy
Design: John Henshaw Architect Inc. (JHA Inc.)

photo : Andrew Latreille

January 18, 2020
Prince Albert House in East Vancouver, BC
Architect: Randy Bens Architect

photography : Ema Peter and Ian Lanterman
This residential project is located on the east side of Vancouver, BC.

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Vancouver Houses in 2019

August 15, 2019
Balsam Modern House in West Vancouver, BC
Design: John Henshaw Architect

photographer : Erich Saide
This BC property was inspired by linear architecture: nearby Fraser River and its park like surrounding. The home’s interiors continued the architectural scheme of long, linear glulam beams with extensive use of North American black walnut and natural stone.

29 Jul 2019
Deep Cove House in North Vancouver, BC
Design: D’Arcy Jones Architects

photograph : Ema Peter
A crisply-detailed house for a family is part look-out tower, part courtyard, and part landform. The front of the house wears a simple mask, to set a quiet and private tone even though the project is located near a bustling neighbourhood intersection and commercial area.

24 Jul 2019
Strathcona Village

7 Jan 2019
The Edge House on North Shore Mountains
Design: Vallely Architecture

photographer : Ema Peter
Situated on the south facing slopes of Vancouver’s North Shore mountains, the Edge House pays homage to the tenets of modern architecture while incorporating distinctly regional elements of exposed wood and timber to create a clean, contemporary West Coast esthetic.

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Vancouver Houses in 2018

Vancouver Properties in 2018

14 Dec 2018
Aperture Apartments, 5688 Willow Street
Design: Arno Matis Architecture

photography : Michael Elkan Photography
Façade openings are programmed to provide passive shading, and act like an Aperture: opening and closing in response to the unique solar exposure of each façade. Apertures are deeper on the south elevation to provide increased sun shading, and more shallow and open to the North, to allow for additional light.

15 Aug 2018
Saint George House
Design: Falken Reynolds Interiors and Randy Bens

photograph : Ema Peter
Can a home feel spacious through innovative design? Vancouver Interior Design firm Falken Reynolds Interiors opens the doors to their latest modern-home interior design project, the Saint George House, which highlights innovative design strategies to create space and serenity.

31 Jul 2018
Coal Harbour Apartment
Design: Haeccity Studio Architecture

photograph : Andrew Latreille
This spacious apartment in downtown Vancouver’s picturesque Coal Harbour was customized to serve as a multi-generational gathering space.

29 Jul 2018
Cambie Apartments, 2930 Cambie Street
Design: Haeccity Studio Architecture

photograph : Andrew Latreille

18 Jun 2018
Mingo Residence in West Vancouver, BC
Design: Architecture Building Culture

photo : Andrew Latreille
This British Columbia residential project takes its cue from the landscape. It is a single-story house that climbs the sloping property in four large steps. Living is at street level and each bedroom is on its own terrace with the master bedroom at the top.

28 May 2018
Sunset House in West Vancouver
Architects: McLeod Bovell Modern Houses

photos : Martin Tessler and Ema Peter
Located on a steep and technically challenging site in West Vancouver, the Sunset House is designed to capture immediate views of heavy marine traffic and the open sea to the west.

24 May 2018
G’day House Vancouver
Architects: McLeod Bovell Modern Houses

photograph © Ema Peter
This British Columbia property resulted from a commission for an Australian ex-patriate family, who requested a home that would support a relaxed attitude toward daily life and would help them re-connect with a warm-weather lifestyle.

23 May 2018
Esquimalt House
Architects: McLeod Bovell Modern Houses

photograph © Martin Tessler
This new British Columbia house is situated on a steep and unusually wide property with significant views of downtown Vancouver, the Lion’s Gate Bridge and Burrard Inlet.

16 May 2018
Gulf Islands Residence
Architects: RUFproject

photograph : Ivan Hunter
The design of this Gulf Islands’ private residence responds to the Client’s brief for the creation of a ‘modern log cabin’ on a precious piece of ocean-front property.

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Vancouver Houses Archive

Vancouver Houses up to and including 2016

3 Dec 2016
Backcountry Hut in Vancouver, British Columbia
Architect: Leckie Studio Architecture + Design

image Courtesy architecture office
The Backcountry Hut Company has been honoured with a 2016 Canadian Architect Award of Merit. “For over 40 years, Canadian Architect has sponsored an annual national awards program, the only national awards that recognize projects in the design stage.

30 Sep 2016
Cadence Residence on Vancouver Island, Lantzville, Vancouver Island, BC
Design: Keith Baker Design Inc.

photograph : Mia Dominguez, Artez Photography, Nanaimo, BC
This property was designed as a series of pavilions, nestled along the sunny shoreline of Lantzville on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. This stunning home was an award-winner even while it was on the ‘drawing board’.

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October 19, 2015
St Georges House in West Vancouver
Architect: Randy Bens Architect

photo : Ema Peter

14 Oct 2015
St James House, West Vancouver
Architect: Randy Bens Architect

photograph : Ema Peter
The home’s H-shape creates a great variety of exterior spaces (moss garden to the north, and paved surfaces and reflecting pool to the south). The upper floor aligns with the center of the H, and cantilevers over both ends of the lower floor.

1 Feb 2015
Groveland House
Design: Mcleod Bovell Modern Houses

photo : Ema Peter
A gentle three-story sloping site offers significant connections to grade on all levels of this contemporary British Columbia residence: a putting green on the upper floor, pool and entertainment on the middle level and more intimate views to natural bedrock all the lower level.

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9 Dec 2014
430 House
Design: D’Arcy Jones Architecture Inc

photograph : Sama Jim Canzian
The renovation of a 1981 Vancouver Special on a 33 foot-wide lot retained the entire foundation and structure of the house. The interior layout was flipped, moving the kitchen, dining and living areas from the upper floor down to the main floor, so the most important interior spaces could be at grade.

14 Aug 2014
Mathers Residence, 3255 Mathers Avenue, West Vancouver, BC, Canada
Design: Eurohouse Construction

image from architects
This spectacular residence is a vivid example of the West Coast style brought to its excellence. Beautiful natural granite envelopes the house exterior together with colossal cedar elements, integrates completely with the natural rock and secular cedar trees around the house.

7 Jun 2014
Choklit Town House, The Fairview
Architect: Arthur Erickson

photograph : Kate- Video Open House
Young Canadian architect Arthur Erickson had an office in The Fairview neighbourhood of Vancouver British Columbia. The building also housed Purdy’s Chocolates. Many years later when he had the opportunity to design a triplex in the same area he called it “Choklit”.

August 23, 2013
New House in Southlands, British Columbia, Canada
Architect: DIALOG

photograph : Kristopher Grunert

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9 Aug 2010
House 23 in Vancouver, Surrey, BC

photo courtesy of architects office
23.2 is a 500 square metre house for a family built on a large rural acreage. There is a gentle slope from east to west and two masses of old growth forest defining two “outdoor rooms” each with a its own distinct ecology and conditions of light; the house is situated at the point of maximum tension in between these two environments, and as such acts at once to define the two as distinct, and also to offer a focused transition between them.