When the project started, this 105-year old house on a narrow 25? wide lot had been an unheated and neglected shelter for an elderly occupant.   It was overrun with rats and was almost tipping over sideways. The new owners met D?Arcy Jones on the street at a real estate open-house, when he was considering buying it as a new of office for his practice.  The cost to restore the house seemed too high, so D?Arcy declined to make an offer on the property.  A few days later the new owners tracked him down via the web, and asked if his office could modernize the house. The architects rolled up their sleeves, ate their words, and got to work.

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Architects: D?Arcy Jones Architecture

Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Architects In Charge: D?Arcy Jones, Jesse Ratcliffe, Ben Reimer

Area: 1500.0 ft2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Sama Jim Canzian

Structural Engineers: Impressa Construction

© Sama Jim Canzian

From the architect. When the project started, this 105-year old house on a narrow 25? wide lot had been an unheated and neglected shelter for an elderly occupant.   It was overrun with rats and was almost tipping over sideways. The new owners met D?Arcy Jones on the street at a real estate open-house, when he was considering buying it as a new of office for his practice.  The cost to restore...