Set into a steeply sloping site in the Kadenwood community of Whistler with views across to the Tantalus Mountain range, this house is envisaged as a rhizomic organism emerging from its forest surrounds, the resultant form is of two twin masses, splayed apart to create an intimate series of shared outdoor spaces. The twins are connected underground via a thru-mountain tunnel which informs the house’s programmatic layout. The larger of the twin forms contains the family’s bedrooms, kitchen and living quarters, while the smaller twin houses visitor’s rooms and recreational facilities such as a gym and sauna. A generous outdoor terrace connects them at a lower level containing a hot tub and a naturalized landscape which spills downslope to the forest floor below.
SHAPE Architecture were keen to ensure that the material palette for the home was restrained to focus attention on the setting rather than the building. Formally, the exterior appearance upslope at the entrance has been kept deliberately austere to create a sense of calm, quiet reflection whilst providing privacy for the family.
The project is an intimate weaving of interior and exterior and required close coordination between the in-house Interior Design team and the SHAPE Architecture team.
Project Features:
• Integrated design with the surrounding environment
• High standard of sustainability
