The Architect's House

Presenting the Architect’s House, a showcase to the elegance of West Coast Modernism, seamlessly blending indoor spaces and outdoor majesty.

Designed by architect Dino Rapanos as his own personal haven, this West Vancouver home is one of distinction, recognized by the Canadian Housing Design Council for its novel design approach and tight integration with its sylvan surroundings. Nested in a wooded embrace, the home rises through 4 levels, culminating in a rooftop terrace offering captivating Howe Sound views. Inside, vast skylights bathe living and family rooms in a luminous ambiance, creating distinctly radiant living spaces ideal for west coast family life.

A testament to the west coast principles of design innovation and natural harmony, the Architect’s House awaits its next custodian.

6830 Hycroft Road
West Vancouver

Neighbourhood
Whytecliff

Designer
Dino Rapanos

Designed and Built
1968 (major renovation in 2014)

Price
$2,295,000

Specification
Mid-century Modern

Program
West Coast Modern

Floors
4 levels

Rooms
3 bed 2.5 bath

Building
2,613 sqft
Lot
4,905 sqft

Monograph Brochure

Floor Plan

Introducing the Architect’s House, a residential beacon offering a layered living experience that ascends from a forested embrace to sky-touching vistas.

A pivotal work of Dino Rapanos, Professor Emeritus from the UBC School of Architecture, the home won a Canadian Housing Design Council award in 1969 and was covered in the 1972 issue of Canadian Architect magazine.

Listed on the West Vancouver Survey of Significant Architecture 1945-1975, it has been lovingly modernized by the current custodians, an engineer and interior designer couple from London with a penchant for design.

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Above: archival images published in Canadian Architect, 1972

1969 Canadian Housing Design Council Award for Residential Design – Honourable Mention Award:

“A very livable house which makes form, material, and function all work to advantage and better enjoyment.”

Above: archival images published in Canadian Architect, 1972

Dino Rapanos

Professor Emeritus at the School of Architecture at UBC

Dino Rapanos, MRAIC, was an Assistant Professor at the School of Architecture at UBC (Emeritus). He was featured in an NFB film on early sustainability efforts, “The New Alchemists”, and mentioned as being active in sustainability in Canada.