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At a recent design industry event that showcased a stunning display of architectural antiques, a spirited debate amongst artists raised a reflective rhetorical question: where is the ‘art’ in modern architecture? As Homes & Living proudly presents our annual Architecture issue, lets go to the root of the word architecture: in Latin, the word ‘architectura’, came after the Greek word ‘arkhitekton’ – derived from ‘chief ’ and ‘builder’, or ‘carpenter’. Certainly architecture – the literal anatomy of our built environment - has evolved and been nuanced by the celebrated builders, architects and designers featured in Homes & Living’s latest Architecture issue. It has been my pleasure talking with, and learning about so many amazing architects who have truly mastered their craft. Whether your architectural tastes tend to hearken back to an era from the past, or you are most moved by a modern, minimalist aesthetic, we have built and crafted this issue of Homes & Living to appeal to all who appreciate great architecture. As ever, we hope you enjoy the read, and I am always happy to receive your emails! Sincerely,

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LAURA GOLDSTEIN has written features for Canadian House & Home, Style At Home, Chatelaine, National Post, Globe and Mail and more recently, Savour Gourmet and Western Living. She continues to combine her love for the arts, design, travel, retail, food, fascinating people and snooping through fabulous homes, as a never-ending source for articles.

NORA O’MALLEY is a bit of a globetrotter who, when pressed, would tell you that home is Calgary, Alberta. A freelance writer, Nora produces online content for Quiksilver and Roxy Australia and has contributed to The Surfer’s Path, Gripped The Climbing Magazine, WHERE, Canadian Rockies and MEC’s 40th Anniversary print catalogue. She has completed her first manuscript about learning to surf and seeing the world.

TONY WHITNEY has covered automobiles and the automobile industry for more than 25-years, handling assignments for TV, radio, consumer magazines, websites, business magazines, auto publications and newspapers. He hosted the network TV show Driver’s Seat for more than two decades and regularly handles Canada-wide talk shows for CBC radio.

CLAIRE NEWELL is the official travel consultant for Global BC and the best-selling author of Travel Best Bets. She has written articles for Success, Professional Woman, Today’s Parent, Reader’s Digest and now she is Homes & Living magazine’s exclusive Escape writer. Claire’s latest role is as co-host of the new travel series Operation: Vacation.

EMA PETER is a photographer of international repute, providing specialised imagery for the property development, interior design and hospitality industries. Creative vision combined with business acumen has made her a leading professional in the world of interior and architectural photography. Ema is passionate about her work and brings her natural flair and energy to all projects.

GAIL JOHNSON is an award-winning Vancouverbased journalist who has been writing and editing since 1996. She has a passion for covering lifestyle, design, health, and personal finance and is also a mom and a certified group-fitness instructor.

MARKELLA MILDENBERGER is the owner of a custom wallpaper and textile company and a freelance writer in design. In her spare time she is submersed in her art, writing and anything design related. She can often be found in English Bay catching the sunset or wandering the streets of Vancouver finding inspiration.

ROBERTA STALEY is the Vancouver-based editor of the Canadian Chemical News, a contributing editor at Corporate Knights magazine and an awardwinning contributor to BCBusiness, Vancouver, CPA Magazine, ELLE Canada, AQ, UBC Law Magazine and The Georgia Straight. She has also reported from El Salvador, Afghanistan, Haiti, Cambodia, Colombia, New Zealand and Soweto, South Africa.

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TABLE of CONTENTS

F E AT U R E S

EDITOR'S MESSAGE the architecture issue AMANDA STUTT

COV E R STO RY

PATRICK WEDER

exquisite handmade furniture NORA O'MALLEY

HERZOG & DE MEURON integrated outdoor spaces connecting communities

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vancouver house: skyline sentinel ROBERTA STALEY

MANUFACTURING THE NATURAL WORLD the art of catherine widgery

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BLACK TUSK RESIDENCE

mordern living in the heart of ski country GAIL JOHNSON

MASTERING THE MUSE

architect profile: measured architecture AMANDA STUTT

CLASSIC DESIGNS TO LAST A LIFETIME

designer profile: enviable designs MARKELLA MILDENBERGER

RENEW GALLERY

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ON A GRAND PLATEAU

PATKAU ARCHITECTS

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COMMUNITY CHARACTER gastown then and now

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EXPRESSIONS: BOBBIE BURGERS dynamic texture lends depth to interior spaces LAURA GOLDSTEIN

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R ESIDENZ FR EU N DO R F integrated modern architecture and garden design words nora o'malley

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ust a 20-minute drive from Vienna, this white sculptural edifice has become a landmark in a countryside dotted with picture-postcard farm cottages and Bavarian style B&Bs. It’s been called the ‘Spaceship House’ or ‘Futuristic Villa Freundorf ’, but for the team of architects at Project A01, it’s simply common stance. “Most of our houses are special single units in their area,” said project architect Andreas Schmitzer. And a quick flick through their online portfolio only confirms his Rolodex of geometrically sharp, all-white buildings. This particular job took Project A01 about six to eight months to design and to convince Vienna planning officials to approve their contemporary building – that’s a relatively short turnaround time, considering Vienna’s painfully complicated construction laws. »

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ABOVE Infinity pool wraps around the side, while floor to ceiling glass walls offer unobstructed views of elegant and expansive garden design.

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“My vision was to generate a unity of indoor and outdoor. The transition from inside to outside should be fluent.”

“In the city, the whole process can easily take two years. But that’s not the case for the countryside, which made it a lot easier for us to submit something according to our clients’ wishes and our architectural ideas,” said Schmitzer. The client, Bernhard Kramer, who owns Kramer & Kramer Gartenarchitektur, was integral in drafting the layout of the landscape. And while he gave Schmitzer the freedom to draw his residence, both professionals collaborated on an ambitious blueprint where modern architecture effortlessly integrates with garden design. “My vision was to generate a unity of indoor and outdoor. The transition from inside to outside should be fluent,” said Kramer.

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In the main living space, a wall of glass opens up to the pool and garden, while polished sandstone floors flow directly from the inside of the house onto the front terrace and deck area. The two outstretched elements visible on the front façade of Residenz Freundorf are features that originated from the landscape design. Though they lend ultramodern style to the building, they were proposed to level off any big jumps in height caused by the hillside plot and to divide the garden into unique areas. “And now, after some time of living at this place and using all of the inside and outdoor spaces, I’m very satisfied with the result and the implementation of my intentions,” said Kramer of his contemporary home. His cohort, Mr. Schmitzer, was equally pleased to work with a client so passionate about the actual architecture of the house. h

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MASTERI N G TH E M US E measured architecture on seeing the creative process through from micro to macro words amanda stutt

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hile Vancouver architects Clinton Cuddington and Piers Cunnington came from decidedly different walks of life; Cuddington the protégé of hippy artist parents and a Texas rancher grandfather and Cunnington more influenced by the formality of academia and big business: the two felt their professional stars aligned when they met. And it wasn’t just that the linguistic algorithms of their respective surnames (a coincidence) meshed so magnificently-in terms of forging a prospective business partnership, it appeared to be a proverbial meeting of complementary minds. “I’m the artist, idea- guy story-teller, and Piers is kind of my pillar because he has such a rationalism…and precision-thinking [to him] to facilitate long and short views,” says Clinton (we’ll break from tradition and identify them by first names to avoid confusion). “We love the same things, we love things that are slightly different at times, but the truth of the matter is that we agreed we can build something out of the ‘push and pull tug of war’ we often have around ideas because we stress- test them for each other,” says Clinton. »

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ABOVE The constructive use of space inside the Stamps Residence, Measured Architecture.

“We try and tell the story through the work…and it’s through conversations…there is no single, cape-wearing individual,” adds Piers. “The name ‘Measured’ is not about a single individual, it’s about a collective.” Clinton started a boutique firm in 2007, winning the 2008 Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia Awards Excellence in Architecture Award and bringing Piers on in 2009 and making him a 50/50 partner in 2014. Measured Architects is now rapidly gaining both momentum and notoriety, serving an often elite clientele.

Though they have had their hands in some of the city’s more high - brow architectural projects, the partners prefer to keep a low profile. “We have not been hell-bent on myth-making and trying to create a reputation that we have to catch up to. We have been much more interested in establishing really strong relationships with clients,” Clinton says.

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ABOVE The Cloister House. Photography by Nic Lehoux.

The commonality is that we engage our clients… and the project is a good fit for the specific identity of our clients–we never want to drop the ‘mother ship’ down and have them change their lives to accommodate a building,” he continues. Clinton adds that timing is everything with public relations-he and Piers tend to go ‘underground’ to focus on the work and the client when starting on a new project. “We’re at a point where we’re starting to look at different typologies of work...we don’t want to be judged independent of our clients’ need-sets, and architecture runs the risk of that at all times,” Clinton continues.

Both partners agree that consistency is key and that all projects are treated the same, whether it is a budget- conscious build on the east-side, or a foray into the latitudes of ultimate luxury in Shaughnessy. “The only way to be a good architect is to be a master builder,” Clinton emphasizes. Piers says he sees buildings as a backdrop to facilitate the lives of the people that occupy them, and that the building and design should always be focused on making clients’ lives better. »

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“That’s a key component, and then understanding what that means spatially, and trying to create, through a combination of texture and modulation, spaces where you feel like you could stay,” Piers explains. He says the most fun happens during lively creative meetings, tossing around ideas and drafting ‘haphazard’ sketches. “As a designer, you don’t want to go to a place where all of a sudden you’re unleashing a typology or detail that is inappropriate for the region you live in, and the ‘canaries in the coal mine’ are those people in the trenches working, and a strong conversation about a fresh idea can change everything about how it will manifest at the macro on a project,” adds Clinton. Both agree that strong relationships with the trade and sub trades - and really listening to ideas helps pulls the threads of any given project together tightly. Piers emphasizes that fundamental to the process is how the micro details inform the macro, and how the two reinforce each other to create something uniform. “I think one of the most interesting things is that there are so many collisions in a building- all these things competing for the same space,” he says. »

ABOVE The Wolfe House, Measured Architecture. Photography by Martin Tessler. BELOW Gallery Penthouse in Vancouver, BC. Photography by Andrew Letreille.

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“I think more from an aspect of choreography than as an object-when you move through a space-what do you see, and what are you denied a view of?”

Piers believes the best projects manifest from what no–one could have imagined. “It’s a journey, everyone brings something to that journey, and at the end, something emerges that couldn’t have been foreseen – that’s what makes it really exciting,” he says. “Central to our firm is an investment in the process - the dialogue is what keeps it exciting... the development of the ideas.” » “I think more from an aspect of choreography than as an object - when you move through a space- what do you see, and what are you denied a view of?,” Piers muses. “I think a really successful building will locate you on the globe and in your community and those short, intimate views locate you within yourself.” “We want to emerge at a place that is greater than our vision, and we realize that the only way we can do that is to get the chairs in the round at times, and learning from individuals where they want to go,” adds Clinton. Though they started small, Measured Architecture is certainly building a big- picture story. h

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fusion of sensibilities and modern classics blended with contemporary design make up Kerrisdalebased interior designer Victoria Mckenney’s firm Enviable Designs. Established in 2003 and progressively increasing her cliental, the principal designer is a humble collector of client referrals, magazine reviews and design awards. Today, the small firm is home to four staff members and located in the same building as her father’s custom framing shop, a place, recounts Mckenney, where her entrepreneurial drive originated. Born and raised in the area, she earned her Bachelors Degree in Art History from the University of British Columbia, where her interest in interior design began with her love of classic European art and architecture. Evidence of her influences can be seen throughout the firm’s portfolio; with classic elements like detailed mouldings and contemporary furnishings giving all her spaces an air of familiarity, yet remaining unmistakably current. »

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RIGHT Custom couch with accent pillows make this window seat a perfect place to cozy up. BELOW White oak cabinetry reflects natural light that pours in from the domeshaped window design.

Mckenney regales stories of designs over the years with particular emphasis on a renovation that is nearing completion. The home, a 1920s three-storey heritage classic in Shaughnessy began as a labour of love for both client and designer and in each transformed area, the evidence of Mckenney’s polished classic design takes the stage. The home itself was not so much a challenge for Enviable to design, rather, it was maintaining the integrity of the classic home by milling the original mouldings and recreating original details like the original windows and herringbone floor. The team achieved a contemporary renovation while not disturbing the air of the home’s original elegance. »

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nce upon a time in San Diego, California, there was a very creative little girl who wanted a pretty new dress. Her smart and savvy Mother said no to the purchase, but taught her daughter to sew instead. When they moved to Florida, Mom even paid for advanced sewing and design classes when her daughter got older and impressively more talented. (There’s a Prince Charming CEO in this story, but he comes in much later masquerading as her older brother.) “I don’t believe in luck, just hard work,” admits Co-Founder and Creative Director, Rebecca Minkoff, 34, who recently launched her 2015 Spring/ Summer handbag, shoes and jewelry collections at Holt Renfrew in Vancouver with a public in-store meet, greet and monograming event. Dressed in her trademark edgy black Wes Moto motorcycle jacket, offset by a white lacey tunic and speckled black canvas slip-ons, Minkoff explains, “Oh those are just my comfortable, running around airport shoes and not my own brand. I’ll put on my own shoes later for the signing.” She is as down-to-earth and approachable with a playful side, as her eponymous label’s accessories and clothing. Minkoff moved to New York at age 18 to pursue a fashion career and launched a five-piece apparel line in 2001. But it wasn’t until her friend, actress Jenna Elfman appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno wearing Minkoff’s sexy off-the-shoulder riff on the ‘ I Love New York’ T-shirt that her career started to take off. “I spent the next six months sewing T-shirts on my living room floor,” says Minkoff. By 2005 she was struggling to launch her fashion line and after blowing $10,000 in savings on a photo shoot, Minkoff realized she needed help to stay afloat. “I called my father who said ‘call your brother!’ ” Minkoff remembers. »

CELEBRITY PROFILE SCOOP + STYLE + SPEAK Uri Minkoff didn’t come riding in on a white stallion. Far better, the young entrepreneur, 39, who founded Fortis Software LLC, put his savings and considerable tech savvy into the formation of Rebecca Minkoff LLC, New York. They re-adjusted their focus on accessories and launched a handbag collection with a brilliant social media strategy that continues to this day. Zeroing in on the 18-35 Sex In The City demographic through word-of-mouth on Daily Candy and later, Facebook, Rebecca’s ‘Morning After Bag’ designed after the iconic leather satchel, became the musthave affordable luxury at $300. It sold like crazy. Other handbag styles like ‘The Lover’s Clutch’ and ‘The Affair’ soon followed, incorporating studs, tassels and fringes and of course, extra interior pockets for a girl’s wireless devices. Then Minkoff’s products started showing up in retail stores like Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue and on the arms of celebrities like Reese Witherspoon, Halle Berry and Keira Knightly. By 2009, Minkoff was able to come back to her first love – apparel design – with her ready-to-wear-collection and the lifestyle brand is now carried in over 900 stores world-wide. Their first stand-alone store opened in Tokyo, Japan in 2012, followed by their flagship stores in Soho, New York and San Francisco. A Los Angeles store opens this summer with Chicago later in 2015. Continuing to expand globally, a store in Hong Kong opened in April and several shops within stores in South Korea. Ben Minkoff, named after their late grandfather, is the men’s leather goods spin-off and is handled by Uri.

RIGHT Shoes Roxanne-Blush. Photography courtesy of Rebecca Minkoff LLC New York

ABOVE Rebecca Minkoff & Uri Minkoff: Courtesy Rebecca Minkoff LLC New York. Brother, Uri Minkoff, 39, put his savings and considerable tech savvy into the formation of the company in 2005. Ten years later, Forbes has estimated the global company’s worth at $100 million.

ABOVE Minkoff combines edgy with feminine in all her Collections. Her lifestyle brand is now carried in over 900 stores world-wide plus stand-alone stores in the U.S. and Japan. Photography courtesy of Rebecca Minkoff LLC New York.

“We wanted our shoppers to be immersed in a totally interactive experience in our stand-alone stores,” says Minkoff. “So Uri came up with the ground-breaking innovation for our stores in New York and San Francisco, developed in partnership with eBay Inc., of using touchscreens. Our customer is able to shop looks from our ‘connected wall’ from where her desired colour and size will be sent to a fitting room that’s equipped with RFID technology and custom lighting options. Our sales associates all use iPads and she can even pay using e-commerce from the fitting room. More than anything though, I wanted the experience to be easy – like being able to ask an associate for another size by simply touching the screen on our dressing room’s ‘magic mirror,’ ” Minkoff says.

“Twitter just launched Periscope, a free, live video streaming app and we’re already on it,” says Minkoff proudly. She debuted a line of tech-enabled jewelry in 2014 including cocktail rings that vibrate in four patterns; bracelets that have the ability to send small-range notifications and even a lightning cable that doubles as a bracelet. With all their emphasis on technology, Minkoff is adamant that connecting with her customers face to face and getting their feedback is still of vital importance. “We truly listen to their suggestions – whether it’s lengthening a bag’s strap or colours for future collections,” she says. It seems to make all the difference, as Rebecca Minkoff LLC New York has become the number one independent accessories designer in the U.S., with Forbes estimating the company’s worth in 2014 at $100 million. And that’s no fairytale. h

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ABOVE “We wanted our shoppers to be immersed in a totally interactive experience in our stand-alone stores,” says Minkoff. Developed in partnership with eBay Inc., their touchscreen enables customers to shop from a ‘connected wall ‘ and ‘magic mirror’ in dressing rooms that connect to sales associates’ iPads. Photography courtesy of Rebecca Minkoff LLC New York.

G ET T I N G P E R SO N A L W ITH REBECCA MI NKOFF: IT CAN BE DIFFICULT WORKING IN A FAMILY BUSINESS. WHAT’S THE SECRET TO GETTING ALONG?

YOU ARE A VERY STRONG PROPONENT OF BUSINESS MENTORING WOMEN IN TECH & CHARITABLE CAUSES – WHY?

Oh we fight all the time! But we always try to work things out. We’re a very close family. I’ve only had to call my father once to settle a dispute. We divide things up so that Uri looks after all the business and technology and that frees me up to design - but we still talk about everything. The only thing that drives me crazy is that my Mom insists on paying for her bags! I say Mom, please don’t do that – you’re part of the Company. But she insists.

Giving back has always been important to our company since the very beginning. I’m the mother of Luca Shai, age three and baby Bowie Lou, so teaming up with Jessica Seinfeld’s Foundation, ‘Baby Buggy’ to design a nursing tank was a natural for me. Partnering with Nordstrom for ‘ Piece & Company’ connects female artisans from Third World Countries with major brands and the stores sell a capsule collection (for which Rebecca Minkoff created her Mini Mac cross body bag in leather and a back strap with a loomed textile,) and also supporting ‘Every Mother Counts’ founded by model Christy Turlington Burns.

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DESIG N IN N OVATIO N an innovative new home entertainment & automation product is now available on the market: cinemaframe

ngineered and manufactured in Vancouver by Millson Technologies, is the world’s first fully integrated and completely concealed high-performance entertainment system. The one-of-a-kind solution houses all the usual wiring, speakers and electronics inside any standard wall, right behind the TV. Once installed, the only things left visible are the TV and a slim frame of designer fabric. The system can be used for music, movies, web surfing and gaming and delivers surround sound and Ultra-HD images, and everything operates from a single remote control. Richard Millson, president of Millson Technologies, introduced CinemaFrame at a recent launch event held at Inform Interiors in Gastown. He shared that the goal of CinemaFrame is to fuse innovative design with cutting edge technology to create a highperformance entertainment experience while remaining all but invisible.

“Design is important in our lives and I find it interesting that when we think about design, our minds naturally go to the ‘best’ examples we have experienced, things that create a lasting and positive impression. But when we think about technology, it’s more common for us to remember examples that have been difficult and leave us feeling confused and disappointed. CinemaFrame is an expression of our desire to change that and deliver a delightful experience both in terms of design and technology” said Millson. Millson said that most of the home entertainment solutions available today are not specifically designed to work together, but are developed in virtual silos. He explained that in contrast, CinemaFrame was designed to integrate all of the required equipment and technologies together and is the only solution of its kind available anywhere. h

ABOVE Photo from Millson Technologies.

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O N A G R AN D PL ATE AU and a creek runs through it...

words amanda stutt

igh up on a hill, in the upscale Upper Edgemont neighbourhood in North Vancouver, Gary Tiwana, principal at Paramax Homes faced a daunting task. On the 12,000 square-foot slanted lot, his clients wanted a large, luxury custom home built that fit in with the neighbourhood’s traditional standard on the exterior, while on the interior, extolling the virtues of the ultimate modern minimalist contemporary aesthetic. So Tiwana and his team of in-house architects and designers set about drafting plans and renderings that could bring the clients’ vision to fruition. Things were going along swimmingly (excuse the pun) – until they discovered after beginning to dig that there was a creek, with a boulder in it, running straight through the lot. “We didn’t know, and the owner didn’t know, so when we started clearing and we found the creek, we had to re-route the creek…it was a bit challenging,” Tiwana remembered, smiling.

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Once that was taken care of and the creek was completely re-routed, the project was back in business. Tiwana said the idea was not to put it ‘in your face’ too much, and while they were trying for understated, that was in itself a challenge, as the home is situated up on what he called a ‘Grand Plateau.’ What materialized a year later was a true realization of the vision: a luxury custom home situated on a massive slope at the top of the driveway, arriving at huge and impressive entry doors. The home has three floors, four bedrooms, seven bathrooms, and an entranceway graced with 14-foot doors as grand as the plateau itself, large outdoor patios with expansive ocean views, and a very open floor plan on the inside. “They wanted a luxurious home, a bigger homenot too contemporary and not too traditional – we blended it in [for] a nice balance,” Tiwana said. “It’s situated on a very steep hill, so the house is sitting up on a plateau, it has great views, of course.” »

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Tiwana said the philosophy Paramax operates on is simply building good houses, and “making every house better than the previous one.” “Our houses do not look the same – I do not repeat a house,” he said. Paramax’s in house interior designer Jane Dabrowski remembered that the homeowners wanted a couple of real ‘wow factors’ in the house. The all-white living room has intricate design details custom carved into the white ceiling and posts, originating from a design sketch the homeowners handed to the Paramax team on a piece of loose paper. “There wasn’t a lot of colour in the house, but we wanted to give some architectural detail to the wall treatments, the ceiling treatments, heights of doors, the use of glass, marble and natural materials, but still keep it relatively clean and contemporary,” said Dabrowski. Another striking feature in the open-concept living and dining area is the highly original ‘wine wall’ that is modelled after a bookcase wall, but is lined with wine bottles instead of books. “It’s such a big open space, and beautiful, that’s really what they were looking for – clean and simple with some interesting detail.” Custom modern art pieces add sporadic splashes of colour throughout, some created by friends and family. In the formal living room the colourful focal point is bright canvas painting positioned above the couches – a creation by the homeowner’s sister.

“There wasn't a lot of colour in the house, but we wanted to give some architectural detail to the wall treatments...”

BELOW This contemporary "spa-like" home features sporadic splashes of colour. Custom art adorns the walls, the piece below created by the homeownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sister.

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‘They have a unique style of furniture, so if the house had been too busy it wouldn’t have worked too well with what they had going on,” Dabrowski said. “It’s a huge home, but it really doesn’t feel like that, because of the open concept you see different rooms in all the areas.” “That neighbourhood doesn’t have a lot of contemporary properties, so I think it fits in well with the landscape,” she added. Globetrotting homeowners Shawn and Saba Ershad said that their vision for the home’s interior was inspired by the architecture of hotels and resorts they had stayed at in Europe. The Ershads visited resorts around the world, and wanted bring the spa aesthetic into their new home. “When you walk into the house it’s like you walk into a spa,” Shawn said, and Saba agreed that visitors to the home say it does feel like a spa. “The concept that we wanted to go for was for everything to be white, with kind of like a spa feel to it,” Saba said. The open floor concept and relaxing spa feeling throughout are enhanced by white and gray marble, and very selective colour palates: mostly grey, with a touch of aqua for the accent pillows on couches on the exterior deck. 24-foot folding doors open up from the great room leading out to the balcony with a stunning ocean view. “It looks like the whole wall opens up,” Shawn said. “We spent a lot of time in different homes and wanted to pull concepts together – we wanted the guest areas to be a little more formal, with a modern look”. The kitchen boasts an extensive spice collection and features wolf and sub zero appliances throughout. The large island in the kitchen is positioned so it’s more social, where family and guests can sit and talk, or watch T.V. There’s also a wine fridge, all with square design – Shawn’s favourite shape.

RIGHT The open floor concept features amazing 24-foot folding doors that open up the already open home to the picture-perfect ocean view from North Vancouver.

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“Saba remembered being awe-struck by European architecture and design while travelling through the continent – mentally sketching floor plans throughout their travels.”

PROJECT UPPER EDGEMONT LOCATION NORTH VANCOUVER, BC SQUARE FEET 5,700 BUILDER PARAMAX HOMES INTERIOR DESIGNER JANE DABROWSKI

“Shawn loves square–even our salt and pepper shakers are square,” Saba laughed. Upstairs, the Ershads again showcased their favourite colour white, and all the bedrooms have beautiful barrel ceilings and intricate silver-grey accents. The ensuite has a striking soaker tub, situated right in between his and hers sinks with cabinets–and the shower head is anchored in the ceiling creating a spa-like, Vichy shower experience – inspired by a hotel ensuite in Spain. Saba remembered being awe-struck by European architecture and design while travelling throughout the continent – mentally sketching floor plans throughout their travels. “We [went] on mostly memories from our trips to Europe; Italy, France, Spain and Portugal – things that we liked from the hotels – we always kept them in the back of our minds.” h

LEFT The open bedrooms feel like the sky has no limit with the beautifully built barrelled ceilings.

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B L ACK TUS K modern living in the heart of ski country words gail johnson

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hen designing their Whistler-area home with its dramatic views of the Garibaldi Mountain Range and the striking volcanic spire of Black Tusk, Gillian and John Armitage knew they wanted to adhere to the modernist architectural style they’ve admired for so long. The two quickly discovered, however, that achieving that sleek aesthetic is anything but straightforward. “We tried to adopt the KISS principle,” John says with a laugh, “except minimalist design isn’t that simple to do. It looks easy, but you always have to be thinking of the next step.” The Yorkshire, England natives spent 10 years plotting each next step in developing their distinct retirement residence just south of Whistler village, working with architect Jerry Doll, principal at NSDA Architects. »

LEFT Floor-to-ceiling windows reveal spectacular panoramic views of the Garibaldi mountain range.

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ABOVE From polished concrete floors to the clean lines and sharp angles of the staircase, modernist architecture prevails throughout the home.

Having purchased the land in 1993, the Armitages drew on their backgrounds, skills and passions to create the two-storey, 2,200-square-foot house, which is nestled between a seasonal marsh and dense forest. Gillian is a painter, printmaker and sculptor; John is a retired project manager in the construction industry. Over the years, they amassed a collection of books on modernist architecture, and during their hands-on involvement in the building of their home (the two did everything from install drywall to polish concrete floors), they never wavered in their commitment to minimalism.

“There are two ways to achieve joy and happiness. One way is to highlight the sensual beauty of everything that surrounds us. The other is to eliminate anything that might cast a shadow over it.”

“We like that clean, modern look; it has a Zen-like quality to it,” Gillian says. “Minimalism demands that one reduces everything to the basic and shows the structural elements in the simplest and cleanest way possible. This is what we strove to achieve when building the house, and we sought the same design principles in everything we chose to put in it – doors, hardware, furniture, bathroom fittings and light fixtures. It’s through this effort of simplification and the elimination of disorder that the Zen quality of balance is achieved.” “To quote Ou Baholyodhin, the Anglo-Thai furniture designer,” she adds, “‘there are two ways to achieve joy and happiness. One way is to highlight the sensual beauty of everything that surrounds us. The other is to eliminate anything that might cast a shadow over it.’” To bring their vision to life, the Armitages and Doll chose natural materials such as concrete, wood and glass – lots of glass. A continuous band of floor-to-ceiling glass wraps the open-concept main-floor living areas, for example. The glass wall of Gill’s second-level studio, meanwhile, is a piece of art in itself. Consisting of coloured, textured, opaque and clear glazed panels, the wall is a Mondrian-like abstract composition of straight lines and shapes that’s in keeping with the couple’s modernist design philosophy. “The studio is wonderful,” Gill says. “It has a lot of good, natural light, and with the obscure glass there’s no need for drapes. It’s nice to have a space that was purpose-built.”

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“I try to design projects that have an enduring, timeless quality and buildings that are soulful.”

Also on the second floor is the master bedroom and an open den overlooking the vaulted living room. There’s even a guest bedroom that’s accessed by a bridge at the top of the glass-encased steel staircase. Another unique element of the home is its roof, which Doll designed in response to the area’s heavy snow accumulation, as well as its breathtaking surroundings. Douglas fir glulams form a distinctive triangular, tentlike frame. “The view of Black Tusk is spectacular, and I wanted to design a roof that echoed that jagged peak,” Doll says. A generous terrace enhances the home’s sense of openness and connectedness to the landscape. “The exposed hemlock deck was left natural to darken to a rich patina over time,” Doll adds. “The structural integrity and beauty of wood…is a perfect foil to the concrete floor and masonry block walls.” Doll says that designing the Black Tusk home was not only a collaborative process but also an enriching one. “We would have long conversations about art and architecture,” he says. “In doing this, Gill and John really fell in love with the process and it was a joint journey of discovery.” “I try to design projects that have an enduring, timeless quality and buildings that are soulful, each rooted in the context and culture of its place,” Doll adds. “Gill and John really picked up on that idea of soulfulness. We wanted a design that reflected the quality and character of the site but that was also reflective of Gill’s modernist artistic sensibility. They were very open to the idea of a modern, materially expressive aesthetic with a simplicity and clarity, something that really fit into the natural terrain and acted as a transition between the marsh and the forest. It was exciting.” h

PROJECT BLACK TUSK

LOCATION SOUTH OF WHISTLER VILLAGE, BC

SQUARE FEET 2,200

ARCHITECT JERRY DOLL, NSDA ARCHITECTS

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B JAR K E I N G EL S vancouver house: skyline sentinel words roberta staley

he city’s most eagerly anticipated and unique residential development — Vancouver House — finally broke ground this past March at the foot of the Granville Street Bridge. The triangular parcel of land — created by the trisecting Granville bridge overpass —posed a challenge that morphed into a muse for local developer Westbank Projects Corp. and the project’s acclaimed architect, Bjarke Ingels of Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG). The shape informs the building’s eclectic structure, which is emphasized by a 30-metre setback from the bridge, giving the building a mere 560-square-metre footprint. However, this restriction is lifted as the 156-metrehigh building rises above Vancouver to claim the space over the bridge, expanding to 1,300 square metres and creating the optical illusion of twisting in midair. “It is like a tower turned upside down that grows out of a tight spot and then expands to occupy the maximum area in the surrounding skyline,” Ingels explained in a taped presentation. »

ABOVE Vancouver house creates an optical illusion of twisting in mid-air.

This unusual design has been likened to a curtain being pulled back on the city, asserting the building’s status as a gateway to downtown. The design of the 59-storey structure also optimizes ocean and mountain views as well as sunlight for the building’s 330 custom-made suites, which will range in size from 368-square-feet to more than 3,000-square-feet — all featuring floor to ceiling windows. The suites are appointed with the latest features and materials like travertine tile, marble and copper cladding lining for the balconies. Most striking is a natural anodized aluminum in silver and copper exterior, which will turn Vancouver House into a silvery skyline sentinel. »

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“Vancouver House will be a defining moment in Vancouver’s architectural history.”

Vancouver House, slated for completion by the end of 2018, upholds the concept of ‘Gesamtkunstwerk’, German for “total work of art.” The building’s unique exterior is echoed inside, with elegant sweeping delineations for the kitchen islands and a simple grey-and-white palette showcasing the clean lines of the bathrooms. Gesamtkunstwerk also extends into the more utilitarian parts of the building, with a curved staircase and gleaming marble walls in the foyer as well as floating mailboxes in the mailroom. According to Westbank founder Ian Gillespie, Gesamtkunstwerk embraces the smallest details, from the suite entry doors to the plumbing fixtures, appliances and artwork and furniture in the common areas.

Vancouver House will be amalgamated into a mixed-use urban village incorporating three triangular complexes with public plazas and pathways. The public spaces will add to the existing streets, giving the neighborhood a variety of open and covered outdoor spaces in various scales for community events. A dramatic feature under the bridge will be piece of art called Spinning Chandelier by Vancouver’s Rodney Graham, a faux glass recreation of an 18th century French chandelier. As well, Vancouver House is being built with leading sustainability features to achieve a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum rating. This includes linkage to Gilliespie’s privately held Creative Energy district heating system, which is designed to create low-carbon energy use, as well the addition of things like triple pane windows. “Vancouver House will be a defining moment in Vancouver’s architectural history,” said Gillespie in an email. h

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R EN E W GALLERY showcases architectural antiques reviving the old...and making it new again photos renew gallery

ENEW Gallery Period Lighting & Decorative Arts, a Vancouver-based antique showroom specializing in luxury antique lighting, furnishings and décor showcased their collection of stunning early American vintage period pieces at a recent design industry reception at their new showroom. Formerly known as Vancouver Architectural Antiques, which occupied the corner of Main Street & East 8th Avenue in Vancouver for almost 20 years, the company recently rebranded and relocated to a chic gallery in South Mount Pleasant. RENEW Gallery has the niche market in luxury antique lighting cornered, with their collection boasting architectural artifacts from a grand collection of French Empire, Colonial and Rococo Revival – rescued, restored and even rewired for modern efficiency. Their collection includes luxury antique ceiling lights, chandeliers, pendant fixtures, furniture and sculptures – even historical stained glass windows. Louisa Cohen, RENEW Gallery's Director of Sales and Marketing, gave H&L a private guided tour of the showroom and workshop, and pointed out that these one-of-a-kind antiques can add a splash of flavour and character to an otherwise modern, minimalist home- effectively blending old and new world genres for a truly spectacular aesthetic effect. “We bring in the best of the best…saved from Early America, New York, Philadelphia and Chicago,” said Cohen. “These revival pieces represent a huge market – and we put the love in it for you." h

PATRICK WEDER honeycomb light sculptures and exquisite handmade furniture words nora o'malley

lthough Patrick Weder is based in Brooklyn, and pounds the never-ending sidewalks and corridors of New York City, the Swiss designer’s elegantly organic style tends to transcend all that big city smog. “On the East Coast, New York especially, everyone is very focused on their home and how they live. People want to create their own sanctuary in the city,” said Weder, who was part of ‘The Brooklyn Exchange’ panel that spoke at Vancouver’s Interior Design Show West in 2014. The technique for his signature honeycomb light fixtures first came about 20 years ago, after attending sculpture class at The Art Students League of New York. The parsimonious student found some chicken wire in China Town, meticulously shaped it and covered it with recycled paper mâché, and turned it into functional art that fetches anywhere from $1,500 for a small soccer ball sized piece, to $30,000 for a monumental six-foot wide one. “It’s like building a ship in a bottle because certain parts on the inside are really hard to reach,” he explained. »

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weder also likens the process to a meditation of sorts; a practice he does in the stillness of the evening for hours and hours...and hours on end..â&#x20AC;?

“Other people, usually people that create themselves, see the effort it takes and the design behind the creation.”

Weder also likens the process to a meditation of sorts; a practice he does in the stillness of the evening for hours and hours…and hours on end. It took him almost 400-hours to complete one of his larger honeycomb sculptures. “People look at them in different ways. Some people focus more on the material themselves. But other people, usually people that create themselves, see the effort it takes and the design behind the creation,” said Weder. His clients are typically art collectors and gallery owners seeking high-end, one-of-a-kind designs. And even though Weder opted to take the humble road when naming his exclusive list of clients, he did allude that many musicians and actors buy his handmade furniture or commission him for installations. As a twenty-something fresh out of art school, the now 43-year-old designer used to work for a contractor, building custom kitchens and bedroom closets. The apprenticeship earned him a place alongside architects and interior designers, and this, in turn, helped Weder refine his business of crafting site-specific furniture and functional design elements. “I learnt a lot over the years from how different architects look at space. But in the end, we all work on the same; to make the clients happy in their home,” said Weder. »

LEFT Weder crafts one-of-a-kind, site specific furniture for an exclusive list of clients. The bedroom above is from Sarah Jessica Parker’s East Village, New York townhouse.

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Recently, the entrepreneurial designer was brainstorming presentation ideas for NYCxDesign week, and was invited to showcase a lounge in June at Art Basel Europe, the world’s premier modern and contemporary art show. “I would love to come back home to Switzerland with my work,” he says, but adds that the timing might be a little tight to pull an exhibit like that off. Weder is now at a stage in his career where he feels driven to pass down his knowledge to the new generation. He works with interns for three months out of the year, showing them how he creates and exposing them to the roller coaster ride of his life as a solo designer. h

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HERZOG & DE MEURON new integrated public outdoor spaces to connect communities words amanda stutt

+ photos rachel topham, vancouver art gallery

he lights illuminating miniature models of Herzog & de Meuron’s global projects in the showroom where senior partner Christine Binswanger explains the design concepts to a throng of media are bright and hot. Afterwards, she prefers to interview in the cool and dark adjoining seating area. The acclaimed Swiss architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron was selected as the design architects for the New Vancouver Art Gallery, approved by the City of Vancouver to be constructed on the Cambie Street Grounds, bounded by Georgia, Dunsmuir and Beatty Streets. In collaboration with Perkins + Will as local executive architects, Herzog & de Meuron are poised to create what is sure to be an iconic Vancouver landmark. But for now, Binswanger says it’s too early to talk about concepts and technical details. “We’re really in a phase of figuring out the urban design – the overall composition of uses on the site and public spaces,” she explains. Binswanger also explains what drew the internationally renowned firm to Vancouver . “On one hand it was the location of the city and the beauty of it, it’s exotic in a sense for us, we like cities that are diverse,” she says. Binswanger was involved in Herzog & de Meuron’s Perez Art Museum project in Miami for several years, and says she loves the presence of different cultures in a city. »

ABOVE Christine Binswanger of Herzog & de Meuron presenting at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Photo by Pardeep Singh.

ABOVE Model of Herzog & de Meuron’s global projects on display at the Vancouver Art Gallery.

Vancouver’s artist community was also a pull factor, and Binswanger spent time immersed in the city’s cultural scene, and interacting with local artists. “Getting to interact and spend time with them is a privilege,” Binswanger says. “It’s important to see the community. You have to see - and be infused - you have to feel the place and the people.” While the design concept has yet to be determined, Binswanger explains the plan is to create an important new integrated public outdoor space that will fully leverage the potential of the site. »

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hether it’s breathing new life into a public area or gathering inspiration from her studio home in Guatemala, Catherine Widgery creates art with the intention that her audience will be immersed in the experience. “The inspiration for my work is the natural world among other things, not just plants and growing things, but the sky, mountains, energies of weather and light and wind,” Widgery says. This is an apt description of how her most recent work, ‘Leaves of Wind’ functions. Leaves of Wind is a public art installation Widgery developed into 20 transit shelters in El Paso’s new Brio Rapid Transit System, the Mesa Corridor. Leaves of Wind is among several of Widgery’s public works that include installations such as Cloudbreak at the Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse in Denver, Colorado and Arbor Winds at the Stadium Bridge in Ann Arbour, Michigan. »

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Conceptualizing and then manufacturing these massive works often involves research, Widgery says. “One of the best parts about my work is that I am always learning. When I’m picked as a finalist to design a work of art in a new place, I have to go there and learn as much as I can about the place, but also I have to sense its vibration, an intuition about it,” she recounts. “I meet people and hear what they think they want to have in the way of art and then I go back and try to figure out how to synthesize all of this into something that none of us could have imagined.”

Immersing herself in the physical environment is just one of the tools she uses to develop the concept for her work, and Widgery describes her process and tools as imagination and then working with colleagues to develop her concepts. “Almost all my work is born in my imagination first. It is just floating there in my head and then I work with my brilliant colleague Isadore Michas to get it into a visual form in the virtual world. But I spent 40 years working with physical materials so I really know materials and am always looking at new materials for new possibilities. I still do make physical models sometimes as the mind can go so far and the computer can go so far and then you need to experiment with where something can go next by holding it and moving it actually in physical space,” she says. “I spend almost as much time watching videos about new fabrication techniques and materials as I do looking at new designs because the two are very closely associated.” Leaves of Wind was created with the collaboration of Carl Daniel Architects to integrate aluminum shade screens into the station architecture. The shades were designed to provide cooling elements for transit users and also to function as a ‘canvas’ for the images Widgery uses in these works. The images were a compilation of local flora and plants native to El Paso throughout each season and integrated in the aluminum screens to wink in and out of view as riders approach and depart the stations. Her use of wind, light and nature, and her sensitivity to what her audience would appreciate, are all evident within this installation. “With each opening or discovery comes an impatience to take it further to push beyond. I’ve been approached by those who want me to do what I did in El Paso for the transit shelters for their city and my response is that I can take this to the next level; I’ve got ideas that go farther. I can’t do the same thing twice; it would just be too boring.” h

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or architect John Patkau of Patkau Architects, inspiration is by definition an intuitive insight, although he says inspiration for the firm’s projects presents itself in more systematic ways. “Each project is different – some have conspicuous stimuli that cause you to react in a strong direction, or other times systematic, depends on the complexity of the project,” Patkau said. He references the Montreal Library, a 400,000-square-foot facility that required the systematic approach. Smaller projects, however, give room for more of an intuitive approach. Patkau Architects is home to between 15 and 20 architects, and boasts a portfolio and award collection worthy of display. Some of the firm’s notable projects include the Audain Art Museum, a 56,000 square foot museum located in Whistler, and The Polygon Gallery in North Vancouver, among several others. North Vancouver will soon be graced with one of the firm’s visionary projects, a spectacular addition that will become part of the landscape of waterfront plaza at the foot of Lonsdale Avenue. »

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LEFT Inspiration and plans for the “Tula House’. The topography of the site is highly irregular; the prospects diverse. Views to the east stretch over the open water and islands of the Strait of Georgia to the mountain ranges on the mainland of British Columbia.

Patkau Architects is honoured to have been selected to design The Polygon Gallery, a 23,000-square-foot, powerful and iconic building that will not only function as a fluid and practical space, but also as a beautiful inclusion to the surrounding area. Patkau notes that the project itself was not the result of a one-time stroke of insight, rather it included many technical considerations that needed to be addressed before formulating the design. After a year-long process, the design was developed into what Patkau considers to be a “powerful, iconic identity” for the city of North Vancouver. Nestled on the harbour, the gallery presents a conspicuous sawtooth roof profile, developed to maximize the natural and neutral lighting for the exhibition space inside, as well as responded to the city’s requirement to include a structure that would relate to the industrial area of the early part of the 20th century. Patkau also mentions that the sawtooth profile provides a visually arresting sight for the condominiums that are being developed in the area that will look down over Lonsdale. »

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tumultuous gale of purples, indigo and magenta assuage all the senses and pulls you in like an overwhelming theatrical set design. The floor to ceiling textured oil impasto on canvas is anything but a placid ‘Secret Garden.’ Its key (in the guise of a paintbrush,) is the unfurling and growth of abstract floral painter Bobbie Burgers’ inner self: the next stage of her 20- year love affair with interpreting the language of flowers. “It’s been a slow evolution and an emotional struggle planting these ‘seeds of rebellion’, ” admits Burgers – also the title of her recent exhibition at Bau-Xi Gallery in Toronto and opening June 4th at San Francisco’s Caldwell Snyder Gallery. At 42 and the mother of four, she’s as refreshingly open as her modern glass home and studio in West Vancouver, designed by her brother, architect Cedric Burgers. »

ABOVE Burgers will paint from photographs, but more often, from real flowers that she always has in different forms of fresh and decomposition in her home-studio. She finds beauty in every stage of the life cycle.

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The Vancouver-born daughter of Dutch architect Robert Burgers and interior designer Marieke Burgers went off to Paris to study for a year and came back to attend Emily Carr as a young woman. Though much affected by the Dutch and Belgian masters’ realist interpretation of flowers and light, Burgers found them confining and was naturally attracted to large canvases and the physical freedom they demand from the body necessary to work on them. “Traditionally, flowers were always perceived as feminine and tame, reflecting characteristics like the home and servitude- very civilized to my mind,” explains Burgers. “But now that women have power, I want to go rogue - show power and strength in my flowers. Just think of the resilience it takes for a tulip bulb to push out through the earth.” The analogy to human birth is not lost on Burgers. In fact, contrary to North America’s critical take on aging, Burgers finds beauty in every stage of the life cycle. Naked stamens, all that’s left of tulip heads barely clinging to stems in a vase in her studio are deliberately left beside another vessel of towering forsythia; the dried pastel petals that linger on the table are used as colour samples when her six –year- son paints with her. Like painter Georgia O’Keefe, Burgers tries not to be swayed by shifting art trends and stays true to her own vision of portraying flowers in the abstract. “I work with big brushes now, and quickly. If I want the spontaneity to show, I have to be fast. I can have three large canvases up at the same time. I’ll get a rough idea- then let a week, a month go by and then attack it. If they look laboured over, I throw them out. Five years ago what would have taken me 30 little brushstrokes to accomplish, I do in one flourish,” she confides.

RIGHT Of her new ’Seeds of Rebellion Exhibition’ she says, “I want to go rogue and show power and strength in my canvases.” Burgers deliberately lets paint drip from her flowers to add to the emotional impact of her abstracts.

ABOVE Sketches in her studio for Burgers’ bronze rose sculptures and paper fragments from her 3D installation of anemones that she debuted at last year’s ‘Lure of Magical Thinking’ Exhibition at the Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver.

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ABOVE Bobbie Burgers in her home studio, working on a painting for exhibition at Bau-Xi Gallery in Toronto with her favourite colour: yellow.

Her first solo show in 1999 at the Diane Ferris Gallery was sold-out. The next year, Burgers moved to Bau-Xi – the oldest contemporary art gallery in Vancouver with a sister gallery in Toronto, prolifically selling out four to five solo shows a year. That included last year’s ‘Lure of Magical Thinking’ at which she debuted her foray into mixed media and bronze sculpture. “I don’t fit into just one genre,” says Burgers, who is collaborating on a massive ceramic wall sculpture with her husband, furniture–maker Billy Wishloff. The cascade of ceramic indigo anemones growing, tumbling and in decay is a commission from the Quebec City-based apparel department store, Simons, opening this fall in Park Royal, West Vancouver. “They’re each very heavy,” says Burgers of the 50 multi -petaled flowers. “Billy has to mount each of them on steel posts to get a freer, rougher look- almost like mounted butterflies.” Usually dressed in a neutral palette and oftenbare feet, “ I feel like one of those child-actors who realizes they’ve grown-up and needs to evolve. My learning curve is way out there,” Burgers laughs with a wide sweep of her arm. ” h

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YAS VICEROY HOTEL, ABU DHABI The 499-room Yas Viceroy Hotel in Abu Dhabi is the first of its kind because it was built mounting a Formula 1 racetrack. The two towers of the hotel are connected by a 213-metre curvilinear cover of steel, and 5,800 diamond-shaped glass panels. This makes for a stunning night-time display as all this is illuminated by an LED system. The property’s unique rooftop pool is also covered by a wavy veil of steel and glass. viceroyhotelsandresorts.com MARINA BAY SANDS, SINGAPORE There are a total of 2,561 hotel rooms at the massive Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. There are three 55-storey towers that house hotel rooms, a casino, convention centre, museum and a waterfront promenade. Connecting the three towers of the Marina Bay Sands is a massive SkyPark, which has an observatory, gardens and a 150-metre infinity swimming pool. marinabaysands.com AXIS VIANA HOTEL, PORTUGAL The Axis Viana Hotel is small compared to others on this list with just 88 rooms; each incorporating materials like wood, stone and leather. Visually the structure resembles beams that have been stacked and staggered, but it changes shape depending on where you are standing. The hotel has a gorgeous outdoor pool and views of the Lima River and Mount St. Luzia. axishoteis.com BELLA SKY COMWELL, DENMARK There are 200 different room shapes in the 812-room Bella Sky Comwell. The property has two towers and each one inclines at a slightly different angle. Visually it almost looks like the towers are leaning towards each other. The exterior and windows are composed of sharp geometric angles and shapes so the Bella Sky Comwell definitely doesn’t look like a typical hotel. acbellaskycopenhagen.dk

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The dramatically styled Toyota Mirai FCV will represent many “firsts” when it reached dealerships in Canada. This Toyota will be the first hydrogen fuel cell model to be reach volume production, although rival automakers have been experimenting with FCVs placed with selected individuals in California. Toyota has been working with FCVs for more than 20 years, so a lot of thought and care has gone into developing this groundbreaking automobile. FCVs have all the benefits of gasoline – powered vehicles, but produce no emissions whatsoever. There is an exhaust pipe, but all it produces is clean water – and you can actually drink it, so clean is the fuel cell process. The Mirai, with its 483-km range, could signal great advances for Toyota. Who better to trust with radical technology than the people who made hybrid vehicles so successful?

CHEVROLET CORVETTE

The newly arrived 2015 Chevrolet Corvette is the latest in a long line of respected sports cars that goes all the way back to 1953. The new one is the most striking yet, and easily a match for Italian supercars at three times its price. The ‘Vette has always been famed for scintillating performance at a reasonable price and the tradition continues today. Somehow, the designers at Chevrolet’s Corvette division always seem to get things right on the styling front and the new car is certainly their best effort yet. Eye-catching 2015 Corvettes look even more dramatic on the street and they’ll be turning heads for many years to come. With a Z06 version, you’ll reach 100 km/h in just a shade over three seconds, which is excitement indeed. And you’ll search in vain for a car with that kind of performance for an $85,000 price tag.

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BMW 6 SERIES CABRIOLET

Legendary Bavarian automaker BMW has had upscale two-door coupes and convertibles in its ranges for many years now and there have been some very significant models. Most enthusiasts agree that the current 6 Series cars are especially elegant and embody everything that could be imagined when it comes to true grand touring. The cars are roomy, have excellent luggage space and are very fast – especially when BMW’s “M” badge appears on the trunk lid. This is a sports car with every imaginable refinement and technical advancement – the perfect car for long road trips in great style. BMW can sell you several other two-door coupes and convertibles that are less costly, but none have quite the elegance and sophistication of the 6 Series models.

5 MERCEDES AMG GT The Vancouver show marked the first opportunity for west coasters to see new top-of-the-line sports model, the 2016 Mercedes-AMG GT. Following two earlier and more expensive supercars, the AMG GT is an ultra high performance sportster with styling that is very contemporary, yet cleverly looks back to Mercedes sportsters of years gone by. It’s a superbly attractive coupe and its performance certainly matches its good looks. The gullwing doors of the last model have gone, replaced by more conventional units that will probably have more appeal for older buyers. Under the hood is a hand-built AMG 4.0-litre twin turbo V-8 that provides impressive levels of performance and response right up to 310 km/h. It has all the usual Mercedes interior luxury touches, A great car that should sell in larger numbers than earlier supercar efforts from Mercedes.

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CUSTOM LAMBORGHINI GALLARDO - MM-DESIGN

Any Lamborghini is visually dramatic, but there are buyers out there who still have the urge to customize their car and give it a unique personality. For them, MMDesign Car Wrap of Richmond is one of the specialists to turn to. This remarkable looking Lambo features a brilliant finish, which looks as though it actually has “depth,” but in fact, it’s all done with a vinyl film that’s durable as well as providing an increasingly popular alternative to a regular paint job. The original paint remains underneath, so an owner who’s opted for a wrap job can always relent and peel it all off. All kinds of finishes are available – even matte black – so the effect can be entirely at the whim of the car owner. The Vancouver show Lamborghini also featured orange pinstriping to emphasize the car’s svelte lines.

COMMUNITY CHARACTER HISTORY + AUTHENTICITY + PRESERVATION

GASTOWN: THEN AND NOW a vibrant neighbourhood with rich history

words markella mildenberger + photos joe mabel

inding inspiration in Vancouver certainly isn’t difficult. An afternoon meandering in Gastown can leave you feeling fulfilled via a collision of visual stimuli from the neighbourhood’s eclectic plethora of shops and restaurants. Lined with boutique display windows, scents filter through the streets from the array of cafes and restaurants, coupled with the fresh smell of salt from the nearby ocean and, of course the unmistakable brick buildings that line the streets with both nostalgia and graffiti. Gastown is not just Gastown says Tom Carter, local artist and history buff, it’s a vibrant community with a past, a very interesting and raw history that lies within the walls of some of the old brick buildings. Carter has immersed himself in the heritage of Gastown, and his work is a continuous and passionate recounting of the city’s vibrant neighbourhood. From the old days of train stations, through Woodwards, to the urban legend surrounding the naming of ‘Blood Alley’, Carter promises that looking a little deeper into the area’s backstory will leave you more in love with it than when you began. Gastown is a source for Carter’s innumerable paintings, and Gastown has become a place of solace and constant curiosity. His paintings depict the neighbourhood in a time when the city’s life source stemmed from the core of Gastown, where neon lights lit the skyline, and tracks were teeming with trains, streets were lined with newspaper reporters and of course, the dreary but romantic rain that washes over the coastal city.

“Although I haven’t set out to paint historic scenes in particular, I feel drawn to the way Vancouver was before the wholesale demolition and modernization began in the late sixties – when things were a bit grittier and I think more interesting,” Carter said. “Rather than attempt to recreate or document – there are plenty of archival resources for us history buffs – I want to capture the drama I feel in Vancouver. There is a boomtown energy – raw and emotional – combined with British tradition and the extreme drama of the rainforest setting. It was here a hundred years ago and always will be”. A look inside Carter’s residence proves to be just as fascinating, as he has placed the salvaged remnants of the Vaudeville theatre, in storage as well as in his 1911 converted warehouse home in Victoria Square. Of course, Carter would rather have kept the theatre intact with all its weathered beauty, but he has immortalized the historic venue in an upcoming piece that speaks to the truths about some of Downtown Vancouver’s historic buildings, including the late Pantages Theatre, which saw the presence of some true greatness over its lifespan. Wandering through Gastown on any day will leave you wanting more, from the brick laid walkways, to the ‘Historic Steam Clock’ there are omnipresent original stories that uncover the hidden truths about this neighbourhood full of nostalgia and deep history. h

EPICURE

CREATE + INDULGE + SAVOUR

CH EF O N A M ISSIO N chef bell will be onsite at the comox valley seafood festival in june words janice strong

photos shingo kido, four seasons hotel vancouver

his will be the hill I die on, this is why I launched Chefs for Oceans, this is why I rode my bike across Canada last year, this is why I get out of bed in the morning,” declares Chef Ned Bell of Yew Seafood + Bar in Vancouver’s Four Seasons Hotel. He is speaking about his passion for sustainable seafood, a passion that led him to create Chef ’s for Oceans, a way to drive sustainable awareness to his peers, and to ride his bike across Canada from “coast to coast to coast” to raise public awareness about responsible seafood cultivation and harvesting. It was also this passion that brought him to Yew Seafood + Bar and to Four Seasons hotels. “They hired me to rebrand the restaurant…to a specific concept, and that was seafood. We hyper-focused on sustainable seafood and became the first luxury hotel in the country to become 100 per cent Oceanwise four years ago.” Since then, Chef Bell has expanded that focus to include the entire hotel, from banquets and catering to the staff cafeteria. He serves upwards of 350,000 guests a year and feels it’s his responsibility to educate them while serving great ingredients and products that have a story and message behind them. And people are getting the message. The business has grown 40 per cent since he took over, increasing annual sales from $6 million to $9 million. Born in the Okanagan to the area’s first hydroponic tomato farmer, Bell says he knew from the time he was 14 he wanted to be a chef, and that’s all he’s ever done. His cooking philosophy revolves around plant-based nutrient density and, of course, sustainable seafood; something he practices wherever he cooks, whether at home or spreading the word into the wider world. “If I make something tasty and you put it in your belly you’re probably going to like me and if you like me you’re probably going to listen to my message,” he chuckles. It’s the power of the chef. June is BC Shellfish Month and you can catch up with Ned Bell and learn more at the BC Shellfish and Seafood Festival June 12 to 21 in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island. He’ll be onsite June 12, 13, 14 and June 19, 20, 21 for sustainable seafood panel discussions, cooking demos and workshops. h

S E A SCALLO P S W ITH RH U BARB, A PP LE & FE NNEL P U REE

RHUBARB & APPLE 2 cups fresh chopped rhubarb 1 cup diced fresh apple 1/8 cup local honey 1/8 cup sherry vinegar 1 shallot, thinly sliced into rings 1/2 tsp sea salt 1 sprig fresh thyme

FENNEL PUREE

In a small pot, simmer 2 cups diced rhubarb with

Over medium heat, sautĂŠ the fennel in the butter

honey, sherry vinegar, sliced shallots, sea salt and

with the garlic for 5 minutes. Add the cream and

fresh thyme for 5 minutes over medium heat.

sea salt, simmer until the fennel is tender, puree in a

Remove from the heat and add 1 cup diced fresh

blender until smooth.

1 bulb

fennel, diced into Âź inch cubes

2 tbsp

butter

1 clove

garlic

1 cup

35 % cream

1 tsp

sea salt

apples. Let cool. SCALLOPS 3 Scallops per person, (Spot Prawns would be fantastic also, as would fresh Halibut) Season with sea salt and cracked black pepper. Pan-sear to medium; scallops are delicate and should not be overcooked.

TO SERVE Spread 2 tbsp warm fennel puree on the plate, place scallops on top and then garnish with 1 tbsp of the Rhubarb & Apple. Finish with a few fresh thyme leaves, toasted hazelnuts & enjoy!

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SOURCE GUIDE

EDITOR’S MESSAGE Page 8 Photography by Ema Peter, emapeter.com, on location at North Vancouver City Hall. FAR OUT HOMES: RESIDENZ FREUNDORF Pages 20-26 Architecture by Project A01, landscape architecture by Kramer & Kramer. Photography by Brigida Gonzales, brigidagonzalez.de. ARCHITECT PROFILE: MEASURED ARCHITECTURE Pages 28-37 Photography by Andrew Latreille, andrewlatreille.com. DESIGNER PROFILE: VICTORIA MCKENNEY Pages 38-43 Photography by Tracey Ayton, traceyayton.com. Home built by Eyco Building Group, eyco.ca. CELEBRITY PROFILE: REBECCA MINKOFF Pages 44-48 Photography by Paul Maffi and courtesy of Rebecca Minkoff LLC New York. FEATURE HOME: UPPER EDGEMONT Pages 52-59 Photography by Ema Peter, emapeter.com, building materials supplied by Paramax Homes. FEATURE HOME: BLACK TUSK RESIDENCE Pages 60-64 Photography by Derek Lepper, dereklepper.com.

ARCHITECTURE SECTION Bjarke Ingel’s Vancouver House Pages 66-71 renderings provided by Westbank Projects Corp. and Bjarke Ingels Group; RENEW Gallery launch, Pages 72-73 photography provided by RENEW Gallery; Patrick Weder profile, Pages 74-79 Photography by Evan Joseph and Christian Harder, (ASH NYC), Ari Burling and Ana Jones; Heurzog & de Mueron Pages 80-85 Photography by Pardeep Singh and provided by the Vancouver Art Gallery, Catherine Widgery profile Pages 86-91, photography by Alex Fradkin and Eve Chayes Lymen; Patkau Architects profile Pages 92-99 Photography by James Dow, Patkau Architects. EXPRESSIONS: BOBBIE BURGERS Pages 106-110 Photography by Billy Wishloff. LUXURY LANE: JAEGER–LECOULTRE Pages 112-113 Photography supplied by Jaeger – LeCoultre. ESCAPE: ARCHITECTURALLY AMAZING HOTELS Pages 114-116 Photography provided by Yas Viceroy Hotel, viceroyhotelsandresorts.com. FAST & LUXURIOUS Pages 119-121 Photography supplied by Tony Whitney, Alfa Romeo, Toyota, Chevrolet, BMW, Mercedes and Lamborghini. COMMUNITY CHARACTER: GASTOWN THEN & NOW Pages 122-123 Photography provided by Joe Mabel via Flickr. EPICURE: FOUR SEASONS’ CHEF NED BELL Pages 124-125 Photography Shingo Kido, Four Seasons Hotel.

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