Racquet House
Presenting Racquet House, a paragon of West Coast modernism crafted by legendary builder Bob Lewis.
Located in the exclusive Gleneagles neighbourhood of West Vancouver, this residence is set on a vast, private estate, approached via a scenic drive winding across a pristine neighbouring golf course. The home offers an unmatched sense of tranquility and distinction, echoing a private country club amid serene forest surroundings. Inside, a rhythmic post-and-beam structure harmonizes space and light, expansively drawing in the lush outdoors to foster both calm and creativity. Notably featuring a private pickle-ball court, the home blends active leisure with quiet sanctuary.
A modern oasis where design, nature, and recreational delight merge seamlessly, Racquet House awaits its next custodian.
6217 St Georges Avenue
West Vancouver, BC
Neighbourhood
Gleneagles
Designer
Bob Lewis
Designed and Built
1958
Price
$2,350,000
Specification
Mid-century Modern
Program
West Coast Modern
Floors
2 level
Rooms
5 Bed 2 Bath
Building
3,044 sqft
Lot
2,1780 sqft /
0.5 acre
“No one built more West Coast Modern homes than Bob Lewis”
– North Shore News, Dec 8, 2022
“The longevity of these modern homes, the majority of which are still being lived in today, including some of their original owners, speaks to the liveability of their spaces and the efficiency and adaptability of the structures for families of a variety of sizes.”
– West Coast Modern League
“Other architects of Bob Lewis’ time included Arthur Erickson, Duncan McNab, Fred Hollingsworth, Charles Thompson, Robert Berwick, Ned Pratt and Ron Thom, but none were as prolific as Bob Lewis... He grew the adoption rate of post and beam exponentially.”
– North Shore Heritage
Bob Lewis
Pioneering the Post-and-Beam Boom
Bob Lewis, of Lewis Construction Company, was head of the most successful design-build firm in the post-war West Coast Modern movement. Such a prolific company that in its heyday employed 80 skilled men on a permanent basis and was was building 100+ homes a year, Lewis Construction was known as the ubiquitous design-build firm populating the North Shore with unapologetically simple
post-and-beam homes. Championing functional good design that was versatile and affordable, each Bob Lewis home was a unique post-and-beam configuration. A total of 114, or more than one third, of the houses designated as architecturally significant in the West Vancouver Survey of Significant Architecture was designed and built by Lewis Construction Company.
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