Bowen Island House by Sturgess Architecture

Another great modern house design is coming from Canada, The designers who show their design is Sturgess Architecture, a modern house architectural firm that always done a great job designing a house residence architecture. This architects have designed a house on an island near Vancouver, Canada. This house is typically natural modern house that create for small family with two children. the aim of designing this house is to create a comfortable place to settle in and to spend the time with the family enjoying every sinle moment and activity with them.

The steep cliff site faces North overlooking Howe Sound. Located on a six meter wide ledge, the house is tied back to the upthrusting rock face that then drops 100m to the water below. An elongated bowtie plan maximizes the aperture of glazing and view to the North, while on approach from the South, only the roof marks its presence in the landscape. Naturally finished slate, cedar shingles and copper colored roof denote a building that challenges with form yet eases itself into the coastal context. The entrance leads through the blasted rock to a sheltered deck, and landscape features are left in their original state. via