Dispatch From Canada | Q&A Amongst Burgers Architecture Inc.
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| Burger Residence (photo Martin Tessler) |
Continuing amongst our series, Dispatch from Canada, today we're excited to characteristic the operate of West Vancouver-based architecture firm, Burgers Architecture Inc. Being fans of their operate for a spell now, nosotros were thrilled to inquire them a few questions close their occupation solid in addition to thoughts on blueprint inward the Canadian landscape. Here's our Q & Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 (as answered past times Mary Burgers):
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| Burgers Residence (photo Martin Tessler) |
Cedric’s parents Robert in addition to Marieke Burgers founded Burgers Architecture inward 1981. Robert received his diploma inward architecture in addition to technology scientific discipline from the University of Delft, Netherlands, in addition to upon immigrating to Canada inward 1967 the duad began edifice in addition to designing contemporary homes out of the component inward West Vancouver. Cedric received his Master of Architecture from the University of British Columbia, in addition to and hence worked inward the architectural offices of Daniel Liebeskind in addition to landscape architects Muller Knippscheld Wehburg, both inward Berlin Germany. He in addition to hence completed his architectural internship inward his family's occupation solid inward West Vancouver, nether the supervision of architect Robert Burgers in addition to mentor Peter Cardew. I, (Mary Burgers) studied at Simon Fraser University in addition to finished my marking at St. Charles University inward Prague earlier moving on to BCIT where I studied Interior Design. We conduct keep a squad of talented architects, interior designers in addition to technologists, continuing the vision Cedric’s parents had when they brought a crisp European minimalism to Canada over xl years ago.
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| Cedric in addition to Mary Burgers (Photo Kyrani Kanavaros) |
Our side past times side projection is e'er the most exciting one!
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| Burgers Residence (photo Martin Tessler) |
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| Burgers Residence (photo Martin Tessler) |
Living in addition to working inward Canada, what component of Canada inspires your operate if at all occupation y'all think?
We are e'er happy to conduct keep inward our immediate surroundings, in addition to are constantly inspired past times this powerful, natural playground of rugged landscapes, windswept cliffs in addition to gorgeous waters. Every chance nosotros tin last outside, nosotros are, amongst the kids inward tow, whether nosotros are sailing every bit a menage unit of measurement upwards to Desolation Sound, or cross terra firma skiing inward Callaghan, or hiking in addition to biking upwards these mountains. I mean value this genuine in addition to tangible human relationship nosotros conduct keep to the outdoors translates to a deep agreement of the sites nosotros cook on, in addition to the homes nosotros occupation for our clients are intuitive in addition to tasteful to their environments.
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| Residence - Bowen Island (photo Michael Boland) |
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| Residence - Bowen Island (photo Michael Boland) |
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| Photo Martin Tessler |
What are y'all currently working on that excites you?
Cedric in addition to I of late purchased a beautiful holding amongst a lush, gurgling creek in addition to lots of beautiful former trees hither inward West Vancouver in addition to are inward the procedure of designing our novel domicile together. It’s a sensitive landscape, which demands that nosotros are ecologically thoughtful, but interestingly what is happening is a novel agreement of what a luxury domicile is. We are drawing from our surroundings in addition to designing for good, cook clean air in addition to ventilation, rooms that breathe inward that they are non overstuffed in addition to over composed, lots of natural light, plants, in addition to the collection of rainwater, everything in addition to anything that volition contribute to a holistic living environment. All those things y'all experience when y'all are outdoors, y'all should experience within too… lightness, breathability, freshness.
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| Photo Martin Tessler |
What Canadian Designers/Architects/Artists occupation y'all admire?
Cedric has e'er been inspired past times Arthur Erickson. Brent Comber is every bit lovely every bit a human every bit he is a
designer. Niels Bendtsen is admirable but every bit much every bit his lovely married adult woman in addition to concern partner Nancy, I observe their dedication to the local blueprint community every bit they travel along to force the boundaries inward seeking out novel designers in addition to collections, spell they themselves occupation such beauty themselves.
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| Ocean Residence |
Thank y'all Cedric in addition to Mary in addition to the Burgers family!
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