Alpine cabin. Photo: Scott & Scott Architects. | Chalet de montagne. Photo: Scott & Scott Architects.
The architectural careers of David and Susan Scott have been intertwined for 19 years. The husband and wife behind Scott & Scott Architects built a street-level studio inside their Vancouver house in 2012, allowing them to work while being home with their two young daughters.
Their projects, located mostly in British Columbia, include cabins at Whistler and Lac le Jeune; houses on Bowen Island and in Tofino, Squamish and North Vancouver; the restaurants Kin Kao, Torafuku, and Bestie in Vancouver; and a barn on Pender Island.
Lac Le Jeune cabin. Photo: Scott & Scott Architects. | Chalet à Lac le Jeune. Photo: Scott & Scott Architects. They?re currently at work on the adaptive reuse of urban buildings; the design of a hunting cabin; and an ongoing line of project-specific furniture, lighting and architectural hardware. They plan to launch a fixture and furniture line in 2016 to make the designs publicly available.
In 2015, the Scotts were selected with Claesson Koivisto Rune, of Sweden, and Lund Hagem and Mork Ulnes, of Norway, to create an alpine community in the snowbound Sierra Nevada Mountains in California. The three-year project encompasses the master planning and design of housing, a public lodge, warming structures and furniture.
The Scotts believe that an architect should have a direct role in the act of construction, as innovation and refinemen...