Lit modern house at dusk reflected in a rectangular pool, forested rock bluff behind

The Sweep

Saanich · New Build · 2018

The site is a shelf of granite above a Blenkinsop Valley hayfield — hard ground to build on, and a view worth building for. The house sits on the rock rather than cutting into it, stepping down to a pool terrace on the meadow side. Every roof is struck as a shallow arc, so the eaves lift toward the valley and drop toward the hill behind. Stone piers carry the upper floor over the terrace; walnut, oak and honed grey stone run through inside.

Two-storey house with sweeping curved roofs above stone piers, seen from the drive at sunset
Rear elevation at sunset, upper floor carried on stone piers above a covered terrace and pool
Pool and terrace at sunset with a single-storey guest house across the lawn
Double-height living room with a glazed wall slid open to a covered terrace and pool beyond
Oak-panelled fireplace wall with a walnut bookcase on a board-formed concrete hearth
Figure crossing the landing below a slatted oak and steel screen
View past the fireplace and bookcase down a long hall to the kitchen and a fir front door
Walnut kitchen with a honed grey stone island, black pendants and a recessed timber ceiling
Upper hall in white oak with a horizontal slat rail and a triptych on the wall
Dining table under three copper pendants beside an oak bar cabinet
Bathroom with terracotta hexagonal tile, oak vanity and brass fittings
Powder room in dark stone mosaic with a backlit mirror and oak vanity
Pool plant room with filter tanks, pumps and valved white pipework against diamond-plate walls
Rear elevation at dusk, terrace and upper rooms lit, pool in the foreground
Victoria, BC