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W38th Residence // RUFproject, Arno Matis Architecture

Vancouver, Canada

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Interior and Exterior re-design of an in-progress single family residence in Vancouver.
This house is a synthesis of West-coast and Eastern modernism with specific influences from Bali and Thailand The open concept layout of the home has an open flow of spaces, yet still defined as rooms with a continuous indoor-outdoor connection at all levels.

© John Sinal

© John Sinal

© John Sinal

© John Sinal

Inside, the house is lined with white marble surfaces, integrated millwork, and carefully crafted detail.
The exterior timber slats on the outside of the home are in dark stained sapele, providing solar shading and privacy to the large expanses of glazing.
This unique home is a “Jewel-box”, with carefully crafted details, integrated millwork and luxurious materials to create warmth and surprise, while composed into a modest, minimal and homogenous whole.

© John Sinal

© John Sinal

© John Sinal

© John Sinal

Credits:
Design (Exterior & Interior)
RUFproject
General Contractor:
GWilson Construction Ltd.
Structural Engineer:
Fast + Epp Structural Engineers
Landscape Architect:
Paul Sangha Landscape Architecture
Original Architect:
Arno Matis Architecture
Geotechnical Engineer:
GeoPacific Consultants
Building Envelope:
Spratt Emanuel
Millwork Production:
Intempo Interiors
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