Habitus Living

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

“The goal was to create a design that would enhance the ecosystem rather than impose upon it, and that would restore the well-being of our client,” says Kate Symons, director Studio Ilk. The design had to create large, open living spaces that would also provide a sense of intimacy and comfort, making the home feel like a true escape.

Client 98

Client Clients Design Brief Safety 98

Architizer

APRIL 13, 2022

Plates house is situated in the rich natural landscape of West Vancouver’s British Properties Neighborhood. The rich nature surrounding the project site inspired the designers to utilize transparency and blur the line between inside and outside of the house. © Alterativ Design Lab. © Alterativ Design Lab.

Housing 74

Housing Concept Design Inspiration 74

ArchiDiaries

JANUARY 24, 2022

An incomparable place of safety, comfort and privacy. The back fence and borrowed landscape provides an ambiguous back-drop to the interior, as one enters a full width, double height living zone, formed by the simple extrusion of the profile of the federation house it abuts. They say a person’s home is their castle.

Interior 74

Interior Housing Architecture Zoning 74

ArchiDiaries

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Most farming activities were suspended nearly a couple of decades ago when the owners decided to rewild the landscape, reserving a small parcel of land for organic farming. The canvas tents were charming in their simplicity but offered dismal insulation and lacked visual and acoustic privacy.

Roofing 84

Roofing Landscape Structure Foundation 84