Architect D'Arcy Jones rescues a Vancouver condo stuck in the 90s
Vancouver condo designed by architect D'Arcy Jones. When a 40-something professional couple came to Mr. Jones with a boxy, 2,050-square-foot condo still locked into its mid-ninties design DNA, he found a way to liberate the structure without wrecking it.Ola Cholewa and Shea Pollard
Mr. Jones opened up two floors that had been imprisoned by dark, narrow spaces to a stunning view of False Creek by revealing the concrete structural columns, striping the carpets and uncovering and resurfacing the concrete flooring.Ola Cholewa and Shea Pollard
Dropped ceilings and unexpectedly extended walls create a custom jigsaw puzzle of elements.Photos: Ola Cholewa and Shea Pollard
Mr. Jones has opened up what was an enclosed kitchen and separate dining room and reversed the programming; now the living-dining and kitchen area are all one space. As one enters the condo, a rectangular dining table offers a more formal social option, while a long island of walnut and quartz extends the kitchen into the view of False Creek and up to the edge of the patio.Ola Cholewa and Shea Pollard
En route to the lower floor, he has opened up the closed-in stairwell with sheets of custom bolted glass, and hollowed out storage space.Ola Cholewa and Shea Pollard
The master bathroom.Ola Cholewa and Shea Pollard