McLeod Bovell uses cantilevers in "fortress-like" West Vancouver house
Local design studio McLeod Bovell has completed a seaside home with a dramatic cantilever and multiple lightwells in West Vancouver, British Columbia.
Vancouver-based McLeod Bovell Modern Houses designed the 10,940-square foot (1,016-square metre) Liminal House in 2022.
McLeod Bovell designed Liminal House in West Vancouver
"The 'liminal' is a transformational state between where one thing begins and another ends; the position where something meets, mixes, and merges," the team told Dezeen.
"Liminal House straddles a similar threshold between West Vancouver's natural stony seashore and its suburban residential neighbourhood."
The home overlooks the Pacific Ocean
The steep site overlooks the Pacific Ocean, so the team used the house's organisation to choreograph movement toward the shoreline. Organised as a journey rather than around a singular focal point, the spaces pass between interior courtyards.
A central staircase and courtyard separate the public spaces from the garage
Entered from an autocourt on the hillside, the main level features a kitchen, dining and living space with a floating fireplace.
A central architectural stair and planted courtyard garden separate the public spaces from the garage.
Floor-to-ceiling glazing opens the family areas to a terrace
Meanwhile, a wall of floor-to-ceiling glazing opens the family areas to a covered terrace and pool with a waterfall edge that disappears into the ocean.
The basement level holds service and recr...
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