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Miracle Beach House, 2008Miracle Beach House, 2008Miracle Beach House, 2008
 
Modern West Coast PlacesBo HelliwellMiracle Beach House, 2008
Miracle Beach House, 2008
Miracle Beach House, 2008
Miracle Beach House, 2008

Miracle Beach House, 2008

Category : Blue Sky Architecture, Bo Helliwell, Kim Smith
  • Constructed 2008
  • Location Black Creek, BC
  • Architect Bo Helliwell; Kim Smith
    Helliwell + Smith • Blue Sky Architecture
  • Use Dwelling

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The League’s 2026/27 season is here and shaping up The League’s 2026/27 season is here and shaping up to be a busy one! From lectures and salons to research and new initiatives, we have a lot to look forward to. Keep it locked to our socials and subscribe to our mailing list for direct-to-inbox info. Join our community! The west coast of Canada is renowned for its creative ingenuity in architecture, urbanism, and design. Driven by the vanguard of West Coast Modernism, inspired by its distinctive culture, and energized for the future, the West Coast Modern League (WCML/The League) is a leading voice for the movement that has shaped our design culture for the better part of a century and its continued influence across contemporary practice. The League is an independent, non-profit society that celebrates, and advances the understanding and appreciation of, architecture, urbanism, and design of Canada’s west coast. We are an all-volunteer organization, led by a Board of Directors composed of architects, curators, critics, and professionals, with a passion for west coast architecture and the allied arts. LINK IN BIO . . . . . #westcoastmodern #westcoastcanada #canadianarchitecture #westcoastmodernleague #wcmlvan
The first day of classes marks the end of summer b The first day of classes marks the end of summer break and the start of something exciting. We wish all the best to our future architects, landscape architects, designers, and makers on the beginning of a new academic year. We look forward to seeing the interests you pursue, the research and explorations you undertake, and the creative solutions that you develop this year. Remember, school is a time to pursue your interests and to experiment with impunity. Amongst all the deadlines and late nights, make sure to have fun with it! Case in point: The Perch, a unique and experimental new park pavilion designed and built this summer by UBC Master of Architecture graduate students. A welcome and inspirational addition to the community. [Images] Steve Gairns . . . . . #westcoastmodern #designresearch #designexploration #westcoastmodernleague #wcmlvan
Where will you be this September? Design Vancouv Where will you be this September? Design Vancouver Festival returns Sept 17-27th for 11 days of open studios, tours, talks, exhibitions, workshops, gatherings, and public programs across the city. This year's festival features 43 studios and 53 events led by Vancouver's architecture and design community. Explore Design Districts, visit local studios, join architecture tours, attends talks and workshops, discover exhibitions and installations, and take part in community gatherings. Will the League be there? As if you even had to ask! On Sept 22nd, we'll be joined by @and_daughters and @studioroslyn, in partnership with @informinteriors, for West Coast Fresh Take. These wildly talented designers will share recent works broadening the usual notions of our regional modernist identity. We'll see you in the Downtown/Gastown Design District and at events and studios across the city. DESIGN VANCOUVER FESTIVAL 2026 SEPT 17–27 The full festival schedule is now live! Start planning your DVF experience today. LINK IN BIO . . . . . #designvancouverfestival #DVF2026 #designvancouver #westcoastmodernleague #wcmlvan
Many communities across British Columbia are curre Many communities across British Columbia are currently experiencing a wildfire crisis. Tens of thousands of residents have been evacuated or placed on evacuation alert. Hundreds, if not thousands, of structures have been lost across the province in over 900 wildfires and 3,900 square kilometers burned this year. If you can, please consider support for ongoing efforts to help those displaced. LINK IN BIO #bcwildfires
📢 On September 22nd, join the West Coast Modern Le 📢 On September 22nd, join the West Coast Modern League with INFORM, during Design Vancouver Festival, for the next talk in our On the Boards series. Vancouver-based design firms &Daughters and Studio Roslyn will each share recent works broadening the usual notions of our regional modernist identity. SAVE THE DATE &Daughters is a Vancouver-based design studio led by Darcy Hanna and Emma Sims. Working at the intersection of architecture and interior design, &Daughters creates cohesive, concept-driven environments across residential building design, residential and commercial interior design. Studio Roslyn is an interior design and creative consulting studio led by Jessica MacDonald and Kate Snyder. The studio holds dear their core belief that true creativity is not to conflict with commerce, and that their work should not be bound by the divisions between art, design, fashion, and architecture. SEPT 22 • 2026 | 5:00 • 7:00PM INFORM | 50 WATER ST | VANCOUVER BC DOORS 5:00PM | TALK 6:00PM PART OF DESIGN VANCOUVER FESTIVAL The League is grateful for the partnership and generous support of INFORM and Design Vancouver Festival. @wcm_league @informinteriors @designvanfest @and_daughters @studioroslyn . . . . . #wcmlontheboards #designvancouverfestival #DVF2026 #westcoastmodernleague #wcmlvan
🚨 For the second time in a little over a decade, t 🚨 For the second time in a little over a decade, the Binning House has been listed for sale, and it bears repeating its architectural and cultural significance. When completed in 1941, the Binning House posed a daring new architectural expression and modern way of living unseen before on Canada’s west coast. Binning, an artist and educator, was an early advocate for modernism and a proponent for melding art with architecture and everyday life. Inspired by lessons learned during a London sabbatical with the likes of artist Henry Moore, and influenced by modernist ideas spreading across North America, Binning set out to create a holistic and cohesive vision for a modern architecture uniquely of this place. With the help of Ned Pratt and Bob Berwick, the Binning House marked the first in what would become known as West Coast Modernism. It is a National Historic Site and is heritage protected with legally required maintenance. Beyond its architectural pedigree, the Binning House also served as host to an active social scene cultivated by Bert and Jessie Binning, holding court with prominent artists, architects, and writers, and fostering interdisciplinary dialogue. As an educator, Bert influenced the trajectory of some of Canada’s most notable architects –Thom, Erickson, Massey, Downs. Famously, Richard Neutra joined many of these up-and-coming architects on several occasions for salons at the Binning House. As a revered piece of our West Coast Modern story, the stature of this house requires that we take extra care with its conservation. The forms, landscape, materiality, colours, details, and the connective tissue between them matter. This protected home offers a unique and invaluable window into the origins of West Coast Modernism and the daring explorations that Binning was instrumental in promoting. Jessie Binning’s first wish, as expressed in her will, was to have the house maintained for historic and scholarly purposes. We encourage prospective buyers to take time to understand the unique cultural and historic value of this heritage property and to consider its place as a public cultural asset. [Images 1-3] Steve Gairns [Images 4-7] Gavin Froome
When the world comes to play, Vancouver shows up! When the world comes to play, Vancouver shows up! From Team Canada exceeding expectations on home soil, to community viewing parties dotted across the city, visitors from across the globe cheering on their teams, to cheering for everyone’s team regardless of their flag, the past month of the World Cup has been non-stop joy. This is Vancouver, a cosmopolitan city where hosting the world has for generations played an outsized role in the evolution of our modern civic life. We’ve been here before, hosting the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, Expo 86, the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, and the 2015 Women’s World Cup. When we welcome the world, we can accomplish some incredible things, and we can thank some of our renowned modernists for laying the foundations. Civic celebration is vital to the health of cities, boosting social cohesion, improving mental health, and driving economic vitality. As we’ve done in the past, let’s take stock of what worked and what could be improved, and let’s not forget to keep some of this magic for ourselves. . . . . . #wearevancouver #fwcvancouver2026 #teamcanada #westcoastmodernleague #wcmlvan
From start to finish, the League has been followin From start to finish, the League has been following the remarkable restoration and transformation of Ron Thom's 1959 @fellshouse. Over decades, under multiple owners, the home had been altered and added to and was showing the passage of time. With tenacity and admirable commitment, new owners, with @darcyjonesarchitects, have recaptured the soul of this Wrightian-inspired home while bringing it into the 21st century. Last night, we celebrated the renewed life of this architectural gem with a beautiful art collection by @addition.vancouver and floral art by @_studioilo_. Stay tuned for more... . . . . . #ronthom #midcenturymodern #modernwestcoastplaces #westcoastmodernleague #wcmlvan
Vancouver showing off as it does 📸 [Images] Steve Vancouver showing off as it does 📸 [Images] Steve Gairns . . . . . #vancouverarchitecture #vancouverhostcity #modernwestcoastplaces #westcoastmodernleague #wcmlvan

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