Moretto Residence

Westside, Vancouver, BC

Builder: Odenza Homes

The City of Vancouver has a rich history of heritage and craftsman style homes which makes its streets so interesting to navigate through. Homeowners, developers and real estate investors alike lean towards the more traditional aesthetic due to a sense of popular demand and City enforced Zoning Bylaws that are more lenient towards the more traditional aesthetic. The problem with the fast paced nature of today’s construction industry is that the craftsmanship of the old days is often missing.

This Westcoast Craftsman home was designed to achieve a certain level of traditional vernacular using only simple forms and a controlled use of material. This consideration allows the home to be efficiently built without loosing its design intent through budget reductions. The use of frivolous features and the over use of material leads to escalated budgets and difficult detailing due to tricky material interaction and installation. This home is effective in merging today’s desire for construction efficiency with traditional charm.