Architecture | A 1950S Postal Service & Beam Reno Inwards Northward Vancouver

We were thrilled to come upwards across this beauty of a reno together with restoration past times Scott together with Scott Architects recently of a 1950s post service together with beam dwelling identify located at the base of operations of Grouse Mountain on Vancouver's due north shore.  Scott together with Scott explains:

"The house, spell extensively renovated over the years, had a small-scale scale, good proportioned rooms together with a potent connector to the wooded together with mature yard.

The projection consists of the blueprint together with structure of the restoration together with renovation of the 150 sq. thousand house.  The living infinite was stripped of embellishments, services rationalized together with the enclosed step was replaced alongside a novel opened upwards step of steel together with fir which allows for the low-cal from the minute flooring hall window to connect alongside the Earth floor.

The projection draws from the architects together with clients (two history professors) shared involvement inwards traditional materials together with abide by for the master copy details of the house.

To brighten the spaces, the douglas fir beams were lye washed together with the structural decking was finished alongside a textile applied pigmented oil. The living spaces were reduced to the structural shell, the walls were repaired together with finished inwards a natural lime based whitewash together with the floors Earth together with troweled.

The materials used were selected for their contrasting strengths together with minimally finishes using traditional methods that are maintainable together with larn visible signs of work over time.  The steel step together with fireplace frame were finished alongside forest stove glue together with bowling alley wax together with the cabinetry was lye washed together with sealed alongside soap.

With minimal modify to the configuration of the spaces, the functional storage was consolidated into ii douglas fir plywood cabinet blocks to maximize the opened upwards spaces spell providing concealed storage for the living, entry together with kitchen.

The kitchen was crafted of venture ash together with designed for the opened upwards storage of the owners collection of studio pottery. While opened upwards together with low-cal inwards section, the joinery was detailed to structurally behave the weight of the 800kg marble counter monolith which was milled from a block the architects selected from the Hisnet Inlet quarry located on Vancouver Island well-nigh their ain alpine cabin."

The consequence is a gorgeous infinite alongside a natural, minimal experience combining traditional materials inwards a modern, rustic setting.

Location: North Vancouver, Canada
Photo credits: Scott together with Scott Architects
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