House Tour: A Midcentury Mountain House in Vancouver, Luxe Marble Included
Photography courtesy of Scott & Scott Architects
David and Susan Scott, the husband-and-wife team behind Vancouver’s Scott & Scott Architects, caught our attention when they built themselves an off-the-grid cabin lit by candlelight. An equally enthralling project of theirs: a midcentury post-and-beam house just below the gondola at Grouse Mountain in North Vancouver, redone by the couple for a family wanting a mountain house.
Taking upon the design as well as the remodeling and restoration work themselves, Scott & Scott preserved the original 1,600-square-foot layout while introducing a refreshed look: open living spaces, a dramatic kitchen sink and counter carved from a single slab of marble, and pale wood all around. Take a look.
"We wanted to bring more light into the living spaces and work with finishes that would brighten the space without erasing the history of the house," says David Scott.
Two plywood cabinets maximize the open spaces and serve as room dividers.
Sheepskins add coziness to the dining area.
Into the open kitchen.
By making use of the existing kitchen appliances, the owners were able to splash out on a marble counter with integrated sink and open storage of solid ash.
The marble came from Hisnet Inlet quarry on Vancouver Island, near the Scotts’ own alpine cabin.
The carved marble sink.
The counter weighs approximately 1,763 pounds; its ash base may look light but was designed to bear all that weight.
Along with kitchen essentials, the open shelves display the owners’ collection of studio pottery.
A glimpse at the under-the-counter joinery.
For an in-depth look at the project, see the full story on Remodelista: