在这个世界上，没有比拥有舒适居所更让人感到惬意的事情了吧。

两位历史教授买下了加拿大温哥华北部山上一栋建于上世纪50年代的房屋，房屋面积为150平米，与外面的领地和院子保持着强烈的关联。建筑师与业主都希望在改建的过程中体现出对传统材料以及古老细节的尊重。空间中的结构被精简和加固，采用亮色调的花旗松木材制作结构和家具。天花，地面采用天然的石灰色进行粉刷。为了最小限度的分隔空间但又同时保持功能分区，建筑师在入口处设置了两排大柜子，用以区别客厅，门厅，厨房。厨房中的操作台面采用了附近的白色大理石，整块制成，原石足有800公斤重。

Working with the architects to locate a suitable property for a new home the clients purchased a 1950s post and beam house located near the base of Grouse Mountain. The house, while extensively renovated over the years, had a modest scale, well proportioned rooms and a strong connection to the wooded and mature yard.

The project consists of the design and construction of the restoration and renovation of the 150 sq. m house. The living space was stripped of embellishments, services rationalized and the the enclosed stair was replaced with a new open stair of steel and fir which allows for the light from the second floor hall window to connect with the ground floor.

The project draws from the architects and clients (two history professors) shared interest in traditional materials and respect for the original details of the house.

To brighten the spaces the douglas fir beams were lye washed and the structural decking was finished with a cloth applied pigmented oil. The living spaces were reduced to the structural shell, the walls were repaired and finished in a natural lime based whitewash and the floors ground and troweled.

The materials used were selected for their contrasting strengths and minimally finished using traditional methods that are maintainable and acquire visible signs of use over time. The steel stair and fireplace frame were finished with wood stove paste and bowling alley wax and the cabinetry was lye washed and sealed with soap.

With minimal change to the configuration of the spaces, the functional storage was consolidated into two douglas fir plywood cabinet blocks to maximize the open spaces while providing concealed storage for the living, entry and kitchen.

The kitchen was crafted of solid ash and designed for the open storage of the owners collection of studio pottery. While open and light in section, the joinery was detailed to structurally bear the weight of the 800kg marble counter monolith which was milled from a block the architects selected from the Hisnet Inlet quarry located on Vancouver Island near their own alpine cabin.