![430 House / D’Arcy Jones Architecture - Windows, Facade, Courtyard](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5473/d20d/e58e/ce37/9400/0021/newsletter/portada_135_MG_9610_1.jpg?1416876536)
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Architects: D’Arcy Jones Architecture
- Area: 2450 ft²
- Year: 2014
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Photographs:Sama Jim Canzian
![430 House / D’Arcy Jones Architecture - Wood, Table, Garden, Patio, Deck, Courtyard](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5473/d170/e58e/ce54/0e00/0026/newsletter/135_MG_9289.jpg?1416876385)
Text description provided by the architects. This renovation of a 1981 Vancouver Special on a 33 foot wide lot retained the entire foundation and structure of the house.
![430 House / D’Arcy Jones Architecture - Image 11 of 12](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5473/d169/e58e/ce37/9400/001d/newsletter/430_ARCHDAILY_UPPER.jpg?1416876379)
The interior layout was flipped, moving the kitchen, dining and living areas from the upper floor down to the main floor, so the most important interior spaces could be at grade.
![430 House / D’Arcy Jones Architecture - Bench](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5473/d1bd/e58e/ce37/9400/001f/newsletter/135_MG_9357_1.jpg?1416876456)
A new parallel-parking open carport was built off the lane, to preserve more of the back yard for a new landscaped garden and terrace.
![430 House / D’Arcy Jones Architecture - Windows, Beam](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5473/d1e0/e58e/ce54/0e00/0028/newsletter/135_MG_9531_3.jpg?1416876492)
The house was wrapped in a new exterior skin with carefully placed windows, to connect all interior spaces to the front and back yards. This house that was once dark and generic is now filled with light and air.
![430 House / D’Arcy Jones Architecture - Door, Windows, Facade, Garden, Patio](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5473/d1a6/e58e/ce37/9400/001e/newsletter/135_MG_9313_1.jpg?1416876433)