Cardew House 2.0

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Presenting Cardew House 2.0.

The first residential work of RAIC Gold Medal-winning architect Peter Cardew, evoking the spirit of Richard Meier’s Douglas House, opens a dialogue between architecture and the ocean.

Named one of Canada’s Top 30 Homes by Western Living, it is set within a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, where sliding glass walls dissolve boundaries between land, ocean, and sky, becoming a vessel for life on the ocean, where salt air carries the song of whales across the water. Light shifts through the steel-framed structure like a living tide, revealing spaces attuned to both shelter and horizon.

A remastered classic, recently completed, it now awaits its next custodian.

90 Isleview Place,
Lions Bay

Neighbourhood
Lions Bay

Architect
Peter Cardew

Designed and Built
1980 / 2025

Price
$3,593,000

Specification
West Coast Contemporary

Program
West Coast Modern

Floors
3 Levels

Rooms
3 Bed 3 Bath

Building
2,502 sqft
Lot
9,973 sqft

Monograph Brochure

Floor Plan

The first home designed by Peter Cardew—an award-winning, second-generation Canadian modernist known as the “architect’s architect”—was quietly crafted in 1980, at a time when few dared to build modern.

Inspired by a new global wave of architecture, including Richard Meier’s Douglas House, this bold ocean-view home became known in design circles as one of Canada’s most important private residences—sparking the next generation of design thinking.

Recently remastered and long hidden from public view, the home now steps onto the global stage—joining the ranks of the world’s most iconic modern homes and ushering in new recognition and pride for Canadian architecture.

Reimagined. Remastered. Revealed.

“I look at life as a kind of continuum and treat every project the same way—an opportunity to do good work”

— Peter Cardew

Peter Cardew

The “Architect’s Architect”

Peter Cardew (1939–2020) was a highly respected Canadian architect known for his thoughtful, modernist designs and commitment to architectural integrity. Based in Vancouver, he led Peter Cardew Architects, where he produced a range of influential works including schools, galleries, and commercial spaces. Cardew

was celebrated for his attention to context, materiality, and spatial clarity, often creating buildings that quietly yet powerfully respond to their environment. He received the RAIC Gold Medal in 2012, the highest honour in Canadian architecture, underscoring his lasting impact on the architectural landscape of Canada.