Elma Bay House
Vancouver Island, BC: 2008
4600 square feet
Planned as a grand sweeping crescent opening to the spectacular vistas over the pebble beach, north across Georgia Strait to the Coast Mountains, the internal spaces flow along the ocean shore and open to embrace the sun from the north side. The exposed beams curve through space highlighting the circulation gallery and peaking your sense of curiosity as to what lies beyond. The arcs continue outside as a formalized and unifying landscape element between the buildings, gardens, and the forest beyond. The interior is sparse; hardwood floors, architectural concrete with bluestone details and simple wall planes. The sculptural timber roofs float above the walls of glass.
