Project Details
- Project Name
- Courtyard House
- Location
- British Columbia
- Architect
- Leckie Studio Architecture + Design
- Project Types
- Single Family
- Project Scope
- New Construction
- Size
- 2,500 sq. feet
- Year Completed
- 2021
- Shared by
- Madeleine D'Angelo
- Project Status
- Built
This project was selected as a Honor winner in the 2021 Residential Architect Design Awards, Architectural Design Detail category.
"The palette, the details, and the composition of this house are impeccably sublime.” —Juror Carlos Madrid III
The Courtyard House is an urban infill solution that places nature at its literal and metaphoric center, creating a home that looks inward and outward without compromising privacy or architectural interest. Challenging the typical real estate proposition that opts for an abundance of built area, the minimalist two-story, 2,500-square-foot design by local firm Leckie Studio Architecture + Design is a spatial experience that posits the mantra “less but better.”
A full-height operable window wall opens the entire first floor to a central courtyard, weaving an enclosed vision of nature into the house’s public spaces. On the street façade, vertical wood battens provide privacy for the living room’s floor-to-ceiling glazing. Punched bedroom windows on the second floor frame views of the North Shore Mountains. Sculpted ceilings add spatial interest while helping to bathe the spaces in natural light. The rear two bedrooms cantilever over the first floor, providing shade for the south-facing glass wall of the kitchen and dining areas.
Colors and materials are kept simple. Light white-oak panels and millwork contrast with an otherwise monochromatic gray palette. The first level features a polished concrete floor slab; the second level, white-oak flooring. A stone island dominates the kitchen and dining areas, concealing the requisite appliances within.
PROJECT CREDITS
Project: Courtyard House, Vancouver
Architects: Leckie Studio Architecture + Design. Michael Leckie, James Eidse, Emily Dovbniak (project lead design), Denise Liu, Charlotte Kennedy, Andrea Zittlau, Irena Jenei, Holden Korbin, Oliver Frayne, Wayne Yan, Jason Hall
Architect of Record: Leckie Studio Architecture + Design
Interior Designer: Leckie Studio Architecture + Design
Structural Engineer: Chalten Engineering
Geotechnical Engineer: Terran Geotechnical Group
General Contractor: Adisa Homes Ltd.
Audio Visual Consultant: Audiospace
Size: 2,500 square feet
Materials and Sources:
Appliances: Fridge: Gaggenau RB 472 704, Cooktop: Pitt Dempo 4, Hood: Wolf PL341912, Oven: Gaggenau EB333611, Dishwasher: Fisher & Paykel DD24DT19 N, Washing Machine: Asko W4114CT , Dryer: Asko T411VDT
Concrete: Board-form exterior concrete, Polished concrete interior floors
Exterior Wall Systems: Custom cedar siding
Fabrics/Finishes: Custom bench cushions by Luxcious Upholstery
Flooring: Unifloor - Ideal Wood Urban Genius; Alabaster; Light Brushed; Ultra Matte
Furniture: Area rugs: Salari; Salsa collection, Sofa: Bensen Endless, Flex room chairs: Elbow Chair , Dining table & benches: Custom furniture by A/I Studio, Coffee tables: Custom furniture by A/I Studio
Lighting: Downlights interior: Liteline Luna; Downlights exterior: Flexalighting Babus 6: ; Track light: Pure Edge Tru Track; Surface mounted lights: Modular Lighting Instruments Lotis; Pendant Lights: Flos Glo Ball; Bedroom wall sconces: Artemide Tolomeo
Lighting Control Systems: Lutron installed by Audiospace
Masonry/Stone: Kitchen Stone: Breccia Bahia Quartz by Margranite
Metal: Custom hearth, entry awning, and chimney surround by Metal & Wood
Millwork: Morrison Woodwork
Paints/Finishes: Paint: Benjamin Moore; Kitchen: Fenix laminate; Powder Room Tile: Ann Sacks Savoy Collection
Plumbing/Water System: Powder room washbasin: Blu Coco; W/C faucets & shower fixtures: Blu Inox; Kitchen faucet: Blanco Blancoculina; Kitchen sink: UrbanEdge Julien
Roofing: Penfolds Ziplock Roofing standing seam metal
Structural System: Wood framing
Windows/Curtainwalls/Doors: Curtain wall, fixed windows, operable windows, and sliding doors are all Ponzio glazing systems provided by Siber Special Projects