Story and photos
by Ellsworth Dickson

Today's Feature Home is
one of the most beautiful and
unique homes that we have
done a story on. Hanging on
a cliff over the Capilano
Canyon, this West Coast
contemporary home was
designed by Bob Hassall and
consists of six levels, 2,700
square feet, three decks, two
walkways, two baths, three
bedrooms and a fhreplace.

The house is completely
hidden in the trees, yet is
carefully designed to take
advantage of the path of the
sun. Sunlight filters through
the firs and cedars into the
breakfast area in the
morning, then floods the
private decks with sunshine
in the afternoon.

Not one room in the house
is square Each room offers
vanous sizes and angles with
large glass areas for the
forest and canyon views
With this kind of prvacy,
there is no need for curtains

The young couple who
live there, Roger = and
Bevericy, were sold on the
house before they walked 1n,
saying it was an “emotional”
buy In fact, the feeling of
being deep in a rain forest
with the Capilano River
rushing by 1s so strong, tt ts
hard to belheve mois only 15
minutes lo downtown
Vancouver

Phe floors are sold oak
and the house is com
plemented by numerous
skhyhghts a Jenn Air cange in
the katchen a family room
no outside maintenance
track hghting “latace type
windows winch angie out for
ventilabon and many other
features too numerous to
mention

About’ the only im
provement this bome needs
would possibly be a hot tub
on one of the decks

THIS WEST COAST contemporary house hangs on a cliff overlooking Capilano Ca-
nyon. Above right, the dining room with fo vaulted cefling features rattan and glass
furnishings. Below, the hallways are well-lit and are great places for artwork. Below
right, the living room with its fireplace and more rattan. Bottom right, an “aerial”
view looking down through the open spaces in the house to the dining room one level
below and the family room one level below that.

meerrer cacy

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Cl17 - Sunday, September 12, 1982 - North Shore News