A Whistler cabin provides a ‘transcendent expertise’ to its occupants

This new Whistler cabin within the rarefied environs of rural British Columbia provides every little thing a household may wish for all-year-round occupation. Designed by Openspace Structure, with landscaping by Donohoe Design that seamlessly blends the construction into the encircling forest, Winterfell is the final word ski residence. 

A Whistler cabin for luxurious and nature immersion

The UK-based shoppers wished a home that mixed the luxurious of area with immersion within the verdant Whistler panorama. Set down within the valley, the home makes probably the most of this personal, secluded location by way of an extensively glazed façade, with tall panes that stretch throughout flooring to disclose the floorplate set again from the glass.

Openspace and Donohoe labored collectively to orientate the property inside its 12,000 sq ft web site, making certain that pure options like rock outcrops and mature bushes have been preserved and made into focal factors by their proximity to home windows and terraces. 

One of many home’s most enduring qualities is its capacity to vary character with the seasons. In autumn, using rusted Corten metal on the façade comes into its personal as a backdrop to the flaming colors of the leaves, whereas the gray vertical cedar cladding and horizontal stonework replicate the native bedrock and supply a stark distinction in opposition to the snow. 

‘The residence provides an unparalleled connection to the dynamic shifts of nature,’ the architects write. ‘The night solar filters by way of the bushes of the encircling protect, casting a fascinating play of sunshine upon the secluded again patio and pool zone.’ These areas, which encompass the home, soften the road between structure and nature. Each room experiences the each day and seasonable shift of sunshine.

Different inside parts are extra monumental, anchoring the inside to the positioning. These embody the stone hearth (mirrored by the distinguished chimney stack), timber flooring and wooden millwork. In and out, supplies have been chosen for the flexibility to climate and patinate, bringing the home ever nearer to its environment.

These tall home windows additionally serve the double-height front room, which is ready on the primary ground above the bedrooms. Kitchen and eating areas face the again patio and the encircling woods, whereas the principal bed room is tucked away in probably the most personal spot, with mature bushes framing the view of the pool space.

Openspace Structure was based by Don Gurney in 1998. Primarily based in North Vancouver, the studio has constructed extensively in Whistler, in addition to throughout Canada, California and extra additional afield. Donohoe Residing Landscapes, based by Inchbald Faculty of Design-trained Ryan Donohoe, is an award-winning agency of panorama designers with a powerful connection to the Pacific Northwest.

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