Designer's Townhouse

Presenting Designer’s Townhouse, a beacon of West Coast modernism, crafted by eminent Vancouver firm Office McFarlane Biggar.

Currently home to internationally acclaimed designers behind global brands like BlackBerry and Nokia, this North Vancouver residence encapsulates the creative spirit. Steps from Edgemont Village and serene forest surrounds, its radiant white brick exterior captures the soft morning light, forming an evocative scene amidst the North Shore’s misty, tree-lined landscape. At the heart of its design, a central courtyard enhances community connections, while interiors of white walls and white oak floors evoke a tranquil setting ideal for reflection and visionary undertakings.

A haven of calm designed for creative minds, Designer’s Townhouse awaits its next custodian.

6 - 3730 Edgemont Blvd,
North Vancouver, BC

Neighbourhood
Edgemont Village

Designer
Office of McFarlane Biggar Architects + Designers

Designed and Built
2019

Price
$2,950,000

Specification
West Coast Modern

Program
Contemporary

Floors
4 level

Rooms
3 Bed 3.5 Bath

Building
2,355 sqft

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Floor Plan

Introducing West Coast Modern’s first townhouse offering.

Designed by the Office of McFarlane Biggar Architects + Designers, this peaceful retreat into nature has served as a source of inspiration for an internationally acclaimed designer couple behind global brands like BlackBerry and Nokia.

With its award-winning design informed by the Modernist movement on Vancouver’s North Shore, the Designer’s Townhouse is ready to inspire its next custodian.

On the Designer’s Townhouse being inspired by the Shalal Gardens by Fred Hollingsworth, 1951:

“West coast modern trailblazers like Ron Thom, Ned Pratt and Fred Hollingsworth adapted emerging principles of modern architecture to the North Vancouver context. They made modernism relaxed, created open plans to make room for the everyday and freely combined emerging materials and technologies - all without losing the highly livable modernist sophistication of the day.

The result is a neighbourhood composed of a broad range of housing types. Single family homes, duplexes, townhouses and multi-family homes all co-exist within the lush North Shore undergrowth. Prominent examples include the adjacent Shalal Garden projects designed by Fred T. Hollingsworth for developer J. Eric Allen. These architecturally significant multifamily developments are carefully sited on their sloping sites, feature nominally flat roofs, generous interior and exterior living spaces and clearly articulated upper volumes rendered in light coloured materials.”

– Office of McFarlane Biggar Architects + Designers (omb), November 2014*

*excerpt from omb’s advisory design panel submission document

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Shalal Gardens by Fred Hollingsworth, 1951:

“For their time these apartments were considered quite innovative in the use of both horizontal and vertical space.”

– Living Spaces: the Architecture of Fred Thornton Hollingsworth, 2005

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Office of McFarlane Biggar Architects + Designers (omb)

The office of mcfarlane biggar architects + designers (omb) is an award-winning, full-service design firm based in Vancouver and Victoria. The practice focuses on architecture and interior design, informed by deep interests in responsive urban design, thoughtful master-planning, and meaningful place-making.

omb’s studio culture harnesses the creative energy of over 50 multi-disciplinary design professionals under the guidance of a seasoned leadership team. Our collective curiosity and wide-ranging interests enrich collaborative design exploration, and form the foundation of memorable and enduring built environments delivered with sensitivity and technical prowess.