ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 https://www.archdaily.com/136865/naramata-residence-frits-de-vries-architect Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Christopher Henry https://www.archdaily.com/136865/naramata-residence-frits-de-vries-architect The site for this residence can be said to be in a transition zone, poised directly between the expansive horizon offered by Lake Okanagan, and the rugged mountainscape of the Kelly Valley. True to the Okanagan landscape, the surrounding land is arid and filled with earthy undertones and worn rolling rockscapes. The Lake is almost like a vision of paradise amid this desert-like surroundings. Brilliant greens line the shore of the lake in direct contrast to the arid mountains beyond.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/131357/kerchum-residence-frits-de-vries-architect Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Christopher Henry https://www.archdaily.com/131357/kerchum-residence-frits-de-vries-architect This single-family residence in the Dunbar neighborhood of Vancouver was designed by Frits de Vries Architect both as a home for the clients, as well as a demonstration suite for their sustainable home building and renovation company. The home is the first LEED Platinum home certified by LEED for Homes in Western Canada and was recently honored with a 2011 RAIC Award of Excellence for Green Building.

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