DESIGN
WOOD AND STONE ARE major elements of the Coast Range, and thus fitting materials for this all-season vacation home in Whistler. The homeowners had asked interior designer Jennifer Heffel, owner and founder of HB Design in Vancouver, for something that would make them feel that they were in the mountains, but “they weren’t into that clichéd ski-resort stuff,” Heffel says. “They liked alpine contemporary, and the general BC West Coast style that incorporates wood, glass, and open spaces. They wanted clean lines, an uncluttered look, and a bright and airy feeling.” Accordingly, stone and concrete elements are mostly light-coloured, and wood is pale. The most prominent examples of this are the regularly spaced oak slats used in several places as vertical accents. Around the stairway, they rise from the ground floor and up through the stairwell and then continue across the ceiling of the second-storey hallway.
(Above and opposite) A metal channel runs up the side of the fireplace and along the length of the ceiling into the kitchen, making a strong architectural feature. Inset track lights allow for lighting variations and keep the expanse of ceiling clear.
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THE SPRING ISSUE
