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Osler House
Osler House
Vancouver, Canada
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Osler House
Vancouver, Canada
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2024
SIZE
1000 sqft - 3000 sqft
BUDGET
Undisclosed
The mid-century house is one of few remaining bungalows in a part of the city where larger lots were desirable for the construction of larger houses in the 1980s and 90s. The 1 ½ story house, both designed in 1952 and renovated in 1982 by the Architect Ron Thom, sits beneath a mature treed canopy. The home’s spaces are sheltered under planes of 3x6 cedar roof decking with the living space guarded from the street by a concrete brick hearth with clerestory and terrace glazing opening the house to the south.
The project consists of the design of the frame-up reconstruction and renovation of the 240 sq. m house, including major seismic, structural, and thermal performance upgrades to the deteriorating original home’s wooden frame construction as well as the addition of a southern terrace, swimming pool and pool house. While the roof decking, hearth and general organization of the house was preserved, the 1982 stair was reconfigured to provide daylight to the entry, a direct connection from the lower floor to the side yard and a daylit flight to the upper floor and the bedrooms and bathrooms reconfigured.
Enlarged openings to the pool, terrace and bedrooms were made to provide a greater connection to nature. The walls were refinished with a painted burlap and the upper level floors were finished with end grained douglas fir and the lower and main floor reinforced and finished with a radiant brick tile which extends out to the new southern pool terrace.
The living room hearth was extended with a cantilevered concrete sofa which extends the seating without diminishing the extent of the floor. A second concrete exterior sofa provides an outdoor evening seating area between the pool house and the home.
The project consists of the design of the frame-up reconstruction and renovation of the 240 sq. m house, including major seismic, structural, and thermal performance upgrades to the deteriorating original home’s wooden frame construction as well as the addition of a southern terrace, swimming pool and pool house. While the roof decking, hearth and general organization of the house was preserved, the 1982 stair was reconfigured to provide daylight to the entry, a direct connection from the lower floor to the side yard and a daylit flight to the upper floor and the bedrooms and bathrooms reconfigured.
Enlarged openings to the pool, terrace and bedrooms were made to provide a greater connection to nature. The walls were refinished with a painted burlap and the upper level floors were finished with end grained douglas fir and the lower and main floor reinforced and finished with a radiant brick tile which extends out to the new southern pool terrace.
The living room hearth was extended with a cantilevered concrete sofa which extends the seating without diminishing the extent of the floor. A second concrete exterior sofa provides an outdoor evening seating area between the pool house and the home.
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