Architect's Retreat

Introduction

WEST COAST MODERN presents the ARCHITECT’S RETREAT, a house that has served as the personal residence for three generations of architects and designers.

Originally built and owned by architect Henry Yorke Mann, a contemporary of Ron Thom and Arthur Erickson, it then became the family home of architect Peter Buchanan, who built on Mann’s design and tested out experimental ideas that would lead to some of Vancouver’s most iconic buildings. The current owners, the Noel family, local designers themselves, completely restored the house that earned them North Vancouver’s 2018 Heritage Award.

An inspiration for tomorrow’s generation is now fully updated and ready for its next custodian.

See how architects can create a sense of space larger than it’s square footage.

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1043 Clements Ave
North Vancouver, BC

Architect
Henry Yorke Mann
Peter Buchanan

Builder
Jason Hart
(Now Hart Tipton)

Designed and Built
1958/1994

Price
$2,195,000

Specification
Early example of environmental design

Program
West Coast Modern

Floors
2 Level + Basement

Rooms
1 Primary Bed + Den
2 Bed Basement Suite

Square Footage
1,910 sq. ft.

Floor plan

"For Mann, the place of the architect is alongside great composers, musicians, painters and poets who aspire to fully express the beauty, depth and mystery of humanity.”

– Architectural Institute of British Columbia (AIBC)

Henry Yorke Mann
Peter Buchanan

Henry York Mann

A contemporary of Fred Hollingsworth, Arthur Erickson and Ron Thom, Henry Yorke Mann worked differently from his peers, embracing what might be called “extreme wood” and a hand-crafted character in architecture. His work inspired a new generation of architects like Bob Hassell and Barry Griblin, who built all-wood but with a more streamlined approach.

Peter Buchanan

Peter Buchanan, who was previously at Stantec and Openspace Architecture and who now runs the Whistler based North Architecture Studio, is known for his sustainable environmental approach in architecture. He gave the Architect’s Retreat its current form by building on top of the Mann’s Residence, drawing inspirations from aerial and nautical designs.