Single-storey modern house with cedar cladding, dark siding and stone piers above a paver driveway and planted pond

The Lotus

Victoria · New Build · 2020

The lot falls to the Gorge, so the house is entered from the top. Garage, front door and a self-contained cottage sit on the upper floor; a stair and an elevator go down to the main level, where the primary suite and everything else in daily use open onto the garden. That garden is fenced on every side and entirely its own. A counter passes through the wall to a covered outdoor room with its own kitchen. Hickory, ledgestone and cedar throughout.

Builder
Philco Construction
Photography
Jody Beck Photography
Paver driveway curving past a planted pond to a cedar-clad entry volume lit at dusk
Terraced planting beds in charcoal block with hostas and shrubs beside a paver path and cedar fence
water feature beside the driveway of a private west coast estate property
Open-riser hickory stair with a black horizontal steel rail turning at a landing below tall windows
Hickory stair treads cantilevered from a solid stringer, seen from below with a black steel rail beyond
Two-storey living room with a full-height stacked stone chimney, beamed ceiling and a railed loft above
View down from the loft to the kitchen island, dining table and a counter passing through to the patio
Living room with a linear gas fireplace in stacked stone and sliding doors open to a covered patio
Kitchen with oak cabinetry, quartzite counters, a stainless range and a dining table beyond
Quartzite counter passing through an open window to a covered patio with a dining table and outdoor kitchen
Built-in grill and sink set into a stone outdoor kitchen counter beside a cedar hot tub
Powder room with a hammered copper basin, a ring-lit round mirror and a travertine-look tile wall
Ensuite with a freestanding tub under a window, marble-look tile and a double oak vanity
Lit stone steps climbing between a cedar hedge and a boulder rockery to a house with deep cedar soffits
Rear elevation with deep flat roof overhangs, a covered patio and a stone bar counter facing a curved lawn
Covered patio at dusk with a stone outdoor kitchen, seating and sliding doors open to a lit interior
Victoria, BC