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What would happen if you let your children co-author the development of your home? One client did just that, having the courage to explore the variable ways in which their site could be used and loved by all family members. Frame House is a true manifestation of a client’s needs and desires. By involving their children in its creation, our clients were able to frame elements of play that resonate with the whole family and make their environment feel more livable, inclusive, and fun. The luxury of wasted space is one few Vancouverites with young children can afford, and this house delivers, through a clever framing of family living.
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To frame is to isolate, to celebrate. This house faces the sun, part of the northern edge boxing in the vital playing fields and gracious tall trees of Douglas Park, one of Vancouver’s finest inner city green spaces. This is a small house with dignity and presence, using multiple modes of framing to achieve a presence far beyond its modest size. The 50-foot-wide lot front is framed by a low concrete fence, matching the height of the pickets found elsewhere around the park’s perimeter. They frame the three sides of the front yard, setting a stage for what stands behind and above. Upstairs, side-by-side kids’ bedrooms on the second floor are cantilevered out like an unclosed drawer, adding to the sense that this house floats above the park—it being IN, but not OF this civic gift.
This three-dimensional assertion of dwelling is amplified by a lattice of square aluminum tubes wrapping the entire upper floor, all attached as vertical fins. Their reflective qualities, plus the shadows the ends of these ribs cast on the lower floor imparts dimensionality and a constructional rhythm to an otherwise straightforward elevation. On the rear of the house, the array of fins are set out several feet from the walls, giving definition to its decks—less for simple shade or safety, than to provide a psychological sense of sheltering and privacy. Inside, this sheltering of space allows for every day living to be designed as a play structure. Walls are designed to take a beating; suspended trapeze netting can be lounged in or traversed from room-to-room; and kinetic elements transform spaces to maximize different uses as well as levels of openness and privacy. These are a dramatic and fun way to frame play space via more efficiently exploiting the house’s section, rather than building out in plan. Outside, A tA play zone for the family is found atop the house: a rare-in-Vancouver domestic rooftop pool having views of the mountains. In the yard, part of the recycled wooden deck slides out, providing welcome storage space for kayaks, and equipment for the firepit and basketball area; an example of not wasting any space in the landscape design. With design ingenuity like this, the Frame House demonstrates how rich opportunities for family living can be achieved on a small lot.
Much trust was put into Measured, despite building a house during one of the most trying times in modern history. Despite that, comfort zones and ideas of what could be achieved on the lot were stretched and expanded, allowing for a thoughtful and playful aging in space.
Measured Architecture is a Vancouver-based studio practice focused on modern design, interiors and landscapes. From our inception in 2007, we have delivered exceptional public and private environments that are stimulating to occupy and fundamental to their surroundings. Founding principal Clinton Cuddington was joined by Piers Cunnington in 2009. Since that time, Measured has created a portfolio of work that demonstrates an ability to craft considered, innovative and quality projects.
We practice situational modernism — a subject-based, humanist approach that considers a project through the aspirations of a client, the opportunities of a site and the constraints of a municipality, budget and schedule. We work to understand these need sets and move forward to create ideal spaces based on these criteria. Thoughtfulness and flow permeate our firm’s designs, as projects shape into backdrops for our clients that are at once functional and aesthetic.
