Sea to Sky Architecture inc.

08/09/2024

Honoured to be working with Homalco First Nation as their architect on their new Childcare building ❤️
https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024ECC0098-001267

08/09/2024

Honoured to be working with Homalco First Nation as their architect on their new Childcare building ❤️

The Homalco First Nation is celebrating the groundbreaking of a new childcare centre in the Campbell River area.

08/09/2024

Honoured to be working with Homalco First Nation as their architect, on their new childcare building ❤️

The Homalco First Nation is celebrating the groundbreaking of a new childcare centre in the Campbell River area.

03/19/2024

Far too often we see disturbing products like this: they promise you privacy and climate control, but fail to inform of the numerous birds that will die once installed.

Birds collide with glass for two primary reasons: either they can see through the glass to something desirable, or they are attracted to reflected habitat.

There are many cost efficient solutions to create privacy at home that don’t put birds at risk: flap.org/stop-birds-from-hitting-windows. Mirrored films like this product from Window Film World, should be avoided.

02/15/2024

West Coast Building Standard – Residential Construction Specifications developed by Richard Hall in partnership with RDH Building Science and David Wong Sea to Sky Architecture + Urban Ecology with support from BC Hydro, BC Housing and the Province of BC.
The West Coast Building Standard incorporates recent building science technology and practices, including energy efficiency concepts, and reduced embodied carbon levels. Most important, the new designs featured in the Guide complement the cultural lifestyles of the West Coast people of BC.

Over the last five years, the Nuxalk Nation Housing Initiative has documented its successes in training local builders and trades, constructing and evaluating the performance of new homes, and educating the community on how to operate and maintain a new high-performance home. The West Coast Building...

12/20/2023

Sea to Sky Architecture is proud to have been invited to collaborate – learning and sharing knowledge– in collaboration with Nuxalk First Nations over the past decade. Nuxalk nation continue their success, with resource stewardship and training community members to become the builders and designers of their homes and community.

The Nuxalk Nation in Bella Coola British Columbia has done some amazing work in their housing and social development sectors. They have come up with some bri...

12/19/2023

As we near saying farewell to year 2023, we reflect back on a year of meaningful work our office had undertaken. Here's an office favourite! Although its one of our smaller scale work, the the sheer joy and delight from the young ones here makes our work so enjoyable!
This is the "L'il Bighouse", a summertime childcare building modelled after a Nuxalk First Nation community Bighouse building. The structure had its timber sourced from the local FN community, and built by Nuxalk members. 🥰

11/06/2023

This month we share a home we designed 15 years ago this month. A home in West Vancouver inspired by its natural setting– the massive rocks and ocean view location.

10/24/2023

Our recently designed Childcare building in Vancouver, with play areas on the roof and at grade

09/11/2023

Proposed rental building currently in permit application stage

11/17/2022

Nuxalk hereditary Chief, Richard Hall, with our office, & RDH Bldg Science have prepared designs for culturally appropriate & affordable homes for First Nation communities.

We've made the plans & designs FREE, so it may be shared.

"…design of affordable culturally appropriate homes created for B.C. west coast peoples.
The new homes were created with a new building standard, they have 15 features which include durability, affordability, sustainable and cultural appropriate, other concepts include interior design, structural, mold free, designed energy efficient spaces and building science and building technology.
The homes are design with natural ventilation, with pure wood products and finishes and a standardized formulas to manage the cost associated to construction. The best part it is easily modified to suit your needs as community and can easily design to meet your climatic conditions."

First Nations Prototype Housing Residential Construction Specifications Building Enclosure Details & Guide