Pacific Northwest Regional Architecture

Most of the solar panels I’ve seen on people’s houses are big bulky things that look very out of place on top of their roof.  I recently came across this company that produces roofing tiles called Sunslates that are also solar panels.  Looks much better.

TQ Construction in Vancouver did this excellent renovation a few years ago.

Here’s what it looked like before:

…and here’s what it looks like now:

Robert Oshatz has done some amazing work, mostly around Portland, Oregon.

Some great examples of what can be done with modern wood architecture.

Here’s another Bainbridge Island house design by Matthew Coates

Designed by Blip Design of Seattle

This is a new post and beam style house in the Ten Mile Point/Wedgewood Estates neighbourhood of Victoria, BC. I’ll be very surprised if this house doesn’t win some awards over the next year. This is a great example of modern Pacific Northwest architecture.

Construction by Abstract Developments. Designed by Keith Baker

I spotted this magazine ad for Behr wood stain.
It has an awesome modern cedar deck in the ad, so I thought I’d post it here.

These are some nice big wood frame windows. The wood stairs a nice too.

Designed by Scientific Architecture of Vancouver

This house was spotted in Ladysmith, BC

Simple Northwest house style, I like it.

A modern Northwest house on Bainbridge Island, Washington.

The Seattle Times wrote an article about it (click here to read it)

The architect is Coates Design

Whittakers at Pender Harbour is a development of 25 oceanfront homes.

Designed by Still Point Architecture of Vancouver, BC

Vinterra is a development in South Surrey, BC

This architecture is a most welcome change from the ubiquitous poorly designed fake craftsman style that has been the status quo for housing developments over the past few years. More proof for my thinking that we might be in the early stages of a major change to a more modern West Coast style becoming popular.

Vinterra was designed by Gomberoff Bell Lyon Architects of Vancouver

Shevlin Reserve is a development of 12 townhouses in Bend, Oregon

Designed by Weinstein AU Architects of Seattle, Washington

Thanks to David for sharing this Whistler Creekside house with us.

One of the great things about post and beam framing is how it allows large open spaces, as well as large windows, which gives you plenty of natural light.