Huntington Lodge
A holiday home located in an exclusive residential ski in/out development in Whistler, Canada. Design work was completed on this home while Stu worked for Openspace Architecture.
The home is designed to make the most of views across the valley and work with the steep topography. The house has minimal presence to the street but complexly opens up to the view on the back. The main entrance is on the top floor and flows into the principal open plan living, dining & kitchen space. Floor to ceiling windows flood the space with light reveal a mountain vista over the tree tops. A custom steel, glass and wood staircase separates the living areas from the bedrooms and leads to the lower levels. Additional social space has been created by including a media & games room, gym, wine cellar and large terrace with a fire pit and sunken hot tub.
Client Reference
“Stu was the lead architect on our Whistler Vacation Home project. He worked closely with us to make changes to an initial concept design, including increasing the scale of the project by nearly 50%, to an updated concept and then final design. We found Stu a great listener, taking full account of what we were looking to achieve with the design and not forcing us into decisions we were not yet comfortable with. This was very important given this was our first experience with building a home.
Stu made significant valuable suggestions and recommendation with respect to the interior layout and design of the finished spaces, working very effectively, and in a coordinated manner, with the interior designer, builder and project manager. In fact, all those related to the project commented how much he added to the project, above and beyond what other architects may contribute and that their interactions with Stu were very positive, well coordinated and significantly beneficial to the overall project.
With respect to cost management, we believe Stu particularly excelled in identifying opportunities to achieve cost efficiencies while remaining true to our desired final design. Throughout the project, he would work closely with the builder and other stakeholders to identify potential cost savings or design enhancements. He pro-actively communicates with all stakeholders, including, importantly, the owners.
We have no hesitation in recommending Stu for any future projects or roles that he may have an opportunity to work on in the future.”
